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Certification of Competency in Business Analysis (Page 27 )

Updated On: 30-Jan-2026

You are the business analyst for your organization and working with the stakeholders to prioritize the requirements. The stakeholders are concerned about the financial impact of the requirements should some of them fail during the implementation. You would like to rank the risk tolerance of the stakeholders based on their comments about the solution and the requirements. The following are the three categories of risk tolerance associated with the stakeholders except for which one?

  1. Neutrality
  2. Mitigation
  3. Risk-seeking
  4. Risk-aversion

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

Mitigation is a risk response that seeks to lower the risk's probability and/or impact. It is not one of the three categories of risk tolerance.



Which of the following are documented approaches to the business analysis work? Each correct answer represents a complete solution.

  1. Deming's Quality Circle
  2. Lean
  3. Six Sigma
  4. Waterfall approach

Answer(s): B,C,D

Explanation:

The waterfall approach, lean, and Six Sigma are the valid answer for business analysis approaches. Answer A is incorrect. Deming's Quality Circle describes the quality management approach of plan, do, check, and act. This isn't a business analysis approach.



Shelly is the business analyst for her organization and she's working with Thomas to review the business requirements. They are discussing the identified requirements, how the requirements will transition to the operations, and the longevity of the solution. Thomas is concerned that the identified requirements may not map to the desired future state of the organization.
What business analysis task is Shelly facilitating in this scenario?

  1. Acceptance evaluation criteria definition
  2. Requirements quality assurance
  3. Validate requirements
  4. Stakeholder management

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

Shelly and Thomas are performing the validate requirements task. This task helps to ensure that the requirements map to the business goals and objectives, resolve the issue, and predict the longevity of the requirements to satisfy business needs.
Answer B is incorrect. There is not a business analysis task called requirements quality assurance. Answer A is incorrect. Acceptance evaluation criteria definition is a task to ensure that the requirements are clear and precise enough to create tests and inspect to know that the work has been completed.
Answer D is incorrect. Stakeholder management is the management of stakeholders' issues, conflicts, queries, concerns, threats, and perceived threats about the requirements.



A business analyst is studying the cost of the endeavor in relation to the projected income the endeavor will bring once the project is completed.
What financial valuation technique can the business analyst use to determine the breakeven point for the project?

  1. Payback period
  2. Average rate of return
  3. Cost-benefit analysis
  4. Discounted cash flow

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

Payback period quantifies the duration that the project will need to exist and generate revenue in order to pay back the original investment of the project. The payback period is also known as management horizon or the breakeven point.
Answer B is incorrect. Average rate of return describes the rate of return the project will create. Answer C is incorrect. Cost-benefits analysis describes the relation of costs to benefits in a project. Answer D is incorrect. Discounted cash flow describes the future value on the investment of the project.



You are the business analyst for your organization and you're preparing to elicit requirements from the stakeholders. You've gathered several inputs to help with the elicitation process.
Which input(s) will be used to ensure that you understand the type of information that should be elicited from the stakeholders?

  1. Stakeholder list
  2. Risk assessment
  3. Business need
  4. Roles and responsibility

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

The business need and the solution scope are the two inputs which help the business analyst understand what should be elicited from the stakeholders. Answer A is incorrect. Stakeholder list, roles, and responsibilities help the business analyst understand from whom the requirements should be elicited. Answer D is incorrect. Stakeholder list, roles, and responsibilities help the business analyst understand from whom the requirements should be elicited. Answer B is incorrect. Risk assessment is a review of the risks in the project and isn't an input to elicitation business analyst tasks.



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