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Certification of Competency in Business Analysis (Page 14 )

Updated On: 5-Mar-2026
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Karen is the business analyst for her organization and she's reviewing the tasks within her endeavor. Several of the tasks have the characteristic that the activity will be completed with the project stakeholders, consultants, and business analyst, though this hasn't yet been approved.
What is this condition of believing some things to be true about an activity without proving the validity of the belief called?

  1. Risk
  2. Assumption
  3. Constraint
  4. Boundary

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

An assumption is something that you believe to be true, but it's not been proven to be true or false. The assumption in this scenario is that the stakeholders will be available to complete activities. Answer C is incorrect. A constraint is something that limits your options. Answer D is incorrect. A boundary defines what's in and out of the domain of business analysis, project management, or any other endeavor.
Answer A is incorrect. A risk is an uncertain event or condition that may have a positive or negative effect on the project.



All of the following are examples of elicitation techniques that are used as part of the business analyst elicitation task except for which one?

  1. Brainstorming
  2. Observation
  3. Decomposition
  4. Prototyping

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

Decomposition describes the process of taking the product or project scope and breaking it down into smaller, more manageable units.
Decomposition is not an elicitation technique.
Answer A is incorrect. Brainstorming is an elicitation technique that's useful for requirements gathering. Answer B is incorrect. Observation allows the stakeholder to actively or passively observe the work to better understand the requirements of the solution. Answer D is incorrect. Prototyping allows the business analyst and team to create mockups of the deliverable for solution testing and requirements approval.



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.



You are a business analyst for your organization and you're working with the stakeholders to identify the primary inputs to the business analysis approach.
Which one of the following is a primary input to the business analysis approach?

  1. The business analysis approach will be shaped by the problem or opportunity faced by the organization.
  2. The business analysis approach will be shaped by the penalty of not seizing the opportunity.
  3. The business analysis approach will be shaped by the time allowed for business analysis planning.
  4. The business analysis approach will be shaped by the risks faced by the organization.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

A primary input to the business analysis approach is to consider the problem or opportunity faced by the organization.
Answer C is incorrect. The time allowed for business analysis planning does have an effect on the thoroughness of the business analysis activities, but this isn't the best answer for the Question. Answer D is incorrect.
While risk and reward are considerations, consideration of the problem or opportunity is a better choice for this Question.
Answer B is incorrect. This answer doesn't consider the reward of the opportunity or acknowledge,

as there may also be problems to be solved, not just opportunities to seize.



Your organization is using a plan-driven approach to business analysis.
What must you do with all of the communication documents created as part of this high-priority project that you are serving as the business analyst for?

  1. The communications management plan will dictate what will happen to the business analysis communications.
  2. All formal communication must be destroyed once the project is completed.
  3. All communications must be archived and will become part of the organizational process assets.
  4. All communications must be documented and passed onto the solution's project manager for analysis and to serve as supporting detail.

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

Communications in a plan-driven approach to business analysis must use formal communication. Formal communications should be archived as part of the organizational process assets. Answer A is incorrect. The communications management plan may dictate that the communications be archived, but this is not a requirement of the communications management plan. Answer D is incorrect. The project manager may want to reference the communication but doesn't always need. If the communications are archived, then the project manager can access them as needed.
Answer B is incorrect. Communication documents are not destroyed; they are archived as part of the organizational process assets.



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