IIBA CCBA Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

IIBA CCBA Online Questions & Answers

• Question 191:

  You have identified a task in your task list that cannot be completed until the inspector for the project signs off on the initial deliverables. The inspector's signoff on the initial deliverables is called what?

  A. Constraint
  B. Assumption
  C. Dependency
  D. Milestone
  C. Dependency

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  The current task is dependent on the preceding task of the inspector signing off on the deliverables. Answer A is incorrect. A constraint is anything that limits the current options, such as deadline or predetermined budget. Answer B is incorrect. An assumption is anything that you believe to be true, but it has not yet proven to be. Assumptions can be documented as part of the task list, but it does not answer this QUESTION. Answer D is incorrect. A milestone is typically completed at the end of a project phase and shows progress in the project schedule.

• Question 192:

  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
  C. Business need

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  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 193:

  A business analyst (BA) is tasked with designing a method of ensuring that the requirements captured during the elicitation sessions satisfy the needs and expectations of the customer experience, within an initiative. The BA identifies a way that the stakeholder requirements can be structured to ensure realization of the desired customer experience. Which viewpoint describes the approach taken by the BA to structure the requirements?

  A. User interactions
  B. Business model
  C. Audit and security
  D. Business process model
  A. User interactions

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  According to the BABOK Guide, a user interactions viewpoint focuses on how stakeholders interact with a solution or a product to achieve their goals. This viewpoint can help the BA structure the requirements to ensure realization of the desired customer experience, as it describes the features, functions, and interfaces that enable users to perform their tasks effectively and efficiently2. Therefore, the correct answer is A.

• Question 194:

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

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  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 195:

  Anne is the business analyst for her organization and she's creating a textual requirement for her analysis. As part of the textual requirements, there are specific rules that Anne should follow. Textual requirements must always address what three things in regard to the requirements?

  A. Textual requirements must define the capabilities of the solution, conditions that must exist for the requirements to operate, and any constraints that may hinder the solution.
  B. Textual requirements must define the cost of the solution, organizational conditions that must exist for the requirements to operate, and any risks that may hinder the solution.
  C. Textual requirements must define the stakeholders' influence on the solution, relationships between opposing stakeholders, and any organizational constraints that may hinder the solution.
  D. Textual requirements must define the deliverables created by the solution, the conditions that must exist for the requirements to be completed, and the time and cost constraints that may hinder the solution's implementation.
  A. Textual requirements must define the capabilities of the solution, conditions that must exist for the requirements to operate, and any constraints that may hinder the solution.

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  Of all the choices, only this answer defines the three requirements of the textual requirements. defining the capabilities of the solution, defining the conditions for the requirements to operate, and identifying any constraints that may hinder he solution. B is incorrect. This is an incorrect statement about the elements of the textual requirements. D is incorrect. This is an incorrect statement about the elements of the textual requirements. C is incorrect. This is an incorrect statement about the elements of the textual requirements.

• Question 196:

  You are the business analyst for your organization and you're working to identify all of the stakeholders within your organization and outside your organization to ensure that you've captured the correct requirements for a project. Which one of the following techniques can be best suited for identifying stakeholders?

  A. Interviews
  B. User stories
  C. Acceptance and Evaluation Criteria
  D. Risk analysis
  A. Interviews

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  An interview is a systematic approach. It is used for eliciting information from a person or a group of people in an informal or formal setting by talking to an interviewee, asking relevant Questions, and documenting the responses. Interviewees are also able to identify other stakeholders. Answer: C is incorrect. Acceptance and evaluation criteria are useful for identifying who has the authority to accept or reject solutions. Answer D is incorrect. Risk analysis is the study of the probability, impact, and scoring of identified risk events. Risk analysis is the science of risks and their probability and evaluation in a business or a process. It is an important factor in security enhancement and prevention in a system. Risk analysis should be performed as part of the risk management process for each project. The outcome of the risk analysis would be the creation or review of the risk register to identify and quantify risk elements to the project and their potential impact. Answer: B is incorrect. User stories are useful to capture requirements, stakeholder attitudes, and for identifying actors and roles.

• Question 197:

  Linda is the business analyst for her organization and she's working with Joe, a new business analyst, to prioritize requirements. Joe doesn't understand why requirements need to be prioritized; as all requirements are required, they should

  carry equal weight in the analysis.

  What should Linda tell Joe as to why requirements must be prioritized?

  A. Prioritization ranks the requirements according to the cost and schedule.
  B. Prioritization ranks the requirements on a weighted scale of key performance indicators, such as cost, schedule, risk, and experience.
  C. Prioritization ensures that the most important stakeholders are considered first.
  D. Prioritization of requirements focuses on the most critical requirements first.
  D. Prioritization of requirements focuses on the most critical requirements first.

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  Prioritization of requirements is used to make certain that analysis and implementation efforts focus on the most critical requirements. The requirement prioritization process ranks the requirements by importance. It is a decision process. This process is used for determining the relative importance of requirements. These priorities determine which requirements should be targets for further analysis. Answer C is incorrect. Requirements prioritization does not rank the requirements by the stakeholders, but by the needs of the stakeholders and the requirements that are most important to satisfy those needs. Answer A is incorrect. Requirements prioritization does not rank the requirements according to the cost and schedule, but by importance. Answer B is incorrect. Requirements prioritization does not rank the requirements on a weighted scale; this isn't a valid statement.

• Question 198:

  You are the business analyst for your organization and your manager has asked you to prepare an analysis of each proposed solution. Your manager wants you to determine whether and how each option can provide an expected business benefit to meet the stated business need. What is your manager asking you to create?

  A. Feasibility study
  B. Abbreviated study
  C. Alternative identification analysis
  D. Quantified analysis
  A. Feasibility study

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  Your manager is asking you to create feasibility study. This study reviews each solution to determine if the solution can meet the business benefit. B is incorrect. Abbreviated study is a form of feasibility analysis with a focus on changed initiatives with lower initiatives. C is incorrect. Alternative identification analysis isn't a legitimate business analysis term. D is incorrect. Quantified analysis is not a valid business analysis term to describe possible solutions for a business need.

• Question 199:

  As a candidate for the CCBA exam, you should be able to recognize the activities associated with each knowledge area. All of the following are the business analysis planning and monitoring activities except for which one?

  A. Defining and determining business analysis processes
  B. Planning how requirements will be approached, traced, and prioritized
  C. Identifying stakeholders
  D. Job shadowing
  D. Job shadowing

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  Job shadowing is an elicitation process that is a part of job observation. In this process, the observer is required to keep an eye on those workers whose work routine is down and who are unable to explain their work. The observer has to understand their work process for better assessment of the modifications of the work required. The following are the approaches for this technique: Passive/Invisible. In this approach, the observer does not ask Questions from the user about his work while the user is working. Active/Visible. In this approach, the observer does ask Questions from the user about his work even when the user is working. C, A, and B are incorrect. The following are the tasks associated with the planning and monitoring of business analysis activities: Identify stakeholders. Define roles and responsibilities of stakeholders in the business analysis effort. Develop estimates for business analysis tasks. Plan how the business analyst will communicate with stakeholders. Plan how requirements will be approached, traced, and prioritized. Determine the deliverables that the business analyst will produce. Define and determine the business analysis process. Determine the metrics that will be used to monitor business analysis work.

• Question 200:

  You are the business analyst for your organization. You are currently identifying opportunities for a customer to improve their business processes. The customer wants to streamline their business efforts either through new technologies, better processes, or a combination of both. The customer demands, however, that the solution should not cost more than $300,000 to implement and support for one year. What does the $300,000 represent?

  A. Budget
  B. Constraint
  C. Solution cost
  D. Requirements
  B. Constraint

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  The maximum price of $300,000 is a constraint that the solution must be bound to. The solution does not have to cost $300,000, it just cannot exceed this limit. Answer A is incorrect. A budget is the defined amount of funds to implement a solution. In this instance, the stakeholder will accept a maximum of $300,000 or less for a solution. Because a solution has not been identified the budget is not yet known. Answer D is incorrect. Requirements are the characteristics of the solution, not the constraint of the price. Answer C is incorrect. A solution has not yet been proposed so the cost of the solution is still unknown.