IIBA CCBA Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

IIBA CCBA Online Questions & Answers

• Question 91:

  You are a business analyst for your organization. Your current business analysis endeavor includes working with stakeholders who are located in offices around the world. Because these stakeholders are dispersed, what are likely to increase in this endeavor as opposed to a collocated group of stakeholders?

  A. Face-to-face meetings
  B. Communication needs
  C. Risks
  D. Costs
  B. Communication needs

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  Of all these possible choices, the best answer is that communication needs will increase. Because complex projects often involve non-collocated stakeholders, it may be necessary to travel more often, have more teleconferences or video conferences, or take other measures to provide accurate and consistent communications across offices, countries, and time zones. Answer A is incorrect. Face-to-face meetings are often the best type of communication, but this isn't the best choice presented. Answer C is incorrect. Risks do not necessarily increase because the stakeholders are not collocated. Answer D is incorrect. Costs do not necessarily increase in the business analysis approach because of dispersed stakeholders.

• Question 92:

  You are a business analyst for your organization and you're working with the stakeholders to identify the primary inputs to the business analysis approach. Which one of the following is a primary input to the business analysis approach?

  A. The business analysis approach will be shaped by the problem or opportunity faced by the organization.
  B. The business analysis approach will be shaped by the penalty of not seizing the opportunity.
  C. The business analysis approach will be shaped by the time allowed for business analysis planning.
  D. The business analysis approach will be shaped by the risks faced by the organization.
  A. The business analysis approach will be shaped by the problem or opportunity faced by the organization.

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  A primary input to the business analysis approach is to consider the problem or opportunity faced by the organization. Answer: C is incorrect. The time allowed for business analysis planning does have an effect on the thoroughness of the business analysis activities, but this isn't the best answer for the QUESTION. Answer D is incorrect. While risk and reward are considerations, consideration of the problem or opportunity is a better choice for this QUESTION. Answer B is incorrect. This answer doesn't consider the reward of the opportunity or acknowledge, as there may also be problems to be solved, not just opportunities to seize.

• Question 93:

  There are five tasks and six inputs to requirements management and communication. As a business analyst, you'll need to gather all of the following inputs for this knowledge area except for which one?

  A. Requirement Management Plan
  B. Work breakdown structure
  C. Business Analysis (BA) communication plan
  D. Solution scope
  B. Work breakdown structure

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  The work breakdown structure (WBS) is a tool used to define the scope of work and to develop estimates. This tool creates a hierarchy of work by decomposing the project scope into smaller and smaller pieces. WBS can perform the following tasks: It may break the project into iterations, releases, or phases. It can break deliverables into work packages. It may break activities into smaller tasks. Answer: C, A, and D are incorrect. The inputs to requirements management and communication are as follows: Business Analysis (BA) communication plan Requirement Management Plan Solution Scope Requirements Structure Organizational Process Assets Stakeholder, List, Roles, and Responsibilities Requirements

• Question 94:

  A change to support a regulatory requirement is proposed for inclusion in the scope of a project. A business analyst (BA) conducts an impact analysis to determine the extent of the change. What previous task could assist the BA in performing the impact analysis?

  A. Update use case scenarios
  B. Perform a risk analysis
  C. Create requirement relationships
  D. Conduct a cost-benefit analysis
  C. Create requirement relationships

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  The previous task that could assist the BA in performing the impact analysis is to create requirement relationships. This is because creating requirement relationships is the process of identifying and documenting the connections or associations between different requirements or other elements. Creating requirement relationships can help to understand the dependencies, traceability, composition, generalization, or other types of relationships among the requirements. This can facilitate the impact analysis of a change by showing how it affects other related requirements or elements. The other options are not as helpful or relevant as creating requirement relationships. References: BABOK Guide, section 4.3.2: Validate Requirements CCBA Practice Test,

• Question 95:

  A project manager (PM) is planning the project timelines along with a business analyst (BA) and they come across the task of requirement allocation. The PM wants to know what the dependencies are before the requirement allocation task is initiated and seeks the BA's advice. Which of the following is a dependency that the BA will highlight as a predecessor for requirement allocation?

  A. Requirements architecture is approved
  B. Design options are available
  C. Solution approach has been determined
  D. Requirement are validated
  C. Solution approach has been determined

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  The solution approach is a dependency that the BA will highlight as a predecessor for requirement allocation. Requirement allocation is the process of assigning requirements to solution components based on how they will be addressed by the solution. The solution approach defines how a need will be addressed by a solution, and it influences the design options and requirements architecture.

• Question 96:

  A long-established company selling ice cream is entering its crucial sales period leading up to summer. Based on the company's risk tolerance, a business analyst (BA) has advised against replacing the most popular flavors with new untested flavors. What is the company's attitude toward risk, as assessed by the BA?

  A. Risk-neutral
  B. Risk-optimizing
  C. Risk-averse
  D. Risk-soaking
  C. Risk-averse

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  Risk-averse means having a low tolerance for risk and preferring to avoid uncertainty or potential losses. This describes the company's attitude toward risk, as they do not want to experiment with new flavors that might affect their sales. Risk-neutral means being indifferent to risk and basing decisions on expected outcomes. Risk-optimizing means having a high tolerance for risk and seeking opportunities for reward. Risk-soaking means being willing to accept losses or negative consequences of risk.

• Question 97:

  The business analyst (BA) assigned to support a legacy system has developed a customer survey to assess its usability. Before distributing the survey, what should the BA do?

  A. Validate the survey with the project sponsor
  B. Observe customer interaction with the system
  C. Review the risk register with the project sponsor
  D. Update the project plan to include the survey
  B. Observe customer interaction with the system

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  The business analyst (BA) should observe customer interaction with the system before distributing the survey to assess its usability. According to the BABOK Guide, observation is "a technique used to elicit information by viewing and understanding activities and their context" 4. By observing the customer interaction with the system, the BA can gain insights into the actual usage, behavior, problems, and preferences of the customers, which can help the BA design a more effective and relevant survey. Validating the survey with the project sponsor, reviewing the risk register with the project sponsor, and updating the project plan to include the survey are important steps, but they should be done after observing the customer interaction with the system. References: 4: BABOK Guide, Version 3, Section 10.24 Observation

• Question 98:

  A business analyst (BA) is identifying the functions and features required for a new enterprise software solution. The BA reviews historical documents about the current business processes and then interviews each stakeholder group, individually, asking Questions about current business processes. The BA compares the information obtained during the stakeholder interviews with the information gathered from the historical documents. Which activity is the BA performing with this approach?

  A. Verification of requirements
  B. Validation of requirements
  C. Confirmation of elicitation results
  D. Capture of elicitation outcomes
  B. Validation of requirements

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  According to the BABOK Guide, validation of requirements is the process of ensuring that stakeholder and solution requirements align to the business need and are approved by all relevant stakeholders. By comparing the information obtained during the stakeholder interviews with the information gathered from the historical documents, the BA is performing validation of requirements. This approach can help the BA check if there are any discrepancies, inconsistencies, or gaps between the current and desired business processes. Therefore, the correct answer is B. References: [BABOK Guide], [CCBA Mock Test]

• Question 99:

  Kendra is the business analyst for her organization. She's working with the project manager and the project sponsor to discuss the current requirements. Kendra believes it's important for the project manager to first implement the requirements with the highest amount of risks. Is this a good idea?

  A. No, the project manager and team should actually implement the lowest risk requirements first.
  B. Yes, if the risky requirements cause the project to fail, the organization will not suffer much loss, as it hasn't invested much time or money on the project.
  C. No, the project manager and team should implement the requirements with the highest risks last.
  D. Yes, this allows the project manager to get the risky work done as soon as possible in the schedule.
  B. Yes, if the risky requirements cause the project to fail, the organization will not suffer much loss, as it hasn't invested much time or money on the project.

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  It's often best to implement the most risky requirements first in the project. If the risky requirements cause the project to fail, the organization will not suffer much loss, as it hasn't invested much time or money on the project. Answer A is incorrect. It's not the best idea to implement the lowest risk requirements first. Answer C is incorrect. Implementing the highest risk requirements last could cause all of the prior work to be worthless if the risky requirements fail. Answer D is incorrect. This choice is tempting, but the best reason is the financial consideration of the risky event in the project.

• Question 100:

  Ralph is a business analyst for his organization and he's using the plan-driven approach for business analysis. Ralph has captured the requirements of the project, but what must happen before he can begin capturing and defining the requirements at a deeper level of detail?

  A. The initial requirements must be tested for time, cost, quality, and risk.
  B. The initial requirements must undergo a feasibility study.
  C. The initial requirements must be formally approved by the stakeholders.
  D. The initial requirements must pass through the Delphi Technique.
  C. The initial requirements must be formally approved by the stakeholders.

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  Before Ralph can begin defining the requirements at a deeper level, the initial requirements must be formally approved by the relevant stakeholders. B is incorrect. The initial requirements do not need to undergo a feasibility study at this time. D is incorrect. The Delphi Technique is useful to gain consensus on requirements, but it's not a mandatory activity or needed (usually) with the initial requirements. A is incorrect. The requirements don't need to be tested for time, cost, quality, and risk at this time.