IIBA IIBA Certifications CCBA Questions & Answers

• Question 331:

  You need to identify assumptions as part of the assessment of capability gaps. Which of the following is an example of an assumption?

  A. The project manager believes that her project team members can program in COBOL.

  B. The software must be compatible with the current operating system.

  C. The risk in the project must be quantified.

  D. All vendors must have security clearance.

  Correct Answer: A

  Of all the choices, the belief about the project team members is the best example of an assumption. An assumption is something that is believed to be true, but it has not been proven to be true.

  Answer: B is incorrect. This is an example of a constraint. Answer: D is incorrect. This is an example of a requirement.

  Answer: C is incorrect. This is an enterprise environmental factor, which could also be seen as a requirement.

• Question 332:

  There are three inputs in the plan business analysis approach. Which one of the following is not one of the three inputs?

  A. Organizational process assets

  B. Expert judgment

  C. Risk and rewards analysis

  D. Business need

  Correct Answer: C

  Risk and rewards analysis is not, of itself, an input to the business analysis approach process. Answer: D, B, and A are incorrect. Following are the inputs in the plan business analysis approach: Business need Expert judgment Organizational process assets

• Question 333:

  You are the project manager of the NGQQ Project for your company. To help you communicate project status to your stakeholders, you are going to create a stakeholder register. All of the following information should be included in the stakeholder register except for which one?

  A. Assessment information of the stakeholders' major requirements, expectations, and potential influence

  B. Stakeholder management strategy

  C. Stakeholder classification of their role in the project

  D. Identification information for each stakeholder

  Correct Answer: B

  The stakeholder management strategy is generally not included in the stakeholder registry because it may contain sensitive information that should not be shared with project team members or certain other individuals that could see the stakeholder register. The stakeholder register is a project management document that contains a list of the stakeholders associated with the project. It assesses how they are involved in the project and identifies what role they play in the organization. The information in this document can be very perceptive and is meant for limited exchange only. It also contains relevant information about the stakeholders, such as their requirements, expectations, and influence on the project. Answer: D is incorrect. Stakeholder identification should be included in the stakeholder register. Answer: A is incorrect. Assessment information should be included in the stakeholder register. Answer: C is incorrect. Stakeholder classification should be included in the stakeholder register.

• Question 334:

  You are a business analyst in an organization that has recently embraced business analysis as part of its initiative for new projects. In this organization, there is not an organizational standard for tailoring business analysis duties and expectations. Which one of the following best describes the action you should take to begin business analysis?

  A. Work with the appropriate stakeholders to determine how the business analysis work should be completed.

  B. Define the organizational standard first.

  C. Create a business case for the need of organizational standards for business analysis.

  D. Take charge and begin the business analysis activities, but document your approach to serve as a template for future business analysis initiatives.

  Correct Answer: A

  The best answer is to work with stakeholders to determine what business analysis activities should be done in the present initiative. Answer: B is incorrect. There's not a need to define an organizational standard immediately, as this can evolve over time based on projects and business analysis experience in the organization. Answer: C is incorrect. A business case isn't needed; the business analyst needs to work with the stakeholders to define the needed activities. Answer: D is incorrect. While this answer is tempting, it does not address the cooperation and involvement of the stakeholders.

• Question 335:

  A business analyst needs to prepare the requirements package for her endeavor in a predefined template for her company. What term can be assigned to this standardized template for packaging the requirements?

  A. Organizational process assets

  B. Derivative adaption

  C. Essential

  D. Enterprise environmental factors

  Correct Answer: A

  Templates for requirements packages are taken from organizational process assets. Answer: C is incorrect. Essential isn't a valid explanation for this QUESTION. Answer: D is incorrect. Enterprise environmental factors aren't where

  templates originate from for business analyst requirements packages.

  Answer: B is incorrect. This isn't a valid term for organizational process assets or templates needed by the business analyst.

• Question 336:

  In order to assess proposed solutions, business analysts will need three inputs. Which one of the following is not an input to the task of assessing proposed solutions?

  A. Solution options

  B. Requirements

  C. Risk assessments

  D. Assumptions and constraints

  Correct Answer: C

  Risk assessments are not inputs to the task of assessing proposed solutions. Business analysts will need assumptions and constraints, requirements, and solution options to consider. Answer: D is incorrect. Assumptions and constraints are

  inputs to the task of assessing the proposed solution. Answer: B is incorrect. Requirements are inputs to the task of assessing the proposed solution.

  Answer: A is incorrect. Solution options are inputs to the task of assessing the proposed solution.

• Question 337:

  When a business analyst completes the task of organizing requirements, he is completing two key objectives. What are the two objectives?

  A. The business analyst should categorize the requirements first by functional or non- functional decomposition and then structure the categories by identified prioritization elements.

  B. The business analyst should strive to find logic in the organizational structure and to establish a prioritization approach on key elements.

  C. The business analyst should aim to understand which models are appropriate for the business domain and solution scope and to identify model interrelationships and dependencies.

  D. The business analyst should work with stakeholders to organize defined categories and then to structure each category by a key performance indicator.

  Correct Answer: C

  The two key objectives when organizing requirements are to understand which models are appropriate for the business domain and solution scope and to identify model interrelationships and dependencies.

  Answer: B is incorrect. This is not a valid statement about the task of organizing requirements.

  Answer: D is incorrect. Each requirement will have a key performance indicator, but it's not an element for organizing requirements. Answer: A is incorrect. There is not a structural or organizational reason to sort requirements by functional or

  non-functional decomposition.

• Question 338:

  Which one of the following statements is most true about changing requirements in a change-driven approach to business analysis and requirements management?

  A. Change-driven approaches must use a change control system with a change control board.

  B. Change-driven approaches only use a change control system for approved changes.

  C. Change-driven approaches don't use a formal change control process.

  D. Change-driven approaches are driven by change control processes.

  Correct Answer: C

  Change-driven approaches typically do not use a formal change control process, as requirements are prioritized and selected for implementation at the beginning of each iteration and no changes to the requirements occur during the iteration

  process. Answer: A is incorrect. Change-driven approaches don't typically use a change control board.

  Answer: B is incorrect. This isn't a valid statement to describe the processes of change within a change-driven approach to requirements management. Answer: D is incorrect. This isn't a valid statement to describe the processes of change

  within a change-driven approach to requirements management.

• Question 339:

  You are the business analyst for a large project that will create new software for the entire organization. This new software will affect all of the administrative assistants in the organization schedule meetings, reserve facilities, and share calendars. There are approximately 2,400administrative assistants in your organization and not all of these people can attend requirements gathering workshops. What approach can you use to manage and gather requirements from these 2,400 administrative assistants?

  A. You can meet with a small group of administrative assistants that will serve as representatives for the remaining administrative assistants.

  B. You will need to meet with all of the administrative assistants as part requirements elicitation.

  C. You can meet with a small group of administrative assistants and assume their requirements are reflective of the remaining group of administrative assistants.

  D. You can meet with the administrative assistants' managers.

  Correct Answer: A

  When there are large groups of stakeholders, such as in this example, it's practical to find a group of stakeholders that can serve as representatives for the remainder of the stakeholders.

  Answer: B is incorrect. It's not feasible, as the question indicates, for this large group of administrative assistants to attend requirements gathering workshops. Answer: C is incorrect. You can't assume that one small group of the administrative assistants needs is truly indicative of the reminder of the administrative assistants. Answer: D is incorrect. The administrative assistants' managers likely don't know enough detail of how the administrative assistants currently do their work to speak on their behalf.

• Question 340:

  You are the business analyst for your organization and you're working with the key stakeholders to validate the requirements. In your review, you have determined the business value of each requirement and you've discovered three requirements that do not deliver direct or indirect value to the stakeholders. What should you do with these requirements?

  A. Determine their purpose in the requirements set.

  B. Justify their existence.

  C. See if the requirements are integrated with other requirements.

  D. Remove them from the requirements set.

  Correct Answer: D

  Requirements that do not add direct or indirect value need to be removed from the requirements set.

  Answer: B is incorrect. It's not best to justify the existence of requirements; requirements must contribute to the business need or solution. Answer: A is incorrect. If the requirements do not add some type of value, then you don't need to

  determine the purpose of the requirements. This answer isn't valid.

  Answer: C is incorrect. If the requirements were integrated or linked to other requirements, then it would already be evident that the requirements offer an indirect value to the requirements, solution, or stakeholders.