IIBA CCBA Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

IIBA CCBA Online Questions & Answers

• Question 231:

  If a requirement has been satisfied, why is it still considered a requirement?

  A. A requirement is considered a requirement as long as the requirement may be able to be changed.
  B. Requirements are considered requirements even if the requirements have been satisfied.
  C. A requirement is considered valid as long as the business stakeholders need it.
  D. If a requirement has been satisfied, it is no longer a requirement and should be purged from the requirements set.
  C. A requirement is considered valid as long as the business stakeholders need it.

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  A requirement is considered valid as long as the business stakeholders need it. This is true for ongoing requirements that are reused in the organization. Answer D is incorrect. This isn't a valid statement as to why satisfied requirements are still considered requirements. Answer: B is incorrect. This isn't a valid statement as to why satisfied requirements are still considered requirements. Answer A is incorrect. This isn't a valid statement; the ability to change a requirement doesn't make it necessarily a satisfied requirement.

• Question 232:

  The business analyst (BA) is assigned a small project, requiring minor enhancements to an existing system. The BA will meet with the business sponsor and developer next week to gather information about the change. What should the BA review before the meeting?

  A. Minutes from the last steering committee meeting
  B. Organizational structure of the impacted department
  C. Functional design specification of the existing system
  D. Current list of funded initiatives for the current year
  C. Functional design specification of the existing system

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  The BA should review the functional design specification of the existing system before meeting with the business sponsor and developer. This document describes the features and functions of the system and how it meets the user requirements. The BA should familiarize themselves with the current system capabilities and limitations, and identify the scope and impact of the proposed change. This will help the BA to prepare relevant questions and elicit accurate and complete information from the stakeholders. The BA should also review the other options, but they are not as important or relevant as the functional design specification for this scenario.

• Question 233:

  Which of the following is used to rate available methodologies against organizational needs?

  A. Structured walkthrough
  B. Progressive elaboration
  C. Decision analysis
  D. Process modeling
  C. Decision analysis

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  Decision analysis is used to rate available methodologies against organizational needs and objectives. Answer D is incorrect. Process modeling is used to define and document the business analysis approach. Answer A is incorrect. Structured walkthrough is used as a means of validating a created, selected, or tailored business analysis approach. Answer B is incorrect. Progressive elaboration describes the process of providing more and more information through incremental details. It is a form of deductive reasoning to go from a very broad set of requirements to the exact details on the requirements.

• Question 234:

  A business analyst (BA) has documented the components of an information technology (IT) library, in preparation for establishing a consolidated catalogue of IT services. When interviewed, several of the IT managers indicated they already have a catalogue, and have no additional information to provide. What activity is necessary to support the project?

  A. Analyze existing catalogues
  B. Confirm the project objectives
  C. Expand the interview list
  D. Conduct a focus group
  D. Conduct a focus group

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  The purpose of focus groups is "to elicit ideas and opinions about a specific product, service, or opportunity in an interactive group environment. The participants, guided by a moderator, share their impressions, preferences, and needs."

• Question 235:

  A business analyst (BA) creates several use case scenarios to specify the requirements for a system. When the beta version of the system is released, there are problems because several important pieces of information are missing. What should the BA have done to avoid this situation?

  A. Performed decision analysis
  B. Identified assumptions
  C. Prepared activity diagrams
  D. Analyzed completeness
  D. Analyzed completeness

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  The business analyst (BA) should have analyzed the completeness of the use case scenarios to avoid the situation of missing important pieces of information in the system. According to the BABOK Guide, completeness is "the degree to which a set of requirements contains all the information necessary to achieve the business objectives" 3. By analyzing the completeness of the use case scenarios, the BA can ensure that they cover all the possible paths, exceptions, preconditions, postconditions, and data elements of the system. Performing decision analysis, identifying assumptions, and preparing activity diagrams are useful techniques, but they do not directly address the issue of completeness.

• Question 236:

  A business analyst (BA) is working on a complex project involving many stakeholders for which the business case has been previously completed and signed off. After an organizational restructure, new stakeholders have been assigned to the project working group, but do not see the value in the project outcomes and refuse to collaborate. What is a guideline or tool the BA can use to focus stakeholders on a common goal?

  A. A business requirements document
  B. An alternate stakeholder plan
  C. A stakeholder matrix
  D. A future state description
  D. A future state description

• Question 237:

  You are the business analyst for your organization and working with the stakeholders to prioritize the requirements. The stakeholders are concerned about the financial impact of the requirements should some of them fail during the implementation. You would like to rank the risk tolerance of the stakeholders based on their comments about the solution and the requirements. The following are the three categories of risk tolerance associated with the stakeholders except for which one?

  A. Neutrality
  B. Mitigation
  C. Risk-seeking
  D. Risk-aversion
  B. Mitigation

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  Mitigation is a risk response that seeks to lower the risk's probability and/or impact. It is not one of the three categories of risk tolerance.

• Question 238:

  A business analyst (BA) working with a large insurance corporation interviewed an industry thought leader who predicted that many of the regulations currently imposed by the government will change very soon. The BA communicated the observation to the leadership team of the organization because many on-going projects were triggered by those regulations. The leadership team unanimously decided to cancel the initiatives that were driven by the government regulations. What is the corporation's attitude towards risk?

  A. Risk Neutral
  B. Risk Averse
  C. Risk Tolerant
  D. Risk Seeking
  B. Risk Averse

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  Risk seeking: When a company is risk-seeking, it means that they are willing to take on more risk as long as a higher potential value will be achieved, perhaps even seeking higher risks for a higher-value return.

• Question 239:

  You are the business analyst for your organization and you've identified a business need. In order to satisfy this business need, you believe that your organization will need to hire three electrical engineers, purchase equipment, and likely provide training to existing resources. What process is being described in this scenario?

  A. Communication needs
  B. Assessment of capability gaps
  C. Resource allocation
  D. Resource procurement
  B. Assessment of capability gaps

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  This is an example of assessing the capability gaps within an organization. The additional electricians, training, and procurement of equipment will satisfy the identified gaps. Answer A is incorrect. This isn't a communication need, but an assessment of capabilities and resources that can fill the gaps. Answer: C is incorrect. Resource allocation describes the assignment of resources to activities and the timeframe for the utilization of resource. Answer D is incorrect. This isn't just about resource procurement, as there is training for the existing staff.

• Question 240:

  You are the business analyst for the NHQ Project. You have identified several stakeholders that need different types of information related to the requirements. Which stakeholder would need detailed technical interface requirements?

  A. Project manager
  B. Testers
  C. Implementation subject matter experts
  D. Regulators
  C. Implementation subject matter experts

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  The implementation subject matter experts will need requirements that provide detailed interface requirements, so that they may construct the solution. They are responsible for designing and implementing potential solutions. Implementation subject matter experts will provide specialist expertise on the design and construction of the solution components. Answer A is incorrect. The project manager will need requirements in an easy to understand format, so that he may create the project scope. Answer D is incorrect. Regulators may have specific legal, contractual, or governance requirements regarding what is included in a requirements document. Answer B is incorrect. Testers focus on understanding the critical success factors based on the needs of the business users.