CBAP - RLCM

You are a business analyst working on a regulatory project. The lead

business analyst asks you to prioritize requirements in order to meet the

regulatory demands imposed on the organization over other stakeholder

interests. What factor is influencing this prioritization?

• Penalty

• Risk

• Governance

• Time Sensitivity

Answer explanation

Penalty is a prioritization factor that speaks to the consequences from not implementing a given requirement (e.g., regulatory fines). BABOK 5.3.4.1

You are working on a team that is adding a new line of insurance to your company's claims system. Conflicts have arisen among many of the stakeholders as a result of different interpretations of requirements for the new line as well as conflicting values placed on their value. Which stakeholder would you recommend facilitating communication between stakeholders to resolve the areas of conflict so that each group has an improved appreciation for the needs of the others?

• Human resources

• Business analyst

• Project manager

• Sponsor

Answer explanation

Consensus among stakeholders is usually sought prior to requesting approval of requirements. During this process, stakeholder groups frequently have varying points of view. The business analyst facilitates communication between stakeholders. BABOK 5.5.4.2

A guideline provides instructions or descriptions on why or how to undertake a task, while a tool is something used to

undertake a task. Which of the following is NOT listed as a "guideline and tool" in requirement life cycle management?

• Business analysis

  approach

• Domain Knowledge

• Requirements

  architecture

• Information

  management

  approach

Answer explanation

This is not one of the guidelines or tools listed for RLCM, making it the correct answer. BABOK 5.0

Beau is a BA working on a telecommunications project. The business architect gives him a

reference model called "eTOM", commonly used in the communications sector. What value might this have for Beau?

• It will have little

  value to Beau as he

  is focused on

  Information

  Technology.

• The model will

  provide Beau with

  information

  regarding how

  work is currently

  performed and the

  information

  required to

  complete work.

• The model will

  provide Beau with

  understanding of

  how the strategic

  objectives of the

  organization are

  aligned with

  tactical demands

  and activities in

  the current state

  of the enterprise.

• The model will

  provide Beau with

  an understanding

  of how the

  organization

  currently delivers

  value to

  customers.

Answer explanation

A reference model called "eTOM" is utilized within communication industries to model business architecture. BABOK Table 11.4.1

Hrishi is the business analyst for an organization and she's coaching Shivali, a new business analyst, on the importance of

identifying and recording key dependencies between requirements. Which one of the following is the primary reason why key

dependencies should be identified and recorded?

• To help achieve

  efficiency by

  implementing

  related

  requirements at

  the same time.

• To identify the

  relative risk of

  each requirement

• To determine who

  owns the

  requirement in the

  project life cycle.

• To identify the

  benefit of each

  requirement

Answer explanation

Identifying and documenting dependencies assists the business analyst in sequencing

project work activities to design and deploy the capabilities found in the requirements. It

also assists the business analyst in correctly allocating requirements to solution components. BABOK 5.3.4 and 7.6.4.4

Which of the following considerations is NOT addressed when assessing the impact of a

proposed change?

• The business

  analyst evaluates

  cost of the change,

  the cost of any

  associated work,

  and opportunity

  costs.

• The business analyst

  evaluates the

  impact of the

  change on

  customers and

  business processes

• The business

  analyst evaluates

  the impact of any

  change to the

  dependencies

  between

  requirements

• The business analyst

  evaluates the

  benefit that will be

  gained by accepting

  the change.

Answer explanation

This is not a listed consideration to assessing a proposed change. Although this may be part of the impact analysis, the BABOK does not explicitly state that the analysis of dependencies has to occur when assessing a proposed change. "When a requirement

changes, its relationships to other requirements or solution components can

be reviewed." Watch for fine points like these to eliminate wrong answers. BABOK 5.4.4.2 first paragraph

Which statement best describes why the stakeholder list is important to prioritizing requirements?

• It provides the

  organizational structure

  that will be impacted by

  the solution

• It ensures all stakeholders

  have been involved in the

  requirements

  management plan, which

  provides the process for

  prioritization of

  requirements

• It indicates levels of

  power to determine

  which stakeholders are

  needed for

  prioritization

• It helps the project

  manager create the

  meeting invitation for the

  requirements

  prioritization meeting

Answer explanation

The list of requirements approval stakeholders verifies that the prioritized

requirements will deliver value; facilitates

negotiations to have the prioritization changed based on relative value;

provides input relating to technical dependencies; verifies that the prioritization

is consistent with legal; and more. BABOK 5.3.7

All of the following stakeholders participate in the prioritization of requirements except for which one?

• Implementation subject matter expert

• Project team

• Project Manager

• Sponsor

Answer explanation

These are not the listed stakeholders.BABOK v3: 5.3 - Prioritize requirements

FinTech Corp. has asked the BA to plan the GRC system such that it can handle an increased number of users anywhere between 1000 to 10000 in the next 5 years. The REQ2000 is missing which of the following characteristics?

• Specific

• 2. Consistent

• 1. Concise

• 1. Feasible

Answer explanation

REQ2000 does not clearly say how many number of users and hence is not specific.