1.Which of the following diagramming techniques is NOT used to represent Functional Decomposition? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Component Diagram Paper Prototyping Decision Model and Notation Nested Diagram Correct Option:B EXPLANATION A wide variety of diagramming techniques can be used to represent Functional Decomposition, including: Tree Diagrams, Nested Diagrams, Use Case Diagrams, Flow Diagrams, State Transition Diagrams, Cause-Effect Diagrams, Decision Trees, Mind Maps, Component Diagram, and Decision Model and Notation. 2 Which of the following is NOT an element of Mind Mapping? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Images Branches Topics Icons Correct Option:D EXPLANATION Main Topic, Topics, Sub-topics, Branches, Keywords, Color, and Images are the elements of Mind Mapping. 3 Which of the following techniques is NOT used to represent data and information? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Data Flow Diagrams State Modeling Sequence Diagrams Interface Analysis Correct Option:C EXPLANATION Techniques used to represent data and information include Data Dictionary, Data Flow Diagrams, Data Modeling, Glossary, State Modeling, and Interface Analysis. 4 In which of these knowledge areas do Business Analysts define solution options and recommend the most viable solution? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Requirements Life Cycle Management Strategy Analysis Requirements Analysis and Design Definition Solution Evaluation Correct Option:C EXPLANATION Define Design Options and Analyze Potential Value and Recommend Solution are two tasks of Requirements Analysis and Design Definition knowledge area. 5 Which of these techniques is used by the Business Analyst to record issues raised by stakeholders during prioritization? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Problem Tracking Issue Tracking Item Tracking Stakeholder Tracking Correct Option:C EXPLANATION Item Tracking is used to track issues raised by stakeholders during prioritization. 6 Which of these stakeholders has the authority to approve or deny a planned elicitation event? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Project Manager Key Stakeholders Sponsor Domain Subject Matter Expert Correct Option:C EXPLANATION Sponsor has the authority to approve or deny a planned elicitation event, and to authorize the participation of specific stakeholders. 7 Which of the following is best recommended when the risk involved in the change outweigh the existing risks? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Reduce Complexity of Interfaces Avoid Waste Eliminate Redundancy Do Nothing Correct Option:D EXPLANATION Do Nothing is usually recommended when the risks of change significantly outweigh the risks of remaining in the current state. 8 You have to prioritize the stakeholder requirements based on the benefits. Later, the implementation team provides the cost of each requirement and sequence in which they must be implemented. You have to re-prioritize the requirements based on this new information. What is this process called? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Progressive Prioritization Re-prioritization process Incremental Prioritization Continual Prioritization Correct Option:D EXPLANATION Priorities may shift as the context evolves and as more information becomes available. Initially, prioritization is done at a higher level of abstraction. As the requirements are further refined, prioritization is done at a more granular level and will incorporate additional bases for prioritization as they become appropriate. The basis for prioritization may be different at various stages of the change. 9 Which of the following permits the Business Analyst to identify and document the lineage of each requirement, which includes its relationship to other project requirements, to work products, and to solution components? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Requirements workshop Requirements traceability Structured walkthrough Requirements package Correct Option:B EXPLANATION Requirements Traceability identifies and documents the lineage of each requirement, including its backward traceability, its forward traceability, and its relationship to other requirements. Traceability is used to help ensure that the solution conforms to requirements and to assist in scope, change, risk, time, cost, and communication management. 10 Joe is a Business Analyst and he has elicited information from his key stakeholders. Which one of these competencies will enable him to effectively manage the information and subsequent tasks? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Methodology Knowledge Task management Organization and Time Management Communication Skills Correct Option:C EXPLANATION Business Analysts are constantly acquiring and accumulating significant quantities of information, and this information must be organized and stored in an efficient manner so that it can be used and reused at a later date. Organization and Time Management are the competencies that will enable Joe to effectively manage the information and subsequent tasks. 11 Sam, a Business Analyst, wants to define how control is transferred between various programs within a computer system and has sought your support on this. Which of these models would you recommend? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Data Models Object-Oriented Models System Process Models Class Models Correct Option:C EXPLANATION Process Models describe the sequential flow of work or activities. A System Process Model defines the sequential flow of control among programs or units within a computer system. 12 Which of the following constitutes the current state of an enterprise? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Software, Processes, Technology and Programs Stakeholders, Processes, Technology, and Policies Solution, Processes, Technology, and Policies Stakeholders, Processes, Technology, and Products Correct Option:B EXPLANATION Change always occurs in a context of existing stakeholders, processes, technology, and policies which constitute the current state of the enterprise. 13 Mike is a Tour Guide and he would like to check-in a group of 5 passengers at the airport. If this scenario were to be executed based on the Use Case diagram shown in the Exhibit, how would you label the relationship shown as A between Use Cases? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Include Exclude Extend Divert Correct Option:A EXPLANATION This relationship is most often used either when some shared functionality is required by several Use Cases or to abstract out a complex piece of logic. 14 The purpose of prioritize requirements is to rank requirements in the order of __________. SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Priority Risk and Value Relative importance Dependencies Correct Option:C EXPLANATION The purpose of Prioritize Requirements is to rank requirements in the order of relative 15 Neoh, a Junior Business Analyst was asked to create a Stakeholder Map in the form of an Onion Diagram for the change initiative. While he has identified some of the key stakeholders involved, he needs your support to position these key stakeholders on the map as shown in the Exhibit. Which of the following stakeholder roles would you recommend him to position in the layer labeled #2 in the diagram? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Project Team Customer End User Sponsor Correct Option:C EXPLANATION Onion Diagram indicates how involved the stakeholders are with the solution, which stakeholders will directly interact with the solution or participate in a business process, which are part of the larger organization, and which are outside the organization. 16 Which of these document should a Business Analyst refer to while validating requirements? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Business Objectives Checklist Requirements Architecture Solution Design Correct Option:A EXPLANATION Business Objectives ensure the requirements deliver the desired business benefits. 17 You are performing Enterprise Readiness Assessment for a change initiative. Which one of the following statements best describes this assessment? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Enterprise Readiness Assessment is to assess the enterprise's capacity to make the change and to sustain the change in the future state. Enterprise Readiness Assessment is stakeholder readiness to accept the change associated with a solution and their ability to use the solution effectively. Enterprise Readiness Assessment is to determine which solution option delivers highest value. Enterprise Readiness Assessment is the performance of operational solution relative to business goals and objectives. Correct Option:A EXPLANATION Business Analysts analyze the enterprise to assess its capacity to make the change and to sustain the change in the future state. 18 Which of the following are inputs to the task Approve Requirements? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Requirements (Verified) and Designs Requirements (Traced) and Designs Requirements (Allocated) and Designs Requirements (Validated) and Designs Correct Option:A EXPLANATION Requirements (Verified) and Designs are inputs to the task Approve Requirements. 19 Ruby is communicating Business Analysis information to her key stakeholders. Possessing which of these competencies would enable her to effectively express ideas in ways that are appropriate to the target audience? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Systems Thinking Verbal Communication Creative Thinking Written Communication Correct Option:B EXPLANATION Monitoring the receiver's nonverbal communication allows the sender to consider adapting the message for the receiver. 20 A Business Analyst (BA) is working to identify pain points on a decentralized software maintenance and license contract management process. Four key stakeholders are involved in this process. The stakeholders are unclear about who has to do what and what is expected to be done. What should the BA do to delineate the stakeholders' roles? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Create a RACI Matrix Monitor stakeholder engagement Assign stakeholders specific tasks Provide adequate time for group discussions Correct Option:A EXPLANATION A popular stakeholder matrix is the responsibility (RACI) Matrix. RACI stands for the four types of responsibility that a stakeholder may hold on the initiative: Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, and Informed. 21 Which of the following stakeholder roles verifies that prioritized requirements will deliver value from an organizational perspective? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Business Analyst Tester Domain Subject Matter Expert Sponsor Correct Option:D EXPLANATION The sponsor verifies that the prioritized requirements will deliver value from an organizational perspective. 22 In the SWOT Analysis Matrix for strategy planning, shown in the Exhibit, the intersection of WT represents a combination of current weaknesses with future threats. Which of the following strategies is best to deal with this scenario? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Work on the weaknesses Consider threats as a risk and prepare a contingency plan Quit the market Not worthy to take any action Correct Option:C EXPLANATION WT Strategies: Can the group restructure itself to avoid the threat?; Should the group consider getting out of this market?; WT strategies involve worst-case scenarios. 23 Which of the following tasks can be performed after completing the task Assess Solution Limitations? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Assess Enterprise Limitations Measure Solution Performance Recommend Actions to Increase Solution Value Define Solution Scope Correct Option:C EXPLANATION The output of the task Assess Solution Limitations is used as input to the task Recommend Actions to Increase Solution Value. 24 You are a Business Analyst on an IT project. You would like to identify high value requirements. Which one of these techniques would you be using the most? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Value Analysis Cost-Benefit Analysis Decision Analysis Relative Prioritization Correct Option:C EXPLANATION Decision Analysis is used to identify high-value requirements. 25 A long-tenured Vice President expresses disagreement with the objectives of a project on which the Business Analyst is currently engaged in. In what way does the Vice President impact the Business Analyst's next step? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER The Vice President's high level of influence will cause the Business Analyst to leverage the Organizational Modeling technique The Vice President's decision making authority will cause the BA to develop a new stakeholder engagement approach The Vice President's negative attitude toward the project will cause the Business Analyst to leverage the Risk Analysis and Management technique The Vice President's disagreement with the project's objectives will cause the Business Analyst to leverage the Stakeholder List, Map, or Personas technique Correct Option:C EXPLANATION Risk Analysis and Management is used to identify risks to the initiative resulting from stakeholder attitudes or the inability of key stakeholders to participate in the initiative. 26 Which of the following key stakeholders is NOT likely to be involved during maintenance of designs? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Operational Support Project Manager Implementation Subject Matter Expert Domain Subject Matter Expert Correct Option:B EXPLANATION Domain Subject Matter Expert, Implementation Subject Matter Expert, Operational Support, Regulator, and Tester may be involved for the task Maintain Requirements. 27 Which of the following financial valuation techniques requires the Net Present Value to be zero? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Payback Period Discounted Cash Flow Internal Rate of Return Average Rate of Return Correct Option:C EXPLANATION The IRR calculation is based on the interest rate at which the NPV is 0. 28 Which of the following factors is most important in time-to-market or seasonal functionality based implementation of a requirement? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Benefit Penalty Time Sensitivity Cost Correct Option:C EXPLANATION Time Sensitivity is the best before date of the requirement, after which the implementation of the requirement loses significant value. This includes timeto-market scenarios, in which the benefit derived will be exponentially greater if the functionality is delivered ahead of the competition. It can also refer to seasonal functionality that only has value at a specific time of year. 29 The basis for prioritization may be ________ at various stages of the change. SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER same different based on the Business Analyst's preference based on the stakeholder's preference Correct Option:B EXPLANATION The basis for prioritization may be different at various stages of the change. 30 You have identified risks related to Business Analysis activities. For a couple of risks you have decided not to do anything. What type of risk treatment or risk strategy is this? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Accept Mitigate Transfer Avoid Correct Option:A EXPLANATION Accept: Decide not to do anything about the risk. If the risk does occur, a workaround will be developed at that time. 31 Which amongst the following is the best approach for a data mining exercise to be productive? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Bottom-up Approach Agile Approach Hybrid Approach Top-down Approach Correct Option:B EXPLANATION Data Mining exercises are productive when managed as an agile environment. They assist rapid iteration, confirmation, and deployment while providing project controls. 32 In a Business Process Model, which of the following Gateways isn't a decision point? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Parallel Gateway Inclusive Gateway Event-based Gateway Exclusive Gateway Correct Option:D EXPLANATION The decision is not made at the Exclusive Gateway. It is made in a preceding task. 33 You are defining the Solution Scope of a potential solution for an identified problem in your organization. You are working with several stakeholders during this activity. Which of the following key stakeholders will be responsible for defining the Project Scope? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Business Analyst Project Manager Sponsor Domain Subject Matter Expert Correct Option:B EXPLANATION In a project, the Project Manager is responsible for defining the project scope, which covers all the work to be performed by the project team. 34 In a Sequence Diagram, what does the activation box represent on the object lifeline? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER The call which activates the object The sequence of activities The period during which an operation is executed The activity performed on the object Correct Option:C EXPLANATION An Activation Box represents the period during which an operation is executed. 35 Which of the following tasks is NOT performed in the Requirements Life Cycle Management knowledge area? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Trace Requirements Approve Requirements Communicate Requirements Maintain Requirements Correct Option:C EXPLANATION The Requirements Life Cycle Management knowledge area includes the following tasks: Trace Requirements, Maintain Requirements, Prioritize Requirements, Assess Requirements Changes, and Approve Requirements. 36 Which of the following formats is used by most of the agile teams to capture requirements? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Use Cases and Scenarios Product Backlog Items Light-weight documents User Story Correct Option:D EXPLANATION User stories are tied to small, implementable, and testable slices of functionality, which facilitates rapid delivery and frequent customer feedback. 37 A Business Analyst should be assessing risks only when requirements and designs are ___________. SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Approved Traced Prioritized Analyzed Correct Option:C EXPLANATION Designs (prioritized) and Requirements (prioritized) are some of the inputs to the task Assess Risk. 38 Jennifer's organization is using a plan-driven approach for the Business Analysis deliverables. How will the requirements be captured in this approach? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Jennifer can use the appropriate documentation at the discretion of the Business Analysis team Jennifer can use the Project Management Information System Jennifer can use whichever Business Analysis forms are most appropriate Jennifer can use standardized templates Correct Option:D EXPLANATION In a plan-driven approach, information is captured in standardized templates. 39 Which of the following techniques encourages participants in the activity and can be used to build a common understanding of a problem or a solution? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Brainstorming Workshops Collaborative Games Meeting Correct Option:C EXPLANATION Collaborative Games encourage participants in an elicitation activity to collaborate in building a joint understanding of a problem or a solution. 40 You have elicited and analyzed a number of requirements. Which of these factors would you consider when deciding which requirements to include in each release, phase, or iteration of a project? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Non-functional requirements, backups, and disaster recovery plan Budget, training, vendor profitability, and organization readiness Budget, resource constraints, training, and organization readiness Stakeholder demands, team member workload, and business cycle Correct Option:C EXPLANATION There are many factors that guide these decisions, such as the overall budget, deadlines or time constraints, resource constraints, training schedules, and the ability of the business to absorb changes within a defined time frame. There may be organizational restraints or policies that must be adhered to in any implementation. 41 You are working on a business process improvement initiative. You have observed that the current business process diagrams are not consistent. Using standard notations, you would like to create consistent business process diagrams, which are easy to understand. Which of the following standards would you use such that it is accessible by all types of stakeholders? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER UML BPMN IDEF BPD Correct Option:B EXPLANATION Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) provides an industry-standard language for modeling business processes in a form that is accessible by both business users and technical developers. 42 Joel is a Business Analyst managing the performance of his project. He decides to conduct a facilitated session to record what worked and what didn't work on his project. Which of the following techniques does he use? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Lessons Learned Root Cause Analysis Key Performance Indicators Process Modeling Correct Option:A EXPLANATION The purpose of the Lessons Learned process is to compile and document successes, opportunities for improvement, failures, and recommendations for improving the performance of future projects or project phases. 43 Which of these diagramming techniques is used for Reactive and Proactive Analysis of a problem? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER State Diagram Sequence Diagram Cause-and-Effect Diagram Venn Diagram Correct Option:C EXPLANATION Root Cause Analysis can be used for Reactive Analysis, and Proactive Analysis. A Fishbone Diagram (also known as an Ishikawa or Cause-and-Effect Diagram) is used to identify and organize the possible causes of a problem. 44 You are facilitating a workshop with key stakeholders. What should you do to maintain focus throughout the workshop? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Ask confirmation questions from stakeholders Frequently validate session's activities with the workshop objectives Set ground rules Use the parking lot Correct Option:B EXPLANATION Throughout the workshop, the facilitator maintains focus by frequently validating the session’s activities with the workshop’s purpose and outcomes. 45 A Business Analyst has to define a Business Analysis approach that would be compatible with the other project activities. Assessing the new solution's limitations should be planned as well. When should this activity be performed? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER When the solution is designed When the solution is fully implemented When the elicitation activities are complete When the solution is in use in some form Correct Option:D EXPLANATION The solution must be in use in some form in order to be evaluated. 46 Katie, a Business Analyst would like to detail the sequence of activities by summing up different user interactions with the solution or enterprise, visually and in text. Which one of these prototyping methods will be most appropriate? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Storyboarding Workflow Modeling Paper Prototyping Simulation Correct Option:A EXPLANATION Storyboarding is used to visually and textually detail the sequence of activities by summing up different user interactions with the solution or enterprise. 47 Which of the following requirements attributes describes the relative importance and value of requirements? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Stability Urgency Priority Value Correct Option:C EXPLANATION Priority indicates the relative importance of requirements. Priority can refer to the relative value of a requirement or to the sequence in which it will be implemented. 48 You have designed a questionnaire to get responses from a broad group of stakeholders. But you are not able to use the data received for further analysis. What could be the most compelling reason for this? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER The stakeholders are geographically dispersed The response rates may be too low for statistical significance Use of close ended questions for analysis Open-ended questions were not used Correct Option:B EXPLANATION The response rates may be too low for statistical significance. 49 Which of the following techniques provide details of value proposition, cost structure, and revenue streams of an enterprise? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Business Model Canvas Financial Analysis Cost Benefit Analysis Value Analysis Correct Option:A EXPLANATION A Business Model Canvas is comprised of nine building blocks that describe how an organization intends to deliver value: Key Partnerships, Key Activities, Key Resources, Value Proposition, Customer Relationships, Channels, Customer Segments, Cost Structure, and Revenue Streams. 50 You have to collect performance measures for the solution. During this process, which of the following would you not consider? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Volume or Sample Size Solution capabilities Frequency and Timing Currency Correct Option:B EXPLANATION When collecting performance measures, Business Analysts consider Volume or Sample Size, Frequency and Timing, and Currency. 51 You are a Business Analyst (BA) working in an agile environment, with an evolving solution. Where would you capture the analysis and design details regarding how the solution must behave once it is implemented? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Product Backlog In Analysis and Design Models In Acceptance Criteria of User Story In User Story Description Correct Option:C EXPLANATION A user story may be supported through the development of detailed Acceptance Criteria. 52 An organization has been using an application for several years but one of its components still involves manual data entry. A project has been initiated to automate this function and will impact several different business units. What is the Business Analyst's logical step in the project at this stage? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Perform Stakeholder Analysis Prioritize the requirements Model requirements Schedule requirements workshops Correct Option:A EXPLANATION Stakeholder Analysis involves identifying the stakeholders (who will be directly or indirectly impacted by the change) and their characteristics, as well as analyzing the information once collected. 53 Which of the following estimation techniques is the most accurate among the given options? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Three Point Estimation PERT Rough Order of Magnitude Bottom-up Correct Option:B EXPLANATION To provide estimates with a particular level of confidence, estimators can use a technique such as PERT. 54 You are tracing solution requirements to the origin of the requirement. What type of requirements traceability is this? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Bottom-up Traceability Backward Traceability Forward Traceability Top-down Traceability Correct Option:B EXPLANATION Requirements Traceability identifies and documents the lineage of each requirement, including its backward traceability, its forward traceability, and its relationship to other requirements. Traceability is used to help ensure that the solution conforms to requirements and to assist in scope, change, risk, time, cost, and communication management. 55 Victor is leading a brainstorming session for his organization. He has asked the participants in this group to come up with at least ten ideas for possible solutions to an identified problem. What is the problem with setting this as a goal for this session? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER The goal should be to come up with as many solutions as possible, not just ten ideas The goal should be to generate ten ideas within a set time period The goal should be to include everyone's input to the solutions The goal should be to come up with the best solution for the problem, not ten ideas Correct Option:A EXPLANATION Brainstorming works by focusing on a topic or problem and then coming up with multiple possible solutions to it. 56 You are developing a data model using entity relationship diagramming technique, which contains entities, attributes, and relationships among them. Where will you specify allowable values? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER In the entity relation diagram as a comment In a separate entity for all attributes where values are allowed in a specific set, range or format Specified through business rules Data Dictionary Correct Option:C EXPLANATION Allowable values may be specified through business rules. 57 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. What is the inspector's signoff on the initial deliverables called? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Assumption Dependency Milestone Constraint Correct Option:B EXPLANATION Constraints, assumptions, and dependencies can be analyzed for risks and sometimes should be managed as risks themselves. If the constraint, assumption, or dependency is related to an aspect of a change, it can be restated as a risk by identifying the event or condition and consequences that could occur because of the constraint, assumption, or dependency. 58 Who works with the Business Analyst to ensure that the overall project governance aligns with Business Analysis Governance Approach? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Project Governance Team Project Manager Project Management Office Domain Subject Matter Expert Correct Option:B EXPLANATION The Project Manager works with the Business Analyst to ensure that overall project governance aligns with the Business Analysis Governance Approach. 59 Which of the following documents would you use as a guideline while performing the task Maintain Requirements? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Governance Approach Change Strategy Business Analysis Approach Information Management Approach Correct Option:D EXPLANATION Information Management Approach is the guideline for performing the task Maintain Requirements. 60 Which of the following tasks is performed in the Solution Evaluation knowledge area? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Validate Solution Evaluate Solution Measure Solution Performance Assess Solution Performance Correct Option:C EXPLANATION The Solution Evaluation knowledge area includes the following tasks: Measure Solution Performance, Analyze Performance Measures, Assess Solution Limitations, Assess Enterprise Limitations, and Recommend Actions to Increase Solution Value. 61 You have developed an entity relationship diagram. You would like to describe the life cycle of an entity. Which of the following techniques would you use? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Entity Life Cycle Sequence Diagram State Model Transient Model Correct Option:C EXPLANATION State Modeling is used to describe and analyze the different possible states of an entity within a system, how that entity changes from one state to another, and what can happen to the entity when it is in each state. 62 Which technique would you use to identify information or patterns that require further investigation? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Data Analysis Data Mining Document Analysis System Analysis Correct Option:B EXPLANATION Data Mining is used to identify information or patterns that require further investigation. 63 Which of the following factors might have a significant effect on productivity? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Customers Suppliers Technology Industry structure Correct Option:C EXPLANATION The productivity enhancing potential of recent and expected technological innovations might influence the need. 64 As a Business Analyst of an organization, you have to work on a solution that will connect several databases to a web application. You are concerned that the databases may not be operable with the software solution that a programmer recommends. Which requirements elicitation technique can help you determine the interoperability of the software, the databases, and the web applications? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Interface Analysis Benchmarking Usage Considerations Interviews Correct Option:A EXPLANATION Interface Analysis is used to identify where, what, why, when, how, and for whom information is exchanged between solution components or across solution boundaries. 65 Which of the following hierarchies represent a process traceability? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Value Chain - Business Process - Sub Process - Activity - Task Business Process - Sub Process - Requirements - Activity - Task Value Chain - Business Process - Sub Process - Task Business Process - Value Process - Sub Process - Activity Correct Option:A EXPLANATION Value Chain - Business Process - Sub Process - Activity - Task, represents the hierarchy of Process Traceability. 66 A data model describes the entities, classes, or data objects relevant to a domain. An entity contains attributes and its relationships with other entities. One of the Business Analysts wants to know the differences between an entity relationship diagram and a class diagram. Which of the following statements would he/she use to best describe the key difference? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER In Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD), entity represents something physical, organizational, abstract, or event. In class diagram, entity is referred as class These two diagrams are from two different standard organizations Class contains attributes, relationship like in a entity. Class also contains the operations or functions performed on the class In a class model the term association is used instead of relationship and multiplicity is used instead of cardinality Correct Option:C EXPLANATION In a class diagram, entities are referred to as classes. Like an entity in a data model, a class contains attributes and has relationships with other classes. A class also contains operations or functions that describe what can be done with the class. 67 One of the stakeholders needs additional information to make a sound decision. At what level of the enterprise is this business need identified? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER From External From Middle Management From the Top Management Team From the users, who are performing the day-to-day operations Correct Option:B EXPLANATION From Middle Management: A manager needs additional information to make sound decisions or must perform additional functions to meet business objectives. 68 Governance Approach is NOT used in which of the following tasks? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Prioritize Requirements Approve Requirements Assess Requirements Changes Verify Requirements Correct Option:D EXPLANATION Governance Approach is not used for the task Verify Requirements. 69 You are a Business Analyst assigned on a project and you have to prepare for a Focus Group session to understand the users' perspective, attitude, and opinion on a specific process and product. How will you select the participations for this session? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Identify interested stakeholders Pre-qualify individuals based on specific criteria Randomly select from a group of individuals Identify the ones willing to discuss on a paid basis Correct Option:B EXPLANATION A Focus Group is composed of pre-qualified participants whose objective is to discuss and comment on a topic within a context. 70 As a Business Analyst, which of the following aspects would you consider when assessing each proposed change? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Alignment with overall strategy Impact on the team to deliver Stakeholder interests Business analysis work-in-hand Correct Option:A EXPLANATION When assessing changes, Business Analysts consider if each proposed change: aligns with the overall strategy, affects value delivered to the business or stakeholder groups, impacts the time to deliver or the resources required to deliver the value, and alters any risks, opportunities, or constraints associated with the overall initiative. 71 You have identified different scope elements and explored the relationship between potential scope elements to ensure completeness and integrity of the scope model. Which type of diagramming technique is used when several elements can interact to produce results that cannot be predicted or understood based on the components alone? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Cause-Effect Function-Responsibility Emergent Parent-Child Correct Option:C EXPLANATION Emergent: in most complex systems, several elements can interact to produce results that cannot be predicted or understood based on the components alone. 72 Timing and frequency of approvals are dependent on which of the following? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Stakeholder urgency and availability Size and complexity of the change Organizational Process Assets Environmental factors Correct Option:B EXPLANATION The timing and frequency of approvals are dependent on the size and complexity of the change and associated risks of foregoing or delaying an approval. 73 A Business Analyst is looking for innovative solutions that combine existing capabilities to produce a new outcome. Which view of the enterprise would be the most useful? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Data Centric View Process Centric View Capability Centric View Integration Centric View Correct Option:C EXPLANATION Business Analysts may use a capability-centric view of the enterprise when looking for innovative solutions that combine existing capabilities to produce a new outcome. 74 Which of the following techniques would you use to determine how long it will take, the effort required, and the associated cost of an elicitation activity? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Data Mining Interviews Estimation Document Analysis Correct Option:C EXPLANATION Estimation is used to estimate the time and efforts required for the elicitation and the associated cost. 75 What are the elements of the task Assess Solution Limitations? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Identify Internal Solution Component Dependencies, Investigate Solution Problems, Assess Risks Identify Internal Solution Component Dependencies, Investigate Solution Problems, Stakeholder Impact Analysis Identify Internal Solution Component Dependencies, Investigate Solution Problems, Impact Assessment Investigate Solution Problems, Impact Assessment, Operational Assessment Correct Option:C EXPLANATION Identify Internal Solution Component Dependencies, Investigate Solution Problems, Impact Assessment are the elements of the Assess Solution Limitations task. 76 Your technical solution has caused new business rules to be implemented in the organization. These new business rules provide the elaboration of gold, silver, platinum, and bronze customers. What type of business rule has your solution created? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Organizational Behavioral Operative Definitional Correct Option:D EXPLANATION Definitional Rules shape concepts, or produce knowledge or information. They indicate something that is necessarily true (or untrue) about some concept, thereby supplementing its definition. 77 Which of the following techniques is used to collaboratively come up with ideas for change strategies? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Brainstorming Collaborative Games Focus Groups Interviews Correct Option:A EXPLANATION Brainstorming is used to collaboratively come up with ideas for change strategies. 78 Plan traceability approach is based on which of the following? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Service level agreements Business processes Contractual obligation The number of views of requirements to be produced Correct Option: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. 79 You have to conduct an elicitation activity in which participants should be able to share their knowledge and experience on a given topic and identify assumptions in a safe and fun situation. Which of the following elicitation techniques will you use? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Brainstorming Workshops Collaborative Games Focus Group Correct Option:C EXPLANATION Collaborative Games are used to stimulate teamwork and collaboration by temporarily immersing participants in a safe and fun situation in which they can share their knowledge and experience on a given topic, identify hidden assumptions, and explore that knowledge in ways that may not occur during the course of normal interactions. 80 A Business Analyst has to work on usage scenarios. Which technique should he utilize to model the logic of usage scenarios to show the information passed between objects in the system? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Information Flow Diagrams State Diagrams Sequence Diagrams Interface Diagrams Correct Option:C EXPLANATION Sequence diagrams are used to model the logic of usage scenarios by showing the information passed between objects in the system through the execution of the scenario. 81 Which data model addresses concerns like performance, concurrency, and security? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Conceptual Data Model Logical Data Model Data Security Model Physical Data Model Correct Option:D EXPLANATION Physical Data Model addresses concerns like performance, concurrency, and security. 82 Which of the following techniques is used to define the metrics that will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of the change strategy? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Estimation Financial Analysis Balanced Scorecard Correct Option:D EXPLANATION Balanced Scorecard is used to define the metrics that will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of the change strategy. 83 A Business Analyst shall not evaluate which of the following while evaluating stakeholder communication needs? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER What needs to be communicated Frequency and level of formality of communication Why communication What is the appropriate delivery method Correct Option:C EXPLANATION The Business Analyst evaluates what needs to be communicated, what is the appropriate delivery method (written or verbal), who the appropriate audience is, when communication should occur, frequency of communication, geographic location of stakeholders who will receive communications, level of detail appropriate for the communication and stakeholder, and level of formality of communications. 84 Which of the following is NOT an element of the task Manage Stakeholder Collaboration? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Manage Stakeholder Communication Gain Agreement on Commitments Monitor Stakeholder Engagement Collaboration Correct Option:A EXPLANATION Gain Agreement on Commitments, Monitor Stakeholder Engagement, and Collaboration are the elements of the task Manage Stakeholder Collaboration. 85 You have developed an activity flow diagram between two activities, where information from the first process gets stored in data store and then the data store provides information to the second process. The developer has asked you to clarify key concepts in the proposed design definition. Your next step is to _________. SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Separate processes into swim lanes Develop ERD for data store Elaborate input and output for data transformations Associate actors with use cases Correct Option:C EXPLANATION A Concept Model identifies the correct choice of terms to use in communications, including all business analysis information. It is especially important where high precision and subtle distinctions need to be made. 86 An organization has to consolidate data from disparate systems, to analyze and generate reports which will be helpful in making informed decisions. Which one of the following provides the definition of the structure and business rules of existing systems data? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Business Rules Catalogue Data Models and Data Dictionary Process Models Data Structure Correct Option:B EXPLANATION Definitions and structures from Data Dictionaries or Data Models can be helpful. 87 Which of the following decomposes the project scope into smaller parts, while creating a hierarchy of work? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Activity List Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Process Modeling Activity Diagram Correct Option:B EXPLANATION Functional Decomposition applies to a wide variety of versatile subjects, one of these is Work to be Done, this decomposition (known as a Work Breakdown Structure or WBS) breaks endeavors into phases, milestones, work activities, tasks, work items, and deliverables. 88 Which of the following tasks can be performed with business requirements as one of its inputs? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Define Future State Analyze Current State Assess Risks Define Change Strategy Correct Option:A EXPLANATION Business requirement are the inputs to the task Define Future State. 89 How are scope models defined to provide basis for understanding the boundaries in an adaptive approach? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER The complete scope model is described during iteration 0 or start of the project The scope model is described per each phase or iteration The scope model is not required, because it's a rapid implementation cycle. Just implement based on priority The scope model is described for complete solution during start of the project and then a subset of scope model per iteration is created Correct Option:B EXPLANATION If the scope is implemented in phases or iterations, the scope model should be described per each phase or iteration. 90 Which of the following techniques would not be considered during an operational assessment to identify stakeholder concerns? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Interviews Focus Groups Workshops Survey or Questionnaire Correct Option:B EXPLANATION Brainstorming, Interviews, Survey or Questionnaire, and Workshops are the techniques that may be used to identify organizational gaps or stakeholder concerns. 91 What is most important when you recommend a solution? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Recommended solution should be feasible to implement Recommended solution should be best-in-class Recommended solution should maximize the value provided to the enterprise Recommended solution should be agreed upon by key stakeholders Correct Option:C EXPLANATION The recommended solution should maximize the value provided to the enterprise. 92 You have to review requirements and find the requirements that have a common terminology and are aligned with stakeholder needs, but contain extra information. Which of the following characteristics is NOT exhibited in this scenario? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Understandable Feasible Complete Concise Correct Option:D EXPLANATION Concise indicates that it contains no extraneous and unnecessary content. 93 Which artifacts, tools, or techniques can help ensure that items determined to be important are included in the final requirements deliverables or the steps required are followed? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Requirements Management Plan Checklists Business Analysis Information Plan Verification process document Correct Option:B EXPLANATION The purpose of a checklist is to ensure that items determined to be important are included in the final requirements deliverables, or that steps required for the verification process are followed. 94 A visual, often pictorial, representation of a requirement or set of requirements are often referred to as __________. SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Pictures Images Diagrams Scenarios Correct Option:C EXPLANATION A diagram is a visual, often pictorial, representation of a requirement or set of requirements. 95 Which of the following techniques is NOT suitable for conducting stakeholder analysis? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Interviews Process Modeling Stakeholder List, Map, or Personas Focus Groups Correct Option:D EXPLANATION Focus Groups technique is not suitable for conducting stakeholder analysis. 96 A Data Dictionary contains definitions of data elements. Sequences, repetitions, and optional elements are included in which data element? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Complex Composition Comprehensive Composite Correct Option:D EXPLANATION Composite data elements are built using data elements to build composite structures, which may include: Sequences, Repetitions, Optional Elements. 97 When can you validate the requirements? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Once Requirements are analyzed Once Requirements are elicited Once Requirements are specified and modeled Once Requirements are verified Correct Option:C EXPLANATION Requirements (specified and modeled) are the inputs to the task Validate Requirements. 98 Which of the following is NOT an output of the Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring knowledge area? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Governance Approach Business Analysis Performance Assessment Business Analysis Plan Stakeholder Engagement Approach Correct Option:C EXPLANATION Business Analysis Plan is not an output of the Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring knowledge area. 99 Which of the following techniques is used for making decisions about which change strategy is appropriate? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Process Analysis SWOT Analysis Reviews Decision Modeling Correct Option:B EXPLANATION SWOT Analysis is used to make decisions about which change strategy is appropriate. 100 You have to update the state of requirements and other attributes to represent where the requirements are in their life cycle. What should be their state once you have clearly defined their relationships to other requirements, and components? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Managed Maintained Traced Allocated Correct Option:C EXPLANATION Requirements (traced) have clearly defined relationships to other requirements, solution components, or releases, phases, or iterations, within a solution scope, such that coverage and the effects of change are clearly identifiable. 101 Validated Requirements are the input to which of the following Business Analysis tasks? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Define Design Options Measure Solution Performance Define Requirements Allocate Requirements Correct Option:A EXPLANATION Only validated requirements are considered in design options. 102 Which of the following is NOT required as an input to perform the task Assess Enterprise Limitations? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Future State Description Implemented Solution Current State Description Constructed Solution Correct Option:A EXPLANATION The inputs for the task Assess Enterprise Limitations include Implemented (or Constructed) Solution (External), Current State Description, and Solution Performance Analysis. 103 Which of these types of requirements should be expressed in a testable form? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Stakeholder Requirements, Solution Requirements Business Requirements, Stakeholder Requirements, Solution Requirements Stakeholder Requirements, Solution Requirements, Transition Requirements Business Requirements, Stakeholder Requirements, Solution Requirements, Transition Requirements Correct Option:D EXPLANATION Testability is the ability to verify that the requirement or design has been fulfilled. Acceptable levels of verifying fulfillment depend on the level of abstraction of the requirement or design. 104 Which of the following tasks involves Gap Analysis? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Define Change Strategy Define Future State Define Design Options Define Requirements Architecture Correct Option:A EXPLANATION Gap Analysis is an element of the task Define Change Strategy. 105 Which of these are guidelines and tools to perform the task Measure Solution Performance? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Requirements (verified) Requirements (approved) Requirements (validated) Requirements (prioritized) Correct Option:C EXPLANATION Requirements (validated) are guidelines and tools to perform the task Measure Solution Performance. 106 Which of these modeling techniques includes roles and swim lanes? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Use Case Modeling Data Modeling Process Modeling Logical Modeling Correct Option:C EXPLANATION A swim lane is a partitioned area (horizontal or vertical) that segregates those activities in the process that are carried out by a particular role. 107 Which of the following is an input to the task Assess Solution Limitations? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Requirements Architecture Solution Scope Stakeholder Concerns Solution Performance Analysis Correct Option:D EXPLANATION Implemented Solution (external) and Solution Performance Analysis are the inputs to the task Assess Solution Limitations. 108 A model is a simplified representation of a complex reality used to make decisions. On what basis should a Business Analyst implement the appropriate level of abstraction of a requirement? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER The artistic ability of the Business Analyst The modeling tools available for use The stage of the project and the type of information to be communicated The audience and the type of information to be documented Correct Option:D EXPLANATION The level of abstraction of a requirement varies based on the type of requirement and audience for the requirement. 109 Solution Evaluation knowledge area is important to _______________. SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Assess the performance of and value delivered by a solution Develop User Acceptance Test plans Ensure successful implementation of the solution Check for accurate implementation of specifications Correct Option:A EXPLANATION The Solution Evaluation knowledge area describes the tasks that Business Analysts perform to assess the performance of and value delivered by a solution in use by the enterprise, and to recommend removal of barriers or constraints that prevent the full realization of the value. 110 A regulatory agency recently changed the record retention requirements for financial service providers. All financial reports must be retained in electronic format both on production reporting servers and in an off-site data repository. Which one of these will the Business Analyst need to manage the requirements impacted by this regulatory change? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Communication Plans Performance Objectives Solution Scope Traceability Repository Correct Option:D EXPLANATION Requirements traceability is documented and maintained in accordance with the methods identified by the business analysis approach. Requirements management tools can provide significant benefits when there is a need to trace a large number of requirements that may be deemed unmanageable with manual approaches. 111 Remo, a Business Analyst, has to list all of the states that a customer order can have on a proposed system, including open, filled, shipped, delivered, and paid. Which diagram can Remo use to list the customer order in a model? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Entity-Relationship Class Attribute State Correct Option:D EXPLANATION A State Diagram shows the life cycle of one entity, beginning when the entity first comes into existence and moving through all of the different states that the entity may have until it is discarded and no longer of use. 112 Which of the following is NOT an output from the Solution Evaluation knowledge area? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Solution Requirements Solution Limitation Solution Performance Analysis Solution Performance Measures Correct Option:A EXPLANATION Solution Requirements is not an output of Solution Evaluation Knowledge Area. Solution Performance Measures, Solution Performance Analysis, Solution Limitation, Enterprise Limitation, and Recommend Actions are the outputs. 113 When creating an Entity Relationship Diagram, relationships are annotated to show _____________. SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Attributes Cardinality Entities Identifiers Correct Option:B EXPLANATION The term cardinality is used to refer to the minimum and maximum number of occurrences to which an entity may be related. Typical cardinality values are zero, one, and many. 114 During solution evaluation activities, which technique is used to describe minimal set of requirements? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Functional Decomposition Use Cases and Scenarios Acceptance and Evaluation Criteria Business Rules Analysis Correct Option:C EXPLANATION Acceptance criteria are used to define the requirements, outcomes, or conditions that must be met in order for a solution to be considered acceptable to key stakeholders. Evaluation criteria are the measures used to assess a set of requirements in order to choose between multiple solutions. 115 What's the role played by the Sponsor when the Business Analyst is measuring solution performance? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Plan for the work required to implement the transition requirements Approval of the measures used to determine solution performance Contributes to the actual value realized by the solution in terms of solution performance May be consulted to provide feedback on solution performance Correct Option:B EXPLANATION The Sponsor is responsible for approving the measures used to determine solution performance. May also provide performance expectations. 116 When can you begin the allocation of requirements to solution component or releases? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER After release planning After requirements are verified Once solution approach has been determined After requirements are specified Correct Option:C EXPLANATION Requirements allocation typically begins when a solution approach has been determined, and continues until all valid requirements are allocated. 117 Which data mining technique can show how something may be true in the future? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Projections Forecasting Predictive Diagnostic Correct Option:C EXPLANATION Predictive networks such as regression or neural networks can show how likely something is to be true in the future. 118 Which of the following techniques is NOT likely to be used while planning the Business Analysis Approach? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Document Analysis Reviews Sequence Diagrams Process Modeling Correct Option:C EXPLANATION Sequence Diagrams technique is not used while planning the Business Analysis Approach. 119 Which of these tasks demonstrates the business value realized by the implemented solution? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Analyze Performance Measures Measure Solution Performance Assess Enterprise Limitations Recommend Actions to Increase Solution Value Correct Option:A EXPLANATION The purpose of Analyze Performance Measures task is to provide insights into the performance of a solution in relation to the value it brings. 120 In which of the following tasks would you have determined whom to involve during approval and agreement on requirements and designs? SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER Approve Requirements Assess Requirements Changes Plan Business Analysis Governance Plan Business Analysis Information Management Correct Option:C EXPLANATION Governance Approach identifies the stakeholders who have the authority and responsibility to approve Business Analysis information, and explains when such approvals will take place and how they will align to organizational policies. This Governance Approach is the output from the task Plan Business Analysis Governance. s