Question 1

A major stakeholder of a project is surprised to learn that a particular requirement was not implemented

during the latest launch. The business analyst tells the stakeholder that the requirement status was

changed to “deferred”.

What could have prevented the stakeholder from being surprised about the status change?

Options :

A : The status should have been reviewed prior to project launch

B : The status should have been communicated to all project stakeholders.

C : The status should have been updated in the traceability matrix

D : The status should have been communicated to the requirement’s source.

Answer: A

Question 2

The business analyst is planning an approach to formally manage updates to requirements that may be

requested by stakeholders. What should the business analyst do?

Options :

A : Document changes as they occur

B : Obtain approval from the project sponsor.

C : Develop a change control process.

D : Hold firm on scope and reject changes.

Answer: C

Question 3

Requirements elicitation for a project is occurring. The marketing, acquisition, and production departments

want to include specific requirements. The CEO has a requirement to deploy in three months.

Which of the following actions will have a greater influence on the project success?

Options :

A : Estimate the effort required for each requirement and develop as many functionalities as possible

B : Prioritize and develop the requirements of the marketing department since the project will impact a greater number of people

C : Conduct a stakeholder analysis and balance requirements by understanding the relative power associated with each stakeholder group

D : Explain the situation to the CEO and try to obtain an extension of the contract for the actual time necessary to develop the system.

Answer: C

Question 4

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?

Options :

A : Limit the number of rejected requirements on the project.

B : Set up a change control board to track the number of rejections.

C : Track rejected requirements in the system requirements verification matrix.

D : Spend more time up-front reviewing the requirements to limit rejections.

Answer: B

Question 5

When a change request is received, the business analyst is responsible for:

Options :

A : analyzing the impact on business and underlying systems

B : prioritizing and scheduling the changes requested.

C : ensuring that change-related incidents are minimized in production.

D : analyzing the impact to the project schedule and budget.

Answer: D

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