IIBA CCBA Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

IIBA CCBA Online Questions & Answers

• Question 171:

  What elicitation technique is best described as a study to compare the strengths and weaknesses of an organization against its peers and competitors?

  A. Brainstorming
  B. Market analysis
  C. Comparative analysis
  D. Benchmarking
  D. Benchmarking

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  Benchmarking is the only valid business analysis process that compares the strengths and weaknesses of an organization against other similar entities. Answer A is incorrect. Brainstorming generates ideas and inputs to the business analysis process. Answer C is incorrect. Comparative analysis is not a valid BABOK term, so this choice is incorrect. Answer B is incorrect. Market analysis is not a valid BABOK term, so this choice is incorrect.

• Question 172:

  Performance measures have been collected and analyzed by a business analyst (BA) to evaluate a solution that was launched a few years ago; however, the performance measures do not indicate whether or not the solution is contributing to

  the desired value.

  What is the recommended next step?

  A. Replace the solution as soon as possible
  B. Identify and collect more measurements
  C. Increase the efficiency of the solution
  D. Reduce the business' expectations of value
  B. Identify and collect more measurements

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  According to the BABOK Guide, identifying and collecting more measurements is a technique for evaluating solution performance. This technique can help the BA determine whether or not the solution is contributing to the desired value, as it provides more data and evidence to assess the benefits and costs of the solution. Therefore, the correct answer is B. References: [BABOK Guide], [CCBA Exam Simulator]

• Question 173:

  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
  A. Project scope

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  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.

• Question 174:

  A new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is appointed to revive a chain of well-recognized superstores. The CEO wants to increase sales by introducing on-line shopping. Most stores are understaffed and maintenance is a challenge. Which of the following would be considered an asset?

  A. Store maintenance expenses
  B. Brand reputation
  C. Interest mounting on bank loan
  D. Online shopping website
  B. Brand reputation

• Question 175:

  Stakeholders must be able to determine the audit and approval history of requirements and designs. Which of the following provides a means to document traceability and change?

  A. Risk analysis and management
  B. legal and regulatory information
  C. Requirements management tools
  D. Acceptance and evaluation criteria
  C. Requirements management tools

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  Requirements management tools provide a means to document traceability and change of requirements and designs. Requirements management tools are software applications that support the documentation, analysis, tracking, prioritization, approval, and change management of requirements4. They can help to establish relationships and dependencies among requirements, solution components, designs, tests, and other artifacts. They can also help to record and monitor changes to requirements and designs, as well as their audit and approval history. References: 4: BABOK Guide v3, Section 9.6

• Question 176:

  The business analyst (BA) has scheduled an informal review of audit requirements with the compliance officer. The BA wants to demonstrate that the requirements collectively support one another so begins with reviewing the:

  A. template architectures.
  B. business rules document.
  C. functional specification.
  D. work breakdown structure.
  B. business rules document.

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  According to the BABOK?v3 guide, the purpose of defining the requirements architecture is as follows: "to ensure that the requirements collectively support one another to fully achieve the objectives..." There are five elements to consider when you define the requirements architecture: The requirements architecture viewpoints and views. The template architectures. The completeness. Relating and verifying the requirements relationships. The business analysis information architecture

• Question 177:

  Before selecting a design solution, a company wants to ensure that stakeholder, solution, and transition requirements align to the business requirements and also that the design satisfies the requirements. What process is the business analyst (BA) completing?

  A. Requirements Verification
  B. Requirements Elicitation
  C. Requirements Engineering
  D. Requirements Validation
  A. Requirements Verification

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  The process that the BA is completing before selecting a design solution is requirements verification. Requirements verification is the process of ensuring that requirements and designs are complete, correct, consistent, clear, feasible, unambiguous, testable, and conform to standards2. It involves checking whether stakeholder, solution, and transition requirements align to the business requirements and whether the design satisfies the requirements. Requirements verification can help to identify and resolve errors, gaps, or inconsistencies in the requirements and designs before they are implemented. References: 2: BABOK Guide v3, Section 4.6

• Question 178:

  Stakeholder requirements where approved for a business process reengineering initiative along with the Creation of a | roadmap. Due to market conditions, the product roadmap is modified to move the default process to the next iteration. What should the business analyst (BA) modify in the stakeholder requirements?

  A. Requirement performance measures
  B. Scope model
  C. Requirement description
  D. Requirement attribute values
  D. Requirement attribute values

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  The BA should modify the requirement attribute values in the stakeholder requirements when the product roadmap is modified. This is because requirement attribute values are information that provide additional details or characteristics of the requirements, such as priority, status, source, owner, etc. Modifying the requirement attribute values can help to reflect the changes in the product roadmap, such as moving the default process to the next iteration, and communicate them to the stakeholders. The other options are not as relevant or necessary as modifying the requirement attribute values. References: BABOK Guide, section 4.2.4: Structure Requirements CCBA Practice Test,

• Question 179:

  A business analyst (BA) is logging the end user concerns and resolves these on a priority basis as mandated by the government. This project is a simple application, with no major strategic or financial impact to the organization. The BA strongly enforced end-to-end requirement traceability for this project. Why would the BA recommend this traceability approach?

  A. Regulatory requirements
  B. Costs and benefits
  C. Organizational standards
  D. Complexity of the domain
  A. Regulatory requirements

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  The BA recommends end-to-end requirement traceability for this project because it is mandated by the government. Requirement traceability is the ability to track a requirement from its origin to its implementation and verification. End-to-end requirement traceability means that every requirement can be traced back to a business need or objective, and forward to a solution component or test case. This ensures that all requirements are aligned with the business goals and deliver value to the stakeholders. Regulatory requirements are those that are imposed by an external authority, such as a government agency or a professional association. They often require a high level of traceability and documentation to demonstrate compliance and accountability. References: : BABOK Guide v3, Section 7.5 : Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) : BABOK Guide v3, Section 3.2 : Regulatory Requirements

• Question 180:

  Mark is the business analyst for his organization. He is working with the solution development team and he believes that the team does not want to implement a certain portion of the requirements. The team is expressing the difficulty of the requirements and how it will be extremely challenging to complete. When Mark asks about a similar project that the team completed, they insist that this is a different type of requirements though Mark believes that it is not. What is the solution development team appearing to do to the requirements?

  A. Get the requirements removed from the project scope.
  B. Change the prioritization of the requirements based on overstated complexity of the project work.
  C. Change the prioritization of the requirements based on the past project.
  D. Have the business analyst report the difficulty of the project work to the project customer.
  B. Change the prioritization of the requirements based on overstated complexity of the project work.

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  In this instance it appears that the solution development team is attempting to change the prioritization of the requirements to their benefit by overestimating the complexity of the project work.