Martha is observing Sarah complete several complex steps as part of her business analysis requirements elicitation process. In this instance Martha working alongside Sarah is actually helping Sarah complete the work so that Martha can understand all of the steps Sarah must complete.What type of requirements elicitation technique is Martha using?

Cross training requirements elicitation

You are the business analyst for THY Organization and you have gathered the requirements. You have presented the requirements to the stakeholders and they have approved your requirements. You are now working with Francie on recording the dependencies and relationships for each of the requirements.Why would you want to record the dependencies and relationships for the requirements?

To help determine the sequence in which requirements are to be addressed.

To help determine which requirements carry the most risk.

To help determine the total cost for the solution to be implemented.

To help determine the total time for the solution to be implemented.

As part of the requirements analysis a business analyst can use the same tools and techniques to model the current state of an organization.All of the following are valid reasons why would a business analyst want to create a current state domain model except for which one?

The current state model can help the business analyst create Pareto charts for process improvement.

The current state model can help identify opportunities for improvement.

The current state model can help validate the solution scope with business and technical stakeholders.

The current state model can help the business analyst create Pareto charts for process improvement.

The current state model can help assist stakeholders in understanding the current state

You are the business analyst for your organization. Management has asked you to create a plan that will define the proposed structure and schedule for communicating the business analysis activities to the appropriate stakeholders.What plan does management want you to create?

Business Analysis Communications Plan

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

It is a document that tracks all characteristics and status of changes that have been received.

It is a document that records all change requests for the project.

It is a document that tracks all unauthorized changes to the project solution.

It is a document that tracks all characteristics and status of changes that have been received.

It is a document that tracks the changes that have been received, including their implementation to the project solution.

Zoe is the business analyst for her organization. She is currently prioritizing the requirements based on the implementation difficulty of the requirements to help with the solution planning.Which of the following best describes the approach Zoe is taking with requirements prioritization?

The requirements are ranked from easiest to hardest to implement.

The requirements are categorized by type of work, and then ranked within each category of ease of implementation to difficulty of implementation.

The requirements are ranked most difficult to easiest to implement.

The requirements are ranked from easiest to hardest to implement.

The requirements are categorized by the likelihood of management approving the requirements.

Which one of the following is the most accurate definition of the solution scope?

Defines what must be delivered in order to meet the business need.

Determines the things that are believed to be true in the solution but they have not yet been proven to be true.

Determines if an organization can justify the investment required to deliver the proposed solution.

Defines the business need, identified key stakeholders, describes the positive impact of the solution.

You are the business analyst for your organization and you are preparing to elicit the requirements for a new business opportunity.Which one of the following statements best describes the prepare for elicitation process?

You need to ensure all needed resources are organized and scheduled for conducting the elicitation activities.

You need authority granted to you from the sponsor to utilize resources for the elicit requirements process.

You need to determine which elicitation techniques are needed for the requirements gathering technique.

You need to ensure all needed resources are organized and scheduled for conducting the elicitation activities.

You need to receive permission from functional management to interview and elicit requirements for the stakeholders.

Robert is the business analyst for his organization and he's working with several stakeholders to identify the business need for an opportunity. Robert needs to identify the stakeholder that will be responsible for authorizing the actions needed in order to meet the identified business need.Which stakeholder does Robert need to identify?

Implementation Subject Matter Expert

Mary is the business analyst for your organization. She asks you what the purpose of the assess capability gaps task is.Which of the following is the best response to give Mary?

It identifies new capabilities required by the organization to meet the business need.

It identifies the causal factors that are contributing to an effect the solution will solve.

It describes the ends that the organization wants to improve.

It identifies the skill gaps in the existing resources.

You are preparing the business case for a proposed solution in your organization. You need to identify several components for the business case including an assessment of the risks the solution may contain.Which one of the following is the best definition of a risk as it pertains to the business case?

Risk is an uncertain event or condition that may have both positive and negative affects on the solution.

Risk is an uncertain event that can cause the organization to lose more monies than it invests in the solution.

Risk is a potential event that can cause the solution to fail.

Risks are threats to the organization's success.

You are the business analyst for your organization and are trying to determine the best solution for an identified problem. You have determined that you could create a software solution using inhouse resources for $65,000 and with an ongoing support of $5,600 per month. A vendor offers you a quote that they can create the software for $49,000 with an ongoing support of $6,100 per month.Which solution should you choose?

Create the software if you'll use the solution longer than 32 months.

Create the software if you'll keep the solution less than 32 months.

Create the software if you'll use the solution longer than 32 months.

There is not enough information to determine which solution is financially better.

Buy from the vendor if you'll keep the solution longer than 32 months.

All of the following are techniques that can be used to specify or model requirements except for which one?

Work breakdown structure creation

You are the business analyst for a large project in your organization. You are working with Ben to create requirements packages to present to the stakeholders, the business analyst team, and to the project manager. Ben wants to know why you're creating requirements packages.What's the primary goal of developing a requirements package?

To convey information clearly and in an understandable fashion

To convey the cost, schedule, and risk information clearly

To convey information clearly and in an understandable fashion

To present the requirements in packages that are easy for the project team to accomplish in their project execution

To help the project manager create the work breakdown structure

A business analyst is helping management determine which solution they should choose. As it happens that the organization can only choose one of the two solutions due to time and resource restrictions. Solution A worths $456,000 to the organization while solution B worths $565,000 to the organization. While solution A costs less, it is less risky and takes less time to complete so management elects to seize Solution A.What is the opportunity cost?

There is not enough information to know how much the solution will cost the organization.

You are the business analyst for your organization. Your current project is using a plan-driven approach for the requirements, business analysis, and monitoring.Which one of the following statements best describes the plan-driven approach to business analysis planning and monitoring?

Plan-driven approaches typically call for a significant amount of formality and detail.

Plan-driven approaches determine how priorities will be diagnosed for the project solution.

Plan-driven approaches encourage changes that prevent errors and omissions.

Plan-driven approaches typically have meetings daily to discuss the business analysis requirements process.

Plan-driven approaches typically call for a significant amount of formality and detail.

You are the business analyst for the NHQ Project. You have identified several stakeholders that need different types of information related to the requirements.Which stakeholder would need detailed technical interface requirements?

Implementation subject matter experts

Management comes to you and asks you to complete some specifications and models about the current state of the organization. Management wants you to complete this business analysis activity as soon as possible and report back to them with your findings.What is the primary purpose of the specify and model requirements process?

To analyze the functioning of an organization and to provide an insight into opportunities for improvement.

To analyze the processes of an organization to determine what processes can be improved, removed, or added.

To analyze the utility function within the organization to determine how risk tolerance may allow for new opportunities.

To analyze the roles and responsibilities of users within the organization to determine how the processes may be improved.

To analyze the functioning of an organization and to provide an insight into opportunities for improvement.

Which one of the following statements best describes requirements prioritization?

It determines how requirements will be prioritized and how those priorities will be used to define the solution scope.

It determines how requirements will be prioritized based on the most important stakeholders to the least important stakeholders.

It is only used with the change-driven approach to business analysis.

It is only used with the plan-driven approach to business analysis.

It determines how requirements will be prioritized and how those priorities will be used to define the solution scope.

You are the business analyst for your organization and you are working with Bill on creating a model. Bill is a little confused about all the different things a model can do for the stakeholders.You explain to Bill that a model can do all of the following except for which one?

Define the risk and reward for the requirements

Categorize and create hierarchies of items

Define boundaries for business domains

You are the business analyst for your organization. You have identified the costs and level of effort needed for each of the solution components. Management has asked that you also assess the most effective tradeoffs between delivery options. You consider the available resources and the constraints on the solution to determine if an additional investment is justified to realize a higher value for the solution.What other consideration could you include in your assessment of the solution?

Dependencies between requirements

Experience of the implementation team

Enterprise environmental factors

You are the business analyst for your organization and are preparing to conduct stakeholder analysis. As part of this process you realize that you'll need several inputs.Which one of the following is NOT an input you'll use for the conduct stakeholder analysis task?

Enterprise environmental factors

What is the purpose of the business case?

The business case helps the organization determine if they can justify the investment for the solution.

The business case helps the organization determine the duration and cost of the solution.

The business case helps the organization determine the cost of the solution.

The business case helps the organization determine if the solution is feasible.

You are the business analyst for the NHQ Organization. Management has asked that you examine the workflow and internal processes for order fulfillment.Specifically, they'd like you to complete an in-depth analysis and documentation of the business problems and opportunities that may be exist for the organization.What business analysis knowledge area does this activity map to?

Solution assessment and validation

Requirements management and communication

You are the business analyst for a large, complex solution and you are working with the stakeholders to determine the prioritization of the requirements. You would like to use the decision analysis to determine the best decision for the requirements outcome. You must know four things as part of decision analysis.Which one of the following will not help you with this approach to the requirements prioritization process?

The future value of the requirements

The values, goals, and objectives that are relevant to the requirements

The consequences of each possible decision

The nature of the decision that must be made

The future value of the requirements

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You are the business analyst for your organization and are working with Ralph who is also a business analyst at your company. You have moved one of the requirements higher in the prioritization of the requirements because it is needed to be implemented before some of the more important requirements are done.

Ralph disagrees with your placement of the requirement because you are to rank the requirements based on their level of difficulty.

Who is correct and why?

Ralph is correct because the requirements are always to be ranked by importance or business value.

You are correct because the lower priority requirements must be completed before the higher priority requirements can be done.

You are correct because you are the senior business analyst.

Ralph is correct because the sequence of requirements is actually done with the project activity list.

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