FCBA 2

Which generic business process improvement strategy identifies and eliminates congestion in the process which occurs when one actor in the process has too much work to do, therefore impacting the throughput of the entire process?

• Simplifying the process

• Changing task sequence

• Redesigning the process to include exceptions

• Removing bottlenecks.

When using the gap analysis process, what should be done once the existing and target situations have been compared?

• Identify gaps to be addressed.

• Assemble representations of the target situation.

• Consider possible actions to address the gaps.

• Assemble representations of the existing situation.

Which of the following would you expect to see on a CARDI log?

• Authority.

• Decisions

• Assumptions.

• Requirements.

Which element of the requirements engineering framework ensures that the desired level of traceability is achieved?

• Requirements analysis.

• Requirements validation

• Requirements documentation.

• Requirements management.

Which type of requirement would specify the volume of data that needs to be stored?

• Non-functional.

• General.

• Technical.

• Functional.

To ensure that the most important functionality is delivered first, how are the user stories within a product backlog TYPICALLY ordered?

• By priority.

• By size.

• By feature.

• By user

Which of the following statements in relation to a use case diagram is TRUE?

• A use case diagram shows the associations between actors.

• A use case diagram depicts actors which are linked to the functions via an arrow.

• A use case diagram depicts a rectangular box which defines project scope.

• A use case diagram depicts actors as being external to the system but interacting with the functions within it.

Which of the following statements in relation to requirements validation is TRUE?

• Validation of requirements is likely to be conducted in the same way regardless of system development lifecycle or approach.

• When using the agile approach, the backlog needs to be validated at inception to ensure that the backlog is sufficiently well formed. No other validation is required.

• When using the agile approach, validation is concerned with ensuring that the requirements allocated to the iteration are in a sufficiently defined state for development.

• When validating requirements in the waterfall lifecycle, sign-off is not required

In which methodology are the feasibility study, analysis and design established early in the lifecycle, followed by the delivery of multiple modules of development, test and implementation phases?

• Iterative (agile).

• Incremental.

• Waterfall.

• V" Model.

Which of the following statements related to the Business Analyst's role within the Business Change Lifecycle is FALSE?

• A Business Analyst is only involved in the definition stage of a business change.

• A Business Analyst would positively contribute to all stages of a business change

• Many activities within the alignment stage may be carried out by other roles, but the BA needs to understand the outputs of this stage regardless of who produced them.

• A Business Analyst is well placed to assist with business readiness activities leading up to and during the Implementation stage.