IIBA ECBA Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

IIBA ECBA Online Questions & Answers

• Question 141:

  When determining the potential value of a solution, a business analyst (BA) should consider it from the point of view of the:

  A. development team.
  B. testing team.
  C. customer.
  D. business analyst.
  C. customer.

• Question 142:

  Which of the following is a quality criterion for examining relationships between requirements?

  A. Defined
  B. Valuable
  C. Relevant
  D. Complete
  A. Defined

• Question 143:

  Requirements allocation is an element of which task?

  A. Specify and model requirements
  B. Verify requirements
  C. Define requirements architecture
  D. Define design options
  D. Define design options

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  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 144:

  Which of the following activities are performed during the requirements life cycle management phase?

  A. Elicit Requirements
  B. Prioritize Designs
  C. Trace Requirements
  D. Maintain Attributes
  C. Trace Requirements

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  Explanation Explanation/Reference:The Requirements Life Cycle Management knowledge area includes the following tasks: Trace Requirements: analyzes and maintains the relationships between requirements, designs, solution components, and other work products for impact analysis, coverage, and allocation.

• Question 145:

  Which stakeholder has responsibility to review and approve requirements?

  A. Sponsor
  B. Business analyst
  C. Project manager
  D. End user
  A. Sponsor

• Question 146:

  To ensure that "all requirements and designs align to business requirements" is the purpose of which task?

  A. Conduct elicitation
  B. Verify requirements
  C. Validate requirements
  D. Assess risks
  C. Validate requirements

• Question 147:

  For which part of an initiative is the business analyst (BA) responsible?

  A. Authorizing the project
  B. Approving solution execution plans
  C. Defining the solution approach
  D. Accepting risk mitigation plans
  C. Defining the solution approach

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  Explanation Explanation/Reference:Business analysts assess the merits of the solution approaches for each design option.

• Question 148:

  Which of the following is an underlying competency whereby the business analyst (BA) understands an enterprise from a holistic point of view?

  A. Conceptual thinking
  B. Systems thinking
  C. Visual thinking
  D. Creative thinking
  B. Systems thinking

• Question 149:

  Which criteria are necessary when the requirements express contractual obligations?

  A. Evaluation
  B. Solution
  C. Acceptance
  D. Approval
  C. Acceptance

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  Explanation Explanation/Reference:Acceptance criteria are necessary when the requirements express contractual obligations.

• Question 150:

  What is a definitional rule?

  A. A representation of the operational knowledge of the organization
  B. An obligation or prohibition of conduct, action, practice, or procedure
  C. A rule that can be violated
  D. A representation of the behavior of people
  A. A representation of the operational knowledge of the organization

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  Explanation Explanation/Reference:Definitional rules shape concepts, or produce knowledge or information. They indicate something that is necessarily true (or untrue) about some concept, thereby supplementing its definition. In contrast to behavioural rules, which are about the behaviour of people, definitional rules represent operational knowledge of the organization. An example of a definitional rule is: A customer must be considered a Preferred Customer if they place more than 10 orders per month.