Question 1

Which of the following techniques involves coordinating and collaborating with other credible sources in risk?

Accepted Answer

Risk communication involves coordinating and collaborating with other credible sources to effectively share information about risks.

Question 2

While validating requirements for a software implementation project, the business analyst (BA) needs to identify scenarios that would alter the benefit delivered by a requirement. Which of the following techniques should the BA use to identify such scenarios?

Accepted Answer

Risk Analysis and Management is used to identify scenarios that could impact the benefits delivered by a requirement by assessing potential risks and their effects.

Question 3

Which of the following represents the duration of activities against a calendar?

Accepted Answer

Gantt charts are used to represent the duration of activities against a calendar.

Question 4

A local manufacturer that serves about 1000 retail stores is experiencing a slow yet steady decrease of its customer base over the last couple of years. Attributing the situation to increased competition, management has hired a team of sales representatives to attract new clients and promote the manufacturer's products. However, after four months there is still no progress. Management has engaged a business analyst (BA) to investigate this issue. What should the BA do first?

Accepted Answer

The BA should first review historic sales and related data to understand the underlying issues affecting the customer base before taking further action.

Question 5

Which of the following is the best definition of the business rules analysis?

Accepted Answer

Business rules analysis involves defining the rules that govern decisions within an organization, which in turn define, constrain, or enable organizational policies.

Question 6

You are the business analyst for a large software development project. There are several issues that must be resolved by certain dates or the problem will prevent the project from advancing. What technique can you use to track problems with the requirements?

Accepted Answer

Problem tracking is a technique used to track problems with the requirements.

Question 7

Which of the following processes measures the maturity level of the security program?

Accepted Answer

GAP analysis measures the maturity level of a security program by identifying the differences between the current state and desired state of security practices.

Question 8

A business analyst (BA) works for a financial institution that wants to acquire new systems and migrate all future business operations to the new systems. The BA is responsible for performing a gap analysis and has reviewed the current state of systems. What is the next task that the BA needs to do to complete the gap analysis?

Accepted Answer

The next task in a gap analysis after reviewing the current state is to define the future state capabilities, which will help identify the gaps between the current and desired states.

Question 9

A new project has to implement a cyber security release in China, Italy, Germany, the United States, and Canada. The project is a $5 million initiative and must 'go live' in production in all countries on the same day and time to be effective. Which of the approaches mentioned is suitable for this project based on the size and complexity?

Accepted Answer

An agile and iterative approach is suitable for this project because it is a large and complex project that requires a flexible and adaptable approach. This approach allows the team to make changes to the project as needed, and to respond to changes in the environment.

Question 10

Which of the following requirement attributes lacks any ambiguous characteristics?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which of the following requirement attributes lacks...

Question 11

A sports wristwatch product manufacturer wants to add a blood sugar monitoring toolkit to the watch. Market research has confirmed that the most profitable segment of the manufacturer's target customer is looking for this feature. The business analyst (BA) worked with the product owner to finalize the set of requirements and design options and then defined multiple approaches for implementing the feature. At this point, the solutions' team agreed that they were unable to accurately assess the merits of each of the proposed solutions. What is the possible reason?

Accepted Answer

The answer of A sports wristwatch product manufacturer wants to...

Question 12

The business process model is also known as _________.

Accepted Answer

The business process model is often referred to as an activity model because it represents the sequence of activities or tasks that are carried out in a business process.

Question 13

A business analyst (BA) is facilitating a meeting between process owners to capture the business rules for a workflow solution. One of the attendees expresses a strong opinion that the solution will not deliver the expected value. How will the BA ensure the process owner remains engaged and will support the change?

Accepted Answer

The BA should record the feedback and continue with the meeting. This will allow the BA to capture all of the process owner's concerns and ensure that they are addressed in the final solution.

Question 14

Which of the following describes the actual users who interact with one another, a system, or data moved between two users?

Accepted Answer

The user interface is the point of interaction between the user and a digital device or system, allowing users to interact with the system or with each other through the system.

Question 15

A business analyst (BA) is outlining who should participate in an upcoming requirements elicitation meeting. From whom should the BA obtain approval before selecting the participants?

Accepted Answer

The answer of A business analyst (BA) is outlining who...

Question 16

An innovative pizza restaurant announces a new pizza topping each week. Once advertised, the new topping on the regular dough constitutes the sole pizza type offered during the week. No other pizza toppings are offered. Which of the following processes is a strong candidate to be addressed while planning for requirements reuse?

Accepted Answer

Topping recipes are a strong candidate for requirements reuse because they can be reused for different pizzas.

Question 17

The stakeholders are interested in ensuring that expected value is assessed prior to acceptance. To determine if the solution is providing expected value and ensure the accuracy of the measurements, the stakeholders and the business analyst (BA) determine that they need to measure __________.

Accepted Answer

The stakeholders are interested in ensuring that expected value is assessed prior to acceptance. To determine if the solution is providing expected value and ensure the accuracy of the measurements, the stakeholders and the business analyst (BA) determine that they need to measure benefits, penalties, and costs.

Question 18

Which of the following diagrams is used to display sensitivity analysis data?

Accepted Answer

A Tornado diagram is specifically used to display sensitivity analysis data, showing the impact of varying different variables on a particular outcome.

Question 19

Which of the following is the process of identifying and assessing factors that may jeopardize the success of a project or the achievement of a goal?

Accepted Answer

Risk analysis is the process of identifying and assessing factors that may jeopardize the success of a project or the achievement of a goal.

Question 20

A big construction company has grown into a group of 17 companies spread across the country. The rationale behind forming the group was to become more competitive in bidding for federal and regional government contracts. Another reason was to increase consolidated profitability by lowering the cost of materials and using combined assets more efficiently. Disjointed technological capabilities of the individual companies impede gathering the data needed to make decisions on both handling materials and allocating the resources. What improvement opportunity does this represent?

Accepted Answer

Enhancing access to relevant information would address the issue of disjointed technological capabilities and improve decision-making regarding materials handling and resource allocation.

Exam 1: Certified Business Analysis Professional