PMP-PBA Flashcards
In a short, 3-month project to implement a commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS), the business analyst determined that detailed software requirements specifications document was not necessary and planned instead upon use cases for the analysis technique and documentation format. This is an example of which of the following?
A. Appropriate use of risk mitigation
B. Determine appropriate requirements analysis and documentation activities
C. An assumption that could become a risk
D. A common mistake leading to prescriptive requirements
The business analyst determine the best technique to be used on the project regarding the requirements process. There is nothing to hint that the assumption or a risk is a consideration or decision. There is nothing to hint that risk is a consideration in the decision. There is no prescriptive requirements.
B. Determine appropriate requirements analysis and documentation activities
Your sponsor, Sami, has requested a group meeting to review requirements documentation to ensure that the requirements as stated are valid. What type of meeting would that be most appropriate?
A. A focus group requirement session
B. A requirements walkthrough session
C. A nominal group requirements session
D. A Delphi-based requirements session
Key fact: Sami has requrested a group meeting to review requirements documentation to ensure that the requirements are valid. As project documentation is submitted, the business analyst reviews the material in detail to ensure they are complete, consistent, correct, feasable, measurable, precise, testable, traceable, and unambiguious before handed off to the next level.
B. A requirements walkthrough session.
Walkthroughs are used to review requirements with the stakeholders and receive confirmation that the requirements as stated are valid.
Your sponsor, Dima, is concerned about the needed complexity and significant level of detail associated with the requirements traceability matrix and requirements documentation. What might Dima suggest to confirm that the documentation is in compliance with the organizational requirement before a signoff meeting with the project stakeholders?
A. A review by the testing and change leads before the meeting
B. The project manager review the documentation
C. An informal review by Sami and Sara, two of your peers
D. A formal review by the the project manager and change lead
*Dima wants to confirm that the documentation is correct before a meeting with the project stakeholders. Many times the business analyst will request these types of review to ensure that there are no glaring mistakes or issues taht could raise during stakeholder reviews and validation session.
A informal review by Sami and Sara, two of your peers.
It is also known as peer review. Commonly, the peer who performs the review is another business analyst, team lead, or quality control. Confirming the documentation before the sign off would be a informal peer review. A formal peer review will typically require either written or verbal feedback during the walkthru.
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You are a business analyst for a high tech manufacturing plant, supporting a component of an overall program whose ultimate goal is to develop full automated production line. It has been determined that a production line must replace one of its main computer systems. Before approving the work, the governing body for the program requested an illustration showing all the systems that may be affected by this upgrade. What technique would you recommend?
A. An ecosystem map showing all the systems within both the production line and the partner companies, identifying occasional interface and data requirements.
B. A visual representation highlighting all the features of the solution, arranged in hierarchical edifice, identifying occasional interface and data requirements with the partner organizations.
C. A context diagram detailing all the direct and human boundaries within a system.
D. A map showing all the boundaries within the manufacturing plant proposed system, so that partner organizations and the governing body can be a better understanding of the proposed initiative.
*The governing body is requesting a map that extends beyond the typical boundaries of architectural diagrams.
An ecosystem map showing all the systems within both the production line and the partner companies, identifying occasional interface and data requirements.
Providing a map that shows all the boundaries within the manufacturing plant will help determine the impact of the initiative. When used holistically, they identify all the organizations and associated systems that are affected, or that may be affected, by the proposed solution.
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You’re presenting a business case to your executive sponsor, along with your senior financial analyst, John, highlighting the financial valuation methods used to justify the investment. Your sponsor, Sami, asked that you expand the analysis to include the initial and ongoing costs, along with the projected annual yield of the investment. Upon returning with John, you should prepare which of the following?
A. A return on investment (ROI) analysis
B. An internal rate of return (IRR) analysis
C. A net present value (NPV) analysis
D. A present value versus future value (PV vs. FV) assessment
*The results of this analysis will form the basis for the rough order-of-magnitude estimates of costs and benefits.
An internal rate of return (IRR) analysis
An IRR analysis is performed when organizations are considering CAPEX (capital expenditure) projects to determine the profitability of projects. When the NPV for the project is set to zero, IRR is the discount rate.
Following the completion of the stakeholder register, Sami added **further details for each stakeholder, noting their office location, how many years they’ve been with the company, and their availability. What did Sami perform?
A. A stakeholder characteristics analysis
B. A stakeholder interest analysis
C. A stakeholder salience analysis
D. A stakeholder grouping analysis
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A stakeholder characteristics analysis
Business analysts define stakeholder characteristics such as attitude, complexity, culture, experience, location, and availability to properly plan and manage requirements management plan.
While executing the business analysis activities on the project, a key stakeholder suggested change request that will improve the efficiency of the final product. As a professional business analyst, you assessed the impact of the proposed change and found that the change wil increase the cost of the project, but will add new important feature to the product. You sent the change request along with your assessment results to the CCB, they reviewed the change and decided to defer it until providing the necessary budget. Which of the following should be your next step?
A. Revise the change request and resubmit it to the CCB.
B. Assess the change impact again to cut the extra cost (if possible).
C. Document the change status with the approved date of resubmission.
D. Adjust the impacted business analysis activities.
Document the change status with the approved date of resubmission.
