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

A.
Correct communication
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Correct communication
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B.
Frequency of communication
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Frequency of communication
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C.
Message of communication
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Message of communication
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D.
Type of communication
D.
Type of communication
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Suggested answer: B

Explanation:

Change-driven approaches focus more on frequency of communication than on formal documentation. Official documentation is often in writing, but informal communication takes precedence over more formal written communication.

Answer D is incorrect. The best answer is frequency of communication, not the type of communication. Answer A is incorrect. The best answer is frequency of communication, not correct communication - which is important, but it's not the best selection for the Question.

Answer C is incorrect. The best answer is frequency of communication, not message of communication. Having the correct message and correct communication channels are important, but these aren't the best selection for this Question.

When a business analyst performs requirements tracing, he may need to trace the requirements backward through their lineage and may need to trace the requirements forward through their relationship to other requirements. What is the forward tracing activity called in requirements traceability?

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Lineage tracking
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Lineage tracking
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B.
Backwards pass
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Backwards pass
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C.
Derivation
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Derivation
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D.
Allocation
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Allocation
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Suggested answer: D

Explanation:

Allocation is the forward tracking of a requirement to future requirements in the set of requirements.

Answer C is incorrect. Backward tracing of a requirement is called its derivation, as the requirements may be derived from other older requirements.

Answer A is incorrect. Lineage tracking is not a valid term, so this choice is not valid.

Answer B is incorrect. Backwards pass isn't a valid requirements tracing term; it describes a process in schedule management.

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?

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Project manager
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Project manager
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B.
Testers
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Testers
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C.
Implementation subject matter experts
C.
Implementation subject matter experts
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D.
Regulators
D.
Regulators
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Suggested answer: C

Explanation:

The implementation subject matter experts will need requirements that provide detailed interface requirements, so that they may construct the solution. They are responsible for designing and implementing potential solutions. Implementation subject matter experts will provide specialist expertise on the design and construction of the solution components.

Answer A is incorrect. The project manager will need requirements in an easy to understand format, so that he may create the project scope.

Answer D is incorrect. Regulators may have specific legal, contractual, or governance requirements regarding what is included in a requirements document.

Answer B is incorrect. Testers focus on understanding the critical success factors based on the needs of the business users.

As a business analyst, you should be able to identify the characteristics of each business analysis task and domain are a. Which one of the following statements best describes the characteristics of the business analysis knowledge area of requirements analysis?

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It describes the activities and considerations for managing and expressing requirements to a broad and diverse audience.
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It describes the activities and considerations for managing and expressing requirements to a broad and diverse audience.
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B.
It describes the business analysis activities necessary to identify a business need, problem, or opportunity, define the nature of a solution that meets that need, and justify the investment necessary to deliver that solution.
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It describes the business analysis activities necessary to identify a business need, problem, or opportunity, define the nature of a solution that meets that need, and justify the investment necessary to deliver that solution.
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C.
It describes the tasks and techniques used by a business analyst to analyze stated requirements in order to define the required capabilities of a potential solution that will fulfill stakeholder needs.
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It describes the tasks and techniques used by a business analyst to analyze stated requirements in order to define the required capabilities of a potential solution that will fulfill stakeholder needs.
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D.
It is the act of eliciting business, stakeholder, solution, or transition requirements.
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It is the act of eliciting business, stakeholder, solution, or transition requirements.
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Suggested answer: C

Explanation:

This is the only statement that correctly defines the business analysis knowledge area of requirements analysis.

Answer B is incorrect. This statement describes the enterprise analysis knowledge area.

Answer A is incorrect. This statement is the definition of the requirements management and communication domain.

Answer D is incorrect. This statement describes the process for the elicitation of requirements in an organization.

Which of the following is the best definition of the business rules analysis?

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To define the historical information that is available for the business analyst to rely on for his research.
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To define the historical information that is available for the business analyst to rely on for his research.
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B.
To define the rules that govern decisions in and organization and that define, constrain, or enable organizational policies.
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To define the rules that govern decisions in and organization and that define, constrain, or enable organizational policies.
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C.
To define the people that govern decisions in and organization and that define, constrain, or enable organizational policies.
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To define the people that govern decisions in and organization and that define, constrain, or enable organizational policies.
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D.
To define the job functions, roles and responsibilities, and the designation of power among the project stakeholders.
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To define the job functions, roles and responsibilities, and the designation of power among the project stakeholders.
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Suggested answer: B

Explanation:

The process of the business rules analysis is the documentation and understanding of the enterprise environmental factors that enable the organization to operate while also creating boundaries for the people and processes within the organization.

Answer A is incorrect. This is a description of the organizational process assets.

Answer D is incorrect. This is an identification of the stakeholders and their positions and characteristics for the business analysis duties.

Answer C is incorrect. The identification of the people that create the enterprise environmental factors are not relevant for this business analysis process.

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?

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Define the resources that will be needed on the project team
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Define the resources that will be needed on the project team
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B.
Define boundaries for the business domain
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Define boundaries for the business domain
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C.
Describe a situation or problem
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Describe a situation or problem
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D.
Describe thought processes and action flows
D.
Describe thought processes and action flows
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Suggested answer: A

Explanation:

Models do not typically address the resources needed for the project team so this choice is incorrect.

Models can describe a situation or problem, define boundaries for the business domain, describe thought processes and action flows, categorize and create hierarchies of items, show components and relationships, and show business logic.

Answer C, B, D are incorrect. These are valid components of a model; so these choices are incorrect.

You are the business analyst for a large project that will create new software for the entire organization. This new software will affect all of the administrative assistants in the organization schedule meetings, reserve facilities, and share calendars. There are approximately 2,400administrative assistants in your organization and not all of these people can attend requirements gathering workshops. What approach can you use to manage and gather requirements from these 2,400 administrative assistants?

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You can meet with a small group of administrative assistants that will serve as representatives for the remaining administrative assistants.
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You can meet with a small group of administrative assistants that will serve as representatives for the remaining administrative assistants.
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B.
You will need to meet with all of the administrative assistants as part requirements elicitation.
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You will need to meet with all of the administrative assistants as part requirements elicitation.
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C.
You can meet with a small group of administrative assistants and assume their requirements are reflective of the remaining group of administrative assistants.
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You can meet with a small group of administrative assistants and assume their requirements are reflective of the remaining group of administrative assistants.
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D.
You can meet with the administrative assistants' managers.
D.
You can meet with the administrative assistants' managers.
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Suggested answer: A

Explanation:

When there are large groups of stakeholders, such as in this example, it's practical to find a group of stakeholders that can serve as representatives for the remainder of the stakeholders.

Answer B is incorrect. It's not feasible, as the question indicates, for this large group of administrative assistants to attend requirements gathering workshops.

Answer C is incorrect. You can't assume that one small group of the administrative assistants needs is truly indicative of the reminder of the administrative assistants.

Answer D is incorrect. The administrative assistants' managers likely don't know enough detail of how the administrative assistants currently do their work to speak on their behalf.

Enterprise analysis provides many things for an organization. All of the following are tasks included in enterprise analysis except for which one?

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Assess capability gaps
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Assess capability gaps
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B.
Determine solution approach
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Determine solution approach
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C.
Define business need
C.
Define business need
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D.
Solution performance assessment
D.
Solution performance assessment
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Suggested answer: D

Explanation:

Solution performance assessment is not a task of enterprise analysis; it is in an input to this process.

There are five tasks for enterprise analysis. define business need, assess capability gaps, determine solution approach, define solution scope, and define business case.

Enterprise analysis is a business analysis activity that helps define and identify business opportunities for an organization.

Answer C, A, and B are incorrect. This is an enterprise analysis task.

You are the business analyst for a large project in your organization. While your company prefers face-to-face communications there are many stakeholders located in different geographical locations. How can you still effectively serve as a business analyst when the stakeholders are not collocated?

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You will need the stakeholders to periodically gather in one locale.
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You will need the stakeholders to periodically gather in one locale.
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B.
You will need to travel on a regular rotation to each of the geographical locations to complete the business analyst duties.
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You will need to travel on a regular rotation to each of the geographical locations to complete the business analyst duties.
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C.
Add more business analysts in each of the geographical location.
C.
Add more business analysts in each of the geographical location.
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D.
You will need to implement videoconferences.
D.
You will need to implement videoconferences.
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Suggested answer: D

Explanation:

According to the BABOK, the best solution in these instances is to increase videoconferences and teleconferences to complete the business analysis duties.

Answer C is incorrect. Adding more business analysts will increase the cost of the business analysis duties. Answer B is incorrect. Traveling to all of the geographical locations is not always a feasible solution as there may be a small amount of stakeholders in one locale versus another.

Answer A is incorrect. Sometimes it is effective to bring all of the stakeholders together, but this is not always practical due to cost, schedules, and the amount of stakeholders involved in the project.

You are the business analyst in your organization and you've just completed the assessment on three different proposed solutions. In your judgment, you don't think any of the solutions provide enough value to justify being implemented. What should you tell the stakeholders?

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Choose the least costly solution.
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Choose the least costly solution.
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B.
Ask for more time to find justification for the solutions.
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Ask for more time to find justification for the solutions.
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C.
Terminate the initiative.
C.
Terminate the initiative.
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D.
Present each solution and allow the stakeholders to decide.
D.
Present each solution and allow the stakeholders to decide.
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Suggested answer: C

Explanation:

When there is no business value to implement the solution, then you should recommend that the initiative be terminated.

Answer A is incorrect. Choosing the least costly solution that doesn't add value doesn't make sense for the organization.

Answer D is incorrect. While this is tempting, the best choice is to recommend that the initiative be terminated. There's not a good reason to implement a solution that doesn't bring value to the organization.

Answer B is incorrect. Asking for more time isn't the best answer when you've already determined there's no business value in the solutions.

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