IIBA IIBA Certifications ECBA Questions & Answers

• Question 1:

  In a use case, which is one of the two commonly used relationships?

  A. Inherit

  B. Identify

  C. Distribute

  D. Extend

  Correct Answer: D

  There are two commonly used relationships between use cases:

  Extend: allows for the insertion of additional behavior into a use case. The use case that is being extended must be completely functional in its own right and must not depend on the extending use case for its successful execution. This relationship may be used to show that an alternate flow has been added to an existing use case (representing new requirements). Include: allows for the use case to make use of functionality present in another use case. The included use case does not need to be a complete use case in its own right if it is not directly triggered by an actor. This relationship is most often used either when some shared functionality is required by several use cases or to abstract out a complex piece of logic.

• Question 2:

  Which of the following are criteria used to determine quality requirements relationships?

  A. Necessity, validate, derive

  B. Complexity, stability, status

  C. Necessary, consistent, correct

  D. Penalty, benefit, cost

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 3:

  In the define design options task, which of the following relates to the identify improvement opportunities element?

  A. Assess issues, define risks, confirm elicitation results

  B. Create flow diagrams, purchase solutions components, secure resources

  C. Increase efficiencies, identify additional capabilities, improve access to information

  D. Define change strategy, analyze current state, prioritize requirements

  Correct Answer: C

  Identify Improvement OpportunitiesWhen proposing design options, a number of opportunities to improve the operation of the business may occur and are compared.Some common examples of opportunities include:

  Increase Efficiencies: automate or simplify the work people perform by re-engineering or sharing processes, changing responsibilities, or outsourcing. Automation may also increase consistency of behaviour, reducing the likelihood of different stakeholders performing the same function in distinctly different fashions. Improve Access to Information: provide greater amounts of information to staff who interface directly or indirectly with customers, thereby reducing the need for specialists. Identify Additional Capabilities: highlight capabilities that have the potential to provide future value and can be supported by the solution. These capabilities may not necessarily be of immediate value to the organization (for example, a software application with features the organization anticipates using in the future).

• Question 4:

  The approach that defines how requirements will be re-used is the:

  A. governance approach.

  B. approach to identifying business analysis improvements.

  C. information management approach.

  D. business analysis approach.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 5:

  Which behavioural characteristic enables the business analyst (BA) to establish credibility by ensuring that business analysis efforts meet the needs of the business?

  A. Ethics

  B. Trustworthiness

  C. Personal Accountability

  D. Adaptability

  Correct Answer: C

  Personal accountability is important for a business analyst because it ensures business analysis tasks are completed on time and to the expectations of colleagues and stakeholders. It enables the business analyst to establish credibility by ensuring that business analysis efforts meet the needs of the business.

• Question 6:

  Which of the following business analysis activities might be undertaken to verify requirements?

  A. Identifying a previously documented business need

  B. Comparing a model with another relevant model

  C. Organizing requirements into structures

  D. Evaluating alignment with solution scope

  Correct Answer: B

  Verification activities include:

  comparing each model against other relevant models, checking for elements that are mentioned in one model but are missing in other model

• Question 7:

  Requirements allocation is an element of which task?

  A. Specify and model requirements

  B. Verify requirements

  C. Define requirements architecture

  D. Define design options

  Correct Answer: D

  The purpose of Define Design Options is to define the solution approach, identify opportunities to improve the business, allocate requirements across solution components, and represent design options that achieve the desired future state. Requirements allocation is the process of assigning requirements to solution components and releases to best achieve the objectives.

• Question 8:

  When should prioritization of requirements take place?

  A. At the very beginning of an initiative only

  B. After the maintain requirements and trace requirements tasks have been completed

  C. Continually throughout the initiative

  D. After the maintain requirements task has been completed

  Correct Answer: C

  Reference: https://medium.com/techcatch/prioritizing-requirements-in-business-analysis-86ada2ad9381

• Question 9:

  When approving requirements, conflict and issue management is an element used to assist in:

  A. measuring performance indicators.

  B. identifying activities.

  C. obtaining consensus among stakeholders.

  D. performing quality control.

  Correct Answer: C

  To maintain stakeholder support for the solution, consensus among stakeholders is usually sought prior to requesting approval of requirements.

• Question 10:

  Establishing the design option that is appropriate to meet the enterprise's requirements is the purpose of which task?

  A. Define requirements architecture

  B. Analyze potential value and recommend solution

  C. Define design options

  D. Specify and model requirements

  Correct Answer: B

  The purpose of Analyze Potential Value and Recommend Solution is to estimate the potential value for each design option and to establish which one is most appropriate to meet the enterprise's requirements. Reference: https:// www.educationedge.ca/cbap-exam-prep-requirements-analysis-and-design-definition/#:~:text=The%20purpose%20of%20Analyze%20Potential,to%20meet%20the%20enterprise's%20requirements.