IIBA IIBA Certifications CCBA Questions & Answers

• Question 41:

  A lead business analyst (BA) analyzed the performance of all BA's within the organization. How should the BA approach communicating the results to stakeholders?

  A. Compare a solution used at another company

  B. Identify the performance objectives

  C. Select performance measures

  D. Determine the reporting requirements

  Correct Answer: D

  This is because the BA should first understand the information needs and preferences of the stakeholders before communicating the results of the performance analysis. The BA should determine the reporting requirements, such as the format, frequency, level of detail, and distribution of the reports. Comparing a solution used at another company (A) is not a relevant option, as it does not address the communication issue. Identifying the performance objectives (B) and selecting the performance measures ?are steps that should be done before analyzing the performance, not after. References: CCBA Practice Test, CCBA Mock Test

• Question 42:

  A business analyst (BA) is currently verifying the accuracy and consistency of information obtained from the stakeholders. The BA needs to identify additional information. What should the BA do next?

  A. Perform data modelling

  B. Conduct elicitation activities

  C. Meet with the sponsor

  D. Consult with the project manager

  Correct Answer: B

  The purpose of Confirm Elicitation Results is to check the information gathered during an elicitation session for accuracy and consistency with other information.

• Question 43:

  A business analyst must consider the business value a solution brings in relation to the cost of implementing the desired solution. Suppliers will often be limited in the amount of requirements they can implement based on the allocated resources. If there are not enough resources to implement all of the solutions, what can the business analyst create to justify the additional funds for the implementation?

  A. Business case

  B. Cost analysis

  C. Risk assessment with positive risk analysis

  D. Benefits-cost ratio

  Correct Answer: A

  A business case is what the business analyst can create to justify the additional expense for the resources in order to gain more business value in the delivery. For example, adding more labor may generate costs, but the delivery may happen

  faster. D is incorrect. Benefits-cost ratio may be part of the business case, but as a standalone factor, this isn't correct.

  B is incorrect. Cost analysis will be part of the business case, but not on its own. C is incorrect. Risk assessment with positive risk analysis isn't applicable to this scenario.

• Question 44:

  You are the business analyst for your organization and you're creating a data flow diagram to show how information is input, processed, stored, and output from a system. Which element of a data flow diagram represents a process that transforms data by combining it with other data?

  A. Data flow

  B. External entities

  C. Data process D. Concatenation

  Correct Answer: C

  The data process describes the transformation of data in some way, either combining the data, reordering the data, converting the data, filtering the data, or other such activities. B is incorrect. An external entity is a source or destination of

  data. It is represented as a labeled rectangle.

  A is incorrect. Data flow identifies where data is being moved between a data process and an external entity, a data store or another data process. D is incorrect. Concatenation isn't a valid component of a data flow diagram so this choice is

  not valid.

• Question 45:

  A senior business analyst (BA) is tasked with verifying a set of requirements written by a junior BA for a

  system. During this exercise, the junior BA will ensure that the requirements exhibit atomic characteristics. The senior BA will be verifying that the requirements:

  A. can be understood independently of other requirements.

  B. are written using terminology common for the audience.

  C. contain no extraneous and unnecessary content.

  D. are aligned with the identified need of the stakeholders.

  Correct Answer: A

  Atomic: self-contained and capable of being understood independently of other requirements or designs.

• Question 46:

  The process of defining the business need uses one output. What is it?

  A. Feasibility study

  B. Solution scope

  C. Business need

  D. Capability gaps

  Correct Answer: C

  The output of defining the business need is simply the business need. B is incorrect. The solution scope is not an output of the business need. D is incorrect. The capability gaps assessment actually uses the business need. A is incorrect. The feasibility study is not an output of the business need.

• Question 47:

  A senior business analyst (BA) must review the requirements specification of a junior BA. The senior BA puts together a list of key evaluation criteria to guide the determination of a requirement's quality. Which of the criteria below is a characteristic of a quality requirement?

  A. Atomic

  B. Owned

  C. Mapped

  D. Allocated

  Correct Answer: A

  Atomic is a characteristic of a quality requirement that means it cannot be broken down further into smaller requirements. It helps to ensure that the requirement is clear, concise, and complete. Owned, mapped, and allocated are not characteristics of a quality requirement, but rather attributes or relationships of a requirement. References: BABOK Guide v3, page 40; CCBA Mock Test,

• Question 48:

  A business analyst (BA) is tasked with performing a gap analysis between two existing systems to combine into a single system or run just one system. Which of the following modelling formats will show the requirements for both systems side by side?

  A. Activity Flow

  B. Matrix

  C. Glossary

  D. Bubble Chart

  Correct Answer: B

  The modeling format that will show the requirements for both systems side by side when performing a gap analysis between two existing systems to combine into a single system or run just one system is a matrix. A matrix is a table that shows the relationships, dependencies, comparisons, or mappings between two or more sets of data or information. A matrix can help to visualize and analyze the similarities and differences between two systems. The other options are incorrect because: Option A is incorrect because an activity flow is not a modeling format that will show the requirements for both systems side by side, but a modeling format that will show the sequence and conditions of activities within a system or solution. An activity flow is a graphical representation of the inputs, outputs, triggers, and outcomes of activities within a system or solution. Option C is incorrect because a glossary is not a modeling format that will show the requirements for both systems side by side, but a modeling format that will show the definitions and descriptions of terms or concepts within a system or solution. A glossary is a repository that contains the meanings, attributes, formats, and relationships of terms or concepts within a system or solution. Option D is incorrect because a bubble chart is not a modeling format that will show the requirements for both systems side by side, but a modeling format that will show the distribution and correlation of data points within a system or solution. A bubble chart is a graphical representation of data points that vary in size and position according to their values. References: BABOK Guide v3, section 10.16: CRUD Matrix

• Question 49:

  Wanda is the business analyst for her organization and she is currently working on the specify and model requirements process. One of the elements of this process is the documentation of the textual requirements. Wanda must describe the capabilities of the solution, any conditions that must exist for the requirements to operate, and what third component of the textual requirement?

  A. Any constraints that may prevent the solution from fulfilling the requirement

  B. Describe a situation or problem

  C. Write in the active voice

  D. Express only one requirement at a time

  Correct Answer: A

  The third component of the textual requirements is that Wanda must also identify any constraints that will prevent the solution from fulfilling the requirement. D is incorrect. To express only one requirement at a time is a guideline for the

  process, but not a component of the process.

  B is incorrect. To describe a situation or problem is a guideline for the modeling formats.

  C is incorrect. Writing in the active voice is good guideline for the textual requirements, but it is not part of the text requirements.

• Question 50:

  Which of the following defines all of the required work to satisfy the requirements of the project?

  A. Project scope

  B. Requirements envisioning

  C. Requirements foundation

  D. Product scope

  Correct Answer: A

  The project scope defines all of the required work to satisfy the requirements of the project. D is incorrect. The product scope defines all of the features and functions of the thing, solution, or service the project or organization will create. B is incorrect. The initial high-level listing of requirements in a change-driven approach is also known as requirements envisioning. C is incorrect. Requirements foundation is not a valid term for business analysis.