Multiple Choice

When planning business analysis activities, which two planning tools are often used? A. Activity List and WBS B. Resource allocation and estimation C. Schedule and activity list D. Milestone and activity list

A. Activity List and WBS

Any BA Task can be performed A. As many times as needed B. Maximum of 100 times in a project C. Maximum of 10 times in a project D. Maximum of 1000 times in a project

A. As many times as needed

Which type of requirements are higher-level statements of the goals, objectives, or needs of the enterprise? A. Business Requirements B. Stakeholder Requirements C. Functional Requirements D. Non-functional Requirements

A. Business Requirements

Software applications that an organization has will be parts of its A. Capabilities B. Organizational model C. State model D. Sequence model

A. Capabilities

Requirements to be reusable must be A. Clearly names and stored in a repository B. Implemented Earlier C. Approved by all Stakeholders D. There is no specific requirement

A. Clearly named and stored in a repository

Diagram depicting relationship between information objects is A. Entity relationship diagram B. Data flow diagram C. Data Matrix D. Context model

A. Entity relationship diagram

Among following which is objective of elicitation? A. Gather complete requirements B. Document requirements C. Validate requirements D. None of the above

A. Gather complete requirements

____________ defines change management of requirements A. Governance process B. Matrix model C. Traceability matrix D. Stakeholder management process

A. Governance process

___________ defines shallow view of application user interfaces A. Horizontal prototype B. Vertical prototype C. Matrix model D. Sequence diagram

A. Horizontal prototype, used to explore requirements and designs at one level of a solution, such as customer facing or interface to another organization

Waterfall is _______________ approach. A. Predictive B . Goal Driven C. Adaptive D. Top Down

A. Predictive

Steve needs to identify the stakeholder that will be responsible for authorizing the actions needed in order to meet the identified business need. Which stakeholder does Steve need to identify? A. Sponsor B. Customer C. User D. Project Manager

A. Sponsor

Stakeholder responsible for providing COTS products is A. Supplier B. Implementation SME C. Domain SME D. Porject Manager

A. Supplier, Role of supplier

SIPOC stands for A. Suppliers, inputs, process, outputs, and customers B. Solutions, inputs, process, outputs and customers C. Stakeholders, inputs, process, outputs and customers D. Sponsors, inputs, process, outputs and customers

A. Suppliers, inputs, process, outputs, and customers

Primary reason for developing requirements package is A. To communicate requirements to stakeholders B. Prescribed by BABOK C. Its a good thing to do D. Requirement packages are not needed

A. To communicate requirements to stakeholders

Any characteristic or property of a requirement used to assist with requirements is known as A.Attribute B. Traceability matrix C. Priority D. Performance

A.Attribute

Term that relates to fundamental data operations is A. Data matrix B. CRUD matrix C. System matrix D. CURIE matrix

B. CRUD matrix, Crete, Read, Delete, Update

The ability to integrate disparate information aspects is A. Visual Thinking B. Conceptual thinking C. Systems thinking D. Business knowledge

B. Conceptual thinking

BA activity plan will include A. Project Plan B. Elicitation Plan C. software Development Plan D. Quality Assurance Plan

B. Elicitation Plan

The functional scope of a prototype can be categorized in which of the following ways? A. Visible or invisible B. Horizontal or vertical C. Active or passive D. Structured or unstructured

B. Horizontal or vertical

Any characteristic or property of a requirement used to indicate urgency of implementation is A. Attribute B. Priority C. Traceability D. Performance

B. Priority

Who is responsible for ensuring that the business analysis plan is compatible with the project plan? A. Business Analyst B. Project Manager C. Implementation SME D. Project Sponsor

B. Project Manager

Business analysts should focus on A. Requirements stated by project maneger B. Real needs of stakeholders C. Requirements stated by stakeholders D. None of the above

B. Real needs of stakeholders

Stakeholder responsible for ensuring statutory compliance is A. PM B. Regulator C. Domain SME D. Sponsor

B. Regulator, Role of regulator

RACI stands for A. Responsible, Authoritative, Consulted, Informed B. Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed C. Responsible, Accountable, Created, Informed D. Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed

B. Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed

One who knows the domain very well is known as A. SMB B. SME C. SMX D. DXP

B. SME, Subject Matter Export

Attributes mentioned as part of SMART objectives is A. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Testable B. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time Bound C. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Reliable, Testable D. Scientific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time Bound

B. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time Bound

Term architecture refers to A. Composition B. Structure C. Division D. Decomposition

B. Structure

Relationship between requirements is known as A.Attribute B. Traceability C. Priority D. Performance

B. Traceability

The ability to develop confidence is A. Personal professionalism B. Trust worthiness C. Personal accountability D. Personal quality

B. Trust worthiness

Term that relates to relationship between use cases and actors is A. ER Diagram B. Data flow diagram C. Association D. Context model

C. Association

What is the name for the individual pieces of information that describe an entity in an entity-relationship diagram? A. Identifier B. Relationship C. Attribute D. Cardinality

C. Attribute

The ability to understand business quickly using prioir experiences is A. Business knowledge B. Organization knowledge C. Business acumen D. Personal quality

C. Business acumen

Term to be referred for MS Office will be A. Home grown solution B. Vendor development solution C. COTS product D. Sequence model

C. COTS product, Commercial Of The Shelf

The objective of requirements allocation is to A. Please stakeholders B. Satisfy design team C. Maximize possible business value D. Allow funding in a staggered manner

C. Maximize possible business value

____________ defines data about data A. Data model B. Concept model C. Meta data D. Sequence model

C. Meta data

SMEs that assist with communicating change to their stakeholders and creating support among these stakeholders for the change are known as A. Domain SME B. Training head C. ORG. Change Management SMEs D. Project Manager

C. ORG. Change Management SMEs

One of the most common techniques for prioritizing the requirements is A. Stakeholder Analysis B. MoSCoW Analysis C. Priority Analysis D. Data flow analysis

C. Priority Analysis

What is the purpose of product backlog grooming? A. The product backlog grooming is to format and sort the back log items B. There is no document such as product backlog grooming C. Product backlog grooming is used to keep the backlog items well-maintained D. None of these

C. Product backlog grooming is used to keep the backlog items well-maintaine

______________________ describes the approach to be taken to structure traceability, requirement attributes to be used, process for requirements prioritization and how the changes to requirements will be handled during the project life cycle. A. Requirements Package B. Requirements Structure C. Requirements Management Plan D. Traceability Matrix

C. Requirements Management Plan

Business analysis can be performed at A. Organization level B. Process level C. System level D. Any level

D. Any level

Data flow diagrams show how _____________ flows. A. Processes B. Requirements C. Decisions D. Information

D. Information

Data about data is known as A. Data Flow Diagrams B. Use Case C. Traceability Matrix D. Meta Data

D. Meta Data

Who creates the vision for a project? A. Project Manager B. Executive Team C. Business Analyst D. Sponsor

D. Sponsor

SWOT stands for A. Strategies, weaknesses, opportunities and threats analysis B. Services, weaknesses, opportunities and threats analysis C. Strengths, weaknesses, options and threats analysis D. Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats analysis

D. Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats analysis

Artifact which maintains relationships between business objectives, requirements, other team deliverables and solution components is A. Business rules analysis B. Prototyping C. Scenarios and use cases D. Traceability matrix

D. Traceability matrix

As per BABOK guide, business analyst is a stakeholder for a software project? True or False

False

BABOK mandates execution of all the processes as defined within, True or False

False, BABOK is a guide that cam be customized by the organization to fit there needs

Any BA task should have a minimum duration for a day, true or false

False, no such expectation exits in BABOK

Term atomic refers to A. Requirements at lowest level B. Functional Requirements C. User Interface Requirements D. Data Requirements

Requirements at lowest level

Process analysts can be considered as a BA, true or false

True

System analysts can be considered as a BA, true or false

True