A business analyst (BA), analyzing requirements, has decomposed information into components.What is the purpose of this exercise?

To enable discussion regarding solution options

To plan test cases for the components

To identify the project sponsor

A project team needs to maintain the traceability of requirements for a software system. Due to the large number of requirements, which of the following methods should the team use?

Use a requirements management tool

Maintain the requirements manually

Develop a database management system

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:

gather insights into the value provided by a solution.

evaluate whether the required return on investment is met.

gather insights into the value provided by a solution.

decide if similar projects should be taken up again.

verify that organizational resources were spent wisely.

While gathering information during a requirements workshop, a subject matter expert states that it is likely that an organizational restructure will occur in one of the business departments that will be utilizing parts of the new system. As such, the business analyst (BA) should:

note the constraint that the solution must be flexible to accommodate different roles after implementation.

ask the project sponsor to confirm whether and when the restructure will occur.

record a risk that requirements may change and further explore the likelihood and impact of the risk.

note the constraint that the solution must be flexible to accommodate different roles after implementation.

proceed as if the business unit will not be restructured and wait for the organization to confirm otherwise.

A business analyst (BA) has developed requirements for a project containing sensitive information.The requirements were approved and the solution was implemented. What should the BA do to ensure these requirements are maintained for future reference?

Archive the requirements package in the business analysis portal

Print the requirements package and distribute it to stakeholders in person

Archive the requirements package in the business analysis portal

Store the requirements package on secure shared drive

Send the requirements package to stakeholder in a password protected email

An organization is planning to launch an exciting new service that has never been offered before. The expectations are that the service will be extremely popular with young families but, because the organization wants to keep it a secret until launch day. there is no way of knowing whether this is correct. Why does the business analyst (BA) suggest identifying high customer demand by young families as an "assumption?

To assess the costs and benefits accurately

To provide a benchmark future change

The business analyst (BA) has structured information so it is easy to find, does not conflict with other information, and is not duplicated unnecessarily. Which additional factor does the BA need to take into account when deciding how to structure the information?

The governance and engagement approach to be used

The level of experience with the repository tool

The number of stakeholders to be consulted

The size and complexity of the change

The governance and engagement approach to be used

While planning the prioritization approach for an upgrade to a legal property application, the business analyst (BA) needs to check the organization's business policies prior to identifying the stakeholders to participate in the prioritization process. The business policies will help the BA because they:

define the limits within which decisions must be made in accordance with contracts, agreement warranties or certifications.

provide lessons learned from previous projects that should be incorporated into planning approach for current projects.

Outline the organizational roles and responsibilities in an effort to define a prioritization approach that involves the correct stakeholders.

describe industry regulations and are used to develop a framework for sound business decision making.

define the limits within which decisions must be made in accordance with contracts, agreement warranties or certifications.

A business analyst (BA) elicits requirements from end users for a new application, and then completes a set of use cases and use case scenarios. What should the BA do next?

Identify all the roles and responsibilities

Conduct a requirements workshop

Create acceptance and evaluation

A business analyst (BA) has completed multiple workshops involving a number of stakeholders including the project manager however, the elicitation results are inconsistent between the stakeholders. How should the variation in results be resolved?

The BA should model the elicited requirements in a review meeting.

The project manager should decide which requirement is relevant.

The BA should select which requirements are correct.

The project manager should model requirements in a review meeting.

The BA should model the elicited requirements in a review meeting.

A business analyst (BA) asked two stakeholders with approval authority to approve the requirements.The stakeholders »re being asked to confirm that:

all questions have been answered.

organizational value will be created from the investment.

all questions have been answered.

project priorities are agreed upon.

relevant legal and regulatory needs are met.

A new product that is tablet-enabled is being considered to replace an older product to process orders. The data captured is sent to existing downstream applications which are not being updated.What is the first thing that a business analyst (BA) should consider?

Performing an interface analysis

Identifying constraints and dependence

Developing process and data models

The claims intake workflow of an insurance company is being standardized across all branch offices.The business analyst (BA) assigned to this project has interviewed users individually in all the offices and plans to schedule a workshop with all the users. What should the BA do to prepare for the workshop?

Develop a work breakdown structure

Build an entity-relationship diagram

A business analyst (BA) held a formal walk through of requirements developed on a project.Stakeholders expressed concerns because they had different interpretations of the requirements.What activity would help ensure a common understanding?

Ensure correct terminology is used

Ensure appropriate templates used throughout elicitation

Ensure consistent referencing of requirements

Ensure compliance with key performance indicators

Ensure correct terminology is used

A business analyst (BA) collected scanned notes, documents, and photos of whiteboards showing the results of a workshop pertaining to an accounting system replacement. What is the BA's next course of action?

Develop a business analysis information package

Meet with stakeholders to review the information sent

Meet with a corporate accounting user

Manage stakeholder collaboration

Develop a business analysis information package

A business analyst (BA) has set up a number of elicitation workshops with key subject matter experts (SMEs) on a new project. All SMEs have accepted the workshop invitations except for the legal SME who has not responded to any invitations. The first workshop is scheduled for next week and the BA has tried unsuccessfully to reach the legal SME by phone. How should the BA proceed?

proceed with the first workshop and capture the non-response as a project issue for the project manager to address

Re-check the legal SMEs schedule and re-arrange all of the workshops based on vacancies in his or her public calendar

Drop by the legal SMEs desk and have an informed chat about how important his or her involvement and input is on the project

proceed with the first workshop and capture the non-response as a project issue for the project manager to address

Escalate the non-response to the legal SMEs manager via email and request that they make the legal SME attend

Project work is taking place to evaluate whether a system's requirements can be met via creating internally, purchasing from others, or a combination of the two. What goal is addressed by this analysis?

Outlining the change control strategy

A business. analyst (BA) is working on a project to implement a commercial off-the-shelf application for tracking customers. In an observation session with a Domain subject matter expert (SMF). the BA notes that the SME keeps separate records for the customers who are also vendors. The BA knows that the new software has a module for vendor management that would integrate the vendor and customer records. Which type of opportunity has the BA identified?

Reduction of duplicate tasks performed by staff

Potential to provide future value supported by the system

Ability to provide greater amount of information to staff

Automation to increase consistency of behavior

A business analyst (BA) is given an additional requirement near the end of the development phase that needs to be incorporated into the system as part of the same release. In this situation, the first activity the BA performs to understand the effect of the proposed change is to:

consult with the technical team for technical feasibility.

determine whether stakeholders are available for further elicitation.

consult with the technical team for technical feasibility.

determine whether the additional requirement is traceable to a need.

check with the project manager for timeline and budget metrics.

A project manager (PM) is planning the project timelines along with a business analyst (BA) and they come across the task of requirement allocation. The PM wants to know what the dependencies are before the requirement allocation task is initiated and seeks the BA's advice. Which of the following is a dependency that the BA will highlight as a predecessor for requirement allocation?

Solution approach has been determined

Requirements architecture is approved

Solution approach has been determined

A senior manager wants to know at what stage the business analyst (BA) is with the requirements management process. The BA immediately sends a 600-page document with models and business rules to all stakeholders. Which best practice did the BA violate in this situation?

The communication method was inappropriate

The business rules were included

The communication method was inappropriate

The distribution included all project stakeholders

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