IIBA ECBA Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

IIBA ECBA Online Questions & Answers

• Question 11:

  Which of the following tasks is used to ensure that requirements and designs at different levels are aligned to one another?

  A. Gather requirements
  B. Analyze requirements
  C. Verify requirements
  D. Trace requirements
  D. Trace requirements

• Question 12:

  What is the relationship between two requirements called when one requirement can be deduced from another at a higher level?

  A. Satisfy
  B. Necessity
  C. Effort
  D. Derive
  D. Derive

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  Derive: relationship between two requirements, used when a requirement is derived from another requirement. This type of relationship is appropriate to link the requirements on different levels of abstraction. For example, a solution requirement derived from a business or a stakeholder requirement.

• Question 13:

  Stakeholders commonly face challenges in prioritizing requirements due to:

  A. lack of knowledge.
  B. project time constraints.
  C. different perceived values.
  D. inability to work with others.
  C. different perceived values.

• Question 14:

  Which of the following is a common change that can be made to a process in order to improve it?

  A. Understand the relationship between gaps and improvement areas
  B. Automate steps that are more routine and predictable
  C. Generate and evaluate options
  D. Analyze the potential impact of the change
  B. Automate steps that are more routine and predictable

• Question 15:

  A focus group is a form of which type of research?

  A. Quantitative
  B. Qualitative
  C. Statistical
  D. Theoretical
  B. Qualitative

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  Explanation Explanation/Reference:A focus group is a form of qualitative research. The session results are usually analyzed and reported as themes and perspectives rather than numerical findings.

• Question 16:

  Which of the following items is commonly used by a business analyst (BA) during requirements verification?

  A. A checklist with a standard set of quality elements
  B. A business model canvas with financial estimates
  C. A benchmarking report with industry comparisons
  D. A user story with inputs and outputs
  A. A checklist with a standard set of quality elements

• Question 17:

  What requirements are good candidates for reuse?

  A. Requirements without direct ties to a particular tool
  B. Requirements expressed in more detail
  C. Requirements at low levels of abstraction
  D. Requirements with specific references to departments
  A. Requirements without direct ties to a particular tool

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  Explanation Explanation/Reference:Requirements that are represented in a general manner, without direct ties to a particular tool or organizational structure, tend to be more reusable.

• Question 18:

  Which element closely describes a business analyst (BA) continually tracking risks for delayed approvals?

  A. Monitor stakeholder engagement
  B. Guide elicitation activity
  C. Communicate business analysis package
  D. Collaborate assigned tasks
  A. Monitor stakeholder engagement

• Question 19:

  One element of the task plan business analysis information management is:

  A. complexity and risk.
  B. change control process.
  C. level of abstraction.
  D. decision making authority.
  C. level of abstraction.

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  Level of abstraction describes the breadth and depth of the information being provided. Representations of information may range from highly conceptual or summarized to very detailed. In determining how much detail each stakeholder may require as the initiative evolves, consideration is given to the needs of the stakeholders, the complexity of what is being explained, and the importance of the change. Rather than present the same information to all stakeholders, business analysts should present information with appropriate breadth and level of detail based on each stakeholder's role. Business analysis information regarding a topic of significant importance or high level of risk is frequently represented in greater detail.

• Question 20:

  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.
  C. information management approach.