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Certification of Competency in Business Analysis Questions 211–215 (page: 44)

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The business need is considered to be the most critical step in the business analysis effort.
Why is the definition of the business need considered the most critical step?

  1. The business need defines the problem the business analyst is finding a solution for.
  2. The business need defines the solution for the business problem.
  3. The business need takes the longest time and costs most of the business analysis efforts.
  4. The definition of the business need determines future solutions, stakeholders, and approaches.

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

The way the business need is defined directly affects the solutions offered, the stakeholders involved, and the approaches the organization may take to seize the opportunity or solutions. Answer A is incorrect. This is the definition of what the business need is, but it's not the best answer for the Question.
Answer B is incorrect. The business need does not define the solution; it shows the need for a solution. Answer C is incorrect. This is not a valid statement about this process of the business analysis effort.



The creative thinking process has three values to determine the effectiveness of the process.
Which one of the following is not a measurement of effective creative thinking?

  1. Willingness of stakeholders to accept new approaches
  2. Generation of a pre-determined number of new ideas for a business solution
  3. Application of new ideas to resolve existing problems
  4. The successful generation and productive consideration of new ideas

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

Creative thinking does not set a pre-determined amount of new ideas required in order to be deemed successful. Setting a pre-determined amount of new ideas may actually cap the amount of ideas that can be generated or the ideas may be poorly formulated in order to reach the pre- determined quota of ideas.
Answer D, C, and A are incorrect. These are effective measurements of creative thinking.



Henry is meeting with Janet, the business analyst of the organization. They are discussing an opportunity to create a new service their company can provide, though the startup of the service would take time and an investment. Henry wants Janet to explore the possibility of this new venture.
What activity is Henry asking Janet to complete?

  1. Brainstorm the business need.
  2. Create a data diagram for the service.
  3. Define the business need.
  4. Elicit the requirements of the proposal.

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

This is the most common business analysis activity in enterprise analysis. Henry is asking Janet to define the business need. The purpose of defining business need is to identify and define why a change to organizational systems or capabilities is required. The business need is an important step in any business analysis effort. The business analyst tries to find a solution for the problem defined by the business need.
Answer A is incorrect. This isn't an example of a brainstorming session, as it's just Janet exploring the need for the new service. Brainstorming is a technique to gather general data. It can be used to identify risks, ideas, or solutions to issues by using a group of team members or subject-matter expert. Brainstorming is a group creativity technique that also provides other benefits, such as boosting morale, enhancing work enjoyment, and improving team work. It contains the following aims.
Production of numerous new ideas
Derivation of themes from those ideas for further analysis Answer D is incorrect. This is not an example of requirements elicitation, though Janet's findings could lead to elicitation.
Answer B is incorrect. A data diagram shows the flow of data into and out of a system.



As a candidate for the CCBA exam, you should be able to recognize the activities associated with each knowledge are

  1. All of the following are the business analysis planning & monitoring activities except for which one?
  2. Defining and determining business analysis processes
  3. Planning how requirements will be approached, traced, and prioritized
  4. Identifying stakeholders
  5. Job shadowing

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

Job shadowing is an elicitation process that is a part of job observation. In this process, the observer is required to keep an eye on those workers whose work routine is down and who are unable to explain their work. The observer has to understand their work process for better assessment of the modifications of the work required. The following are the approaches for this technique:
Passive/Invisible. In this approach, the observer does not ask Questions from the user about his work while the user is working.
Active/Visible. In this approach, the observer does ask Questions from the user about his work even when the user is working.
Answer C, A, and B are incorrect. The following are the tasks associated with the planning & monitoring of business analysis activities:
Identify stakeholders.
Define roles and responsibilities of stakeholders in the business analysis effort. Develop estimates for business analysis tasks.
Plan how the business analyst will communicate with stakeholders. Plan how requirements will be approached, traced, and prioritized. Determine the deliverables that the business analyst will produce. Define and determine the business analysis process. Determine the metrics that will be used to monitor business analysis work.



You work as a project manager for SoftTech Inc. You are working with the project stakeholders to begin the qualitative risk analysis process. You will need all of the following as inputs to the qualitative risk analysis process except for which one?

  1. Risk management plan
  2. Stakeholder register
  3. Project scope statement
  4. Risk register

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

You would not need the stakeholder register to perform qualitative risk analysis. Qualitative Risk Analysis uses the likelihood and impact of the identified risks in a fast and cost-effective manner. Qualitative Risk Analysis establishes a basis for a focused quantitative analysis or Risk Response Plan by evaluating the precedence of risks with a concern to impact on the project's scope, cost, schedule, and quality objectives.
The qualitative risk analysis is conducted at any point in a project life cycle. The primary goal of qualitative risk analysis is to determine proportion of effect and theoretical response. The inputs to the Qualitative Risk Analysis process are:
Organizational process assets Project Scope Statement
Risk Management Plan Risk Register



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