Assessment Test Flashcards
The Assessment Test is reproduced from the Introduction of your companion text.
Who determines what BABOK Guide tasks are appropriate for their project? Selecione uma opção de resposta: a. Portfolio governance board b. Business analysis team c. Program or project manager d. Key project stakeholders
b. Business analysis team
Which statement about business analysis stakeholders is FALSE?
Selecione uma opção de resposta:
a. They are likely to participate in business analysis tasks.
b. They are a set of roles that must be filled for the project.
c. They have a vested interest in the project and its outcome.
d. They interact with the business analyst in specific ways.
b. They are a set of roles that must be filled for the project.
What term is used to define an area undergoing analysis, including both an organization and its external stakeholders? Selecione uma opção de resposta: a. Domain b. Solution c. Requirement d. Scope
a. Domain
Which statement best describes the relationship between the lead business analyst (BA) and project manager (PM) when planning the resources and tasks for business analysis activities?
Selecione uma opção de resposta:
a. BA manages all stakeholders, PM manages project team.
b. BA assigns all team roles, PM manages team work efforts.
c. BA oversees project processes, PM manages overall project.
d. BA manages business analysis work, PM manages overall project.
d. BA manages business analysis work, PM manages overall project.
The business analysis plan is typically \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ with and is a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of the overall project plan. Selecione uma opção de resposta: a. Estimated, element b. Managed, subproject c. Integrated, component d. Produced, subset
c. Integrated, component
What output is produced from conducting stakeholder analysis?
Selecione uma opção de resposta:
a. Stakeholder summary matrix and chart
b. Stakeholder roles and responsibilities
c. Stakeholder RACI matrix and onion diagram
d. Stakeholder list, roles, and responsibilities
d. Stakeholder list, roles, and responsibilities
Outputs from determining business analysis activities include the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and an activity list. What is defined in the activity list?
Selecione uma opção de resposta:
a. Activity descriptions and logical dependencies
b. Resource effort estimates and resource assignments
c. Detailed descriptions and resource assignments
d. Resource effort and activity duration estimates
a. Activity descriptions and logical dependencies
What determines the optimal business analysis approach? Selecione uma opção de resposta: a. Organizational structure b. Enterprise architecture c. Business analysis process assets d. Expert judgment
d. Expert judgment
Which knowledge area’s activities are often performed as pre-project work? Selecione uma opção de resposta: a. Solution Assessment b. Enterprise Analysis c. Requirements Analysis d. Business Architecture
b. Enterprise Analysis
What describes how the selected solution approach will deliver the defined solution scope? Selecione uma opção de resposta: a. Implementation approach b. Solution scope definition c. Major dependencies d. Results measurement
a. Implementation approach
What describes an organization’s business processes, software, hardware, people, operations, and projects? Selecione uma opção de resposta: a. Business architecture b. Strategic architecture c. Enterprise architecture d. Technical architecture
c. Enterprise architecture
Which task describes how business requirements are allocated for implementation? Selecione uma opção de resposta: a. Organize requirements b. Determine solution approach c. Allocate requirements d. Define solution scope
d. Define solution scope
Which risk response strategy can be used for both positive and negative risks? Selecione uma opção de resposta: a. Transfer b. Accept c. Enhance d. Mitigate
b. Accept
Which technique compares an organization’s strategy, operations, and processes against the “best in class” strategies, operarion, and processes of their competitors and peers?
a. Decision anlyssi
b. Benchmarking
c. Feasbility study
d. Brainstorming
b. Benchmarking
When does traceability begin on a project? Selecione uma opção de resposta: a. Business objectives b. Business need c. Business problem d. Business goals
a. Business objectives
Where are the standards located for how and when requirements should be maintained for reuse in an organization? Selecione uma opção de resposta: a. Business analysis plan b. Metrics and KPIs c. Organizational Process Assets d. Requirements structure
c. Organizational Process Assets
You are communicating functional and nonfunctional requirements to the test team. Which communication mechanism is recommended for this situation? Selecione uma opção de resposta: a. Informal presentation b. Structured walkthrough c. Requirements workshop d. Formal presentation
a. Informal presentation
What traceability relationship is used when you are including a requirement that is necessary only if another requirement is implemented? Selecione uma opção de resposta: a. Effort b. Necessity c. Cover d. Value
d. Value
You are functioning as a temporary apprentice for a day in order to get a hands-on feel for how the current system is being used. This is a variation of which technique? Selecione uma opção de resposta: a. Interviewing b. Observation c. Workshops d. Prototyping
b. Observation
What two outputs are produced when preparing for elicitation?
Selecione uma opção de resposta:
a. Elicitation results and supporting materials
b. Stated requirements and stakeholder concerns
c. Supporting materials and scheduled resources
d. Scheduled resources and elicitation results
c. Supporting materials and scheduled resources
Which two techniques does the BABOK® Guide recommend you use to confirm the stated requirements and stakeholder concerns? Selecione uma opção de resposta: a. Observation or surveys b. Interviews or focus groups c. Workshops or interviews d. Interviews or observation
d. Interviews or observation
When eliciting requirements, what technique is used to document any stakeholder concerns? Selecione uma opção de resposta: a. Problem tracking b. Issue management c. Questionnaires d. Lessons learned
a. Problem tracking
You are preparing to moderate a focus group to elicit stakeholder requirements. Where do you document the session goals and questions to be used? Selecione uma opção de resposta: a. Meeting minutes b. Moderator notes c. Discussion guide d. Not documented
c. Discussion guide
What key input should be available to the business analyst when they are preparing to elicit requirements? Selecione uma opção de resposta: a. Scheduled resources b. Solution approach c. Elicitation results d. Solution scope
d. Solution scope
What are the things you believe to be true on your project but that you have not actually verified? Selecione uma opção de resposta: a. Capabilities b. Constraints c. Assumptions d. Limitations
c. Assumptions
What types of requirements are developed using the tasks found in the Requirements Analysis knowledge area? Selecione uma opção de resposta: a. Business and stakeholder b. Stakeholder and solution c. Solution and transition d. Business and solution
b. Stakeholder and solution
Which of the following tasks is not part of the Requirements Analysis knowledge area? Selecione uma opção de resposta: a. Verify requirements. b. Allocate requirements. c. Organize requirements. d. Validate requirements.
b. Allocate requirements.
You have decided to prioritize your solution requirements based on a cost-benefit analysis of their relative value to the organization. What is your basis for prioritization? Selecione uma opção de resposta: a. Policy compliance b. Business risk c. Technical risk d. Business value
d. Business value
You are describing the key objectives of organizing requirements to the project manager. The first objective is to understand what models are appropriate for the business domain and solution scope. What is the second objective?
Selecione uma opção de resposta:
a. Identify model interrelationships and dependencies.
b. Influence the results of the overall prioritization process.
c. Articulate requirements at the right level of abstraction.
d. Describe stakeholder objectives supported by the models.
a. Identify model interrelationships and dependencies.
Which task is an ongoing process to ensure that stakeholder, solution, and transition requirements align to the business requirements? Selecione uma opção de resposta: a. Allocate requirements. b. Validate requirements. c. Organize requirements. d. Verify requirements.
b. Validate requirements.
Which knowledge area contains tasks that are performed in order to ensure solutions meet the business need and to facilitate successful implementation of those solutions?
Selecione uma opção de resposta:
a. Enterprise Analysis
b. Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring
c. Requirements Analysis
d. Solution Assessment and Validation
d. Solution Assessment and Validation
Which of the following items is not a solution component? Selecione uma opção de resposta: a. Business rules b. Organization structure c. Release plan d. Software applications
c. Release plan
Which element is not one of the three elements used to assess organizational readiness? Selecione uma opção de resposta: a. Stakeholder impact analysis b. Technical assessment c. Cultural assessment d. Business risk assessment
d. Business risk assessment
Which technique assists you in estimating the value and optimizing your approach for the different ways you might choose to allocate your project requirements? Selecione uma opção de resposta: a. Functional decomposition b. Business rules analysis c. Decision analysis d. Process modeling
c. Decision analysis
Which assessment looks at whether or not the solution is able to meet the business need at an acceptable level of quality? Selecione uma opção de resposta: a. Solution validation assessment b. Stakeholder readiness assessment c. Solution performance assessment
a. Solution validation assessment
Experienced business analysts are familiar with existing solutions and their capabilities within the organization. This allows them to effectively:
Selecione uma opção de resposta:
a. Recommend appropriate team members to carry out the solution.
b. Challenge the “as is” state and create new paradigms.
c. Identify, assess and implement changes to those solutions.
d. Document those existing solutions to expedite project delivery.
c. Identify, assess and implement changes to those solutions.
You are a business analyst applying leadership and facilitation skills to help a larger team reach a decision on a set of solution requirements. You are exhibiting skills from which underlying competency area? Selecione uma opção de resposta: a. Analytical thinking b. Behavioral knowledge c. Communication skills d. Interaction skills
d. Interaction skills
What is the formula for calculating the number of lines of communication in a network? Selecione uma opção de resposta: a. (n x (2n))/2 b. (n x (n-2))/2 c. (n x (n-1))/2 d. (n x (n-1))/4
c. (n x (n-1))/2
Sam has worked for you for eleven months and has commented several times how much he appreciates all the coaching he has received while working for you. He stated that he has learned a lot just by observing your leadership style when working with others in the organization. This is an example of which of the following types of power? Selecione uma opção de resposta: a. Reward power b. Expert power c. Legitimate power d. Referent power
d. Referent power
Haley is a junior business analyst who loves learning new skills and techniques to do her job. Whenever possible, she job shadows a senior business analyst on her team to acquire new ideas on how to do her job more efficiently. Haley is best described as which type of learner? Selecione uma opção de resposta: a. Auditory b. Visual c. Kinesthetic d. Practical
b. Visual
