IIBA CCBA Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

IIBA CCBA Online Questions & Answers

• Question 341:

  Enterprise analysis provides many things for an organization. All of the following are tasks included in enterprise analysis except for which one?

  A. Assess capability gaps
  B. Determine solution approach
  C. Define business need
  D. Solution performance assessment
  D. Solution performance assessment

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  Solution performance assessment is not a task of enterprise analysis; it is in an input to this process. There are five tasks for enterprise analysis. define business need, assess capability gaps, determine solution approach, define solution scope, and define business case. Enterprise analysis is a business analysis activity that helps define and identify business opportunities for an organization. Answer: C, A, and B are incorrect. This is an enterprise analysis task.

• Question 342:

  The business analyst (BA) is analyzing the formal relationships between people working in the enterprise. Which technique will the BA use to perform this task?

  A. Organizational modelling
  B. Stakeholder modelling
  C. Focus groups
  D. Functional decomposition
  A. Organizational modelling

• Question 343:

  You are the business analyst for your organization. Management has asked you to create a plan that will define the proposed structure and schedule for communicating the business analysis activities to the appropriate stakeholders. What plan does management want you to create?

  A. Stakeholder Management Plan
  B. Business Analysis Plan
  C. Communications management plan
  D. Business Analysis Communications Plan
  D. Business Analysis Communications Plan

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  Management is asking you to create the business analysis communication plan. Answer C is incorrect. This is a specific question asking for the BABOK definition of the business analysis communication plan. Answer B is incorrect. The business analysis plan defines the activities and scope of work. Answer A is incorrect. The stakeholder management plan defines how the business analyst will manage the fears, threats, requirements, and demands of the stakeholders.

• Question 344:

  A business analyst (BA) is working on a project that follows incremental and iterative approaches. The BA and the stakeholders have shortlisted several user stories to be considered in the project scope. Which of the following methods would enable them to arrive at a common understanding on delivering value in the product and ranking the stories?

  A. Story decomposition
  B. State modelling
  C. Value stream mapping
  D. MoSCoW prioritization
  B. State modelling

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  A state model describes: set of possible states for an entity, he sequence of states that the entity can be in, ow an entity changes from one state to another, he events and conditions that cause the entity to change states, and he actions that can or must be performed by the entity in each state as it moves through its life cycle. While a process model can show all of the entities that are used in or affected by that process, a state model shows a complementary view: what happens to one entity across all the processes that affect it or use it.

• Question 345:

  Martha is the business analyst for her organization and she's been asked to help create a SMART goal for her company. Which one of the following organizational goals could be considered SMART?

  A. No errors in production of customer products.
  B. Increase revenue by ten percent by January 15.
  C. Increase revenue by ten percent.
  D. Add 25 new customers to the sales base.
  B. Increase revenue by ten percent by January 15.

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  SMART means that the goals are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time- bounded. The only goal that meets all of these requirements is the goal to increase revenue by ten percent by January 15. Answer C is incorrect. This is not an example of a SMART goal because there is no deadline. Answer D is incorrect. This is not an example of a SMART goal because there is no deadline. Answer A is incorrect. This is not an example of a SMART goal because there is no deadline.

• Question 346:

  A business analyst is studying the cost of the endeavor in relation to the projected income the endeavor will bring once the project is completed. What financial valuation technique can the business analyst use to determine the breakeven point for the project?

  A. Payback period
  B. Average rate of return
  C. Cost-benefit analysis
  D. Discounted cash flow
  A. Payback period

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  Payback period quantifies the duration that the project will need to exist and generate revenue in order to pay back the original investment of the project. The payback period is also known as management horizon or the breakeven point. Answer B is incorrect. Average rate of return describes the rate of return the project will create. Answer C is incorrect. Cost-benefits analysis describes the relation of costs to benefits in a project. Answer D is incorrect. Discounted cash flow describes the future value on the investment of the project.

• Question 347:

  You are the business analyst for your organization. You are currently working with Steve on the organize requirements process. You and Steve have elected to use the user stories approach for this process. What is the user stories approach for requirements organization?

  A. Stakeholders' objectives are described to identify the requirements that the solution will need to support.
  B. Stakeholders are interviewed and their stories are recorded as part of the requirements.
  C. Stakeholders are interviewed and their experiences are recorded to help identify the requirements.
  D. Stakeholders' experiences equate to the stakeholder requirements.
  A. Stakeholders' objectives are described to identify the requirements that the solution will need to support.

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  User stories are a brief description of functionality that users need from a solution to meet a business objective. Answer: C, B, and D are incorrect. These are not valid definitions of user stories.

• Question 348:

  You are the business analyst for your organization and you're working with Adam on business analysis processes. Adam allows the business analysis activities and resources to exist in support of the organization. Of the following, what type of business analysis stakeholder is Adam?

  A. Project manager
  B. Domain subject matter expert
  C. Sponsor
  D. Regulator
  C. Sponsor

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  Adam is the sponsor. The sponsor allows the business analysis activities and resources to exist in support of the organization. B is incorrect. The domain subject matter expert is a person who is steeped in knowledge regarding the project's purpose. A is incorrect. The project manager must ensure that the business analysis approach is compatible with other project activities. D is incorrect. The regulator approves any tailoring to the business analysis processes or activities.

• Question 349:

  You are the business analyst for your organization. Your current project is using a plan- driven approach for the requirements, business analysis, and monitoring. Which one of the following statements best describes the plan-driven approach to business analysis planning and monitoring?

  A. Plan-driven approaches encourage changes that prevent errors and omissions.
  B. Plan-driven approaches typically call for a significant amount of formality and detail.
  C. Plan-driven approaches determine how priorities will be diagnosed for the project solution.
  D. Plan-driven approaches typically have meetings daily to discuss the business analysis requirements process.
  B. Plan-driven approaches typically call for a significant amount of formality and detail.

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  The plan-driven approach has the most business analysis work at the beginning of the project or during the start of a project phase. This approach has a high amount of formality and detail for all areas of the business analysis duties, requirements gathering, and monitoring. D is incorrect. This statement is not true about the plan-driven approach. Answer: C is incorrect. This statement describes requirements prioritization. A is incorrect. Plan-driven approaches typically discourage change and they work to refine the requirements over time to prevent errors and omissions.

• Question 350:

  A business analyst (BA) is working on a set of tasks to establish a governance process for the project. The BA intends to identify who has authority and responsibility to propose changes, who should be involved in the change discussions, and how changes will be documented and communicated. Which of the following are the inputs that would help the BA complete the task?

  A. Business analysis approach and stakeholder engagement approach
  B. Governance approach and stakeholder engagement approach
  C. Governance approach and business analysis approach
  D. Stakeholder engagement approach and information management approach
  B. Governance approach and stakeholder engagement approach

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  The business analyst (BA) needs the governance approach and the stakeholder engagement approach as the inputs to complete the task of establishing a governance process for the project. According to the BABOK Guide, the governance approach is "a description of the processes that will be followed to manage the performance of business analysis work and to approve the outcomes of that work" 1. The stakeholder engagement approach is "a description of the processes, tools, and techniques that will be used to engage stakeholders in the business analysis work" 2. These two inputs will help the BA identify the roles, responsibilities, authorities, communication channels, and decision-making processes of the stakeholders involved in the project. The business analysis approach is not an input for this task, but an output that is derived from the governance approach and the stakeholder engagement approach. The information management approach is also not an input for this task, but a related task that describes how the business analysis information will be stored and accessed. References: 1: BABOK Guide, Version 3, Section 3.2 Plan Business Analysis Governance 2: BABOK Guide, Version 3, Section 3.3 Plan Stakeholder Engagement