CBAP/CCBA - BAPM

Petroleum Corp. is one of the biggest petroleum producers in the world. The local government has come up with a regulation to monitor in-country value of all large contracts executed in the country. Government has issued a decree with an objective to increase in-country value (ICV) component of all projects. In country value is calculated when projects purchase any indigenously produced item or employ local labor. Government has provided clear instructions on how to compute the ICV value. Government has provided 6 months period to implement the ICV system.

As per the above-mentioned case study, Petroleum Corp. is likely to pick which approach?

• Adaptive approach

• Mix of adaptive and predictive approaches

• Would not follow any approach

• Predictive approach

Answer explanation

As it is a Government mandate as well as requirements are known upfront and unlikely to change, Petroleum Corp should choose predictive approach

Jamie has been engaged as a Business Analyst on the railway track design project for monorail in India. He is currently planning for the approaches he will take to take to perform various business analysis activities. What is key driving factor when considering the business analysis approach selection?

• Project specific standards for business analysis

• Business need

• Stakeholder Approach

• Unclear Scenario

Answer explanation

The business analysis approach is shaped by the need (problem or opportunity) faced by the organization. It is necessary to consider what is known about the need at the time of planning. BABOK 3.1.3

Why is it important for a BA to identify and understand stakeholders' attitudes towards the project?

• To understand stakeholder needs and specifically plan how to collaborate and engage with the stakeholders

• To understand how stakeholder will support

• To exclude them from discussions if they are against the change

• To gather the requirements from them

Answer explanation

understanding a stakeholder's attitude helps a BA understand what may impact that stakeholder's actions. BABOK 3.2.4.1

Plan for requirements reuse is an element of which of the following tasks?

• Plan business analysis information management

• Stakeholder Engagement Approach

• Plan traceability approach

• Requirement Analysis and Design Definition

Answer explanation

Reusing requirements can save an organization time, effort, and cost if they are easily accessible. BABOK 3.4.4.4

Anna is a business analyst working for InfoTech Company. The organization's standards require that she gives a fortnightly business analysis status report. Anna is now in the process of determining who will need to receive the weekly status report. Which knowledge area is Anna working within?

• Communicate BA Information

• Elicitation and Collaboration

• Business Analysis planning and Monitoring

• Conduct Communication

Answer explanation

Anna is performing the task of plan stakeholder engagement; specifically, the element of stakeholder communication needs. BABOK 3.2.4.3

Which of the following guidelines/tools provides results of previous evaluations that should be reviewed and incorporated into all planning approaches?

• Expert judgment

• Methodologies and frameworks

• Business policies

• Business analysis performance assessment

Answer explanation

These assessments provide the results of previous assessments that should be reviewed and incorporated in the current initiative's approach. BABOK 3.1.5

You have just completed a thorough stakeholder analysis during which you identified all the stakeholders that will be directly or indirectly impacted by the current initiative you are working on. What would be the output of this analysis?

• Stakeholder engagement approach

• Stakeholder register

• Stakeholder list

• Stakeholder risk

Answer explanation

This output includes a list of impacted stakeholders, along with their characteristics, and a list of roles and responsibilities. BABOK 3.2.8

TEDY is a new organization that uses agile methodology. The organization is looking for a simple way to share business analysis information. The stakeholders decide on a Microsoft office. Is this a viable solution?

• No; the information shared on Microsoft office can be too easily altered, so is too risky.

• No; information management tools must enable the reuse of business analysis information.

• Yes; Microsoft office is a viable information management tool.

• Not sure

Answer explanation

According to the BABOK, each organization uses some tools to store, retrieve, and share business analysis information. BABOK 3.4.5

In order to plan the most effective business analysis approach, the BA must take into consideration which of the following?

• Nothing

• Outputs from the business analysis performance assessment

• Available Details

• Information management tools

Answer explanation

Business analysis performance assessment is a guideline and tool. The BA may need to re-plan their approach based upon findings from the BA performance assessment. BABOK Figure 3.1.1

Ronaldo has been working as a Business Analyst on a City Transportation project. He has recently identified a list of stakeholders who are directly and indirectly impacted by the change or who can influence the project. Ronaldo now wants to identify where and how each stakeholder will contribute to the initiative. What next step should Ronaldo take to obtain this information?

• Ask for the organization chart

• Obtain additional information about the roles of each identified stakeholder on the list.

• Arrange workshop

• Brainstorming Session to understand their attitudes

Answer explanation

Reviewing the roles of each stakeholder will help Ronaldo get a high-level understanding of where and how each stakeholder could contribute to the initiative. BABOK 3.2.4.1