IIBA IIBA Certifications ECBA Questions & Answers

• Question 151:

  In addition to schedule, which other factor must be considered when evaluating changes to requirements?

  A. Number of customers and end-users affected

  B. Capacity of the requirements management tool

  C. Amount of time needed to create new documents

  D. Agreement by executive board members

  Correct Answer: A

  When considering changes or additions to existing requirements, business analysts assess the impact of the proposed change by considering: Impact: the number of customers or business processes affected if the change is accepted.

• Question 152:

  When can a change to requirements occur?

  A. As soon as the testing process has begun

  B. At any time during the project lifecycle

  C. Only after requirements have been approved

  D. Only after the solution has been designed

  Correct Answer: B

  Proposed Change: can be identified at any time and impact any aspect of business analysis work or deliverables completed to date.

• Question 153:

  Which approach aligns to approval of requirements at the end of a phase?

  A. Adaptive

  B. Modelling

  C. Predictive

  D. Prioritization

  Correct Answer: C

  Approval of requirements and designs may be formal or informal. Predictive approaches typically perform approvals at the end of the phase or during planned change control meetings.

• Question 154:

  What is the main purpose of the "Approve Requirements" task?

  A. Obtain agreement

  B. Establish requirements baseline

  C. Select appropriate techniques

  D. Assess alternative approaches

  Correct Answer: A

  The purpose of Approve Requirements is to obtain agreement

• Question 155:

  Which activity is a business analyst (BA) performing when ensuring that a set of requirements is developed with enough detail to be usable by a particular stakeholder?

  A. Validating requirements

  B. Verifying requirements

  C. Eliciting requirements

  D. Specifying requirements

  Correct Answer: B

  Verify Requirements: ensures that a set of requirements or designs has been developed in enough detail to be usable by a particular stakeholder,

• Question 156:

  Who is responsible for discovering, synthesizing, and analyzing information within an enterprise?

  A. Project manager

  B. Business analyst

  C. Programmer

  D. Project sponsor

  Correct Answer: B

  Business analysts are responsible for discovering, synthesizing, and analyzing information from a variety of sources within an enterprise, including tools, processes, documentation, and stakeholders.

• Question 157:

  Which type of stakeholder is responsible for initiating the effort to define a business need?

  A. Project manager

  B. Regulator

  C. Business analyst

  D. Sponsor

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 158:

  What type of requirements describes the needs of those participating in or impacted by business analysis activities?

  A. Solution

  B. Business

  C. Stakeholder

  D. Technical

  Correct Answer: C

  Stakeholder requirements: describe the needs of stakeholders that must be met in order to achieve the business requirements. They may serve as a bridge between business and solution requirements.

• Question 159:

  Which action would a business analyst (BA) propose to improve the operation of the business?

  A. Simplify the work people perform

  B. Outsource the operation team

  C. Assist in the daily activities

  D. Shadow the expert staff

  Correct Answer: A

  When 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

• Question 160:

  Which of the following is a basis to initially prioritize requirements?

  A. Business benefits

  B. Market demands

  C. Organizational policy

  D. Technological dependency

  Correct Answer: A

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