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Question 221
You are the business analyst for your organization and you're creating the requirements package. In this documentation, to what level should you document the requirements for your stakeholders?
Explanation:
When creating the requirements package, as in this scenario, it's mandatory that the requirements be defined with enough detail that the team can understand the requirements.
Answer D is incorrect. This isn't a valid explanation for the level of detail needed in the requirements package. Answer A is incorrect. Not all requirements need the technical, business, functional, and non-functional requirements.
Answer C is incorrect. The organizational process assets won't demand that the requirements be defined to any extent. This isn't a valid answer for this Question.
Question 222
When an organization is using a change-driven approach to business analysis, how are communications managed?
Explanation:
Communications in a change-driven approach to business analysis focus more on the frequency of the communication than an organization using a plan-driven approach.
Answer D is incorrect. Face-to-face communication is an excellent communication method, but this does not accurately describe communication in a change-driven business analysis approach.
Answer C is incorrect. Formal communications happen more in a plan-driven business analysis approach. Answer B is incorrect. Ad hoc communications do happen often in a change-driven approach, but not all communications in this environment are ad hoc.
Question 223
You have identified a task in your task list that cannot be completed until the inspector for the project signs off on the initial deliverables. The inspector's signoff on the initial deliverables is called what?
Explanation:
The current task is dependent on the preceding task of the inspector signing off on the deliverables.
Answer A is incorrect. A constraint is anything that limits the current options, such as deadline or predetermined budget.
Answer B is incorrect. An assumption is anything that you believe to be true, but it has not yet proven to be. Assumptions can be documented as part of the task list, but it does not answer this
Question.
Answer D is incorrect. A milestone is typically completed at the end of a project phase and shows progress in the project schedule.
Question 224
In order to assess the capability gaps of an organization, you'll need all of the following inputs except for which one?
Explanation:
The solution scope is not an input of this process. The solution scope actually uses the output of the assess capability gaps process as one of its inputs.
Answer D is incorrect. The business need does serve as one of the three inputs of the assess capability gaps process.
Answer B is incorrect. The enterprise architecture does serve as one of the three inputs of the assess capability gaps process.
Answer A is incorrect. Solution performance assessment does serve as one of the three inputs of the assess capability gaps process.
Question 225
You are a business analyst for your organization and you're working with the stakeholders to identify the primary inputs to the business analysis approach. Which of the following will help determine whether a plan- driven or change-driven approach is appropriate?
Each correct answer represents a complete solution.
Explanation:
These are the primary inputs of planning the business analysis approach. The primary input of planning the business analysis approach is to consider the problem or opportunity faced by the organization. Time allowed for business analysis planning does have an effect on the thoroughness of the business analysis activities.
The risk associated with the plan is also considered.
Question 226
A business analyst wants to host a brainstorming session with eight key stakeholders. In preparation for this event, the business analyst should designate which one of the following rules for the session?
Explanation:
Of all the choices, the only valid answer is that the business analyst should set a time limit for the brainstorming session.
Answer B is incorrect. The ideas generated should actually map to a clear and concise definition of the area of interest.
Answer D is incorrect. The business analyst should not rate each idea that is generated.
Answer A is incorrect. The business analyst should not create a goal for the number of ideas the team is to generate.
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Question 227
One of the techniques to assess capabilities in an organization is to use SWOT. What does SWOT accomplish?
Explanation:
The best answer to what SWOT accomplishes is that it identifies how current capabilities (strengths and weaknesses) match up against the influencing factors (opportunities and threats).
Answer C is incorrect. While this answer does provide the key of what SWOT stands for, it's not the best answer for what SWOT accomplishes.
Answer A is incorrect. This answer does use the legend of SWOT, but it does not define the purpose of SWOT.
Answer D is incorrect. This isn't a valid statement about SWOT.
Question 228
An organization has invested $750,000 into a technology to help secure, automate, and communicate customer ordering. The solution has worked well for the past six months, but a newer technology has been developed that surpasses the abilities of the current solution and solves many defects and issues the company has with the existing solution. Purchasing the newer solution, however, means that the company will have to discard the solution that's only been in place for the past six months. What term can be assigned to the monies already implemented into the existing solution?
Explanation:
The monies that have already been invested in the existing solution are called sunk costs. Sunk costs are the funds that have been "sunk" into the solution and are no longer available.
Answer A is incorrect. The opportunity cost is when there are two or more solutions to choose from, but only one can be selected.
The opportunity cost is the total amount of the opportunities that cannot be selected.
Answer B is incorrect. The cost of nonconformance describes the cost of not conforming to quality, such as lost sales, lost work, defects, and even safety considerations.
Answer D is incorrect. It is a ratio to compare the costs of a solution to the benefits received for the costs.
Question 229
Which of the following is used to define and document the business analysis approach?
Explanation:
Process modeling is used to define and document the business analysis approach.
Answer D is incorrect. Decision analysis is used to rate available methodologies against organizational needs and objectives.
Answer A is incorrect. Structured walkthrough is used as a means of validating a created, selected, or tailored business analysis approach.
Answer B is incorrect. Progressive elaboration describes the process of providing more and more information through incremental details. It is a form of deductive reasoning to go from a very broad set of requirements to the exact details on the requirements.
Question 230
What does the decomposition of activities and tasks based on the work breakdown structure create for the business analyst?
Explanation:
Activity List is created by decomposing Work Breakdown Structure into work packages. These work packages are decomposed into activities and further into smaller tasks that result into the documented activity list.
Answer D is incorrect. The project management plan defines all of the processes, activities, and work for the project manager, project management team, and the team members.
Answer B is incorrect. The business analysis plan isn't a valid answer for the decomposition of the project activities.
Answer C is incorrect. The network diagram illustrates the flow of the project activities and is not a simple listing of the activities.
The network diagram clearly shows the relationship of activities, predecessor activities, and successor activities.
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