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Achieve Business Analysis Certification: A Concise Guide To PMI-PBA®, CBAP® And CPRE Exam Successo The Channel City And Its Environs Pap/Psc Edition Klaus Nielsen (Author) - Solutions
Quality It Is: Which of the following are considered part of the seven basic quality tools?(The answers are found on page 148.)1 Prevention costs 2 Pareto diagrams 3 Costs of non-conformance 4 Scatter diagrams 5 Cause and effect diagrams
Question for Another Group: In this activity, participants are divided into groups of four to seven people. Together, they develop up to three questions for another group to answer based on the material presented.
Decision Making: You are in the room with eight other team members. Four options are discussed and a vote is called. One option receives three votes and is called out as the winner. Which decision-making technique was used? (The answer is found on page 148.)1 Unanimity 2 Majority 3 Plurality 4
Matching Conceptual Models: Match the terms in #1-4 to letters A-D which are all common techniques to use for conceptual modeling and requirement analysis. (The answers are found on page 148.)1 Business rules modeling A. Wireframes 2 Process modeling B. User story 3 Interface modeling C. Data
Explain how scenarios with storyboarding and hothousing can be used in requirement elicitation. A bit of research may be required before answering this question.In some cases it may be useful to highlight the complementary and alternative techniques and approaches as illustrated in Table 7.14. This
What are the biggest pros and cons of using observation techniques at your current workplace, and what can be done to overcome the cons and strengthen the pros?
What is the relationship between requirement management, change control, and version control?a) Version control is part of configuration management, which includes change managementb) Requirement management includes version control, while change control is part of configuration managementc)
In a traditional plan-based project, who owns the project management plan?a) The project managerb) The business analystc) The product ownerd) The Scrum Master
Which question would you not ask when developing a requirement traceability matrix?a) Whatb) Whenc) Whered) Who
What is the output of the plan scope management process?a) The project charterb) Scope management plan and project charterc) Scope management plan and requirement management pland) Requirement management plan and requirement management matrix
What are the advantages of traceable requirements?a) Identification of additional costsb) Identification of a gold-plated solution in the requirementsc) It’s quick and easy to dod) It is a requirement from the stakeholders
Validation by Trying it Out: Which of the following validation techniques could be applied when emphasis is on the stakeholders trying out the system? (The answer is found on page 102.)1 Workshops 2 Prototypes 3 Interviews 4 Wait until the solution is developed
Match the Key Words to Their Definitions: Match the business analysis key words to their definitions. You will find the key words in Table 6.12 and the definitions in Table 6.13. You can use Table 6.14 to record your answers and determine your score. You will find the correct answers in Table 6.15
Content of the Requirement Management Plan: Which of the following content would you not expect to find in the requirement management plan? (The answer is found on page 102.)1 Versioning of requirements 2 Naming conventions 3 Traceability structure 4 IEEE Standard 1244
A Bad Alternative? Which of the following tools are not an alternative to the requirement traceability matrix? (The answer is found on page 102.)1 Templates 2 Text 3 Textual reference 4 Matrices 5 Project charter 6 Observations
What’s in a Name? What is the name of the diagram that uses inputs, outputs, drawn databases, and customers? (The answer is found on page 102.)1 Use case 2 Data flow 3 Context 4 Work scope
What is the value of it at Year 0 using a discount rate of 12%a) $15,551b) $17,279c) $17,936d) $19,126
An investment is projected to be worth $25,000 at the end of Year
Which categories would be useful in examining the value proposition from the customer’s perspective?a) Qualityb) Timingc) Financiald) All of the above
You are examining the value proposition. However, you’re in need of some financial measurements. Where would you most likely find them?a) In the project charterb) In the cost-benefit analysisc) In the business cased) In the scope statement
As a business analyst, you are in the process of identify opportunities and challenges where you are investigating major quality problems. Which tool or technique is most suitable?a) Pareto chartb) Cause and effect diagramc) Risk analysisd) SWOT analysis
Some scenarios are plan-driven while others are:a) Cost-drivenb) Stakeholder-drivenc) Change-drivend) Technical-driven
Match the Key Words to Their Definitions: Match the business analyst key words to their definitions. You will have to match the key words from Table 5.35 to the definitions from Table 5.36.Table 5.37 is suitable as a score sheet and Table 5.38 contains the correct answers.
Explain the variation in results from Exercises 5.5 and 5.6.
Use the method of Pre-mortem to identify the right stakeholders for the new downtown library being built in your city.
Using the method of Six Thinking Hats by Edward de Bono, as shown in Table 5.21, identify the correct stakeholders for a new downtown public librarySequence of methods for the identification of stakeholders:1 Clarification of the situation 2 Putting on the white hat to collect facts and figures
Stakeholders? You work as a business analyst in the IT department on a public sector project and are in the process of identifying stakeholders. The project is a new IT system for administration and payrolls. Which of the following will you most likely identify as stakeholders? (The answer is found
Business Case Ready or Not? Which of the following must be true if you are to approve the business case? (The answer is found on page 72.)1 The PI is less than one 2 The discounted value of incremental benefits is $500M while the discounted value of incremental costs is $575M 3 The payback period
Which of the following is a type of requirement?a) Functional requirementb) Quality requirementc) Constraintd) All of the above
Which diagram is least suited for the representation of the delimitation of an IT system?a) Cause and effect diagramb) Activity diagramc) Use case diagramd) Context diagram with data flows
Which of the following statements best characterizes the relationship between a requirements engineer and a stakeholder in the role of a tester?a) The requirements engineer delivers input for the work of the stakeholderb) The output from the requirements engineer is managed by the stakeholder who
System archaeology belongs to what kind of group of techniques?a) Support techniquesb) Document-centric techniquesc) Observation techniquesd) Creativity techniques
Under the Kano model, dissatisfiers are concerned with:a) Subconscious propertiesb) Conscious propertiesc) Unconscious propertiesd) System properties that the stakeholder does not know or expect and discovers only while using the system
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a requirements engineer?a) Management skillb) Analytical thinkingc) Empathyd) Communication skill
At a control board meeting, which role on the change control board analyzes and assesses a change request?a) Originatorb) Modifierc) Verifierd) Evaluator
Which of the following is not true regarding using natural language to document requirements?a) It does not require preparation time to be readb) It is understood by stakeholdersc) It can be used to describe any type of circumstanced) It has no disadvantages
What is a common use of a requirement repository?a) A requirement specificationb) A WIP boardc) A requirement matrixd) A website with folders for requirement documents
Which of the following is a type of requirement source?a) Stakeholdersb) Legal documentsc) Systems in operationd) All of the above
Which of the following statements characterize the goals of requirements engineering?a) Understand the relevant requirementsb) Achieve a consensus about the requirements among the stakeholdersc) Document requirements according to given standardsd) All of the above
What is an alternative to the requirement traceability matrix?a) Requirement documentsb) Traceability chainc) Use case diagramsd) Websites
Which statements characterizes the term requirements specification?a) A requirements specification is a systematically represented collection of requirementsb) Description of a system to be developedc) A formal depiction of requirementsd) All of the above
Which activity conducted during requirements validation supports traceability?a) Specification checkingb) Authoringc) Traceability modelingd) Visual modeling
Which two items best characterize the documentation of the system context?a) E/R diagramsb) Use case diagramsc) Data flow diagramsd) Prototypes
Which of the following statements best characterizes a stakeholder during elicitation?a) A person or an organization that has little or no direct influence on the requirements of the systemb) Essential in engineeringc) A source of requirementsd) A key decision maker
What are among the most commonly used traceability tools?a) Enterprise environment factorsb) Organizational process assetsc) Specialized templatesd) Traceability path
Which of the following two conceptual models may be used for requirements documentation?a) Cause and effect diagramb) Use case diagramc) Activity diagramd) User story
Which of the following describes an Entity-Relationship diagram?a) Graphical representation of entitiesb) Display structure and contentc) Sometimes suited for requirements modelingd) Logical structure of files
Sources and sinks help to identify the interfaces the system has with its environment.Which answer best describes a sink?a) A sink is an output from the system to be developedb) A sink is an input to the system to be developedc) A sink is the medium by which to interact with the system to be
Which sentence best characterizes the term requirement?a) A thing that is needed or wanted.b) A thing that is compulsory; a necessary condition.c) A condition or capability needed by a user to solve a problem or achieve an objective.d) A condition or capability needed by a user to solve a range of
Why is requirement elicitation like a good murder novel?a) It is a bit of a mysteryb) It requires a lot of skills to masterc) It requires some time and energy to completed) It is error prone
What is a disadvantage of survey techniques?a) Can’t uncover subconscious requirementsb) Time consumingc) Costly in any scaled) Gathers requirements that the requirement engineer already knows
What is the system context?a) Part of the system environment that is relevant for the definition as well as the understanding of the requirementsb) A specific context that can only be interpreted correctly by the business analystc) It is the context that separates the system to be developed from
An evaluation consists of activities to determine how well the developed solution fulfills:a) The contractb) The project charter and defined solutionc) The defined solution and business needsd) The stakeholders requirements
Which document is considered to be the most important for the go-ahead approval of a project?a) The business caseb) The solution scopec) The enterprise analysisd) The requirement specification
You are conducting Plan Business Analysis Governance; which task have you just completed?a) Trace Requirementb) Prepare Requirements Packagec) Plan Stakeholder Engagementd) Assess Risks
Decision analysis uses the following theory:a) Total quality managementb) Decision matrixc) Game theoryd) Decision flow analysis
In the Business Analysis Planning & Monitoring knowledge area, which one of the following is not an organizational process asset?a) COBIT™b) Sarbanes-Oxleyc) Planning pokerd) V-model
Which of the following types of charts shows which resources are needed in the project and allows you to group the resources by project phase or other attributes?a) Organizational breakdown structureb) Gantt chartc) Root cause analysisd) Resource breakdown structure
Which one of the following is most likely a domain subject matter expert?a) Any individual with in-depth knowledge of a topic relevant to the business need or solution scopeb) End users of the solutionc) People who will be indirect users of the solution, such as managersd) All of the above
Which of the following is a table of all stakeholders, showing the mapping of which stakeholders will contribute information to other stakeholders?a) Solution scope management planb) Organizational breakdown structurec) RAM chartd) Communications management plan
You are shadowing a coworker for a day in order to elicit requirements. This technique is a variant of:a) Workshopsb) Observationc) Interviewingd) Prototyping
Which one of the following techniques is most likely applied in the Plan Business Analysis Approach?a) Fagan inspectionb) Business rulesc) GAP analysisd) Decision analysis
Which knowledge area is used to identify the current state?a) Business Analysis Planning and Monitoringb) Solution Evaluationc) Requirements Analysis and Design Definitiond) Elicitation and Collaboration
What is the use of a requirements repository?a) A method for versioningb) A method of identifying and storing requirementsc) A method of storing requirementsd) A method used in conjunction with change management
Which of the following tasks are not included in the knowledge area of Elicitation and Collaboration?a) Prepare Elicitation Packageb) Conduct Elicitationc) Communicate Business Analysis Informationd) Confirm Elicitation Results
Which of the following is a procurement document?a) Work breakdown structureb) Product backlogc) Project charterd) Request for proposal
Which of the following is not a knowledge area?a) Strategy Analysisb) Requirement Managementc) Elicitation and Collaborationd) Solution Evaluation
Which of the following forms of financial analysis would not be found in the business case?a) Payback periodb) NPVc) IRRd) Asset management ratios
Which of the following techniques are best for confirming the stated requirements and stakeholder concerns?a) Observationb) Focus groupsc) Workshopsd) Prototypes
Is the business analyst stakeholder in all business analysis activities?a) Yesb) No, just in some of the business analysis activitiesc) A business analyst is not a stakeholderd) Maybe, depends on the project
What does MoSCoW stand for?a) Must, should, could, won’tb) Must, shall, could, won’tc) Must, should, can, won’td) Must, shouldn’t, could, will not
In the RACI model, A is short for:a) Acceptedb) Approvalc) Advisord) Accountable
Which of the following can be used in a root cause analysis?a) A cause and effect diagramb) An Ishikawa diagramc) A Fishbone diagramd) All of the above
Which of the following options represent a competency of a business analyst?a) Emotional intelligenceb) Technical knowledgec) Software development know howd) Behavioral characteristics
You are in need of price quotes from a range of vendors. Which form would be the best option?a) Price formb) RFIc) RFQd) RFP
Which of the following is not a reason for changing requirements?a) Change in rules and regulations by regulatory bodiesb) Lack of consensusc) Business need changesd) Lack of resources
You are in the process of Planning Stakeholder Engagement. Which knowledge area are you working in?a) Business Analysis Planning and Monitoringb) Requirements Analysis and Design Definitionc) Communicationd) Business Procedures
You are part of a process in which a stakeholder map is developed and some stakeholders are mapped as keep informed due to:a) The stakeholders have high impact and high influenceb) The stakeholders have low impact and high influencec) The stakeholders have low impact and low influenced) The
Who owns the requirement management plan?a) The project managerb) The business analystc) The product ownerd) The Scrum Master
Business analyst tasks with regard to traceability do not involve:a) Updating the traceability matrixb) Updating requirement documentationc) Communicating requirement statusd) Communicating configuration status
Categorizing the requirements according to the Kano model; Delighters are:a) Explicitly demanded system propertiesb) Unexpected system propertiesc) Properties of the system that are self-evidentd) Properties of the system that are taken for granted
How would you document the system context?a) Use case diagramsb) User storiesc) Value stream mappingd) Software requirement specifications
How does a business analyst analyze solution-identified gaps?a) Using quality assurance toolsb) Using time schedulesc) Using the control scope processd) Interview the stakeholders
Which statement is most true?a) Requirement changes happen all the time due to stakeholders’ changing goals.b) Requirement changes are inevitable.c) Requirement changes happen all the time due to a lack of requirement management competence.d) Requirement changes are always very costly.
The voice of the customer may not be derived from:a) Business requirementsb) The impact analysisc) Constraintsd) Solution ideas
You are using the PLUME model. What does the M stand for?a) Managementb) Memorabilityc) Memoryd) Mastery
Risks can be identified as opportunities or challenges. In a project, where/when would the business analyst most likely find the answers to how to classify these risks?a) During the risk analysisb) Documented in the risk registerc) Identified by the stakeholdersd) In the business case, risk
You have identified opportunities and challenges to a process. In which document is the result most likely documented?a) Project scope descriptionb) Vision documentc) Statement of the problemd) Project charter
Traceability and monitoring manage the life cycle of the requirements and entails:a) Ongoing progress and controlb) Ongoing communication and collaborationc) Configuration managementd) Change management
Using Schein’s iceberg on culture, what would you describe the company logo as?a) An artifactb) A basic assumptionc) A beliefd) A company item
One approach to requirements elicitation on a high level is the Brown Cow Model which includes:a) Futureb) Pastc) Whyd) Near future
If you are using three-point estimates, one being optimistic, which technique are you using?a) Parametric estimatingb) Delphic) Program evaluation and review technique (PERT)d) Expert judgment
Which technique would you use to elicit requirements that are categorized in the Kano model as dissatisfiers?a) Observationsb) Document-centric techniquesc) Both of the aboved) Survey techniques
You are gathering information about the business. What kind of material are you likely to use?a) Job descriptionsb) Trouble-shooting documentsc) Financial reportsd) All of the above
Organization assessment for change would follow which category?a) People changeb) System changec) Cultural changed) Valuation change
In conflict management, which step may be involved?a) Conflict assessmentb) Conflict navigationc) Conflict resolutiond) Conflict management
In Scrum, requirements are called:a) User storiesb) Featuresc) Requirementsd) Epics
What is business value?a) A concept that is unique to each organization and includes tangible and intangible elementsb) A concept that is unique to each organization and includes costs and benefitsc) A concept that is unique to each organization and includes the cost-benefit analysisd) The result
Which of the following diagrams are not used in a root cause analysis?a) Cause and effectb) Ishikawac) Fishboned) Use case
Which of the following aspects may influence the context of a system?a) Peopleb) Systems not in operationc) Former eventsd) Obsolete documentation
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