IIBA CCBA Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

IIBA CCBA Online Questions & Answers

• Question 331:

  Robert is the business analyst for his organization and he gathered and documented the requirements for a new solution. The stakeholders agree through informal communications that Robert has successfully captured the needed requirements for the solution. The stakeholders signoff on the requirements. What does the signoff represent to Robert?

  A. That the stakeholders agree that the requirements are constrained by time, cost, and quality.
  B. That the project can now be launched.
  C. That the stakeholders agree that the requirements are accurate and complete.
  D. That his work is done.
  C. That the stakeholders agree that the requirements are accurate and complete.

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  Stakeholder signoff of the requirements can be formal or informal, though either instance is a confirmation by the stakeholders that the business analyst has identified the completed and accurate requirements. Answer D is incorrect. Robert is not done with his business analysis duties just because the requirements have been approved. Answer B is incorrect. The project may not launch even though the requirements are accurate and complete. There could be other circumstances that prevent the project from launching - such as cost, feasibility, or tactics. Answer A is incorrect. Requirements are simply the identified needs to solve a problem or present a solution. Projects are constrained by time, cost, and scope. Quality is not one of the three constraints but it is achieved by the balance of time, cost, and fulfillment of scope.

• Question 332:

  A company wants to increase its market share in the industry and its Board has prioritized capabilities that need to be implemented to achieve the goal. The business requirements for the top priority were signed off and the solution design has been completed. Due to technical constraints, it is not feasible to implement all the requirements at the same time. What must the business analyst (BA) do to deal with this situation?

  A. Redefine the business requirements associated with each implementation
  B. Recommend a reduction in the project scope
  C. Allocate requirements to different releases
  D. Ensure all requirements are traceable using a matrix
  C. Allocate requirements to different releases

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  This is because when it is not possible to implement all the requirements at once, the BA should prioritize the requirements based on their value, urgency, and dependency, and assign them to different releases or iterations. This way, the most important requirements can be delivered first, and the feedback from the stakeholders can be incorporated in the subsequent releases. Redefining the business requirements (A) is not necessary, as they have already been signed off. Recommending a reduction in the project scope (B) is not a good option, as it may compromise the value and quality of the solution. Ensuring all requirements are traceable using a matrix (D) is a good practice, but it does not address the issue of technical constraints. References: CCBA Practice Test, CCBA Mock Test

• Question 333:

  In order to define the business need for an organization, there are two inputs. What are the two inputs a business analyst will need to define the business need?

  A. Business goals and objectives
  B. Stakeholder identification and stakeholder analysis
  C. Requirements and Business analysis approach
  D. Elicitation approach and Solution approach
  A. Business goals and objectives

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  In order to conduct the task of defining the business need, the business analyst will need business goals and objectives. Answer C is incorrect. This isn't a valid answer, as Requirements and Business analysis approach are actually outputs of the task of defining the business need. Answer B is incorrect. This isn't a valid answer, as stakeholder identification and stakeholder analysis are actually outputs of the task of defining the business need. Answer D is incorrect. This isn't a valid answer, as Elicitation approach and Solution approach aren't valid inputs.

• Question 334:

  One of the tasks that the business analyst (BA) needs to complete is to maintain the requirements. As much as the BA values and sees the benefits of maintaining the requirements, the project manager (PM) does not see the same. In order to help the PM understand the value of this task, which following benefit of maintaining the requirements should the BA communicate to the PM?

  A. They identify the financial projections of the project.
  B. They define the project schedule and future tasks.
  C. They describe how to setup the traceability tools.
  D. They can easily be traced and reused for future.
  D. They can easily be traced and reused for future.

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  According to the BABOK Guide, maintaining requirements is the process of ensuring that the requirements and designs remain aligned to and fulfill the business need1. One of the benefits of maintaining requirements is that they can easily be traced and reused for future projects or initiatives2. This can save time, effort, and resources for the organization. Therefore, the BA should communicate this benefit to the PM to help him or her understand the value of this task. References: BABOK Guide, CCBA Exam Prep

• Question 335:

  As a business analyst, you need to define when the activities of the business analysis approach will take place. This includes all of the following business analysis approach activities except for which one?

  A. Requirements analysis
  B. Solution assessment
  C. Business analysis governance
  D. Enterprise analysis
  C. Business analysis governance

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  The timing of the business analysis activities in the plan-driven approach includes defining when enterprise analysis, requirements analysis, solution assessment, and validation activities occur. It does not, however, include the timing of the business analysis governance. D is incorrect. Enterprise analysis timing should be defined as part of the business analysis approach. A is incorrect. Requirements analysis should be defined as part of the business analysis approach. B is incorrect. Solution assessment should be defined as part of the business analysis approach.

• Question 336:

  A project team needs to maintain the traceability of requirements for a software system. Due to the large number of requirements, which of the following methods should the team use?

  A. Use a requirements management tool
  B. Create a requirements model
  C. Maintain the requirements manually
  D. Develop a database management system
  A. Use a requirements management tool

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  Requirements traceability is documented and maintained in accordance with the methods identified by the business analysis approach. Requirements management tools can provide significant benefits when there is a need to trace a large number of requirements that may be deemed unmanageable with manual approaches.

• Question 337:

  Complete this sentence. If a requirement cannot be verified, it cannot be successfully .

  A. Scheduled
  B. Estimated
  C. Assigned
  D. Implemented
  D. Implemented

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  Requirements must be verified in order to be implemented. If a requirement cannot be verified, it cannot be implemented, and therefore, does not meet a business need. B is incorrect. This is not the best answer for the QUESTION. If a requirement cannot be verified, it cannot be successfully implemented. A is incorrect. If a requirement cannot be verified, it cannot be successfully implemented. C is incorrect. If a requirement cannot be verified, it cannot be successfully implemented.

• Question 338:

  There are competing needs from the different business areas that will use a new system. The business analyst (BA) sets up a weekly meeting with a structured agenda to review the total effort, cost, business impact and risk of each requirement with the business leads to determine what is included in each release of the solution. What approach has the BA defined?

  A. Prioritization approach
  B. Communication approach
  C. Collaboration approach
  D. Traceability approach
  A. Prioritization approach

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  The business analyst (BA) has defined a prioritization approach by setting up a weekly meeting with a structured agenda to review the total effort, cost, business impact and risk of each requirement with the business leads to determine what is included in each release of the solution. According to the BABOK Guide, prioritization is "the process of ranking the value and urgency of business analysis information to determine which information should be considered or acted upon first" . By reviewing the criteria of effort, cost, business impact and risk, the BA can prioritize the requirements based on their relative importance and feasibility for each release. A communication approach, a collaboration approach, and a traceability approach are different aspects of business analysis planning and monitoring, but they are not the same as a prioritization approach. References: : BABOK Guide, Version 3, Section 4.3 Define Solution Scope

• Question 339:

  You are the business analyst in your organization and you're working to organize the requirements for the business units in your company. Which technique is best suited for structuring requirements around the needs of each stakeholder group?

  A. Organizational modeling
  B. User stories
  C. Data modeling
  D. Functional decomposition
  A. Organizational modeling

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  Organizational modeling is the best choice, as this structuring approach allows requirements to be structured around organizational units, stakeholders, and the relationships among stakeholders. C is incorrect. Data modeling isn't the best choice, as this approach maps the concepts relevant to the business domain, not the business units. D is incorrect. Functional decomposition is a popular modeling approach that breaks down an organization, product, scope, or similar concept. Each part in the decomposition can have its own set of requirements. B is incorrect. User stories describe the stakeholder objectives that the solution will support.

• Question 340:

  During the analysis, synthesis, and refinement of elicitation results the business analyst (BA) has discovered that some information is missing. Which course of action would resolve the situation?

  A. Verify the requirements results
  B. Conduct elicitation activities
  C. Conduct traceability analysis
  D. Validate the requirements
  C. Conduct traceability analysis

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  Requirements traceability identifies and documents the lineage of each requirement, including its backward traceability, its forward traceability, and its relationship to other requirements. Traceability is used to help ensure that the solution conforms to requirements and to assist in scope, change, risk, time, cost, and communication management. It is also used to detect missing functionality or to identify if there is implemented functionality that is not supported by any requirement.