Question 1

Gina has been asked to provide decision analysis for her solution scope. Which one of the following best describes the decision analysis technique?

Accepted Answer

Decision analysis involves comparing the costs and benefits of implementing a solution, often using financial models to estimate the value of assets.

Question 2

You are the business analyst for your organization and are working with Ralph who is also a business analyst at your company. You have moved one of the requirements higher in the prioritization of the requirements because it is needed to be implemented before some of the more important requirements are done. Ralph disagrees with your placement of the requirement because you are to rank the requirements based on their level of difficulty. Who is correct and why?

Accepted Answer

You are correct because sometimes dependencies between requirements necessitate completing lower priority requirements before higher priority ones.

Question 3

Martha is observing Sarah complete several complex steps as part of her business analysis requirements elicitation process. In this instance Martha working alongside Sarah is actually helping Sarah complete the work so that Martha can understand all of the steps Sarah must complete. What type of requirements elicitation technique is Martha using?

Accepted Answer

Active observation involves participating in the process to understand it better, which is what Martha is doing by helping Sarah complete the work.

Question 4

There are just three inputs to the assess proposed solution process. Which of the following is not one of the inputs for the assess proposed solution process?

Accepted Answer

Decision analysis is not an input for the assess proposed solution process; it is typically a technique used within the process. The inputs are requirements, assumptions and constraints, and solution options.

Question 5

Which one of the following is the most accurate definition of the solution scope?

Accepted Answer

The solution scope defines what must be delivered to meet the business need, outlining the boundaries and deliverables of the solution.

Question 6

Management comes to you and asks you to complete some specifications and models about the current state of the organization. Management wants you to complete this business analysis activity as soon as possible and report back to them with your findings. What is the primary purpose of the specify and model requirements process?

Accepted Answer

To analyze the functioning of an organization and to provide an insight into opportunities for improvement.

Question 7

You are preparing the business case for a proposed solution in your organization. You need to identify several components for the business case including an assessment of the risks the solution may contain. Which one of the following is the best definition of a risk as it pertains to the business case?

Accepted Answer

Risk in a business case context is an uncertain event or condition that may have both positive and negative effects on the solution. This definition encompasses the dual nature of risks, which can present opportunities as well as threats.

Question 8

All of the following are techniques that can be used to specify or model requirements except for which one?

Accepted Answer

Work breakdown structure creation is a project management tool used to break down a project into smaller components, not a technique for specifying or modeling requirements.

Question 9

Enterprise analysis provides many things for an organization. All of the following are tasks included in enterprise analysis except for which one?

Accepted Answer

Solution performance assessment is not part of enterprise analysis; it is typically part of solution evaluation.

Question 10

You are the business analyst for your organization. Management has asked you to create a plan that will define the proposed structure and schedule for communicating the business analysis activities to the appropriate stakeholders. What plan does management want you to create?

Accepted Answer

The Business Analysis Communications Plan specifically outlines how business analysis activities will be communicated to stakeholders, detailing the structure and schedule for these communications.

Question 11

You are creating a model that shows how data moves through a system. Each function that modifies the data in any manner is identified, decomposed to smaller levels, and the system is completely described from start to storage. What type of a modeling technique are you using in this scenario?

Accepted Answer

Data flow diagramming is a modeling technique that shows how data moves through a system. It identifies each function that modifies the data in any manner, decomposes the functions to smaller levels, and describes the system completely from start to storage.

Question 12

You are the business analyst for your organization and are coaching Roberta on how business analysis works. Roberta is confused about what a business analysis methodology is during the business analysis planning and monitoring phase of the business analysis duties. What is a methodology?

Accepted Answer

A methodology is a formalized and repeatable business analysis approach, providing a structured framework for conducting business analysis activities.

Question 13

As part of the requirements analysis a business analyst can use the same tools and techniques to model the current state of an organization. All of the following are valid reasons why would a business analyst want to create a current state domain model except for which one?

Accepted Answer

Creating Pareto charts is not directly related to the purpose of a current state domain model. The model is primarily used for understanding and analyzing the current state, identifying opportunities for improvement, and validating the solution scope.

Question 14

You are the business analyst for your organization and are coaching Roberta on how business analysis works. Roberta is confused about what a business analysis methodology is during the business analysis planning and monitoring phase of the business analysis duties. What is a methodology?

Accepted Answer

A methodology is a formalized and repeatable business analysis approach that provides a structured framework for conducting business analysis activities.

Question 15

There are just three inputs to the assess proposed solution process. Which of the following is NOT one of the inputs for the assess proposed solution process?

Accepted Answer

Decision analysis is not an input to the assess proposed solution process; it is a technique used in decision-making.

Question 16

Holly is the business analyst for her organization. Management has asked Holly to create a document that will define solution alternatives and how each identified solution may provide an expected business benefit to meet the identified business need. Management has asked Holly to provide data and statistics in this document to support her claims and findings. What type of document is management asking Holly to create?

Accepted Answer

A feasibility study is a document that evaluates potential solutions to a business problem and assesses their viability, including data and statistics to support the analysis.

Question 17

You are the business analyst for a new project. Part of this project is for the project team to manually install new workstations through the company's campus. Based on your research you have determined that the project team can install 25 new workstations per hour. Since there is a fixed amount of time that these workstations need to be installed you are considering adding additional labor for the implementation. You are also considering to adjust the prioritization of the project requirements based on the amount of workstations the project team can install per hour. What does the 25 workstations per hour represent in this scenario?

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

A business analyst is helping management determine which solution they should choose. As it happens that the organization can only choose one of the two solutions due to time and resource restrictions. Solution A worths $456,000 to the organization while solution B worths $565,000 to the organization. While solution A costs less, it is less risky and takes less time to complete so management elects to seize Solution A. What is the opportunity cost?

Accepted Answer

The opportunity cost is the value of the next best alternative that was not chosen. In this case, the next best alternative is Solution B, which is worth $565,000 to the organization. Therefore, the opportunity cost of choosing Solution A is $565,000 - $456,000 = $109,000.

Question 19

You are the business analyst for your organization. As part of the requirements prioritization you have given each key stakeholder $10,000 in play money to distribute among the identified requirements. Each stakeholder can assign their play money to any of the requirements, but the requirements will be prioritized based on the value of the play money assigned to each requirement. What type of requirements prioritization is happening in this scenario?

Accepted Answer

This scenario describes a method known as "Voting" where stakeholders distribute a fixed amount of resources (in this case, play money) among requirements to indicate their priorities.

Question 20

Zoe is the business analyst for her organization. She is currently prioritizing the requirements based on the implementation difficulty of the requirements to help with the solution planning. Which of the following best describes the approach Zoe is taking with requirements prioritization?

Accepted Answer

Zoe is prioritizing the requirements based on the implementation difficulty, ranking them from easiest to hardest to implement.

Exam 1: Certified Business Analysis Professional

Gina has been asked to provide decision analysis for her solution scope. Which one of the following best describes the decision analysis technique?

There are just three inputs to the assess proposed solution process. Which of the following is not one of the inputs for the assess proposed solution process?

Which one of the following is the most accurate definition of the solution scope?

All of the following are techniques that can be used to specify or model requirements except for which one?

Enterprise analysis provides many things for an organization. All of the following are tasks included in enterprise analysis except for which one?

You are the business analyst for your organization. Management has asked you to create a plan that will define the proposed structure and schedule for communicating the business analysis activities to the appropriate stakeholders. What plan does management want you to create?

You are creating a model that shows how data moves through a system. Each function that modifies the data in any manner is identified, decomposed to smaller levels, and the system is completely described from start to storage. What type of a modeling technique are you using in this scenario?

You are the business analyst for your organization and are coaching Roberta on how business analysis works. Roberta is confused about what a business analysis methodology is during the business analysis planning and monitoring phase of the business analysis duties. What is a methodology?

As part of the requirements analysis a business analyst can use the same tools and techniques to model the current state of an organization. All of the following are valid reasons why would a business analyst want to create a current state domain model except for which one?

You are the business analyst for your organization and are coaching Roberta on how business analysis works. Roberta is confused about what a business analysis methodology is during the business analysis planning and monitoring phase of the business analysis duties. What is a methodology?

There are just three inputs to the assess proposed solution process. Which of the following is NOT one of the inputs for the assess proposed solution process?

Zoe is the business analyst for her organization. She is currently prioritizing the requirements based on the implementation difficulty of the requirements to help with the solution planning. Which of the following best describes the approach Zoe is taking with requirements prioritization?