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What is the term used to describe the cost of the solution after the solution has been implemented in production by a vendor? |
A. Application fees B. Lifecycle fee C. TCO - Total cost of ownership D. COTS fees |
D. COTS fees |
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Which one of the following is NOT an output of the enterprise analysis tasks? |
A. Business Need B. Stakeholder concerns C. Solution Approach D. Solution Scope |
B. Stakeholder concerns |
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All of the following stakeholders participate in the prioritization of requirements except for which one? |
A. Implementation subject matter expert B. End user C. Domain subject matter expert D. Project manager |
B. End user |
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You are the business analyst for your organization. Management has asked that you create a model of the requirements so the stakeholders can better understand the requirements and the project as a whole. Which of the following statements best describes a model? |
A. Models are slices of the project solution. B. Models simplify the requirements for common stakeholders. C. Models are statistics for the return on investment, time saved, and other mathematics. D. Models abstract and simplify reality. |
D. Models abstract and simplify reality. |
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What plan will describe the stakeholder groups and the level of formality that is appropriate for the requirements? |
A. BA plan B. Budget plan C. Project plan D. Business analysis communication plan |
D. Business analysis communication plan |
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You are the business analyst for a smaller project where there are few requirements. Management would still like you to create a method to trace the few requirements for this project. What type of matrix would be best in this instance? |
A. Requirements Structure matrix B. Requirements traceability matrix C. Coverage matrix D. Requirements trace matrix |
C. Coverage matrix |
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You are the business analyst for your organization and have many solutions available to an identified problem. You would like a way to quickly and fairly determine which solution is the best choice for your organization. Which of the following approaches would allow you to determine the top-rated solutions for your organization? |
A. Scoring system B. Acceptance and evaluation criteria C. Vendor assessment D. Stakeholder assessment |
A. Scoring system |
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You are the business analyst for your organization and you are using a change-driven approach to business analysis. How are communications managed? |
A. Communications in a change-driven approach to business analysis focus more on the frequency of communication. B. Communications in a change-driven approach typically use face-to-face channels. C. Communications in a change-driven approach focus more on formal communications. D. Communications in a change-driven approach are all ad hoc. |
A. Communications in a change-driven approach to business analysis focus more on the frequency of communication. |
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You are the business analyst for your organization. Jeff is your Manager. He has asked that you create a method to store the project requirements including those under development, under review, and the requirements which have been approved. What is he asking you to create? |
A. Solution Scope B. A repository C. A project scope statement D. A requirements plan system |
B. A repository |
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You are the business analyst for your organization and working with Tim to identify the assumptions within the business solution. Which one of the following is an assumption? |
A. The vendor believes the software should arrive by April 11th B. The software must be compatible with Apple OS C. The software must cost less than $50 per license D. The hardware must costs less than $2,500 per unit. |
A. The vendor believes the software should arrive by April 11th |
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You are working with Jeff on the conduct stakeholder analysis task as part of the business analysis duties in your company. Jeff wants to know why it’s so important to identify stakeholders so early in the business analysis duties. Which one of the following statements best addresses the need to identify the stakeholders early on in the business analysis duties? |
A. It’s important to identify the stakeholders so the business analyst knows who to report to. B. It’s important to identify the stakeholders so the business analyst knows who to bill for the project. C. It’s important to identify the stakeholder so the business analyst can help ensure the timely delivery of the requirements deliverables. D. It’s important to identify the stakeholders so the stakeholders know who the business analyst is. |
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Mary has asked you to trace a particular requirement for her. What does “to trace a requirement” mean? |
A. Tracing a requirement means to look at a requirement and the others to which it is related. It links risk, cost, quality, and scope elements to stakeholder and solution requirements to other artifacts created by the team and to solution components. B. Tracing a requirement means to look at a requirement and the others to which it is related. It links business requirements to stakeholder and solution requirements to other artifacts created by the team and to solution components. C. Tracing a requirement means to look at a requirement and the others to which it is related. It links business requirements to components in the projects work breakdown structure. D. Tracing a requirement means to track a requirements from its first identification all the way to its completion to see what issues, risks, costs, quality, and defects have surrounded the requirement |
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When do change requests generally increase in a project? |
A. During a project's launch. B. Towards the beginning of the project. C. During the project scope management processes. D. Towards the end of the project. |
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Jeff is the business analyst for his organization, Jeff is currently working on a solution to improve a keyboard. He has taken the keyboard apart, identified each component, and documented each component's purpose. What type of requirement organization is Jeff doing in the scenario? |
A. Process modeling B. Data modeling C. Functional decomposition D. Scope modeling |
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Jeff's organization is using a plan-driven approach for the business analysis deliverable. In this approach how will the requirements be captured? |
A. Paolo will use the appropriate documentation at the discretion of the business analysis team. B. Paolo will use the project management information system. C. Paolo will use whatever business analysis forms are most appropriate. D. Paolo will use standardized templates. |
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What part of defining the business needs process will evaluate the ends that the organization is seeking to achieve? |
A. Business goals and objectives. B. Project Scope. C. Solution assessment D. Requirements |
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What type of a business analysis approach focuses on the rapid delivery of business value in short iterations? |
A. Business-driven B. Change-driven C. Risk-laden D. Focus-driven |
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Mary is the business analyst for her organization and she is currently working on the specific and model requirements process. One of the elements of this process is the documentation of the textual requirements. Mary must describe the capabilities of th esolution, any conditions that must exist for the requirements to operate, and what third components of thetextual requirement? |
A. Any constraint that may prevent the solution from fulfilling the requirement B. Write in the active voice C. Describe a situation or problem D. List any stakeholder assumptions |
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The business analysis is approach generally defines all of the following attributes except for which one? |
A. Requirements for solutions acceptance B. Deliverables C. team roles D. Analysis technique |
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Peter is the business analyst for his organization and he is preparing a presentation about the requirements for a large software development project. Before Peter makes the presentation what should he do as part of this preparation for the presentation? |
A. Determine an appropriate format for the presentation
B. Confirm that he has the authority to host the presentation C. Confirm that the stakeholders have signed off on the requirements D. hire a scribe to keep the minutes of the meeting |
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You are the business analyst for your organization and are creating the solution scope definition. Which of the following should be included in the solution scope definition? |
A. Business case and Project Plan B. Technical dependencies C. Elicitation techniques D. Organization readiness assessment and BA Plan(s) |
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What business analysis elements tries to identify as many potential options as possible to meet the business objectives and fill identified gaps in capabilities? |
A. Risk Analysis B. Decision analysis C. Options Analysis D. Alternative generation |
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Jeff is the business analyst for his organization. He is examining a single solution to determine if the solution he and his team have identified carries enough business value to justify its implementation. What business analysis process is Jeff performing in this scenario? |
A. Assess scope options B. Assess proposed solution C. Assess organizational readiness D. Allocate requirements |
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You are the business analyst for your organization. Gary and Janet, two key stakeholders in the project, are in disagreement over a requirement for the type of software to be installed on the server your solution calls for. What happens in this instance before formal approval can be offered? |
A. The conflict will need to be resolved through research, resolution, or through a third-party mediation. B. Gary and Janet will need to determine who has seniority in the company to determine which requirement takes precedence. C. The conflict will need to be removed from the solution scope until Gary and Janet come to a solution. D. The business analyst will need to make a decision on which requirement is most appropriate. |
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One of the process within requirements analysis is to prioritize requirement. As a business analyst why would you ever want to prioritize requirements? |
A. You may need to determine the cost of each requirement.B. You may need to dertermine the schedule for each requirement.C. You may need to determine which requirements are most critical so the analysis and implementation efforts focus on the most critical requirements.D. You may need to determine which requirements are most critical so additional risk analysis can be completed on these requirements. |
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You are the business analyst for your organization and are working with Mary to conduct stakeholder analysis. You would like to create a RACI chart to help with the roles of the people involved in the stakeholder analysis process. Mary is not familiar with this chart and asks what does RACI means. Which one of the following best describes the RACI chart in the conduct stakeholder analysis process? |
A. It's a matrix that uses the Responsible, Accountable, Consult, and Inform tasks as part of the stakeholder analysis process. B. It's a role and responsibility chart that identifies when stakeholders are needed in the business analyst duties. C. It's a matrix that uses Role, Action, consult, and Inform as part of the conduct stakeholder analysis process. D. It's a rule that the business analyst can use to identify all of the needed stakeholders: roles, actions, communications, and interests. |
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You are the business analyst for your organization. Management wants you to prioritize the identified requirements by the requirement that have the highest likelihood of success. Why would management want you to prioritize the requirements with this factor even though some of the requirements may be difficult to implement? |
A. they want a fast return on investment. B. They want to show early success in the implementation to the project stakeholders. C. They don't understand the requirements. D. They want to avoid penalties or fines due to pending law. |
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You are creating the solution scope for an identified problem in your organization. You are working with several stakeholders during this process including the domain subject matter expert, the implementation subject matter expert, the project manager, and the sponsor. Which of the stakeholders will be responsible for writing the project scope? |
A. Domain subject matter expert B. Business analyst C. Project manager D. Sponsor |
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You have identified a task in your task list that cannot be completed until the inspector for the project signs off on the initial deliverable. The inspector's sign-off on the initial deliverable is called what? |
A. Assumption B. Dependency C. Milestone D. Constraint |
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Mary is the business analyst for her organization. Mary and her business analysis team are currently using a business analysis approach to determine what the competition of her organization is offering prospective clients. She is trying to identify solution to increase revenue by remaining competitive with the competition. What business analysis approach are Mary and her business analysis team using? |
A. Business rules analysis B. Functional decomposition C. Focus groups D. Benchmarking |
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You need to identify assumptions as part of the assessment of capability gaps. Which of the following is an example of an assumption? |
A. The project manager believes that her project team members can program in C#. B. All vendors must have security clearance. C. The software must be compatible with the current operating system. D. The risk in the project must be quantified. |
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You are the business analyst for your organization and are to conduct stakeholder analysis. Which of the following statements best describes the conduct stakeholders analysis team? |
A. This task identifies organizations and departments that may be affected by a proposed initiative or who share a common business need. B. This task identified stakeholders who may be affected by a proposed initiative or who share a common business need. C. This task identifies the organization that are likely affected by a problem that a project must solve. D. This task identifies the people who may affected by a proposed initiative or who share a common business need. |
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when can changes to requirements occur in a business analysis planning and monitoring assignment? |
A. Change to requirements can occur any time before the project scope statements is created. B. Changes to requirements can occur at any time. C. Changes to requirements can occur any time after the project's change control system has been enacted. D. Change to requirements can occur at any time before the key stakeholders approve the identified requirements. |
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What does the SWOT analysis mean? |
A. Trial B. Threats C. Test D. Time |
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You are the business analyst for the ACME company. Management is concerned that their company is not able to meet an identified business need with their current existing structure, people, processes and technology. They've asked you to complete an analysis of their organization's ability to meet the identified business need. What business analysis process are you completing for your organization? |
A. Determining the solution approach B. Assessing the capability gaps C. Requirements elicitation D. Verifying the requirements |
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You are the business analyst for your organization and are working on prioritizing the project requirements. Management has asked you to prioritize the requirements based on the cost/benefit analysis for the requirements' value to the organization. What basis for prioritization are you using in the instance? |
A. Business value B. Stakeholder rejection C. Likelihood of success D. Maximum priority |
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You are the business analyst for your organization and management has asked that you identify opportunities to improve the operation of the business. you notice that some of the stakeholders use several pieces of software and several duplicate activities within each software to generate data reports for customers. What type of recommendation can you make in regard to this observation? |
A. You can address the automation of how the workers perform. B. You will need to perform active observation first to understand the processes in more detail. C. You can address the non-functional requirements of the activities. D. You will need to perform passive observation first to understand the process in more detail. |
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You are the business analyst for your organization and are beginning the requirements analysis processes. Which one of the following statements best describes the requirements analysis processes? |
A. It ensures that analysis and implementation efforts focus on the most critical requirements. B. It covers the definition of stakeholders requirements, which describe what a solution must be capable of doing. C. It defines all of the work, and only the requires work, to complete the project objectives. D. It is conformity to requirements and a fitness for use. |
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Management has asked you, a business analyst for your organization, to create the solution scope for an identified problem., In order to complete this task you'll need three elements. All of the following are elements you'll need in order to write the solution scope except for which one? |
A. Work breakdown structure B. Implementation approach C. Solution scope definition D. Dependencies |
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You are the business analyst for your organization and you are preparing the business case for a proposed solution. You need to include the management horizon in your business case. What is the management horizon? |
A. It is the expected deliverable that will be beneficial for the organization. B. it is the point in time when the solution will be completed. C. It is the duration of each phase of the project until the solution earns a profit. D. It is the point for the solution to break even on cost and begin earning a profit. |
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