Free Certification of Competency in Business Analysis CCBA Exam Practice Test

- (Exam Topic 1) What is problem tracking?

• It's the identification of missing requirements.
• It's the assumption that there will be defects in the requirements that must be resolved.
• It's the documentation of known defects in the requirements.
• It's the identification and management of any issues for resolution.

- (Exam Topic 2) The business analyst (BA) has traced the requirements for the interaction between a customer and the new online ordering system. Besides enabling the BA to ensure quality of the requirements to stakeholders, tracing the requirements will also enable the BA to:

• show all of the decision points in the business process.
• illustrate the relationships between relevant requirements.
• capture all users that will be impacted by the project.
• detail the inner workings of the system being changed.

- (Exam Topic 2) A business analyst (BA) is logging the end user concerns and resolves these on a priority basis as mandated by the government. This project is a simple application, with no major strategic or financial impact to the organization. The BA strongly enforced end-to-end requirement traceability for this project. Why would the BA recommend this traceability approach?

• Regulatory requirements
• Costs and benefits
• Organizational standards
• Complexity of the domain

- (Exam Topic 2) A deployed loan product was funded with the expectation of prepayment risk reduction. Initially key performance indicators would be to take similar loan prepayment rates over the previous 10-year period and compare it with the new product. After implementation, the business analyst (BA) determines that the decade old housing market is vastly different. Which of the following should the BA consider for validity of performance measures?

• Currency
• Timing
• Sample size
• Frequency

- (Exam Topic 2) An organization prefers to execute projects using an adaptive approach. However, the new project is much more complex than previously executed projects. What will the business analyst (BA) recommend?

• Select an extreme programming approach
• Review current approach with key stakeholders
• Follow a predictive approach
• Choose an agile programming approach

- (Exam Topic 1) What should an organization do if the business analyst has determined that the existing capabilities are inadequate to seize an opportunity?

• Recommend that the organization launch a project to create the capabilities needed.
• Recommend that the organization not pursue the opportunity.
• Recommend that the organization hire contractors with the needed capabilities.
• Recommend that the organization share the opportunity with other organizations.

- (Exam Topic 1) Barry is a project stakeholder that is excited about the deliverable your project wants to create for the organization. He's helpful, provides information, and offers support whenever your project needs it. How would you classify Barry based on this information?

• Positive stakeholder
• Cheerleader
• Project sponsor
• Project team member

- (Exam Topic 2) A business analyst (BA) plans to organize a focus group to bring all the interested parties together and discuss the issues and possible risks for the new initiative. Due to the geographical differences of each participant a videoconferencing service will be used to satisfy stakeholder preferences. Which approach is the BA defining?

• Stakeholder analysis
• Issue management
• Release planning
• Stakeholder collaboration

- (Exam Topic 2) A new regulation results in organizations needing to change online contractual wording. A business analyst (BA) has elicited the requirements and documented them in a change control request Where will the BA find out which stakeholder has the authority to approve, deny, or defer the change request?

• Information management approach
• Governance approach
• Business analysis approach
• Stakeholder engagement approach

- (Exam Topic 1) As a business analyst, you'll often need to analyze business needs, requirements, and solutions for assumptions and constraints. Which one of the following is a constraint? Choose the best answer.

• The solution must cost less than $450,000.
• The solution should be implemented during the summer months.
• The solution must be done by December 31.
• The solution won't need external resources.