PMI-PBA III Flashcards
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Raj, the BA of the Auto Finance project is listing the issues and challenges associated with elicitation to the project manager. Which of the following are the challenges associated with the same?
A. Conflicting viewpoints and needs among different types of users
B. Conflicting information and resulting requirements from different business units
C. Ability of the stakeholders to express what they do or what they would like to do
D. Both A and B
Both A and B
According to PMI, which of the following are the attributes are not used in the requirements traceability matrix?
A. WBS, a cross reference to deliverables as identified in the WBS
B. Stakeholder satisfaction
C. Acceptance criteria
D. None of the above
None of the above
Which of the following are not the types of observation which is used in different situation?
A. Simulation
B. Passive observation
C. Active observation
D. None of the above
None of the above
Emphasis is on minimizing uncertainty and the scope is defined upfront. Which of the following project life cycle models is correct with respect to the given statement?
A. Predictive
B. Iterative
C. Adaptive
D. None of the above
Predictive
Time and cost estimates are determined for the entire project when scope is defined. Which of the following project life cycle models is correct with respect to the given statement?
A. Predictive
B. Iterative
C. Adaptive
D. None of the above
Predictive
High level scope is defined up-front and the detailed scope is elaborated upon for each iteration. Which of the following project life cycle models is correct with respect to the given statement?
A. Predictive
B. Iterative
C. Adaptive
D. None of the above
Iterative
Scope for future phases is defined when the prior phase starts or completes. Which of the following project life cycle models is correct with respect to the given statement?
A. Predictive
B. Iterative
C. Adaptive
D. None of the above
Iterative
Business analysis is performed up-front and then in small amounts throughout the project. Which of the following project life cycle models is correct with respect to the given statement?
A. Predictive
B. Iterative
C. Adaptive
D. None of the above
Iterative
Overall scope is agreed to early. Detailed scope and product requirements are defined for a single iteration at a time. Which of the following project life cycle models is correct with respect to the given statement?
A. Predictive
B. Iterative
C. Adaptive
D. None of the above
Adaptive
Changes are expected. When new requirements are presented these are captured in a product backlog and then the backlog is reprioritized. Which of the following project life cycle models is correct with respect to the given statement?
A. Predictive
B. Iterative
C. Adaptive
D. None of the above
Adaptive
Raj, the senior BA in the systematics team is discussing with the trainee BA about the responsibilities of the business analysis in evaluation. Which of the following are not considered valid responsibilities with respect to the given situation?
A. Facilitatethe go / no-go decision.
B. Workwith business stakeholders to determine transition needs.
C. Addressarea of the solution that are not meeting expectations.
D. Noneof the above.
None of the above
Daniel, the BA want to conduct brainstorming session and which of the following are not the valid steps to conduct the brainstorming session?
A. Record all ideas
B. Do not allow evaluation or discussion of ideas during brainstorming
C. After the time has expired, have the group consider each idea
D. None of the above
None of the above
Business analysts validate the estimates by reviewing the planning information from past projects that used similar elicitation and analysis techniques. Which of the following needs to be factored into the estimates?
A. Project Size and Complexity
B. Selected Project life cycle
C. Amount of ambiguity surrounding the proposed solution
D. All of the above
All of the above
To learn about current business practices, research current capabilities and find gaps, a business analyst does a lot of research or document analysis. Which of the following are the documents which can be used for this purpose?
A. Regulations
B. Vendor marketing materials
C. As-is business models
D. All of the above
All of the above
Which of the following statement is correct about root cause analysis?
A. An analytical technique used to determine the basic underlying reason that causes a variance, defect or risk.
B. A study of the major facets of a potential opportunity to determine the viability of successfully launching a new product or service to enable its achievement.
C. Ask for the cause of a problem up to five times or five levels deep to truly understand it.
D. Break down the business problem or opportunity into components to aid understanding and generally provide the main aspects of the problem to analyze.
An analytical technique used to determine the basic underlying reason that causes a variance, defect or risk.
Which of the following situations where assumptions are not valid and warranted?
A. Complete information is unavailable
B. The success of the project is dependent upon something happening in the future
C. Assumptions are made based on factors that exist currently but those factors may not exist in the future
D. None of the above
None of the above
Raj, the BA is discussing about the documentation and which of the following statements are consider true with respect to documentation?
A. Basis for user manuals and other documentation whether written or embedded
B. Starting point for the evolution of the solution
C. Baseline for an audit of regulated industries and high-risk projects that are required to have documented requirements.
D. All of the above
All of the above
What is your understanding about the factors with the largest numbers of “incoming” arrows in the interrelationship diagrams?
A. Factors with the largest numbers of “incoming” arrows are those that are key outcomes of other factors, that is effects.
B. Factors that have a large number of “incoming” arrows are the sources of the problem, that is causes.
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
Factors with the largest numbers of “incoming” arrows are those that are key outcomes of other factors, that is effects.
What is your understanding about the factors with the largest numbers of “Outgoing” arrows in the interrelationship diagrams?
A. Factors that have a large number of “Outgoing” arrows are the sources of the problem, that is causes.
B. Factors with the largest numbers of “Outgoing” arrows are those that are key outcomes of other factors, that is effects.
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
Factors that have a large number of “Outgoing” arrows are the sources of the problem, that is causes.
Project managers and business analysts both have an interest in change management. Which of the following is correct with respect to the business analyst role with respect to the change management?
A. The business analyst is interested in understanding the impacts to product scope, such as how the change request will impact documented requirements, existing and approved business analysis work products
B. The business analyst is concerned with all things associated to project scope.
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
The business analyst is interested in understanding the impacts to product scope, such as how the change request will impact documented requirements, existing and approved business analysis work products
What are the common set of components in a business case?
A. Problem Statement
B. Recommendation
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
Both A and B
Which of the following are correct guidelines with respect to the interrelationship diagrams?
A. Identify the potential causes and effects, up to a maximum of ten to be practical
B. The significant cause and effect factors can be depicted in bold to emphasize them
C. Both A and B
D. None of them
Both A and B
Raj, what to assess the current capabilities of the organization. Which of the following methods can be used by him for assessing the current capability state?
A. Enterprise and business architectures
B. Capability frameworks
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
Both A and B
Which of the following statement are correct with respect to the Business Analysis?
A. Identify and recommend viable solutions for meeting those needs
B. Facilitate the successful implementation of the product, service, or end result of the program or project
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
Both A and B