Question 1
1. Functional Decomposition helps in
Dividing the problem into sub-problems that can be easily assigned to different groups
Creating a conceptual model of the work that needs to be completed to deliver the new business solution.
Providing all the stakeholders with a consistent view of the scope of the effort.
All the choices are correct.
1 points
Question 2
1. Which of the following are not shown on an activity diagram?
classes
sequential activities
events
decisions that are made
1 points
Question 3
1. In the last one year, XYZ has received numerous customer complaints about the quality of customer service provided by XYZ. XYZ’s customer satisfaction surveys show that customer satisfaction levels have significantly dropped over the last one year. John and Marc have been put in charge of defining the business need to address the problem of poor customer service. John states that the desired outcome is implementing a Customer Relationship Management software that can improve customer service. Marc states that the desired outcome is increasing customer satisfaction.
Both are correct.
John is correct.
Marc is correct.
Both are wrong.
1 points
Question 4
1. Which of the following statement about User Stories is incorrect?
User stories eliminate the need to provide functional requirements in some environments.
User stories are one of the best techniques to use in environments with regulatory restrictions.
User stories create an environment of customer ownership of features and prioritizations in an incremental, iterative development environment.
User stories require that the value delivered by the story be clearly articulated.
1 points
Question 5
1. During alternative generation, the business analyst needs to generate as many potential alternatives (including the option to do nothing) to meet the business objectives as possible.
True
False
1 points
Question 6
1. Match the following
Prioritizing requirements based on the amount of work that the project team is capable of delivering in a set period of time.
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Prioritizing requirements based on the amount of money allocated to the project
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Enterprise architecture standards that must be followed in designing a solution is an example of a
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Budgetary and time restrictions are examples of
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Ensuring that all requirements support the delivery of value to the business, fulfill its goals and objectives, and meet a stakeholder need refers to
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Ensuring that requirements specifications and models meet the necessary standards of quality to allow them to be used effectively to guide further work refers to
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Answer
A.
Business Constraints
B.
Validating Requirements
C.
Technical Constraints
D.
Budgeting
E.
Timeboxing
F.
Verifying Requirements
3 points
Question 7
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1. Question 1
1. Functional Decomposition helps in
Dividing the problem into sub-problems that can be easily
assigned to different groups
Creating a conceptual model of the work that needs to be
completed to deliver the new business solution.
Providing all the stakeholders with a consistent view of the
scope of the effort.
All the choices are correct.
1 points
Question 2
1. Which of the following are not shown on an activity diagram?
classes
sequential activities
2. events
decisions that are made
1 points
Question 3
1. In the last one year, XYZ has received numerous customer
complaints about the quality of customer service provided by
XYZ. XYZ’s customer satisfaction surveys show that customer
satisfaction levels have significantly dropped over the last one
year. John and Marc have been put in charge of defining the
business need to address the problem of poor customer service.
John states that the desired outcome is implementing a
Customer Relationship Management software that can improve
customer service. Marc states that the desired outcome is
increasing customer satisfaction.
Both are correct.
John is correct.
Marc is correct.
Both are wrong.
1 points
Question 4
1. Which of the following statement about User Stories is
incorrect?
3. User stories eliminate the need to provide functional
requirements in some environments.
User stories are one of the best techniques to use in
environments with regulatory restrictions.
User stories create an environment of customer ownership of
features and prioritizations in an incremental, iterative
development environment.
User stories require that the value delivered by the story be
clearly articulated.
1 points
Question 5
1. During alternative generation, the business analyst needs to
generate as many potential alternatives (including the option to
do nothing) to meet the business objectives as possible.
True
False
1 points
Question 6
1. Match the following
Prioritizing requirements based on the amount of work that the
project team is capable of delivering in a set period of time.
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4. Prioritizing requirements based on the amount of money
allocated to the project
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Enterprise architecture standards that must be followed in
designing a solution is an example of a
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Budgetary and time restrictions are examples of
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Ensuring that all requirements support the delivery of value to
the business, fulfill its goals and objectives, and meet a
stakeholder need refers to
Read Answer Items for Question 6
Ensuring that requirements specifications and models meet the
necessary standards of quality to allow them to be used
effectively to guide further work refers to
Read Answer Items for Question 6
Answer
A.
Business Constraints
B.
Validating Requirements
C.
Technical Constraints
D.
Budgeting
E.
Timeboxing
F.
Verifying Requirements
3 points
5. Question 7
1. Which of the following is not an error when drawing a data
flow diagram?
data flow on a child diagram that has only one end connected to
a process, the other end is a point in space
placing more than nine processes on a data flow diagram
connecting data stores and external entities directly to each
other
all data flowing into a process and nothing out of that process
1 points
Question 8
1. A use case:
describes how the data is partitioned into programs for different
users.
describes a subsystem of a data flow diagram showing how the
processes use data produced by other processes.
shows when the data is updated, read, created or deleted.
6. summarizes an activity/user goal, its trigger, input, and output.
1 points
Question 9
1. On an activity diagram, what is used to show partitioning?
a synchronization bar
a filled-in circle
a diamond
a swimlane
1 points
Question 10
1. A business need does not describe:
The potential solution
The desired outcome
A problem that the organization is facing or likely to face
7. An opportunity that the organization has not taken up yet
1 points
Question 11
1. ________________ defines the major business and technical
constraints on the effort to deploy a solution.
Solution
scope definition
Dependency
Implementation approach
Problem statement
8. 1 points
Question 12
1. Each process in a data flow diagram that modifies the data
should be decomposed into lower levels until the system is
sufficiently described.
True
False
0.5 points
Question 13
1. In the last one year, XYZ has received numerous customer
complaints about the quality of customer service provided by
XYZ. XYZ’s customer satisfaction surveys show that customer
satisfaction levels have significantly dropped over the last one
year. The business analyst in-charge has developed the
following statement as one of the SMART objectives. “Decrease
the time to resolve customer issues from 2 hours to 1.5 hours by
providing 20 hours of additional job specific training to the
customer service representative.” This objective is:
a SMART objective
9. Not time-bound
Not specific
Not measurable
1 points
Question 14
1. The letter “W” in MoSCoW Analysis stands for requirements
that will never be implemented.
True
False
0.5 points
Question 15
1. Which of the following is not described by a use case?
the objects required by the use case
the actor that initiates an event
10. the use case that performs the actions
the event that triggers the use case
1 points
Question 16
1. An activity diagram shows the flow of information between
two or more use cases.
True
False
1 points
Question 17
1. To determine the most viable solution approach to meet the
business need a business analyst will do all of the following
except:
Identify assumption and constraints
Generate alternatives
11. Ranking and selection of approaches
Determine implementation approach
1 points
Question 18
1. Match the following
Technique used toidentify the potential sources of a problem
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Technique used to define the rules that govern decisions in an
organization and that define, constrain or enable organizational
operations
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“An order must have one and only one associated payment
method” is an example of a
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12. “A new order must not be placed when the billing address
provided by the customer does not match the address on file
with the credit card provider” is an example of a
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Technique used to compare organizational practices against the
best in class practices that exist within competitor enterprises
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Technique used to identify how current capabilities and
limitations match up against the external influencing factors
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Identify appropriate boundaries for the solution score
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Brief description of functionality that users need from a
solution to meet a business objective
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Justification for the investment required to deliver a proposed
solution
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13. Technique used to identify and manage areas of uncertainty that
can impact an initiative, solution or organization
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Answer
A.
Business Rule Analysis
B.
User Stories
C.
Risk Analysis
D.
Operative Rule
E.
SWOT Analysis
F.
Root Cause Analysis
G.
Structural Rule
Structural Rule
H.
Benchmarking
I.
Business Case
14. J.
Scope modeling
10 points
Question 19
1. ________ depict the broadest possible overview of system
inputs, processes, and outputs.
Sequence diagrams
Databases
Flow charts
Context diagrams
1 points
Question 20
Objectives are long-term, ongoing and qualitative statements of
15. a state or condition that the organization is seeking to establish
and maintain.
True
False