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IIBA CCBA Exam
Certification of Competency in Business Analysis (Page 11 )

Updated On: 30-Jan-2026
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In order to have high quality in requirements, all of the following characteristics should exist in the requirements except for which one?

  1. Cohesive
  2. Consistent
  3. Complete
  4. Constrained

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

Constrained is not an attribute of high quality in a requirement. The requirements should be cohesive,

complete, consistent, correct, modifiable, unambiguous, and testable. Answer A is incorrect. Cohesive is one of the characteristics of quality in a requirement. Answer B is incorrect. Consistent is one of the characteristics of quality in a requirement. Answer C is incorrect. Complete is one of the characteristics of quality in a requirement.



When a business analyst performs requirements tracing, he may need to trace the requirements backward through their lineage and may need to trace the requirements forward through their relationship to other requirements.
What is the forward tracing activity called in requirements traceability?

  1. Lineage tracking
  2. Backwards pass
  3. Derivation
  4. Allocation

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

Allocation is the forward tracking of a requirement to future requirements in the set of requirements. Answer C is incorrect. Backward tracing of a requirement is called its derivation, as the requirements may be derived from other older requirements.
Answer A is incorrect. Lineage tracking is not a valid term, so this choice is not valid. Answer B is incorrect. Backwards pass isn't a valid requirements tracing term; it describes a process in schedule management.



You are the business analyst for a large project for your organization. Your project has 65 stakeholders and this will greatly increase the complexity of the communication in this project. To demonstrate how complex this project and its communication will be, you show the management the number of communication channels in this project. How many channels exist in this project based on the number of stakeholders?

  1. 4160
  2. 4225
  3. 65
  4. 2080

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

There are 2,080 communication channels in this project. You can find the number of communication channels by using the formula N(N-1)/2 where N represents the number of stakeholders. Answer B is incorrect. This is simply 65 times 65. Answer A is incorrect. This is simply 65 times 64.

Answer C is incorrect. This is the number of identified stakeholders.



There are four methods to generate a business need in an organization.
Which approach would an organization use when there's recognized competition in the marketplace?

  1. From the bottom up
  2. From external drivers
  3. From middle management
  4. From the top down

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

From external drivers is used when there's recognized competition in the marketplace. Answer D is incorrect. From the top down is defined as the need to achieve a strategic goal. Answer A is incorrect. From the bottom up is described as a problem with the current state of a process, function, or system.
Answer C is incorrect. From middle management is described as a manager needs additional information to make sound decisions or must perform additional functions to meet business objectives.



Martha is the business analyst for her organization and she's been asked to help create a SMART goal for her company.
Which one of the following organizational goals could be considered SMART?

  1. No errors in production of customer products.
  2. Increase revenue by ten percent by January 15.
  3. Increase revenue by ten percent.
  4. Add 25 new customers to the sales base.

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

SMART means that the goals are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bounded. The only goal that meets all of these requirements is the goal to increase revenue by ten percent by January 15.
Answer C is incorrect. This is not an example of a SMART goal because there is no deadline. Answer D is incorrect. This is not an example of a SMART goal because there is no deadline. Answer A is incorrect. This is not an example of a SMART goal because there is no deadline.



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