Exam 2: Certification of Competency in Business Analysis

The RGQ Organization utilizes a change log. What is a change log?

Robert is the business analyst for his organization and is preparing to host a workshop for twenty stakeholders. The goal of this workshop is to comprehensively identify the requirements for new software that will be created for Robert's organization. What must first be established in the workshop to ensure that the elicitation process moves smoothly?

You are a business analyst for your organization and you're working with the stakeholders to identify the primary inputs to the business analysis approach. Which one of the following is a primary input to the business analysis approach?

When an organization implements a new solution, the organization will often have to provide dual-support for the new solution and the solution that's being replaced. Which one of the following is not an input to the transitional requirements definition?

As a candidate for CCBA, you should be able to recognize the activities associated with each knowledge area. Which of the following are business analysis planning and monitoring activities? Each correct answer represents a complete solution.

Which of the following defines all of the required work to satisfy the requirements of the project?  

A one-location restaurant has been a huge success and the owner wants to expand into more markets. The owner wants to ensure that the quality of the food and pleasing atmosphere is maintained without introducing new variables. Working with the key members of the organization, the owner determines that training and standard processes must be defined. The owner engages a business analyst (BA) to create training materials and operating procedures based on the existing processes at the original restaurant. During this documentation, the BA identifies some opportunities for improvement. How must the BA proceed?

A business analyst wants to elicit requirements from a large group of stakeholders. One of her primary goals of this event is to produce a broad set of options for solutions. Which elicitation technique would you recommend for this business analyst?

You are the business analyst for your organization and you are completing the manage requirements traceability process. You are tracking the requirements to determine how the requirements are interrelated with one another and with the actual delivery of the project scope. There are actually three reasons why the business analyst should trace requirements. Which one of the following is not one of the three reasons why trace requirements are useful?

The business analyst (BA) recommended a new application be rolled out in phases. After reviewing alternatives, the project sponsor agreed. What does the BA expect to achieve by this approach?

Which solution scope creation technique can be best described as the depiction of the scope of work required to integrate the new solution into the business and technical environments?

Which one of the following is not a general technique that a business analyst may use in the requirements verification task?  

A business analyst (BA) needs to obtain agreement on and approval of requirements for a software solution. In order for this task to proceed, what does the BA need to understand?

When a business analyst is using alternative generation, what should she always include as an output?  

When a business analyst completes the elicitation process, she will create four outputs. Which one of the following is an output of the elicitation process?

During a lessons learned session, stakeholders had a heated discussion on the performance measures being employed and why they are necessary. The business analyst (BA) explained that performance measures are required to:

In order to assess the capability gaps of an organization, you'll need all of the following inputs except for which one?  

You are the business analyst for your organization. You are currently identifying opportunities for a customer to improve their business processes. The customer wants to streamline their business efforts either through new technologies, better processes, or a combination of both. The customer demands, however, that the solution should not cost more than $300,000 to implement and support for one year. What does the $300,000 represent?

In a change-driven environment, what's more important than formal communications in regard to effective requirements management?  

Beth is a business analyst for her organization and she's discussing the solution with her key stakeholders. Beth is considering that moving to a new operating system, new office software, and new customized applications will be too much for the end users to learn and to manage their ongoing responsibilities. What task is Beth completing in this scenario?