IIBA CBAP Practice Test - Questions Answers, Page 33

A business analyst (BA) is defining the decision making process for changes raised during a project and wants to understand the decision making authorities within the company.

What might the BA do to gather this information?

A company wants to launch an existing product in another channel and the business analyst (BA) is starting to perform the stakeholder analysis.

Legend: Influence/Impact 1 to 5 (1 = very limited impact/influence: 5 = very high impact/influence).

Considering the analysis, what values for influence and impact will the BA assign to the marketing?

A business analyst (BA) facilitated elicitation activities with subject matter experts and end users using observation, workshops, and interviews.

After comparing the results, how should the BA resolve the variations?

The business analyst (BA) is facilitating a requirements workshop with a large group of diverse stakeholders, some of whom are not entirely familiar with the goals and objectives of the project.

The BA must understand the business domain, corporate culture, group dynamics, and expected outputs to adequately communicate the __________.

A business analyst (BA) has been writing requirements for a project that has several stakeholders with varying levels of product expertise.

What must the BA take into consideration to meet stakeholder perspectives?

A business analyst (BA) has been coordinating several meetings with stakeholders to reach consensus regarding the solution design to implement a global currency exchange system for an international bank. Consensus has not been reached yet, although BA has great communication skills and is trusted by all stakeholders. The stakeholders formally approved the business need initially.

Why is there disagreement?

As part of defining the business analysis approach for a project, the business analyst (BA) identifies the key stakeholders responsible for upcoming activities for the initial phase. The BA emails each of these stakeholders and asks when they can be finished. One stakeholder does not reply, one angrily comments that it is not their job and is too busy, and two respond saying that they do not understand what is being asked of them.

What competencies can the BA draw on that would best assist with getting agreement from all these stakeholders?

A business analyst (BA) has engaged various groups from across the organization to define the business opportunity a potential project will address. The BA must consolidate the information collected from the groups.

The BA should ensure the business needs __________.

In a requirements elicitation effort, the business analyst (BA) needs to define boundaries for business domains, categorize and create a hierarchy of items, and show data sources and their relationships for specific audiences.

Which of the following modeling formats should the BA use?