IIBA CCBA Practice Test - Questions Answers, Page 16

This is an example of rolling wave planning. This approach to planning is ideal for larger business analysis initiatives and allows the business analyst to plan the entire initiative and approach at the high-level and the most imminent activities at the detailed level.

Answer B is incorrect. Iterative planning is not a valid choice; planning does happen in iterations with the rolling wave planning approach, but it's not the correct name for the approach.

Answer A is incorrect. Step planning is not a valid term for business analysis processes. Answer C is incorrect. Cyclic planning isn't a valid term for the described rolling wave planning.

Stakeholder concerns can magnify to problems and issues with the implementation of the solution.

It's best to address these concerns, issues, threats, and perceived threats before the actual transition to the new solution. Answer C is incorrect. This isn't the best answer for the Question as the stakeholders are already committed to the solution if they've approved the solution scope.

Answer B is incorrect. Stakeholder prioritization isn't an activity at this point of business analysis duties. Requirements have already been prioritized and presented in the solution scope.

Answer A is incorrect. While it's ideal to create synergy among the stakeholders, this input is really addressing any issues or perceived threats.

When customers experience the same process, such as checkout in different ways, it's frustrating.

This improvement opportunity aims to create consistency in all behaviors to improve the customer experience. Answer B is incorrect. Automating or simplifying the work people perform helps streamline costs and improve quality by doing the work in the same way each time the work is performed.

Answer A is incorrect. Eliminating redundancy considers that stakeholders may have common needs that can be met with a single solution, reducing the cost of implementation.

Answer D is incorrect. While this choice is tempting, it's not an actual improvement opportunity for the business analyst to consider.

The best answer is organizational process assets. These include the organization's preference for presenting requirements, forms, processes, and internal requirements.

Answer D is incorrect. Regulations don't represent the best answer for this Question.

Answer A is incorrect. Standards are guidelines and don't represent the best answer for this

Question. Answer C is incorrect. While governance is tempting, the best answer is organizational process assets, as it represents the rules and policies of the organization.

If an organization baselines requirements and the requirements change after approval, then the organization must use a change control system. The change control system helps to manage desired changes, provides governance for the change, and documents the proposed change.

Answer A is incorrect. Rebaselining is rarely appropriate; sending the changes through the change control system is the best answer.

Answer D is incorrect. Requirements versioning may be appropriate if the changes are actually approved after they've passed through the change control system.

Answer B is incorrect. Configuration management controls the features and functions of the requirements. The best choice is to send the proposed change through the change control system.

Changes to requirements can, and often do, happen at any time.

Answer D is incorrect. Just because the key stakeholders approve the requirements does not mean that they would not like to add requirements later in the project.

Answer C is incorrect. The project scope is generally a good reflection of the identified requirements, but changes can still happen.

Answer A is incorrect. Changes to the requirements can happen even before the project begins.

The plan-driven approach has the most business analysis work at the beginning of the project or during the start of a project phase. This approach has a high amount of formality and detail for all areas of the business analysis duties, requirements gathering, and monitoring.

Answer B is incorrect. Change-driven approach uses short iterations of business analysis tasks throughout the project.

Answer A is incorrect. Requirements-driven approach is not a valid business analysis term. Answer D is incorrect. Value-driven approach is not a valid business analysis term.

This is an example of a regulatory ranking as you're prioritizing the requirements based on the requirements that must be implemented based on the regulatory demands.

Answer B is incorrect. Risk ranking is a prioritization of requirements based on their associated technical risks.

Answer C is incorrect. This is not a valid prioritization method.

Answer A is incorrect. The business value ranking prioritizes requirements based on their costbenefit analysis.

The enterprise architecture describes the relationship among the organizational units and their interactions with one another.

Answer A is incorrect. Business need describes business requirements, solution scope, and solution requirements.

Answer C is incorrect. A matrix structure is not one of the three inputs for stakeholder analysis.

Answer D is incorrect. Organizational process assets describe the organizational policies, procedures, forms, and methodologies the business analyst is to follow.