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Question 1

A business analyst and stakeholders have completed documentation of the acceptance criteria for the requirements of a new vehicle leasing database. A concern is raised that some of the key performance indicators may not validate the desired benefits of the implementation.

What should the business analyst do to ensure that the business need can be validated?

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Correct Answer: D
Explanation

A business rule is a statement that defines or constrains some aspect of the business and always resolves to either true or false. Business rules are intended to assert business structure or to control or influence the behavior of the business. Business rules describe the operations, definitions and constraints that apply to an organization. Business rules can apply to people, processes, corporate behavior and computing systems in an organization, and are put in place to help the organization achieve its goals.By documenting a business rule, the business analyst can ensure that the business need can be validated against the criteria that govern the business operations and outcomes.Reference: PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA) Examination Content Outline1, page 19; Business Analysis for Practitioners: A Practice Guide2, page 97.

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?

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Correct Answer: A
Explanation

A change control process is a set of procedures that defines how changes to the requirements are identified, assessed, approved, implemented, and communicated. A change control process helps to ensure that changes are aligned with the business objectives, do not introduce unnecessary risks, and do not adversely affect the quality of the solution.A change control process also helps to manage stakeholder expectations and avoid scope creep.Reference: PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA) Examination Content Outline1, page 13; Business Analysis for Practitioners: A Practice Guide2, page 77.

Question 3

The business analyst wishes to clarify the project's key business drivers and ensure that requirements can be prioritized to provide maximum business value. Which question should the business analyst ask of stakeholders to help obtain this clarification?

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Correct Answer: D
Explanation

The business need is the reason why the project is initiated and the problem or opportunity that the project aims to address. The business need defines the key business drivers and the desired outcomes of the project.By asking what the business need is, the business analyst can understand the value proposition of the project and prioritize the requirements that align with the business objectives and deliver the most benefits to the stakeholders.Reference: PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA) Examination Content Outline1, page 9; Business Analysis for Practitioners: A Practice Guide2, page 23.

Question 4

A project team has completed the system use cases along with accompanying screen mockups. The business analyst schedules a review meeting with the client team to walk through the artifacts.

What is the purpose of this meeting?

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Correct Answer: C
Explanation

The purpose of reviewing the system use cases and screen mockups with the client team is to validate that the system is aligned with the stakeholder requirements. Validation is a process of ensuring that the solution meets the needs and expectations of the stakeholders and delivers value to them. Validation involves checking whether the solution is feasible, acceptable, complete, correct, consistent, and testable. By walking through the artifacts with the client team, the business analyst can obtain feedback, confirm understanding, identify gaps or errors, and resolve issues. Verifying that the documents are aligned with the transition requirements or the solution requirements are possible outcomes of the review meeting, but they are not the main purpose.Verifying that the system is aligned with the quality requirements is not relevant to this scenario, as quality requirements are related to how well the solution performs rather than what it does.Reference: PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA) Examination Content Outline1, page 13; Business Analysis for Practitioners: A Practice Guide2, page 76.

Question 5

After completing the requirements, the project manager and business analyst realize that the project scope is not feasible in the projected schedule. The business analyst needs to review the amount of work the team is capable of delivering based on the approved project schedule.

Which prioritization technique should the business analyst use?

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Correct Answer: A
Explanation

Time-boxing is a prioritization technique that involves allocating a fixed amount of time or resources to each requirement or backlog item. Time-boxing can help the business analyst to review the amount of work the team is capable of delivering based on the approved project schedule by setting deadlines and constraints for each requirement or backlog item. Time-boxing can also help to focus on the most valuable and feasible requirements or backlog items and avoid scope creep or gold plating.Reference: = PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA) Examination Content Outline (2019), page 11; Business Analysis for Practitioners: A Practice Guide (2015), page 66.

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