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IIBA ECBA Entry Certificate in Business Analysis (ECBA) Exam Practice Test

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Entry Certificate in Business Analysis (ECBA) Questions and Answers

Question 1

What are the participant roles in reviews?

Options:

A.

Domain SME, regulator, sponsor, project manager

B.

Customer, supplier, end user, business analyst

C.

Author, reviewer, facilitator, scribe

D.

Approver, administrator, reviewer, tester

Question 2

When selecting an elicitation technique, the business analyst (BA) should consider techniques that are:

Options:

A.

easy to use.

B.

already known by stakeholders.

C.

commonly used in similar initiatives.

D.

popular in the industry.

Question 3

If a business analyst (BA) asks Questions during the job shadowing with a subject matter expert, which approach is being used?

Options:

A.

Active Observation Approach

B.

Contextual Inquiry Observation

C.

Inactive Observation Approach

D.

Passive Observation Approach

Question 4

If a business analyst (BA) does not properly identify stakeholders, then the long-term implications are:

Options:

A.

increased costs.

B.

reduced requirements.

C.

higher satisfaction.

D.

decreased risk.

Question 5

Which technique represents a small, concise statement of functionality or quality needed to deliver value to a specific stakeholder?

Options:

A.

User stories

B.

Lessons learned

C.

Business case

D.

Scope modelling

Question 6

What analysis needs to be performed in order to evaluate the effect of change?

Options:

A.

Competitive

B.

Decision

C.

Modeling

D.

Impact

Question 7

Which techniques are used for performing reviews?

Options:

A.

SWOT analysis, workshop, cost analysis

B.

Brainstorming, functional decomposition, lessons learned

C.

Inspection, formal walkthrough, desk check

D.

Mind mapping, decision analysis, interviews

Question 8

What type of requirements describes the needs of those participating in or impacted by business analysis activities?

Options:

A.

Solution

B.

Business

C.

Stakeholder

D.

Technical

Question 9

What technique is used to elicit business analysis information, including contextual understanding and requirements, by examining available materials that describe either the business environment or existing organizational assets?

Options:

A.

Organizational modeling

B.

Document analysis

C.

Functional decomposition

D.

Data flow diagrams

Question 10

A solution is considered to be successful when the:

Options:

A.

stakeholders’ expectations are met.

B.

organization is ready to accept it.

C.

performance evaluation is positive.

D.

business need is satisfied.

Question 11

Who is responsible for discovering, synthesizing, and analyzing information within an enterprise?

Options:

A.

Project manager

B.

Business analyst

C.

Programmer

D.

Project sponsor

Question 12

What is an example of a tacit business rule?

Options:

A.

Accepted practice

B.

Corporate policy

C.

Job aid

D.

Corporate contract

Question 13

Why must business analysis information packages be prepared?

Options:

A.

To determine the information management approach

B.

To plan tasks for the week

C.

To determine the stakeholder engagement approach

D.

To facilitate reviews and approvals

Question 14

What prescribes how information may be derived, inferred or calculated based on information available to the business?

Options:

A.

Behavioural business rule

B.

Business policy

C.

Definitional business rule

D.

Business case

Question 15

Which core concept defines a specific way of satisfying one or more needs in a context?

Options:

A.

Value

B.

Change

C.

Solution

D.

Priority

Question 16

"Needs" and "stakeholder engagement approach" are the inputs to which task in the elicitation and collaboration knowledge area?

Options:

A.

Elicitation analysis

B.

Prepare for elicitation

C.

Stakeholder collaboration

D.

Conduct elicitation

Question 17

Stakeholders commonly face challenges in prioritizing requirements due to:

Options:

A.

lack of knowledge.

B.

project time constraints.

C.

different perceived values.

D.

inability to work with others.

Question 18

Which of the following accurately describes a stakeholder’s role during future state analysis?

Options:

A.

A regulator would ensure an envisioned future state can be sufficiently tested and can help set an appropriate level of quality to target.

B.

An end user would help determine which business needs to address and sets the business objective that a future state will achieve.

C.

A project manager would be directly involved in supporting the operations of the enterprise.

D.

A domain subject matter expert would provide insight into current state and potential states.

Question 19

In planning an information management approach, what input element indicates the current status of stored information?

Options:

A.

Repository

B.

Storage decision

C.

Organizational standard

D.

Tool

Question 20

What is the optimum group size for brainstorming?

Options:

A.

It doesn’t matter how many individuals as long as the project manager is included

B.

The more individuals the better

C.

Six to eight individuals who represent a range of backgrounds

D.

A maximum of three individuals with a deep knowledge of the subject

Question 21

What is a valid reason for prioritization?

Options:

A.

Requirements which are of significant personal interest to a stakeholder

B.

Effort and resources needed to implement a requirement

C.

Sponsor’s wish-list

D.

Development team’s advice to implement easy requirements

Question 22

A business analyst (BA) is someone who elicits the actual needs of organizational stakeholders:

Options:

A.

in any capacity, regardless of job title.

B.

in a project team, with an “analyst” job title.

C.

in a project team, regardless of job title.

D.

in any capacity, with an “analyst” job title.

Question 23

Which of the following is a characteristic of predictive planning approach?

Options:

A.

Tasks are performed recurrently

B.

Requirements are gathered through team interaction and feedback

C.

Activities are divided into iterations

D.

Information is captured in standardized templates

Question 24

If inconsistencies arise between different elicitation results, the business analyst (BA) should:

Options:

A.

escalate them to the business sponsor.

B.

report them to the project manager.

C.

resolve them through collaboration.

D.

reconcile them through experience.

Question 25

How does the use of a traceability repository help in achieving project goals?

Options:

A.

Tracks changes to project artifacts

B.

Documents requirements lineage

C.

Identifies and mitigates project risks

D.

Stores stakeholder communications

Question 26

Requirements that can be reused in the long term have which of the following characteristics?

Options:

A.

Detailed references to an application

B.

Specific connections to one or more departments

C.

Limited or no references to specific solutions

D.

Direct ties to a specific requirements tool

Question 27

Which stakeholder has responsibility to review and approve requirements?

Options:

A.

Project manager

B.

Business analyst

C.

End user

D.

Sponsor

Question 28

Which of the following approaches is used to determine how business analysis data will be packaged and communicated to stakeholders?

Options:

A.

Business Analysis Approach

B.

Information Management Approach

C.

Governance Approach

D.

Stakeholder Engagement Approach

Question 29

What happens when either the number of requirements or level of formality increase?

Options:

A.

Developing new requirements becomes difficult.

B.

More time is required to complete the project.

C.

More effort is needed to trace requirements.

D.

Rejecting requirements is likely to increase.

Question 30

Requirements allocation is an element of which task?

Options:

A.

Specify and model requirements

B.

Verify requirements

C.

Define requirements architecture

D.

Define design options

Question 31

What is the input status of requirements used by business analysts (BAs) for undertaking requirement verification activities?

Options:

A.

Stated and Unconfirmed

B.

Maintained and Reusable

C.

Specified and Modeled

D.

Validated and Prioritized

Question 32

During the requirement life cycle management, what should a business analyst (BA) do to extend the value of requirements beyond the current initiative?

Options:

A.

Assess

B.

Prioritize

C.

Trace

D.

Maintain

Question 33

Establishing the design option that is appropriate to meet the enterprise’s requirements is the purpose of which task?

Options:

A.

Define requirements architecture

B.

Analyze potential value and recommend solution

C.

Define design options

D.

Specify and model requirements

Question 34

Which requirements are temporary in nature?

Options:

A.

Stakeholder

B.

Solution

C.

Business

D.

Transition

Question 35

Which of the following techniques is used to elicit business analysis information by examining available materials that describe either the business environment or existing organizational assets?

Options:

A.

Use cases and scenarios

B.

Process analysis

C.

Observation

D.

Document analysis

Question 36

An atomic requirement:

Options:

A.

is understood independently of other requirements or designs.

B.

contains no extraneous or unnecessary content.

C.

uses common terminology understood by the audience.

D.

aligns with the identified needs of the stakeholders.

Question 37

In which informal technique do multiple reviewers provide verbal or written feedback?

Options:

A.

Single issue review

B.

Pass around

C.

Inspection

D.

Rolling wave

Question 38

Which of the following is a quality criterion for examining relationships between requirements?

Options:

A.

Defined

B.

Relevant

C.

Complete

D.

Valuable

Question 39

What observation approach involves the observer asking questions as the work is being performed?

Options:

A.

Passive/Unnoticeable

B.

Active/Unnoticeable

C.

Passive/Noticeable

D.

Active/Noticeable

Question 40

What type of knowledge equips a business analyst (BA) with understanding market forces, customer segments, services, products, and regulations?

Options:

A.

Organizational

B.

Industry

C.

Solution

D.

Methodological

Question 41

Which task is performed when the business analyst (BA) ensures that stakeholders have a shared understanding of the outcomes of elicitation?

Options:

A.

Conduct elicitation

B.

Manage stakeholder collaboration

C.

Communicate business analysis information

D.

Confirm elicitation results

Question 42

While assessing requirements changes, a business analyst (BA) will determine the formality of the assessment process based on:

Options:

A.

governance approach.

B.

business analysis approach.

C.

change strategy.

D.

potential value.

Question 43

When stakeholder collaboration is not properly managed, poor relationships can have the following damaging effect on business analysis:

Options:

A.

strong negative reactions to obstacles.

B.

lack of support for organizational goals.

C.

resistance to approving elicitation results.

D.

failure to meet project deadlines.

Question 44

Which of the following techniques would a business analyst (BA) use to conduct elicitation?

Options:

A.

Prioritization

B.

Reviews

C.

Observation

D.

Estimation

Question 45

What are matrices in modelling formats used to describe?

Options:

A.

Detailed procedure flow

B.

Gaps in capability analysis

C.

Complex but uniform structures

D.

Hierarchical structure of stakeholders

Question 46

Which model category would include the techniques of decision modelling and root cause analysis?

Options:

A.

Activity flow

B.

Rationale

C.

People and roles

D.

Data and information

Question 47

What is a definitional rule?

Options:

A.

A representation of the operational knowledge of the organization

B.

An obligation or prohibition of conduct, action, practice, or procedure

C.

A rule that can be violated

D.

A representation of the behavior of people

Question 48

The business analysis core concept model (BACCM™) describes which of the following as "the act of transformation in response to a need"?

Options:

A.

Context

B.

Need

C.

Solution

D.

Change

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