PMI-PBA : PMI Professional in Business Analysis : Part 03

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Which of the following would be the best practice in product validation?
- The evaluation criteria should be the same as what was used to measure the requirement.
- There should be two separate measurements for evaluating each functional requirement.
- The measurement of the requirement should be based on the average of two or more evaluations.
- Two or more testers should test the product using the same test cases so that their evaluations are consistent.
An organization is evaluating the possibility of conducting business internationally. Which factors should be investigated at the onset of the initiative?
- Deliverables to be produced
- External dependencies
- Impacts on requirements baseline
- Change control processes
Which technique or tool is used to obtain acceptance of the delivered product?
- Inspection
- Facilitated workshops
- Contextual inquiry
- Expert judgment
Explanation:

Reference: https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/practical-quality-management-project-managers-16
Which of the following tools will help facilitate the decision-making process when stakeholders do not agree on the value of an initiative?
- Gap analysis
- Force-field analysis
- Feasibility analysis
- PEST analysis
Explanation:

Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Force-field_analysis#:~:text=Force-field%20analysis%20is%20a,a%20goal%20(hindering%20forces).
A major stakeholder wants to know how the implementation of new features in the development of a product is progressing. Which of the following should be reported to the stakeholder?
- Number of requirements tested and approved
- Distribution of project changes
- Requirements status during the project development cycle
- Number of requirements approved vs. number of requirements rejected
The business analyst wishes to clarify the project’s key business drivers and ensure that requirements can be prioritized to provide maximum business value. Which question should the business analyst ask of stakeholders to help obtain this clarification?
- How is the organizational chart structured?
- What is the business need?
- Which functional areas are impacted?
- Which stakeholders have the most influence?
A business analyst captures an application’s current limitations and consults with end users to identify new features for the next version. What can be used to analyze this information and determine project scope?
- Root cause analysis
- Capability table
- As-is process
- Requirements traceability matrix
Explanation:

Reference: https://www.lucidchart.com/blog/as-is-process-analysis
A key component of the business analyst’s role during acceptance testing is to:
- delegate execution of acceptance testing and defect identification to users.
- execute all acceptance tests on behalf of the user community.
- act as a resource only when users encounter difficulties while performing tests.
- assist the quality assurance department by defining acceptance criteria.
Explanation:

Reference: https://www.businessanalystlearnings.com/blog/2015/10/21/the-role-of-business-analysts-in-user-acceptance-test-sessions-how-to-identify-test-cases
A business analysis team has collected the main business requirements from the major stakeholders of a project. The team wants to be sure that each stakeholder has a clear understanding of the areas of analysis that will be in scope.

Which model should the team employ to ensure the most effective representation of analysis boundary?
- Context diagram
- Data flow diagram
- State diagram
- Entity relationship diagram
Explanation:

Reference: https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/business-analysts-help-prevent-scope-creep-9352
The technology department identified a defect in the company’s software, which leads to an increase in human resource requirements to perform manual transactions as a workaround for tasks that should have been automated. The company begins losing money, so it hires a business analyst to produce a business case that outlines the problem/opportunity, potential options, and a recommendation for how to proceed.

Which of the following analyses must the business analyst perform in order to complete the business case and arrive at a solid recommendation?
- SWOT
- Cost-benefit
- Risk
- Gap
Explanation:

Reference: https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/4245-swot-analysis.html#:~:text=A%20SWOT%20analysis%20is%20a,in%20making%20a%20business%20decision.
Company A would like to enter into a new market. The business analyst has been assigned to a project for which nobody in Company A has any prior experience. The project manager has asked the business analyst to assist in resource planning.

What should the business analyst recommend to the project manager?
- Ask the sponsor for more resources.
- Review the business case to reconsider the project.
- Ask the developer’s team manager for more resources.
- Hire external subject matter experts for the core project team.
A new project’s goal is to replace an existing system. What is an input into solution evaluation and decision making in this context?
- Cost-benefit analysis of the existing system
- New solution design specification
- Customer metrics on the existing system
- Technical readiness of the development team
A project was in the design phase when the team received news of a new regulatory mandate that affects the project. The requirements have already been approved and baselined. If the new requirements are not included, the company will be out of compliance and may face monetary penalties.

What should the business analyst do next?
- Define the project scope
- Obtain approval from the project manager.
- Follow the change control process.
- Update the requirements
The project manager is beginning to prepare for a test readiness review with the customer. The project manager knows that the customer will want a summary of requirements that have been rejected or deferred. The project manager has requested that the business analyst provide a list of rejected and deferred requirements.

What should the business analyst have done to complete this request?
- Limit the number of rejected requirements on the project.
- Set up a change control board to track the number of rejections.
- Track rejected requirements in the system requirements verification matrix.
- Spend more time up-front reviewing the requirements to limit rejections.
The business analyst has worked with the stakeholders to capture their views of organizational improvement for the company. It would be best to align these with the:
- work breakdown structure.
- vision/scope document
- project charter.
- requirements traceability matrix.
What should the business analyst do to ensure that all requirements meet a quality checklist before the development and testing phase?
- Negotiate with the client to standardize the requirements.
- Assign a verification method to each requirement.
- Validate the requirements deemed important by the stakeholders.
- Obtain approval from engineering for partial testing of the requirements.
A company is in the final phases of implementing a project for a client. Which tool or technique could the business analyst use to iteratively validate the solution?
- Expected vs. actual results
- Expected vs. actual costs
- Schedule variance
- Quality variance
The client produced a specification for a new product to be developed by Company A. Company A designed and successfully tested the new product against the test plan, yet the client does not agree that it meets the specification.

What could have caused this?
- The requirements matrix did not adequately track back to client requirements.
- The product design was not properly reviewed by the quality department.
- Requirement changes were not properly identified in the project charter.
- The product was not adequately tested in accordance with the test plan.
A company is pleased with its delivered solution and reports that is has heard only minimal complaints for the first three months of use. How can the business analyst determine how well the solution meets the business case?
- Ask the sponsor for feedback.
- Survey the project.
- Conduct a user survey.
- Compare the results of day-in-the-life (DITL) testing and integration testing.
Once a new project has been identified, the business analyst works with project team members to define what will be included in and excluded from the new system. Which of the following has the business analyst defined?
- Business case
- Business requirements
- Solution design
- Solution scope

PMI-PBA : All Parts

PMI-PBA : PMI Professional in Business Analysis : All Parts
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PMI-PBA : PMI Professional in Business Analysis : Part 03

Which of the following would be the best practice in product validation?

An organization is evaluating the possibility of conducting business internationally. Which factors should be investigated at the onset of the initiative?

Which technique or tool is used to obtain acceptance of the delivered product?

Which of the following tools will help facilitate the decision-making process when stakeholders do not agree on the value of an initiative?

A major stakeholder wants to know how the implementation of new features in the development of a product is progressing. Which of the following should be reported to the stakeholder?

The business analyst wishes to clarify the project’s key business drivers and ensure that requirements can be prioritized to provide maximum business value. Which question should the business analyst ask of stakeholders to help obtain this clarification?

A business analyst captures an application’s current limitations and consults with end users to identify new features for the next version. What can be used to analyze this information and determine project scope?

A key component of the business analyst’s role during acceptance testing is to:

A business analysis team has collected the main business requirements from the major stakeholders of a project. The team wants to be sure that each stakeholder has a clear understanding of the areas of analysis that will be in scope.

Which model should the team employ to ensure the most effective representation of analysis boundary?

Which of the following analyses must the business analyst perform in order to complete the business case and arrive at a solid recommendation?

Company A would like to enter into a new market. The business analyst has been assigned to a project for which nobody in Company A has any prior experience. The project manager has asked the business analyst to assist in resource planning.

What should the business analyst recommend to the project manager?

A new project’s goal is to replace an existing system. What is an input into solution evaluation and decision making in this context?

A project was in the design phase when the team received news of a new regulatory mandate that affects the project. The requirements have already been approved and baselined. If the new requirements are not included, the company will be out of compliance and may face monetary penalties.

What should the business analyst do next?

What should the business analyst have done to complete this request?

The business analyst has worked with the stakeholders to capture their views of organizational improvement for the company. It would be best to align these with the:

What should the business analyst do to ensure that all requirements meet a quality checklist before the development and testing phase?

A company is in the final phases of implementing a project for a client. Which tool or technique could the business analyst use to iteratively validate the solution?

The client produced a specification for a new product to be developed by Company A. Company A designed and successfully tested the new product against the test plan, yet the client does not agree that it meets the specification.

What could have caused this?

A company is pleased with its delivered solution and reports that is has heard only minimal complaints for the first three months of use. How can the business analyst determine how well the solution meets the business case?

Once a new project has been identified, the business analyst works with project team members to define what will be included in and excluded from the new system. Which of the following has the business analyst defined?