IIBA CBAP Practice Test - Questions Answers, Page 11

Which of the following is a narrative description of the work required for the project?

The requirements elicitation process requires that the business analyst and team prepare for the requirements elicitation activities. There are three specific inputs that the business analyst will need in preparing for the requirements elicitation.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three inputs the business analyst will use as he prepares for requirements elicitation?

Mark is the business analyst for his organization. He is working with the solution development team and he believes that the team does not want to implement a certain portion of the requirements. The team is expressing the difficulty of the requirements and how it will be extremely challenging to complete. When Mark asks about a similar project that the team completed, they insist that this is a different type of requirements though Mark believes that it is not.

What is the solution development team appearing to do to the requirements?

You are the business analyst for your organization. You are currently working with Susan on creating a model as part of the specify and model requirements process. Susan doesn't understand why you need a model. You explain to Susan that a model is just a simplified representation of a complex reality that is useful for understanding that reality and making decisions regarding it. In fact, you tell Susan, model can do all of the following except one option.

Choose the option that model cannot do?

Management would like you to front-load the requirements with the most risk requirements.

Why would management prefer the risky requirements first in the prioritization?

You are the business analyst for your organization and are working with Sally, a project manager, for your organization. You and Sally are determining the cost of the labor, materials, equipment, and facilities in order to achieve the different solutions that have been proposed for an identified problem.

What is this process called?

Your organization needs to adapt to the change economy, new technologies, and an increase in competition in order to survive. They've asked you to complete a business analysis approach that will help them change their organizational policies in order to achieve their goals and objectives.

What business analysis technique has this organization asked you to complete?

Martha is observing Gary complete several activities as part of her requirements elicitation process. Martha is simply observing the steps Gary takes to complete his work and she is taking notes. In this instance Martha does not ask Gary any questions.

What type of observation technique is Martha completing?

You are the business analyst for your organization. You are currently writing the business goals and objectives as part of the elements for the define business process.

Which one of the following statements best describes the business goals and objectives element?