PMI-PBA

PMI-PBA practice questions, page 6 of 8, with answer review and explanations.

Question 26

The human resources, engineering, and marketing departments have provided feedback on the business needs for a new product. After analyzing the feedback from the three departments, it would be best to:

  1. collaborate on a product scope that aligns with the company’s objectives.
  2. vote on the product’s highest-value business needs.
  3. delegate the decision to be made by the product sponsor.
  4. negotiate to best meet each department’s objectives.

Question 27

A business analyst is assigned to the lead analyst role for a project. This project is one of the largest in the history of the company and includes several components and complex interfaces. The system in development will be used by a wide variety of stakeholders. Which tool should the business analyst use to trace the large number of requirements that will be generated by this project?

  1. Sequence diagram
  2. Configuration management system
  3. Process mode
  4. Data dictionary

Question 28

A firm implements SharePoint and the business analyst creates the requirements to develop a business analysis repository. In the requirements, the analyst describes a detailed workflow that includes appropriate stakeholders receiving email notifications of certain activities. The SharePoint team needs to know which activities should trigger the notification workflow. Which workflow trigger should the business analyst incorporate?

  1. Changes to test cases traced to requirements
  2. Change through project life cycle
  3. Any change to the requirements matrix
  4. Changes to stakeholder memberships

Question 29

Which of the following techniques contrasts the current and desired business views to analyze possible business changes?

  1. SWOT analysis
  2. Impact analysis SWOT analysis
  3. Gap analysis
  4. Trend analysis

Question 30

Midway through the requirements gathering phase, a stakeholder informs the business analyst that a requested requirement does not address the solution. The stakeholder wants to know who made the request. The business analyst spends hours searching emails to identify the requestor. What should the business analyst have documented?

  1. The source in the requirements traceability matrix
  2. The source in the RACI matrix
  3. Roles and responsibilities in the RACI matrix
  4. Sponsor approval in the requirements traceability matrix