A project manager (PM) is planning the project timelines along with a business analyst (BA), and they come across the task of requirement allocation. The PM wants to know what the dependencies are before the requirement allocation task is initiated and seeks the BA's advice. Which of the following is a dependency that the BA will highlight as a prerequisite for requirement allocation?
A change is desired in a project after the requirements are signed off and after technical design has started. The stakeholders want an additional product to be developed as part of the project. What tool can be used by the business analyst (BA) to assess the impact of the change?
A business analyst (BA) is proposing design options and a number of opportunities are occurring that need to be understood further. One particular opportunity will prevent different stakeholders from performing the same function in distinctly different ways. What type of opportunity is this?
A facilities management company has an ambitious growth plan of doubling the revenue of their office waste recycling service over the next 12 months. The business analyst (BA) plans to define the objectives and align them with the enterprise’s vision, mission, and goals. What element of 'SMART' goals would this objective refer to?
A business analyst (BA) is working on a project to implement a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) application for tracking customers. In an observation session with a domain subject matter expert (SME), the BA notes that the SME keeps separate records for the customers who are also vendors. The BA knows that the new software has a module for vendor management that would integrate the vendor and customer records. Which type of opportunity has the BA identified?
An organization is planning to launch an exciting new service that has never been offered before. The expectations are that the service will be extremely popular with young families, but because the organization wants to keep it a secret until launch day, there is no way of knowing whether this is correct. Why should the business analyst (BA) suggest identifying high customer demand by young families as a risk?
An organization's Business Analysis Center of Excellence (BACoE) has deployed several business analysts (BAs) to provide business analysis to a cross-functional initiative. After the first phase of the project, the BACoE seeks to determine the effectiveness of the businessanalysis work. Which of the following techniques could be used to elicit feedback from all affected stakeholders?
A project manager asks a business analyst (BA) to conduct a meeting to walk the stakeholders through how requirements are structured. Which of the following requirement viewpoints will help the BA provide that information?
A business analyst (BA) is preparing an analysis approach to replace a 12-year-old air traffic control system. The BA aims to define the solution definition before implementation, capture theinformation in standardized templates, and ensure that all activities are identified first and then divided into tasks. Which approach provides the appropriate level of formality for this project?
A business analyst (BA) has spent the week conducting work sessions with key stakeholders. Together, they have been reviewing user requirements and high-level design flowcharts to ensure that they have been correctly defined and documented. Which of the following describes the purpose of their work?
A change to support a regulatory requirement is proposed for inclusion in the scope of a project. A business analyst (BA) conducts an impact analysis to determine the extent of the change. What previous task could assist the BA in performing the impact analysis?
A project is being initiated to enhance an online product because sales have declined for over a year. The company leaders are confident that all of the skills needed to improve the product exist within the company. By enhancing the product, sales will increase, and new customers will emerge. A business analyst (BA) will help the enhancement project by first:
A business analyst (BA) has just started a large project and is collaborating with stakeholders to define requirements. Another BA is joining soon to help with this initiative. What action should the BA take to ensure that the new BA understands the project?
The product backlog refinement meeting for a project is complete, but two stakeholders do not agree on the priority of several product backlog items. What should the business analyst (BA) do to help move the project forward?
A senior manager wants to know at what stage the business analyst (BA) is with the requirements management process. The BA immediately sends a 100-page document with models and business rules to all stakeholders. Which best practice did the BA violate in this situation?
