Practise questions Flashcards
Which of the following stages reflect the statement “How can I help others with the change?” in the concerns-based adoption model?
A. Awareness B. Refocus / refine C. Management D. Collaboration
D
Which technique helps to explain and test complex business rules
Decision tables
Which of these form part of the product aspect of the value proposition?
A. Functionality, Price, Image B. Functionality, Quality Image C. Price, Quality, Availability D. Relationship, Quality, Price
C
A business analyst needs to explore the tacit knowledge of a user. What aspects of the work does this knowledge consider?
A job description for a business analyst
The Business Analyst role is typically defined as a consultancy role that aims to ….what?
A. ….ensure the effective uses of IT in meeting the needs of the business B. ….ensure that all business processes are automated C. ….ensure that the company uses the latest available technology D. … ensure that the detailed technology requirements are specified
A. ….ensure the effective uses of IT in meeting the needs of the business
Customer Journey Map serves to indicate what?
The emotional state of a customer
Which of the following statements is true for a Use Case diagram?
A. An include use case must always be performed
B. An include use case must be performed by an external actor
C. An include use case must be optional
D. An include use case must be performed by a system component
A. An include use case must always be performed
Which of the following techniques would you NOT use to model the Enterprise level processes?
A. SIPOC
B. Value Chain analysis
C. Value Proposition
D. Swimlane diagram
D
Issues of targets and performance should be investigated at which organisational level?
A. Strategic
B. Tactical
C. Operational
D. Task
B
competitive rivalry between firms likely to be high when…
market growing slowly/not at all
what describes business perspective
values + beliefs of stakeholders about their business area
what model is this:
shows stages that create an outcome of value
value stream model
what model is this:
areas to be investigated in order to identify required changes
POPIT
what model is this:
shows interlinked components used in implementation of strategic change
McKinsey 7S
what model is this:
represents what an organisation needs to be able to do in order to deliver value to customers
BCM - business capability model
when its difficult to measure disruption + short-term loss in productivity, what kind of cost/benefit is this
intangible
In what circumstance would you use Kurt Lewin’s Force field diagram?
Stakeholder Analysis
What is the purpose of prototyping?
To gather feedback on the proposed system functionality
Which two of the following methods are commonly used for validating requirements?
Risk Analysis
Inspections
Code review
Prototyping
Requirements Traceability Matrix
User or Business Acceptance testing
Inspections
User or Business Acceptance testing
Which two requirements validation activities assess feasibility and practicality of the proposed solution?
Requirements review
Functional Testing
Impact Analysis
Regression testing
Benchmarking
Proof of Concept
Benchmarking
Proof of Concept
Which one of the following is not part of the Definition of Ready for a Sprint?
All user stories meet the definition of ready
All team members have calculated their velocity for the next sprint
All work agreed has come through the Product backlog
Maintenance tasks and bug fixes in addition to backlog items are agreed
Maintenance tasks and bug fixes in addition to backlog items are agreed
What is a Fibonacci sequence
One way of assessing the complexity of a user story using story points
Which of the following is not an advantage of scenario analysis?
They provide a solid basis for developing prototypes
They are effective at understanding the value stream model
They provide a painstaking basis for preparing test scripts
They are developed using a top down approach starting with an overview
They are effective at understanding the value stream model
When delivering requirements, which role is primarily responsible for ensuring solution aligns with requirements?
Business Analyst
Project Manager
Quality Assurance Manager
Solution Architect
Solution Architect
Which of these is not a step taken in the process of developing scenarios
Identify the steps or sequence
Define the success criteria
Identify the task or interaction
Identify exception conditions or situations
Define the success criteria
Which of the following best defines the role of the BA in the context of organisational change?
Implementing technical solutions to address business challenges
Executing Project Management tasks to meet project deadlines
Facilitating communications between business and IT stakeholders
Developing marketing strategies for product launches
Facilitating communications between business and IT stakeholders
DVF assessment stands for
Desirability, Viability, Feasibility
What are the three phases of the Business Activity Maturity Model?
Process Improvement
Strategic Improvement
Systems Improvement
Business Improvement
Process Improvement
Systems Improvement
Business Improvement
Which of the following tasks would not normally be carried out during the elicitation phase of a project?
Decide on elicitation techniques
Conduct elicitation
Prepare for elicitation
Confirm elicitation results
Decide on elicitation techniques
Which two of the following activities are commonly associated with requirements management?
Documenting stakeholder opinions
Change Control and versioning
Developing software prototypes
Conducting market research
Defining user roles and responsibilities
Performing System Testing
Defining user roles and responsibilities
Change Control and versioning
The BA Maturity Model is closely linked to the five levels of CMMI, but what does CMMI stand for?
Capability Maturity Model Integration
Which three of the following are elements of Requirements Management?
Change Control
Requirements identification
Problem solving
Software support
Change Control
Requirements identification
Software support
What type of requirement is this? “Interoperability must be in accordance with technical specification 22341022”
technical
What are the stages of a Change Control process?
All of the above
Document the proposed change
Analyse the proposed change
Decide on the change
Consult the stakeholders
All of the above
In which area of requirements management, would version numbering be managed?
Change Control
Software support
Requirements Identification
Configuration control
Software support
Vertical traceability involves tracking from Solution through business requirements and back to Strategy, values etc.
true
You are being asked to pull together a requirements review group. Which of the following would you include?
Key SMEs
Representative of development team
Test Manager
All of the above
Business Sponsor
Relevant business owners
all
Which of the following items are aspects of software support in Requirements Management?
All of the above
Documentation creation and storage
Secure storage and access control
Documentation linkage
Documenting proposed changes
Version control
Documentation creation and storage
Secure storage and access control
Documentation linkage
Version control
There are (usually) just two stages to Agile requirements validation ensuring items align with relevant developed models
During prototyping as we develop the solution based on the need
During initiation, the outline is defined and product backlog established
During the daily Scrum, when we talk at length about each item underway
During refinement sessions, until deemed to meet the “Definition of Ready”
During initiation, the outline is defined and product backlog established
During refinement sessions, until deemed to meet the “Definition of Ready”
Which of these is not a principle of configuration management in an Agile environment?
Baseline every prototype before demonstration
Baseline immediately when adding items to the product backlog
Baseline daily if required
Baseline at the end of a timebox
Baseline immediately when adding items to the product backlog
Acceptance Criteria are a set of statements, each with a clear pass/fail result, that specify both func & non-func reqs
true
Use cases contain a lot of detail and describe (nearly) everything that a developer needs to build to meet user needs
true
Errors in requirements are most often related to
none of the options
Not correctly documenting, or altering the meaning of the business need
documenting more information than necessary
documenting something that can delay the project
Not correctly documenting, or altering the meaning of the business need
What is the main focus of a User Story?
Business Value
When the dev team is working on User Stories in a Sprint, what is usually the best approach?
Work on one at a time to get it in ready to accept
In UML, what is a class?
A non-editable blueprint or template for creating objects
What is an instance in UML?
An occurrence or object created from a class
dashed line with blank arrow in UML means
Interface Type Implementation
Which of the following meetings is NOT part of Scrum?
Retrospective meeting
Product review meeting
Demo/review meeting
Sprint planning meeting
Product review meeting
What should happen in the sprint review meeting?
A power point presentation about hypothetical things
Items added to the sprint backlog
Live demo of potentially shippable product increment
A report about what happened during the Sprint
Live demo of potentially shippable product increment
In a RACI chart which category would you allocate to a person whose role is to provide information relevant to the task?
A. Responsible
B. Accountable
C. Consulted
D. Informed
c
Which of the following describes the stakeholder whose attitude is classified as “critic”?
A. Neither in favour or against
B. Very critical and disruptive of the project
C. Not in favour but not actively opposed to it
D. Actively disruptive
c
Which of the following is modelled on a class diagram?
A. Decisions
B. Actors
C. Data
D. Swim-lanes
c
A business analyst is investigating an insurance claim system. He holds a meeting with the domain expert. During this meeting he asks the domain expert questions, studies claim forms and watches the subject matter expert complete one of the claim forms. Which elicitation techniques were used?
A. Observation, interview, document analysis
B. Protocol analysis, document analysis, interview
C. Interview, special purpose records, observation
D. Questionnaire, observation, interview
a
Which of the following is true about the Rich Picture Technique?
A. A Rich Picture can show the human characteristics of a situation
B. A Rich Picture is a structured technique
C. A Rich Picture has an industry standard notation
D. The Rich Picture technique must be used in a workshop
a
In the Agile approach to requirements a list of high level requirements defined often referred to as:
A. Prioritised requirements list
B. Detailed requirements list
C. The backlog
D. Project Initiation Document
c
Which of the following statements is true for a Use Case diagram?
A. An include use case must always be performed
B. An include use case must be performed by an external actor
C. An include use case must be optional
D. An include use case must be performed by a system component
a
What type of requirement is: “The system must be available between 0800 and 1800 Monday to Saturday”?
A. General
B. Technical
C. Functional
D. Non-functional
d
