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Which of the following actions will contribute most to the success of the initial stage of the project?

• A. Interview stakeholders to clearly define the problem.

• B. Establish the change control process of the project.

• C. Define the acceptance criteria required during the acceptance phase.

• D. Document the requirements and obtain sign-off.

A business analyst for Company A has been assigned to a three-year project to assist health insurance Company B with implementing and testing a new set of medical codes. The business analyst has identified many stakeholders who will participate in the project. For example, Company A will designate technical staff to write and code the requirements and provide a testing team to test the new functionality. The senior director of Company B will require weekly progress updates. The project manager from Company A will create project plans, schedule meetings, and provide meeting minutes.In the scenario above, what is the role of the technical staff and testing team from

• A. Consult

• B. Responsible

• C. Accountable

• D. Inform

Testing on a project has been completed. In order to proceed with deployment, a decision is needed.Who should the business analyst contact to review the testing results and get approval to proceed with deployment?

• A. The tester identified in the testing strategy

• B. The project manager identified in the project charter

• C. The project sponsor identified in the scope document.

• D. The person identified in the RACI matrix

The business managers had clearly stated that the delivered website must simultaneously accommodate millions of users around the globe. However, within the first week of the production launch, the website crashes frequently. This situation could have been averted if:

• A. critical business requirements were accommodated and tested.

• B. essential product requirements were captured and tested.

• C. quality attributes were captured and tested.

• D. nonfunctional requirements were identified and tested.

The best way to ensure the integrity of requirements is to:

• A. implement version control, maintain a history of requirements changes, and track the status of each requirement

• B. establish a requirements baseline, establish a change control board, and label each requirement uniquely

• C. use a requirements management tool, measure requirements volatility, and maintain a history of requirements changes

• D. establish a change control board, track the status of each requirement, and use a requirements management tool.

An insurance company embarks on a project to replace its current enrollment and billing software application, which will no longer be supported by the end of the calendar year. The new enrollment and billing application must be implemented before the current vendor contract ends. The business analyst gathers the initial requirements for the new enrollment and billing application. Based on the large volume of requirements, the business analyst realizes that the requirements will need to be prioritized.

Which requirements prioritization method should the business analyst use for this project?

• A. Time-boxing

• B. Risk analysis

• C. Weighted ranking

• D. MoSCoW

A business analyst has been asked to investigate a problem. This investigation will provide input towards developing a business case. The business analyst wants to first understand the company’s current business processes.Which technique should the business analyst use?

• A. MoSCoW

• B. RACI matrix

• C. Observation

• D. User stories

The customer and the business analyst are collaborating in the development of a solution scope. It is important for the customer to:

• A. spend the time required to provide, clarify, and elaborate requirements.

• B. communicate changes to requirements only when they are completely defined.

• C. perform an alternatives analysis for requirements implementation.

• D. challenge assessments of the cost and feasibility of requirements.

A business analyst is leading a project to implement automated order entry software at a local pizza restaurant. The business analyst has very little information about the project: the ordering process takes too long and often ends in incorrect orders.

What step should the business analyst take next?

• A. Identify testing resources to support the implementation.

• B. Request information on the current ordering process and compare it with other companies.

• C. Select the software to implement and start working with the technical resources.

• D. Schedule a requirements gathering sessions with the manager of the ordering department.

After a project was delivered, the business analyst learns of a project objective with no associated requirement. What would have helped determine this issue before delivery?

• A. Context diagram

• B. Use cases

• C. Tracing requirements

• D. Process flow