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Before beginning requirements elicitation, a business analyst (BA) has planned the necessary activities, identified needed stakeholders, and documented this in the Business Analysis Plan. Which approach will help the BA ensure that stakeholders are available when required?

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Talk to the stakeholders' managers to ensure the resources will be available
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Talk to the stakeholders' managers to ensure the resources will be available
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B.
Send meeting invitations well in advance so stakeholders can plan in time
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Send meeting invitations well in advance so stakeholders can plan in time
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C.
Conduct a review of the plan with the stakeholders and adjust according to the feedback received
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Conduct a review of the plan with the stakeholders and adjust according to the feedback received
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D.
Request an introduction letter from the business sponsor highlighting the importance of the initiative
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Request an introduction letter from the business sponsor highlighting the importance of the initiative
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Suggested answer: B

The business analyst (BA) recommended a new application be rolled out in phases. After reviewing alternatives, the project sponsor agreed. What does the BA expect to achieve by this approach?

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Increase stakeholder engagement
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Increase stakeholder engagement
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B.
Maximize allocation
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Maximize allocation
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C.
Maximize benefits
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Maximize benefits
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D.
Increase process validation
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Increase process validation
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Suggested answer: A

A senior business analyst (BA) is tasked with verifying a set of requirements written by a junior BA for a system. During this exercise, the junior BA will ensure that the requirements exhibit atomic characteristics. The senior BA will be verifying that the requirements:

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can be understood independently of other requirements.
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can be understood independently of other requirements.
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B.
are written using terminology common for the audience.
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are written using terminology common for the audience.
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C.
contain no extraneous and unnecessary content.
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contain no extraneous and unnecessary content.
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D.
are aligned with the identified need of the stakeholders.
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are aligned with the identified need of the stakeholders.
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Suggested answer: A

Explanation:

Atomic: self-contained and capable of being understood independently of other requirements or designs.

A business analyst (BA) is reviewing the elicitation results of several workshops in order to decide which technique to use to model the requirements. The elicitation identified user roles needed in a future solution, the functionality needed by each of these roles, and how the desired interaction with the solution should look.

Which technique allows the BA to model this type of information?

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Process models
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Process models
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B.
Roles and permission matrix
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Roles and permission matrix
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C.
Use cases and scenarios
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Use cases and scenarios
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D.
Sequence diagrams
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Sequence diagrams
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Suggested answer: A

Verification of requirements on the projects have highlighted an issue regarding misunderstanding of design models among key stakeholders. A major reason cited for the misunderstanding was the technical jargon and models used in the documentation. What must the business analyst (BA) do to improve the understanding?

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Ensure completeness within the models used
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Ensure completeness within the models used
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B.
Verify that elements within the models are used consistently
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Verify that elements within the models are used consistently
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C.
Represent design models using common terminology
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Represent design models using common terminology
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D.
Check for compliance with organization standards
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Check for compliance with organization standards
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Suggested answer: C

Explanation:

The BACCM can be used to:

describe the profession and domain of business analysis, communicate about business analysis with a common terminology, evaluate the relationships of key concepts in business analysis, perform better business analysis by holistically evaluating the relationships among these six concepts, and evaluate the impact of these concepts and relationships at any point during a work effort in order to establish both a foundation and a path forward.

A business analyst (BA) is planning the traceability approach for a project. Why should the BA conduct this planning activity?

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To verify that project information is represented at a high level of abstraction
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To verify that project information is represented at a high level of abstraction
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B.
To document the relationship between the different phases of the project for different stakeholders
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To document the relationship between the different phases of the project for different stakeholders
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C.
To ensure the approach provides enough detail to add value without excessive overhead
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To ensure the approach provides enough detail to add value without excessive overhead
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D.
To associate information with individual or related groups of requirements
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To associate information with individual or related groups of requirements
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Suggested answer: D

Explanation:

The traceability approach is based on: the complexity of the domain, the number of views of requirements that will be produced, any requirement-related risks, organizational standards, applicable regulatory requirements, and an understanding of the costs and benefits involved with tracing.

Business analysts plan to ensure the approach is at a level of detail to add value without excessive overhead.

A business analyst (BA) begins to suspect that the ongoing elicitation activities with stakeholders are not delivering the quality of business analysis information required due to a lack of stakeholder participation. What type of technique can the BA adopt to resolve this type of issue?

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Stakeholder Engagement
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Stakeholder Engagement
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B.
Roles and Permissions Matrix
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Roles and Permissions Matrix
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C.
Requirements Validation
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Requirements Validation
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D.
Risk Analysis and Management
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Risk Analysis and Management
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Suggested answer: A

Explanation:

Stakeholder Engagement Approach: provides collaboration and communication approaches that might be effective during elicitation.

A business analyst (BA) has documented the components of an information technology (IT) library, in preparation for establishing a consolidated catalogue of IT services. When interviewed, several of the IT managers indicated they already have a catalogue, and have no additional information to provide.

What activity is necessary to support the project?

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Analyze existing catalogues
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Analyze existing catalogues
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B.
Confirm the project objectives
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Confirm the project objectives
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C.
Expand the interview list
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Expand the interview list
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D.
Conduct a focus group
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Conduct a focus group
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Suggested answer: D

Explanation:

The purpose of focus groups is "to elicit ideas and opinions about a specific product, service, or opportunity in an interactive group environment. The participants, guided by a moderator, share their impressions, preferences, and needs."

The business analyst (BA) has completed the verification of a set of requirements, but a change in scope has materialized. Which technique should the BA use to obtain consensus and reach agreement among the stakeholders?

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Financial analysis
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Financial analysis
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B.
Business rules analysis
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Business rules analysis
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C.
Decision analysis
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Decision analysis
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D.
Risk analysis and management
D.
Risk analysis and management
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Suggested answer: B

Explanation:

Business rules analysis is used to identify, express, validate, refine, and organize the rules that shape day-to- day business behavior and guide operational business decision making.

A business analyst (BA) is working on a project to provide a temporary solution that will last for two months. The BA is feeling overwhelmed with the work needed to create the huge number of links to provide full traceability from solution requirements to design for this solution. How can the BA justify omitting all possible links?

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Such traceability is at a lower level of abstraction for this project
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Such traceability is at a lower level of abstraction for this project
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B.
The value each link is delivering in this situation is not high
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The value each link is delivering in this situation is not high
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C.
Traceability is a low priority as the BA has other work to complete
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Traceability is a low priority as the BA has other work to complete
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D.
It is impossible for anyone to confirm if such links are correct
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It is impossible for anyone to confirm if such links are correct
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Suggested answer: A
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