IIBA IIBA Certifications ECBA Questions & Answers

• Question 51:

  Which of the following core competencies fall under the BABOK's underlying competency "analytical thinking and problem solving"?

  A. Leadership and influencing, facilitation and teamwork

  B. Industry knowledge, conceptual thinking and business acumen

  C. Learning systems thinking and decision making

  D. Decision making ethics and adaptability

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 52:

  Supporting materials that a business analyst (BA) might seek to secure while preparing for elicitation include:

  A. system costs, business revenues, organizational designs, and rules.

  B. system names, business contacts, organizational forms, and protocols.

  C. system documents, business rules, organizational policies, and regulations.

  D. system limits, business models, organizational structures, and principles.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 53:

  Which of the following is a common type of elicitation?

  A. Discussion

  B. Research

  C. Exploration

  D. Examination

  Correct Answer: B

  There are three common types of elicitation: Collaborative, Research and Experiment.

• Question 54:

  Which of the following techniques is used to elicit business analysis information by examining available materials that describe either the business environment or existing organizational assets?

  A. Process analysis

  B. Use cases and scenarios

  C. Observation

  D. Document analysis

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 55:

  What is the purpose of brainstorming?

  A. To collaboratively choose a final design

  B. To produce numerous new ideas

  C. To receive feedback on a design or prototype

  D. To improve stakeholder collaboration

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 56:

  Which of the following is a characteristic of predictive planning approach?

  A. Activities are divided into iterations

  B. Requirements are gathered through team interaction and feedback

  C. Tasks are performed recurrently

  D. Information is captured in standardized templates

  Correct Answer: D

  Business analysis information may be captured in a formal document or set of representations following standardized templates.

• Question 57:

  The purpose of using process analysis is to:

  A. identify and evaluate the underlying causes of a problem.

  B. improve decision making by finding useful patterns.

  C. understand factors to be included in a contract negotiation.

  D. describe the sequential flow of work or activities.

  Correct Answer: C

  Process analysis is used for various purposes including:

  1.

  recommending a more efficient or effective process,

  2.

  determining the gaps between the current and future state of a process,

  3.

  understanding factors to be included in a contract negotiation,

  4.

  understanding how data and technology are used in a process, and

  5.

  analyzing the impact of a pending change to a process.

• Question 58:

  Which of the following is a guideline or tool, often provided by third parties, used for defining design options?

  A. Future state description

  B. Traced requirements

  C. Existing solutions

  D. Solution scope

  Correct Answer: C

  Existing Solutions: existing products or services, often third party, that are considered as a component of a design option.

• Question 59:

  A stakeholder who verifies that prioritized requirements will deliver value from a customer perspective is the:

  A. domain subject matter expert.

  B. regulator.

  C. end user.

  D. sponsor.

  Correct Answer: C

  End User: verifies that the prioritized requirements will deliver value from a customer or end-user perspective

• Question 60:

  What is the highest level of a data flow diagram called?

  A. Prime level

  B. Swim lane

  C. Context diagram

  D. Rollup diagram

  Correct Answer: C

  The highest level diagram is a context diagram which represents the entire system.