What is a logical data model used for?

Abstracting a 'conceptual data model' to incorporate the rules of normalization to manage data integrity and relationships.

Abstracting a 'physical data model' to describe the physical organization of data and its relationships within a database.

Defining the logical rules that govern decisions in an organization and that define, constrain, or enable organizational operations.

Defining a solution independent view of how a business perceives its information without applying any constraints.

Which technique is used by business analysts (BAs) to measure the quality of requirements?

Acceptance and Evaluation Criteria

When initially assigned work, understanding the scope of elicitation is important in order to:

plan the business analysis approach

A solution is considered to be successful when the:

stakeholders' expectations are met.

organization is ready to accept it.

performance evaluation is positive.

What are matrices in modelling formats used to describe?

Hierarchical structure of stakeholders

What happens when either the number of requirements or level of formality increase?

More effort is needed to trace requirements.

Developing new requirements becomes difficult.

More time is required to complete the project.

More effort is needed to trace requirements.

Rejecting requirements is likely to increase.

Which of the following items is commonly used by a business analyst (BA) during requirements verification?

A checklist with a standard set of quality elements

A business model canvas with financial estimates

A benchmarking report with industry comparisons

A user story with inputs and outputs

The process of assigning requirements to solution components and releases to best achieve the objectives is called:

requirements classification schema.

What is a definitional rule?

A representation of the operational knowledge of the organization

An obligation or prohibition of conduct, action, practice, or procedure

A representation of the behavior of people

When stakeholder collaboration is not properly managed, poor relationships can have the following damaging effect on business analysis:

resistance to approving elicitation results.

strong negative reactions to obstacles.

lack of support for organizational goals.

resistance to approving elicitation results.

failure to meet project deadlines.

A business analyst (BA) is someone who elicits the actual needs of organizational stakeholders:

in a project team, with an ''analyst'' job title.

in any capacity, regardless of job title.

in a project team, with an ''analyst'' job title.

in a project team, regardless of job title.

in any capacity, with an ''analyst'' job title.

Inputs to prepare for elicitation include:

needs and stakeholder engagement approach.

information management approach and solution scope.

needs and stakeholder engagement approach.

future state description and risk analysis results.

What are the participant roles in reviews?

Author, reviewer, facilitator, scribe

Domain SME, regulator, sponsor, project manager

Customer, supplier, end user, business analyst

Author, reviewer, facilitator, scribe

Approver, administrator, reviewer, tester

Establishing the design option that is appropriate to meet the enterprise's requirements is the purpose of which task?

Define requirements architecture

Analyze potential value and recommend solution

What requirements are good candidates for reuse?

Requirements without direct ties to a particular tool

Requirements expressed in more detail

Requirements at low levels of abstraction

Requirements with specific references to departments

When approving requirements, conflict and issue management is an element used to assist in:

obtaining consensus among stakeholders.

measuring performance indicators.

obtaining consensus among stakeholders.

When should prioritization of requirements take place?

Continually throughout the initiative

At the very beginning of an initiative only

After the maintain requirements and trace requirements tasks have been completed

Continually throughout the initiative

After the maintain requirements task has been completed

Which of the following business analysis activities might be undertaken to verify requirements?

Evaluating alignment with solution scope

Identifying a previously documented business need

Comparing a model with another relevant model

Organizing requirements into structures

Evaluating alignment with solution scope

Requirements allocation is an element of which task?

Define requirements architecture

In the define design options task, which of the following relates to the identify improvement opportunities element?

Increase efficiencies, identify additional capabilities, improve access to information

Assess issues, define risks, confirm elicitation results

Create flow diagrams, purchase solutions components, secure resources

Increase efficiencies, identify additional capabilities, improve access to information

Define change strategy, analyze current state, prioritize requirements

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