IIBA CCBA Practice Test - Questions Answers, Page 5

Following are the outputs of the elicitation process:

Stakeholder Concerns Elicitation Results Schedule Resources Supporting Materials

The initial high-level listing of requirements in a change-driven approach is also known as requirements envisioning.

Answer B is incorrect. Project scope defines all of the required work to satisfy the requirements of the project. Answer C is incorrect. Product scope defines all of the features and functions of the thing, solution, or service the project or organization will create.

Answer D is incorrect. Requirements foundation is not a valid term for business analysis.

The work breakdown structure (WBS) is a tool used to define the scope of work and to develop estimates. This tool creates a hierarchy of work by decomposing the project scope into smaller and smaller pieces. WBS can perform the following tasks:

It may break the project into iterations, releases, or phases. It can break deliverables into work packages.

It may break activities into smaller tasks.

Answer C is incorrect. The project management plan could be helpful, in some instances, but for this Question the best answer is WBS.

Answer D is incorrect. A Pareto chart is a special type of bar chart where the values being plotted are arranged in descending order. The graph is accompanied by a line graph, which shows the cumulative totals of each category, left to right. The chart is named after Vilfredo Pareto, and its use in quality assurance was popularized by Joseph M. Juran and Kaoru Ishikawa.

Answer A is incorrect. Organizational process assets are elements of historical information, guidelines, processes, and standard procedures within an organization. They mandate certain deliverables and the lessons learned from business analysis activities can be used in the development of business analysis plans.

The stakeholder management strategy is generally not included in the stakeholder registry because it may contain sensitive information that should not be shared with project team members or certain other individuals that could see the stakeholder register. The stakeholder register is a project management document that contains a list of the stakeholders associated with the project. It assesses how they are involved in the project and identifies what role they play in the organization.

The information in this document can be very perceptive and is meant for limited exchange only. It also contains relevant information about the stakeholders, such as their requirements, expectations, and influence on the project.

Answer D is incorrect. Stakeholder identification should be included in the stakeholder register. Answer A is incorrect. Assessment information should be included in the stakeholder register. Answer C is incorrect. Stakeholder classification should be included in the stakeholder register.

The class model is most often used with object-oriented development, while the entity-relationship diagram is preferred for relational databases.

Answer D is incorrect. WBS isn't a data model, but a decomposition of the project scope.

Answer B is incorrect. The project network diagram is an illustrated flow of project activities.

Answer C is incorrect. A data flow diagram shows how data moves into, through, and out of a system.

The purpose of assessing proposed solutions is to determine how closely they meet stakeholder and solution requirements. The business analyst, while assessing a single solution, determines whether the solution delivers enough business value to justify its implementation. However, the business analyst has the additional goal of attempting to determine which solution delivers the greatest business value while assessing multiple alternative solutions.

Answer A is incorrect. Solution assessment isn't concerned with the value of the solution.

Answer B is incorrect. Solution assessment isn't concerned with the quality, but with the accuracy of the solution in light of the stakeholders' requirements.

Answer C is incorrect. Solution assessment isn't concerned with the costs, but with the accuracy of the solution in light of the stakeholders' requirements.

Code of account identifier is not a valid selection. The code of accounts is a numbering system used in WBS to identify each element and work packages. The correct elements to include in the data dictionary are names, aliases, values and meanings, and description.

Answer C is incorrect. This is a valid element to include in the data dictionary. Answer: B is

Explanation:

incorrect. This is a valid element to include in the data dictionary. Answer: A is

Explanation:

incorrect. This is a valid element to include in the data dictionary.

Of all these possible choices, the best answer is that communication needs will increase. Because complex projects often involve non-collocated stakeholders, it may be necessary to travel more often, have more teleconferences or video conferences, or take other measures to provide accurate and consistent communications across offices, countries, and time zones.

Answer A is incorrect. Face-to-face meetings are often the best type of communication, but this isn't the best choice presented.

Answer C is incorrect. Risks do not necessarily increase because the stakeholders are not collocated. Answer D is incorrect. Costs do not necessarily increase in the business analysis approach because of dispersed stakeholders.

Of all the choices, only this answer properly identifies the desired outcome as how the organization will operate once the solution has been implemented.

Answer B is incorrect. Business goals and desired outcomes are not the same. Answer: D is

Explanation:

incorrect. The solution doesn't remove the desired outcome.

Answer C is incorrect. The solution is not always a financial gain so this choice is not valid.