IIBA IIBA Certifications CCBA Questions & Answers

• Question 381:

  A business analyst (BA) has completed documenting requirements and to save time, recommends sharing the requirements document with the development team to fast-track development immediately. What issue may arise by doing so?

  A. Stakeholders may refuse the solution.

  B. Requirements metrics may not be measurable.

  C. The BA may significantly impact other aspects of the project timeline.

  D. The business need may change.

  Correct Answer: B

  According to the BABOK Guide, requirements metrics are used to measure and monitor the quality and performance of requirements throughout the project life cycle3. Requirements metrics can include attributes such as completeness, correctness, testability, clarity, consistency, etc4. If the BA shares the requirements document with the development team without validating and verifying them with the stakeholders, there is a risk that the requirements metrics may not be measurable or meaningful. For example, the requirements may not be complete or correct, or they may not reflect the actual needs of the stakeholders. This can lead to rework, delays, defects, or dissatisfaction with the solution. Therefore, the issue that may arise by doing so is that requirements metrics may not be measurable.

• Question 382:

  Which approach is used to focus on minimizing up-front uncertainty?

  A. Class-driven approach

  B. Change driven approach

  C. Solution-driven approach

  D. Plan-driven approach

  Correct Answer: D

  The plan-driven approach defines business analysis activities. This approach is used to focus on minimizing up-front uncertainty and to ensure that the solution is fully defined before implementation begins in order to maximize control and minimize risk. It is preferred when requirements are effectively defined in advance of implementation. C and A are incorrect. These are not valid approaches for the business. B is incorrect. The change-driven approach does not focus on minimizing up-front uncertainty.

• Question 383:

  You are the business analyst for your organization and you're working with your stakeholders to assess the organization's readiness for the solution. As part of this assessment, you'll perform a cultural assessment. What is the purpose of this assessment?

  A. To determine how the culture may affect the solution

  B. To determine if the stakeholders genuinely want the change to be successful

  C. To determine if the change is feasible in the environment

  D. To determine how the solution affects the stakeholders' culture

  Correct Answer: B

  The cultural assessment examines the beliefs, attitudes, and feelings among the stakeholder groups to measure the stakeholders' willingness and hope that the change is successful. D is incorrect. This isn't a valid description of the cultural assessment. A is incorrect. While this answer is somewhat correct, the assessment measures the stakeholders' genuine desire for the change to be successful. C is incorrect. A cultural assessment is different from a feasibility study. In a cultural assessment, the focus is on the stakeholders' attitude towards the change the solution will bring.

• Question 384:

  A business analyst (BA) elicits requirements from end users for a new application, and then completes a set of use cases and use case scenarios. What should the BA do next?

  A. Identify all the roles and responsibilities

  B. Review the use case scenarios

  C. Conduct a requirements workshop

  D. Create acceptance and evaluation

  Correct Answer: B

  The BA should review the use case scenarios after eliciting requirements from end users for a new application, and then completing a set of use cases and use case scenarios. Reviewing the use case scenarios means verifying and

  validating that they are accurate, complete, clear, consistent, and aligned with the stakeholder needs and expectations. Reviewing the use case scenarios can help to ensure the quality and correctness of the requirements.

  The other options are incorrect because:

  Option A is incorrect because identifying all the roles and responsibilities is not an action that the BA takes after eliciting requirements from end users for a new application, and then completing a set of use cases and use case scenarios.

  Identifying all the roles and responsibilities means defining and documenting the functions or duties that stakeholders perform within an organization or a project. Identifying all the roles and responsibilities can help to engage and collaborate

  with the relevant stakeholders.

  Option C is incorrect because conducting a requirements workshop is not an action that the BA takes after eliciting requirements from end users for a new application, and then completing a set of use cases and use case scenarios.

  Conducting a requirements workshop means facilitating a structured session with stakeholders to elicit, analyze, communicate, or validate requirements. Conducting a requirements workshop can help to gather information from multiple

  stakeholders in an interactive way.

  Option D is incorrect because creating acceptance criteria is not an action that the BA takes after eliciting requirements from end users for a new application, and then completing a set of use cases and use case scenarios. Creating

  acceptance criteria means defining and documenting the conditions or standards that must be met by a solution to be accepted by stakeholders. Creating acceptance criteria can help to evaluate the performance and value of the solution.

• Question 385:

  An organization has identified a market opportunity that could result in significant business gains. A business analyst (BA) is asked to assist in building the new business model. The BA begins by analyzing the current state. What input is critical to the current state analysis?

  A. Goals and objectives

  B. Organizational culture

  C. Risks and assumptions

  D. Business needs

  Correct Answer: A

  Goals and objectives are statements that describe what the organization intends to achieve or become in the future. They provide the context and direction for the current state analysis and help to identify the gaps and opportunities for improvement. Organizational culture, risks and assumptions, and business needs are also important inputs, but they are not as critical as goals and objectives. References: BABOK Guide v3, page 18; CCBA Mock Test,

• Question 386:

  The creative thinking process has three values to determine the effectiveness of the process. Which one of the following is not a measurement of effective creative thinking?

  A. Willingness of stakeholders to accept new approaches

  B. Generation of a pre-determined number of new ideas for a business solution

  C. Application of new ideas to resolve existing problems

  D. The successful generation and productive consideration of new ideas

  Correct Answer: B

  Creative thinking does not set a pre-determined amount of new ideas required in order to be deemed successful. Setting a pre-determined amount of new ideas may actually cap the amount of ideas that can be generated or the ideas may be

  poorly formulated in order to reach the pre-determined quota of ideas.

  D, C, and A are incorrect. These are effective measurements of creative thinking.

• Question 387:

  A business analyst (BA) is validating requirements and has found that the design cannot be validated to support the requirements. Which of the following is creating this situation?

  A. Incorrect assumptions.

  B. Lack of requirements traceability.

  C. Missing requirements.

  D. Substandard solution design.

  Correct Answer: B

  The purpose of requirements traceability is to trace where each requirement or design comes from or originated from and what its life cycle is throughout the project. If it is known why a requirement exists, or where it originated from, it will ensure that once the solution has been delivered, it does in actual fact solve the original requirement. By knowing where a requirement came from, or what the need that should be addressed is, the business analyst will know who to communicate to as well as be able to manage the risk, scope, and any changes associated with that requirement.

• Question 388:

  A business analyst (BA) is assessing the completeness and coherence of the requirements. The BA has considered a variety of viewpoints and has a collection of views. What has the BA constructed?

  A. Requirements architecture

  B. Requirements traceability matrix

  C. Business knowledge model

  D. Solution design

  Correct Answer: A

  The specific requirements and designs for a solution from a chosen viewpoint are referred to as views. A collection of views makes up the requirements architecture for a specific solution or initiative. It is the business analyst's responsibility to align, coordinate, and structure requirements into meaningful views for the various stakeholder groups to ensure each stakeholder group receives a meaningful view of the requirements that are relevant to them.

• Question 389:

  A company wants to launch a new product that will have similar features to an existing product. A business analyst (BA) working on the project has invited the product manager to explain the features and business rules of the new product. Which activity must the BA perform in preparation of the session?

  A. Align the scope of the project to the company's strategy

  B. Review information about the existing project

  C. Ensure requirements are traceable

  D. Determine the communication plan for requirements

  Correct Answer: B

  Before eliciting requirements for a new product that will have similar features to an existing product, the BA should review information about the existing product to understand its scope, functionality, quality, and performance3. This will help the BA to identify the similarities and differences between the two products, as well as the gaps and opportunities for improvement. Reviewing information about the existing product is also a technique for preparing for elicitation4.

• Question 390:

  A business analyst (BA) is modelling requirements to assist the stakeholders in visualizing the appearance and capabilities of a planned solution. What technique is the BA using?

  A. User stories

  B. Root cause analysis

  C. Prototyping

  D. Data flow diagrams

  Correct Answer: C

  Prototyping assist the stakeholders in visualizing the appearance and capabilities of a planned solution. (BABOK v 3.0 IIBA guide)