CBAP Practice Exam #7

A BA is ensuring that every solution requirement can be traced back to a specific business goal. Which task is the BA performing?

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Maintain Requirements

Trace Requirements

Prioritize Requirements

Approve Requirements

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Which relationship type describes a requirement that is a more detailed version of another requirement?

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Derive

Depends

Satisfy

Validate

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A project sponsor demands that a new feature be added to a baselined project. What should the BA do FIRST?

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Add the requirement to the backlog immediately.

Inform the sponsor that the project is baselined and no changes are allowed.

Assess the impact of the proposed change on the existing requirements and project value.

Ask the developers to start coding the new feature.

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Which prioritization technique involves grouping requirements into categories such as 'Must Have,' 'Should Have,' 'Could Have,' and 'Won't Have'?

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Timeboxing

MoSCoW

Voting

Budgeting

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A BA is documenting a requirement that will be reused across multiple projects in the organization. Where should this requirement be stored?

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In the project-specific requirements document.

In a requirements repository or organizational asset library.

In the project manager's personal folder.

In the meeting minutes of the last workshop.

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What is the primary purpose of 'Requirement Life Cycle Management'?

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To ensure the project finishes on time.

To manage requirements from inception to retirement and ensure alignment.

To write as many requirements as possible.

To replace the project manager in decision-making.

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A BA is facilitating a session to get formal sign-off on the final requirements. Which task are they performing?

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Trace Requirements

Approve Requirements

Maintain Requirements

Prioritize Requirements

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Which factor is most important when determining the 'Priority' of a requirement?

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The seniority of the stakeholder who requested it.

The technical ease of implementation.

The potential value the requirement delivers to the business.

The alphabetical order of the requirements list.

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A BA is performing 'Maintain Requirements'. They identify a requirement that is no longer valid due to a change in regulation. What should they do?

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Delete the requirement and all its traces immediately.

Document the requirement's status as 'Retired' and maintain its history.

Ignore the regulation and keep the requirement.

Change the requirement to match the regulation without an impact analysis.

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In RLCM, what does 'Traceability' help to prevent?

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Project budget increases.

Scope creep and 'gold-plating'.

Stakeholder meetings.

The use of modeling tools.

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When assessing the impact of a change, which 'Context' factor is most likely to affect the BA's recommendation?

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The project's coding language.

The organizational risk appetite for the change.

The color of the UI buttons.

The BA's personal preference for a specific tool.

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Which task ensures that the requirements and designs are accurate and consistent with each other after a change is made?

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Maintain Requirements

Trace Requirements

Verify Requirements

Manage Stakeholder Collaboration

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Stakeholders are in conflict over the priority of two requirements. What is the BEST way for the BA to facilitate a resolution?

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Choose the requirement that is easier to build.

Let the stakeholders vote and the majority wins.

Use objective criteria like NPV, risk, and regulatory compliance to re-evaluate priorities.

Ask the project manager to flip a coin.

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Which of the following is a key element of the 'Approve Requirements' task?

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Writing the detailed code for the solution.

Defining the approval authority and process.

Designing the database schema.

Conducting a market analysis.

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A BA is using a traceability matrix. What is the main benefit of this tool?

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It helps to automate the coding process.

It provides a clear view of how requirements are linked across different levels.

It replaces the need for stakeholder engagement.

It makes the requirements document look more professional.

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What should the BA do if a requirement is approved but then found to be technically unfeasible during development?

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Force the developers to build it anyway.

Re-open the requirement for analysis and seek a change to the approved baseline.

Delete the requirement and act like it never existed.

Blame the developers for not identifying the issue sooner.

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Which relationship exists between two requirements if implementing the first one is a prerequisite for implementing the second?

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Derive

Depends

Satisfy

Validate

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A BA is maintaining requirements for a system that has been in production for 10 years. What is the most likely challenge?

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Finding a developer who knows the code.

Ensuring that requirements reflect current business rules rather than outdated ones.

Printing the document.

Choosing a font for the requirements list.

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Who typically provides the final approval for requirements in a large enterprise project?

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The Lead Developer

The Business Analyst

The Project Sponsor or a designated Steering Committee

The Project Manager

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What is 'Requirement Prioritization' intended to achieve?

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To make sure every stakeholder gets exactly what they want.

To maximize the value delivered by the project within given constraints.

To determine who the favorite stakeholder is.

To delay the project as much as possible.

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When assessing a change request, the BA finds that it will decrease the total potential value of the solution. What is the BEST recommendation?

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Approve it anyway to keep the stakeholder happy.

Recommend rejecting the change or finding a different design option that preserves value.

Ignore the value and focus only on the cost.

Ask the stakeholder to pay more money.

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Traceability that links requirements to the specific design elements that satisfy them is called:

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Backward Traceability

Forward Traceability

Vertical Traceability

Circular Traceability

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A BA is using 'Timeboxing' for prioritization. How does this technique work?

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Requirements are prioritized based on how long they take to write.

A fixed amount of time is allocated, and the most valuable requirements that fit in that time are prioritized.

The project is delayed until all requirements are finished.

Stakeholders are given 5 minutes to vote on their favorite requirement.

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Which RLCM task ensures that requirements are stored in a way that allows them to be used in future initiatives?

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Maintain Requirements

Approve Requirements

Prioritize Requirements

Assess Requirements Changes

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A BA is managing a 'Requirements Baseline.' What does this mean?

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It is the first draft of the requirements.

It is an approved set of requirements that can only be changed through a formal process.

It is a list of requirements that have been rejected.

It is the final code of the software.

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When a BA identifies that a new requirement contradicts an existing one, they are managing:

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Solution architecture.

Requirement consistency and alignment.

Stakeholder personal feelings.

Project budget codes.

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Which stakeholder is primarily responsible for the technical feasibility of a requirement change?

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The Project Sponsor

The Implementation Subject Matter Expert (SME)

The End User

The Regulator

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A BA is assessing the impact of a change and finds it will require a 20% increase in the project budget. Who must the BA consult FIRST?

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The Developers

The Project Manager

The End Users

The Marketing Team

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In the BACCM, what element is being addressed when a BA ensures that the requirements continue to meet the 'Need' throughout the project?

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Context

Need

Solution

Change

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What is the primary benefit of 'Maintaining' requirements for the long term?

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It justifies the BA's salary.

It provides a reliable knowledge base for future modifications and operational support.

It keeps the document version number high.

It prevents stakeholders from asking questions.

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