PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA)

Question 1

A business analyst is trying to complete the requirement documentation of a project and finds that the developers have started development. The business analyst should first facilitate the:

A. requirements acceptance with the customer.

B. requirements validation with the testers.

C. requirements gathering workshops with the stakeholders.

D. requirements sign-off with the customer.

Correct Answer: D

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Question 2

Which technique allows the collection of the maximum number of ideas on a subject from a group without considering the validity or practicality of the ideas?

A. Brainstorming

B. Surveying

C. Interviewing

D. Prototyping

Correct Answer: A

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Question 3

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?

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

B. Limit the number of rejected requirements on the project.

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

D. A Set up a change control board to track the number of rejections.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 4

A business analyst is trying to determine which analysis technique will be best suited to elicit information from a large number of users in a short period of time. Which elicitation technique is best suited for this purpose?

A. Facilitated workshop

B. Ongoing observation

C. Questionnaire

D. Group brainstorming

Correct Answer: C

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Question 5

Company A has set aside capital to invest in an upgrade to their scheduling system. Documentation of the current structure was presented to the business analyst. However, the description of certain steps is not documented clearly, and the business analyst has not been allowed to inspect the existing system. During elicitation, the business analyst asked questions of the schedulers as they performed functions in order to gain an understanding of the process.
Which type of elicitation technique did the business analyst use in this instance?

A. Participatory observation

B. Simulation

C. Active observation

D. Interview

Correct Answer: C

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Question 6

Which tool can be used to analyze how the system responds to various combinations of input conditions with the probability of each outcome?

A. Decision tree

B. Weighted criteria

C. Expected monetary value

D. Functional decomposition

Correct Answer: A

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Question 7

A stakeholder has rejected a project's deliverable because it does not meet the original business need. It is further determined that the deliverable does not meet the requirements identified in the baseline.
What is the best approach to resolve this issue?

A. Require development resources to work overtime to modify the deliverable to satisfy the stakeholder.

B. Meet with the customer and apologize for misunderstanding the business's need.

C. Provide the stakeholder with a copy of the approved requirements baseline and move forward without making a change.

D. Suggest re-estimating the requirement and following the change control process.

Correct Answer: D

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Question 8

Which solution should be chosen according to the completed weighted-ranking matrix?

A. Purchase off-the-shelf software.

B. Develop in-house software.

C. Outsource the development.

D. Enhance the existing system.

Correct Answer: C

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Question 9

Which tool should be used to improve the communication of product needs with the stakeholders and to improve their understanding?

A. Workflow management tool that documents the flow of information

B. Requirements management tool that documents requirements and their properties and relationships

C. Document management system and a relationship matrix that groups all related documents

D. Modeling tool integrated into a version control feature that ensures that team knowledge is captured

Correct Answer: C

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Question 10

A stakeholder requests to add new critical requirements the day before the scheduled baseline requirements approval meeting. The stakeholder insists that these requirements must be taken into account despite time and budget constraints.
What is the most effective way to manage this situation?

A. Postpone the baseline approval meeting, analyze the impact, and schedule a new meeting to discuss dependencies and priorities with stakeholders.

B. Ask for more resources to manage this change and justify these additional resources with the value the change will give to the company.

C. Share the new requirements with all stakeholders and ask them to submit their comments before the meeting.

D. Discuss the change with stakeholders during the baseline approval meeting and ask them to approve the new baseline.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 11

The business analyst receives multiple changes from different stakeholders during the requirements gathering phase of a project. How should the business analyst track the requirements throughout the lifecycle of the project to secure the delivery of the expected solution?

A. Record all the requirements in a matrix, review it regularly, and get approval from stakeholders.

B. Establish a risk traceability matrix and designate someone to manage each risk with the appropriate response.

C. Plan regular meetings with stakeholders to review the requirements baseline update and to discuss changes.

D. Perform inspections through the lifecycle of the project to detect any gaps and adjust the requirements baseline.

Correct Answer: B

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Question 12

A project that was going well for the last few months has encountered a situation-regulatory authorities have deemed that the project does not meet their requirements. Although regulatory requirements were identified during an earlier phase of the project, there is no substantial evidence to prove that the requirements were formally rejected.
This could have been avoided if:

A. the project manager circulated the meeting minutes after the discussions with all the attendees.

B. a change control process for requirements and their statuses was followed.

C. the customer met with regulatory authorities to verify that their requirements were also considered.

D. the project team documented customer requests and obtained sign-off.

Correct Answer: D

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Question 13

What should the business analyst do during the first steps of a project?

A. Evaluate the sources for requirements and prioritize them.

B. Identify stakeholders and their interests.

C. Align the sponsor expectations along the project goals.

D. Identify the classes of users and their requirements.

Correct Answer: C

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