Mock Up Exam - 200 Questions
Mock Up Exam - 200 Questions
A business analyst is assigned to a project with multiple stakeholders who have conflicting
interests. Some stakeholders have a significant influence on the project, while others are less
engaged. How should the business analyst prioritize their efforts in managing stakeholders?
a) Focus on the stakeholders with the highest influence and address their needs first.
d) Ignore the stakeholders with lower influence and concentrate on meeting the project
objectives.
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2. The business analyst is working on a project to implement a new CRM system for a large
organization. The project team is composed of members from different departments, each
having specialized skills and knowledge. However, there is a lack of collaboration and
communication among team members. What action should the business analyst take to improve
teamwork and collaboration?
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3. A business analyst is conducting a need assessment for a project that aims to improve the
company's supply chain efficiency. During the assessment, the business analyst identifies several
stakeholders with hidden agendas and conflicting objectives. How should the business analyst
handle this situation?
b) Document the conflicting objectives and inform the project sponsor for resolution.
c) Organize a workshop with all stakeholders to openly discuss their objectives and reach a
consensus.
d) Ignore the conflicting objectives and focus on the common areas of interest.
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4. The business analyst is involved in a need assessment for a new online shopping platform. There
are numerous feature requests from different stakeholders, and they vary in complexity and
urgency. How should the business analyst prioritize these feature requests?
c) Analyze the impact and feasibility of each feature to prioritize their implementation.
d) Analyze the impact and feasibility of each feature to prioritize their implementation.
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5. The business analyst is part of a project team responsible for upgrading the organization's
financial reporting system. The team is struggling to define clear project objectives and scope
due to changing regulatory requirements and market dynamics. How should the business
analyst address this uncertainty during the planning phase?
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6. The business analyst is preparing for the requirements elicitation process and needs to select
appropriate techniques for capturing information from stakeholders. The stakeholders are
scattered across different geographic locations, and some have time zone differences. What
combination of techniques would be most effective for remote requirements elicitation?
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7. During the requirements analysis phase, the business analyst uncovers a requirement that
conflicts with the organization's security policies. The stakeholder insisting on this requirement
is a high-ranking executive. How should the business analyst handle this situation?
a) Document the conflicting requirement and escalate it to senior management for resolution. b)
Conduct a risk assessment to determine the potential impact of the conflicting requirement. c)
Communicate the security implications of the requirement to the stakeholder and propose
alternative solutions.
d) Comply with the stakeholder's request since they hold a senior position in the organization.
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8. The business analyst is analyzing complex business processes to identify opportunities for
improvement. The processes involve numerous stakeholders with diverse perspectives. How
should the business analyst ensure that all stakeholders' viewpoints are considered?
b) Use a facilitated workshop with process owners and users to encourage collaboration.
c) Seek input from the project sponsor only, as they have a broader perspective.
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9. The business analyst manages a project with multiple iterations and frequent changes to
requirements. How should the business analyst maintain requirements traceability in such a
dynamic environment?
d) Wait until the end of the project to create the RTM to capture all changes.
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10. During the project execution, the business analyst notices that several requirements have
dependencies on each other. If one requirement changes, it affects others. What should the
business analyst do to manage these dependencies effectively?
c) Inform the project manager and request a change freeze to prevent further impacts.
d) Seek approval from stakeholders for any changes that may affect dependencies.
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11. The business analyst is nearing the end of the project, and stakeholders have started to request
additional changes to the project scope. How should the business analyst handle these change
requests during the closing phase of the project?
a) Review the impact of the changes on the project's objectives and make recommendations.
c) Reject the change requests as they were not part of the original project scope.
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12. The project has been completed, and the business analyst is preparing a final report to evaluate
the project's success. What criteria should the business analyst use to measure the project's
success?
b) The extent to which the project objectives and requirements were met.
d) The adherence of the project to the initial budget and resource allocation.
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13. The business analyst is leading a project to develop a new mobile banking application. During
the requirements elicitation phase, a key stakeholder insists on including a specific feature that
poses significant security risks. How should the business analyst handle this situation?
a) Highlight the security risks to the stakeholder and recommend alternatives that meet security
standards.
b) Proceed with implementing the feature as requested and address the security risks later
during testing.
c) Escalate the issue to the project sponsor and let them decide on the inclusion of the feature.
d) Ignore the stakeholder's request and proceed with other requirements to avoid unnecessary
delays.
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14. The business analyst is conducting a need assessment for a project aimed at improving customer
service. While interviewing customers, the analyst receives conflicting feedback regarding their
preferences. How should the business analyst resolve this conflict and identify the most relevant
requirements?
a) Conduct additional surveys to gather more comprehensive data from a larger sample of
customers.
b) Prioritize requirements based on the most frequently mentioned preferences and involve key
stakeholders in the decision-making process.
c) Combine all customer feedback into a single requirement to ensure all viewpoints are
represented.
d) Ignore customer feedback and rely on the organization's internal expertise to define
requirements.
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15. During the requirements analysis phase, the business analyst is faced with a situation where
stakeholders have unrealistic expectations regarding the project scope and timeline. How should
the business analyst manage these expectations effectively?
a) Educate stakeholders about project constraints and negotiate achievable objectives.
b) Agree to the stakeholders' demands to maintain a positive relationship.
c) Document the unrealistic expectations and escalate them to senior management.
d) Modify the project schedule to accommodate stakeholders' expectations.
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16. The business analyst is part of a project team responsible for implementing an enterprise
resource planning (ERP) system. As the project progresses, some stakeholders express concerns
about potential disruptions during the system's integration. What action should the business
analyst take to address these concerns proactively?
a) Conduct a risk analysis to identify potential disruptions and develop a mitigation plan.
b) Reassure stakeholders that the ERP system will not cause any disruptions.
c) Involve only the stakeholders who have concerns in the system integration process.
d) Delay the system integration until all stakeholders are confident about its success.
17. The business analyst is working on a project that involves multiple vendors, each providing a
specific component of the solution. However, communication issues arise among the vendors,
leading to delays and misunderstandings. What should the business analyst do to improve
vendor collaboration?
a) Set up regular meetings with all vendors to discuss project progress and resolve issues.
b) Allocate the responsibility for vendor collaboration to the project manager.
c) Replace the vendors who are causing communication issues with new vendors.
d) Ignore communication issues if the vendors deliver their individual components on time.
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18. The business analyst is involved in a project where stakeholders have varying levels of
understanding of the business processes. Some stakeholders lack domain knowledge, making
requirements elicitation challenging. How should the business analyst address this situation?
a) Provide training sessions to all stakeholders to improve their domain knowledge.
b) Divide the stakeholders into smaller groups based on their domain expertise for more focused
elicitation.
c) Use visual modeling techniques like process flow diagrams to bridge the gap in
understanding.
d) Rely on the project sponsor to communicate the business requirements to all stakeholders.
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19. The business analyst is managing a project with strict regulatory compliance requirements. How
should the business analyst ensure that all the project deliverables meet these regulations?
a) Conduct frequent audits to verify compliance throughout the project lifecycle.
b) Delegate compliance verification to a specialized compliance officer.
c) Include regulatory compliance as a responsibility of the quality assurance team.
d) Document compliance requirements but focus primarily on project deliverables.
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20. The business analyst is working on a project where the scope keeps expanding due to ever-
changing business needs. The project team is finding it challenging to manage these scope
changes effectively. What should the business analyst do to address this issue?
a) Implement a formal change control process to assess the impact of scope changes before
approval.
b) Prioritize scope changes based on stakeholder preferences without analyzing their impact.
c) Recommend that the project manager disregard scope changes to maintain the original
schedule.
d) Allow stakeholders to make scope changes without any formal approval process.
21. During the project's monitoring phase, the business analyst realizes that the project team has
been focusing on completing deliverables rather than ensuring they meet the stakeholders'
needs. How should the business analyst rectify this situation?
a) Implement a requirements validation process to verify that deliverables align with
stakeholders' needs.
b) Assign a quality assurance specialist to check deliverables for compliance with the
requirements.
c) Request the project team to prioritize speed over stakeholder satisfaction to meet deadlines.
d) Document the discrepancy between deliverables and requirements for future reference.
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22. The business analyst is conducting an analysis of the organization's training needs for a new
employee performance management system. What should the business analyst do to ensure
that all relevant stakeholders' requirements are met effectively?
a) Interview only the top management to gather high-level requirements.
b) Create a survey and share it with all employees to gather their feedback.
c) Analyze the organization's existing training manuals to determine the necessary updates.
d) Organize focus groups with representatives from different departments to gather diverse
perspectives.
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23. The business analyst is responsible for monitoring the project's progress and identifying any
variances from the planned schedule and budget. What should the business analyst do if
significant variances are identified?
a) Document the variances for future reference but take no further action.
b) Communicate the variances to the project manager and initiate corrective actions.
c) Escalate the variances to senior management without attempting to resolve them.
d) Suspend the project until the variances are resolved.
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24. The business analyst is involved in a project that requires integrating data from multiple legacy
systems. However, the data sources are poorly documented, making data integration
challenging. What should the business analyst do to address this issue effectively?
a) Create a data dictionary to document the data sources and their structures.
b) Consult with the project sponsor to obtain additional resources for data integration.
c) Proceed with data integration without proper documentation to avoid delays.
d) Delegate the responsibility of data integration to the IT department.
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25. As a business analyst, you are working on a project where the stakeholders have conflicting
opinions on the project's direction. How do you facilitate effective decision-making in such a
situation?
a) Encourage stakeholders to resolve conflicts on their own without involving the project team.
b) Use a voting mechanism to decide on the project direction based on majority preferences.
d) Suggest the project sponsor make all the decisions to avoid disagreements.
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26. In a large organization, you are assigned as the lead business analyst for a critical project with a
cross-functional team. How do you ensure effective communication and collaboration among team
members with different expertise and backgrounds?
a) Create separate communication channels for each team to avoid information overload.
b) Implement a hierarchical communication structure with the business analyst acting as the
sole intermediary.
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27. As a business analyst, you are responsible for conducting a risk analysis for a project. How do
you ensure that potential risks are adequately identified and mitigated?
a) Delegate the risk analysis to the project manager, as risk management is not the business
analyst's responsibility.
b) Conduct the risk analysis once at the beginning of the project and not revisit it throughout
the project lifecycle.
c) Collaborate with stakeholders to identify risks, assess their impact and likelihood, and
develop mitigation strategies.
d) Focus solely on external risks and ignore internal risks within the organization.
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28. You are working on a project where the stakeholders frequently change their minds about the
project's objectives and requirements. How do you manage changing requirements effectively to
avoid scope creep and project delays?
b) Proceed with implementing the changes without analyzing their impact on the project.
c) Use a formal change control process to assess the impact of changes before approval.
d) Avoid documenting requirements to minimize the effort required for change management.
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29. In a project involving multiple vendors, the project team faces communication challenges
and delays. As a business analyst, how do you improve collaboration and communication among
the vendors to ensure project success?
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30. The project you are working on has tight deadlines, and there is pressure to start
development without completing the requirements elicitation phase thoroughly. How do you
handle this situation to ensure that the project delivers the desired value?
a) Proceed with development to meet the deadlines and ignore any incomplete requirements.
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31. During requirements review session, stakeholders raised concerns about the feasibility of
implementing certain requirements within the given budget. How do you address these
concerns and ensure that the project remains viable?
a) Ignore the budget constraints and proceed with all requirements as planned.
c) Conduct a cost-benefit analysis to evaluate the value and impact of each requirement.
a) Allocate equal time for all project tasks without considering their complexity or
dependencies.
b) Rely solely on the input of the project manager to create the schedule.
c) Conduct a thorough task analysis, estimate effort and resource availability, and consider
dependencies.
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33. In a project with geographically dispersed stakeholders, you face challenges in eliciting
requirements due to different time zones and cultural norms. How do you overcome these
challenges to ensure comprehensive requirements gathering?
c) Use collaboration tools with features for asynchronous discussions and document
sharing.
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34. As a business analyst, you are conducting interviews with stakeholders to elicit
requirements. How do you ensure that stakeholders provide honest and candid feedback
during these interviews?
c) Establish rapport and build trust with stakeholders to encourage open and candid
communication.
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35. As a business analyst, you are working on a project with conflicting regulatory requirements
from different governing bodies. How do you prioritize and resolve these conflicting
regulations to ensure compliance?
a) Choose the regulations that align with the project sponsor's preferences.
b) Comply with the most stringent regulations to ensure complete adherence.
c) Conduct a comprehensive analysis to understand the implications of each regulation and
involve legal experts for resolution.
d) Avoid addressing regulatory conflicts to minimize project complexities.
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36. You are tasked with conducting a market analysis for a new product launch. How do you
ensure the market analysis is thorough and provides valuable insights to support decision-
making?
a) Base the market analysis solely on historical sales data.
b) Conduct a high-level analysis without involving end-users and target customers.
c) Engage with potential customers through surveys, interviews, and focus groups to gather
valuable feedback.
d) Delegate the market analysis to the marketing team without any involvement from the
business analyst.
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37. The project you are working on involves complex technology integrations, and you
encounter resistance from the IT team regarding the feasibility of the integrations. How do
you address these concerns and foster collaboration between the business and IT teams?
a) Ignore the IT team's concerns and proceed with the planned integrations.
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38. During requirements prioritization, stakeholders demand that all their requirements be
considered a high priority. How do you handle this situation effectively and manage
stakeholders' expectations?
b) Conduct a voting process to decide which requirements are considered a high priority.
a) Force stakeholders to comply with the new processes without considering their concerns.
b) Engage in individual negotiations with resistant stakeholders to convince them to adopt
the changes.
d) Discard the new processes and revert to the old ones to avoid resistance.
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40. You are conducting an in-depth requirements analysis for a project. How do you ensure that
non-functional requirements, such as performance and security, are adequately addressed
in addition to functional requirements?
c) Engage with technical experts and stakeholders to elicit and validate non-functional
requirements.
d) Ignore non-functional requirements to save time and effort in the analysis phase.
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41. The project stakeholders have provided ambiguous and unclear requirements. How do you
address this issue and ensure that requirements are specific and actionable?
a) Accept the ambiguity and proceed with the requirements as provided by stakeholders.
c) Use techniques like prototyping, storyboarding, or use case modeling to clarify and refine
requirements.
d) Ignore ambiguous requirements and focus solely on those that are clear and well-defined.
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42. You are working on a project with a diverse team, including remote team members with
different cultural backgrounds. How do you manage communication and collaboration
challenges to ensure a cohesive team dynamic?
d) Isolate the remote team members from the rest of the team to avoid cultural conflicts.
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43. The project you are working on involves stakeholders with different levels of technical
expertise. How do you communicate technical requirements effectively without
overwhelming non-technical stakeholders?
c) Use visual aids, such as diagrams and flowcharts, to simplify and illustrate technical
concepts.
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44. During the project execution phase, you encounter unforeseen risks and issues that were
not identified during the risk analysis. How do you handle these unexpected challenges and
prevent them from derailing the project?
a) Ignore the new risks and issues, assuming they will resolve themselves over time.
b) Initiate a change request process to address the new risks and issues formally.
c) Collaborate with the project team to develop contingency plans and mitigation strategies
to manage the risks.
d) Report the new risks and issues to the project sponsor and request immediate project
termination.
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45. As a business analyst, you are working on a project with stakeholders who have varying
levels of authority and influence. How do you navigate this complex stakeholder landscape
to ensure effective requirements management and decision-making?
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46. The project requires integrating data from multiple legacy systems, each with varying data
formats and structures. How do you ensure a seamless data integration process and avoid
data quality issues?
a) Ignore data integration challenges and proceed with the integration using the available
data formats.
b) Assign the responsibility of data integration solely to the IT team without any involvement
from the business analyst.
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47. You are responsible for defining the acceptance criteria for project deliverables. How do you
ensure that the criteria are specific, measurable, and aligned with stakeholder expectations?
a) Delegate the responsibility of defining acceptance criteria to the quality assurance team.
b) Avoid defining acceptance criteria to provide the project team with flexibility.
c) Collaborate with stakeholders to develop clear and quantifiable acceptance criteria that
represent their expectations.
d) Use generic and ambiguous acceptance criteria to minimize the effort required for
verification.
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48. During the project initiation phase, stakeholders express concerns about the project's return
on investment (ROI) and its alignment with organizational strategic objectives. How do you
demonstrate the project's value and ensure its alignment with strategic goals?
a) Proceed with the project without addressing stakeholders' concerns about ROI and
strategic alignment.
d) Ignore stakeholder concerns about ROI and strategic alignment as they might change over
time.
49. The project requires collaboration with external vendors who have competing interests.
How do you ensure a fair and transparent vendor selection process and avoid conflicts of
interest?
a) Favor vendors with whom you have personal relationships to streamline the selection
process.
b) Allow each vendor to submit their proposals privately without sharing them with other
vendors.
c) Implement a standardized vendor selection process with clear evaluation criteria and
involve relevant stakeholders in the decision-making.
d) Exclude external vendors from the project to avoid conflicts and maintain control.
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50. The project faces budget constraints, and stakeholders request additional features and
functionalities that exceed the allocated budget. How do you manage stakeholder
expectations and address the budget limitations effectively?
a) Proceed with implementing the additional features without considering the budget
constraints.
b) Reject all additional feature requests to ensure the project stays within the budget.
c) Conduct a cost-benefit analysis to evaluate the value of each additional feature and
prioritize based on their impact.
d) Suggest reallocating funds from other projects to accommodate the additional features.
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51. A business analyst has received a test result report that shows evidence of defective
functionality. The business analyst checks the test result again and verifies that the
functionality behaves according to the requirements. At this point, the business analyst
should first:
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52. 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:
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53. 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. Use cases
B. Process flow
C. Context diagram
D. Tracing requirements
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54. Projects have been managed well and completed on schedule and on budget. However,
successful completion of the projects has not improved the company's performance and
profitability. Which of the following should have been implemented to ensure that the
projects would improve the company's performance and profitability?
A. A risk plan
B. A review with appropriate stakeholders
C. A project management plan
D. A strategies and goals analysis
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55. Through user acceptance testing, a software flaw was identified. What should the business
analyst do next as part of the root cause analysis in order to analyze and resolve the
discrepancy?
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56. A business analysis team has collected the mam business requirements from the major
stakeholders of a project. The team wants to be sure that each stakeholder has a clear
understanding of the areas of analysis that will be in scope.
Which model should the team employ to ensure the most effective representation of analysis
boundary?
B. Context diagram
D. State diagram
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57. Which of the following would be the best practice in product validation?
B. Two or more testers should test the product using the same test cases so that their
evaluations are.
consistent.
C. There should be two separate measurements for evaluating each functional requirement.
D. The evaluation criteria should be the same as what was used to measure the requirement.
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58. Which of the following actions will contribute most to the success of the initial stage of the
project?
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60. Once a new project has been identified, the business analyst works with project team
members to define what will be included in and excluded from the new system. Which of the
following has the business analyst defined?
A. Solution scope
B. Solution design
C. Business requirements
D. Business case
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61. A company's management team has decided to deploy a new product. However, there is
concern that users may not accept a new product that forces them to change existing practices.
A. delay the application's deployment until the conflicts have been resolved.
B. voice user concerns to management and recommend that the project be closed.
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62. When a change request is received, the business analyst is responsible for:
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63. Two weeks prior to the delivery date, a customer changes the business requirements. What
should the business analyst do?
B. Deliver the existing product and then begin work on the requested changes.
C. Trace the requirements and measure the impact of the requested changes on the existing
delivery date.
D. Schedule a review by the change control board (CCB) to determine the next steps.
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64. Which technique allows the collection of the maximum number of ideas on a subject from a
group without considering the validity or practicality of the ideas?
A. Surveying
B. Brainstorming
C. Interviewing
D. Prototyping
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65. During validation of a project solution, the business analyst discovers that a requirement has
been altered. Instead of placing the company logo in the upper-left corner of the window, it is
displayed in the upper-right corner. When the business analyst asks the developer about the
change, the developer says that one of the stakeholders asked directly for the change.
D. Follow the change control process as defined in the business analysis plan.
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66. 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?
A. Process model
C. Sequence diagram
D. Data dictionary
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67. 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.
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68. 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 Company A?
A. Consult
B. Inform
C. Accountable
D. Responsible
69. A project team delivers a solution based on the approved requirements and is confident that
it meets the defined acceptance criteria
B. Contact the stakeholder who provided most requirements in the traceability matrix.
D. No signoff is necessary.
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70. During user acceptance testing, a defect is logged by a user from a department that did not
participate in the requirements analysis. To avoid this situation and minimize impact on the
project, the user should have been:
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A) Risk Management
B) Change Control
C) Requirements Management
D) Quality Assurance
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72. Which tool or technique is commonly used for identifying stakeholders in a project?
A) Cost-Benefit Analysis
B) Brainstorming
C) SWOT Analysis
D) Stakeholder Mapping
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73. Which knowledge area in PMI-PBA focuses on understanding the business goals, objectives, and
strategic direction of an organization?
B) Strategy Analysis
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74. Which technique is used to identify and analyze potential causes of a problem or an effect?
A) SWOT Analysis
B) Pareto Analysis
D) Benchmarking
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75. What type of dependency exists when two activities must start at the same time, and the success of
one activity depends on the start of the other?
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76. Which technique is used to prioritize requirements based on their relative importance to the project
and stakeholder needs?
A) SWOT Analysis
D) Brainstorming
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77. In the context of PMI-PBA, which knowledge area focuses on managing changes to requirements
throughout the project life cycle?
C) Solution Evaluation
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78. A project manager initiates a change request to add a new requirement to the project scope. The
business analyst analyzes the change and its impact, and the Change Control Board (CCB) approves the
change. What should be the next step?
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79. Which technique is used to identify potential risks associated with project requirements?
A) SWOT Analysis
B) Risk Management
C) Requirements Validation
D) Requirements Elicitation
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80. Which of the following tools is used to capture and analyze stakeholders' needs, expectations, and
constraints?
B) Benchmarking
C) Interviews
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81. You are the business analyst in a software development project. During the requirements gathering
phase, you identify conflicting requirements from different stakeholders. What should be your
immediate action?
A) Implement the requirement that aligns with the project manager's preference.
B) Arbitrarily choose one requirement over the others based on your judgment.
C) Schedule a meeting with all stakeholders involved to resolve the conflicts collaboratively.
D) Escalate the issue to the project sponsor and ask for a decision.
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82. You are the business analyst working on a project, and you have identified a high-priority
requirement with significant potential impact on the project scope. However, it was not part of the
initial project scope. What should you do next?
B) Seek approval from the project manager to add the requirement to the scope.
C) Document the requirement but postpone its consideration until the next phase.
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83. You are the business analyst for a construction project, and you have just received a change request
from the project manager to modify a critical requirement. What should be your immediate action?
B) Analyze the impact of the change on the project schedule and cost.
D) Seek approval from the stakeholders before proceeding with the change.
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84. During the project execution phase, a new regulatory requirement is introduced that affects the
project's deliverables. What should the business analyst do?
A) Ignore the new requirement as it was not part of the initial project scope.
B) Include the new requirement and proceed with the project as planned.
C) Conduct an impact analysis to assess how the new requirement affects the project scope, schedule,
and budget.
D) Inform the stakeholders but take no further action until the project manager provides guidance.
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85. You are the business analyst in a project involving multiple stakeholders, and you notice that some
stakeholders have conflicting priorities for certain requirements. How should you handle this situation?
A) Choose one stakeholder's requirements over the others based on your judgment.
B) Document the conflicts but avoid involving stakeholders to prevent further disagreements.
D) Prioritize the requirements of the most influential stakeholder to avoid potential conflicts.
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86. A stakeholder has requested a change to the project scope that will add new features to the
deliverable. The project manager is concerned about the impact on the project schedule and budget.
What is the business analyst's role in this scenario?
B) Analyze the impact of the change on the project scope, schedule, and budget.
C) Ignore the change request as it was not part of the initial project plan.
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87. You are the business analyst working on a project, and a key stakeholder has requested additional
functionality that is not feasible within the project's current constraints. How should you handle this
situation?
A) Suggest an alternative solution that meets the stakeholder's needs within the project's constraints.
B) Inform the stakeholder that their request cannot be accommodated and proceed with the project as
planned.
C) Reevaluate the project's constraints and adjust the schedule to include the additional functionality.
D) Seek approval from the project manager to change the project's objectives and scope.
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88. During the requirements analysis phase, the project team identifies a high-priority requirement that
conflicts with the organization's policies and procedures. What is the best course of action for the
business analyst?
B) Document the requirement and seek approval from the project manager to proceed with the change.
C) Engage with relevant stakeholders and the organization's governance bodies to resolve the conflict.
D) Ignore the requirement and exclude it from the project deliverables.
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89. You are the business analyst in a project, and the project manager has requested a detailed analysis
of the potential risks associated with a critical requirement. What should be your immediate response?
A) Decline the request, as risk analysis is not part of the business analyst's role.
B) Conduct a risk analysis and share the findings with the project manager and stakeholders.
C) Conduct requirements review to ensure that the requirement aligns with the project's objectives.
D) Seek approval from senior management before proceeding with the risk analysis.
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90. You are the business analyst in a project, and you have just received a change request from a
stakeholder to add a new feature to the project deliverable. The change is technically feasible, but it will
require additional resources and impact on the project timeline. What should you do next?
B) Analyze the impact of the change on resources, timeline, and project objectives.
C) Reject the change request to avoid delays and additional resource allocation.
D) Seek approval from the project sponsor before making any decisions.
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91. During the project planning phase, the project manager asks you to identify and document all
assumptions made during the requirements gathering process. What is the purpose of documenting
assumptions?
A) To keep the project team informed about the project's overall assumptions.
C) To ensure that all assumptions are considered during the project execution phase.
D) To facilitate change control and impact analysis during the project life cycle.
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92. You are working on a project with a remote team that spans multiple time zones. What is the best
approach to ensure effective communication among team members?
C) Schedule virtual meetings using video conferencing tools to encourage real-time interactions.
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93. You are the business analyst on a project, and a key stakeholder has requested an urgent change to
a critical requirement. However, implementing the change will exceed the project budget. What should
be your immediate response?
A) Implement the change despite the budget constraints to meet the stakeholder's request.
B) Suggest an alternative solution that addresses the stakeholder's needs within the project budget.
C) Seek approval from the project sponsor to increase the budget to accommodate the change.
D) Delay the change until the next phase of the project when additional funding may be available.
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94. You are the business analyst in a project, and a stakeholder has requested a change to a specific
requirement. The change seems minor and does not significantly impact on the project scope or
schedule. What should you do next?
B) Document the change but postpone its implementation until the next phase.
D) Seek approval from the project manager before implementing the change.
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95. You are the business analyst on a project, and a stakeholder has requested a change that is outside
the project scope. What should be your immediate response?
A) Include the change request in the project scope to accommodate the stakeholder's needs.
B) Decline the change request, as it falls outside the project's defined boundaries.
C) Seek approval from senior management to incorporate the change into the project.
D) Document the change request but postpone its consideration until the next phase.
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96. You are the business analyst working on a project, and you have just received a change request from
a stakeholder to add new functionality. However, the requested change is not feasible within the
project's current constraints. What should you do next?
A) Decline the change request and inform the stakeholder about its infeasibility.
B) Implement the change despite the constraints to meet the stakeholder's request.
C) Conduct a detailed analysis to identify alternative solutions that meet the stakeholder's needs.
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97. During the project execution phase, a stakeholder expresses concerns about the usability of a
software application being developed. What should be the business analyst's immediate action?
A) Ignore the stakeholder's concerns as usability is not the primary focus at this stage.
D) Inform the project manager and seek guidance on how to address the stakeholder's concerns.
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98. During the project planning phase, you discover that two project requirements conflict with each
other, and fulfilling both requirements simultaneously is not feasible. What is the best course of action
for the business analyst?
A) Arbitrarily prioritize one requirement over the other based on your judgment.
B) Document the conflict and seek guidance from the project manager to resolve it.
D) Notify the stakeholders about the conflict and let them decide on the priority.
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99. You are a business analyst working on a project, and you receive a stakeholder's request to add
additional features to the product. However, these features are not within the scope of the current
project. What should you do?
a) Accept the request and add the features to satisfy the stakeholder.
b) Politely decline the request and explain that it falls outside the project scope.
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100. In which business analysis process do you gather detailed information about stakeholders,
including their needs, concerns, and objectives?
b) Solution Evaluation
c) Requirements Analysis
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101. You are assigned as a business analyst to a project with a geographically dispersed team. What
should you do to ensure effective communication and collaboration among team members?
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103. During requirements elicitation, a stakeholder provides contradictory requirements. How should
the business analyst handle this situation?
d) Document both contradictory requirements and let the project team decide.
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104. In which business analysis process do you assess proposed solutions, evaluate their potential
benefits, and identify potential risks?
b) Solution Evaluation
c) Requirements Analysis
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105. During a project, a new stakeholder joins the team and expresses dissatisfaction with the current
project scope. What should the business analyst do?
b) Schedule a meeting to discuss the stakeholder's concerns and assess potential impacts.
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107. Which technique helps identify the underlying cause of a problem by repeatedly asking the
question "Why"?
a) Brainstorming
b) SWOT Analysis
c) Fishbone Diagram
d) Five Whys
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108. The project team has identified several risks related to a proposed solution. What should the
business analyst do next?
b) Document the risks and their potential impacts in the risk register.
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109. During the Solution Evaluation process, the business analyst is responsible for:
b) Verifying that the implemented solution meets the intended business need.
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110. A stakeholder provides a list of vague and unclear requirements. How should the business analyst
address this issue?
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112. During requirements validation, a stakeholder raises concerns about the feasibility of the proposed
solution. How should the business analyst respond?
c) Assess the concerns and determine their potential impact on the solution.
d) Seek approval from the project sponsor before addressing the concerns.
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113. The Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) is used to:
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114. The project team has identified a requirement that is not feasible within the given constraints. How
should the business analyst handle this situation?
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115. The business analyst plays a crucial role in managing conflicts among stakeholders by:
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116. During a project, the project manager wants to make a significant change to the project scope that
will impact requirements. What should the business analyst do first?
c) Reject the change as it was not planned during the project’s initiation.
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117. In which business analysis process do you prioritize requirements based on business value, risk, and
other relevant factors?
a) Solution Evaluation
b) Requirements Analysis
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118. A stakeholder provides a list of requirements without indicating their relative importance. What
should the business analyst do to resolve this issue?
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119. Which business analysis technique involves assessing an organization's internal and external
environments to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats?
a) Benchmarking
b) SWOT Analysis
c) Risk Analysis
d) Data Modeling
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120. A stakeholder insists on including a specific feature in the product, even though it is not aligned
with the project's objectives. How should the business analyst handle this situation?
b) Include the feature and seek approval from the project sponsor.
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121. The business analyst facilitates requirements validation to ensure that:
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122. Situational Question: During a project, a key stakeholder raises new requirements that are not part
of the original scope. What should the business analyst do?
a) Add the new requirements to the project scope without further analysis.
b) Analyze the impact of the new requirements and evaluate their feasibility.
d) Seek approval from the project sponsor before considering the new requirements.
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123. Which business analysis process involves documenting stakeholder needs and conditions that must
be met for the solution to be considered successful?
b) Requirements Analysis
c) Solution Evaluation
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124. A stakeholder presents a requirement that is unclear and open to interpretation. What should the
business analyst do first?
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125. The business analyst plays a crucial role in ensuring requirements are:
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126. The stakeholder requests a change to the project scope. What is the first step the business analyst
should take?
d) Seek approval from the project sponsor before considering the change.
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127. Which technique helps explore stakeholder perspectives and identify potential areas of agreement
and disagreement?
a) SWOT Analysis
b) Mind Mapping
c) Brainstorming
d) Delphi Technique
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128. A stakeholder provides a set of requirements that contradict the organization's policies. How
should the business analyst address this issue?
c) Document the requirements and seek guidance from the project sponsor.
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129. The purpose of a Requirements Management Plan is to:
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130. A stakeholder requests a significant change to the project scope after the project is underway.
What should the business analyst do first?
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131. During the Elicitation and Collaboration process, the business analyst is responsible for:
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132. The project manager requests a detailed requirements document. How should the business analyst
respond?
d) Seek clarification from the project manager about the document's purpose.
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133. Which business analysis technique involves evaluating potential solutions to determine how well
they address the identified requirements?
a) Data Modeling
b) Benchmarking
c) Decision Analysis
d) Brainstorming
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134. Situational Question: The project team has identified a requirement that is not feasible within the
current budget. What should the business analyst do?
a) Remove the requirement from the project scope to avoid cost overruns.
b) Inform the stakeholders about the budget constraints and seek guidance.
d) Include the requirement and hope the project budget will be increased.
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136. The project is facing tight deadlines, and stakeholders request that requirements documentation
be skipped to save time. How should the business analyst respond?
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137. The business analyst uses which technique to visualize and understand the relationships between
different components of a system or process?
a) SWOT Analysis
b) Data Modeling
c) Mind Mapping
d) Decision Analysis
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138. During a project, the business analyst identifies a significant risk that may jeopardize the success of
the solution. What should the business analyst do?
b) Document the risk and its potential impact in the risk register.
c) Inform the project manager about the risk and let them handle it.
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139. You are working as a business analyst on a complex project with multiple stakeholders, and there is
a disagreement between two key stakeholders regarding the priority of their requirements. How should
you resolve this conflict?
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140. Which business analysis technique involves identifying all potential causes of a problem and
organizing them into categories?
a) Brainstorming
b) Five Whys
d) SWOT Analysis
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141. The project you are working on has a tight budget, and stakeholders are requesting additional
features to be added to the product. How should you handle this situation?
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142. In which business analysis process do you assess the organizational readiness for the proposed
solution and identify potential challenges to its implementation?
b) Solution Evaluation
c) Requirements Analysis
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143. You are conducting a requirements elicitation workshop, and some stakeholders dominate the
discussions while others remain silent. How should you handle this situation?
d) Exclude the silent stakeholders from the workshop to speed up the process.
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145. A stakeholder insists on including a specific requirement that is not feasible within the project's
constraints. How should you handle this situation?
a) Document the requirement as-is and seek approval from the project sponsor.
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146. Which business analysis technique involves simulating a proposed solution to evaluate its feasibility
and identify potential issues before implementation?
a) Benchmarking
b) Prototyping
c) SWOT Analysis
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147. During requirements validation, a stakeholder raises concerns about the proposed solution's
security. How should you address this concern?
c) Assess the concern's potential impact on security and discuss it with relevant stakeholders.
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148. The business analyst facilitates requirements prioritization using multiple criteria to:
d) Make informed decisions based on business value, risk, and other factors.
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149. A stakeholder provides a vague requirement with no clear success criteria. How should you handle
this situation?
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151. The project manager requests a quick estimate of the project's resource requirements. How should
you respond as a business analyst?
c) Refuse the request, stating that resource requirements cannot be estimated quickly.
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153. A stakeholder provides a requirement that is outside the project's scope but aligns with the
organization's long-term goals. How should you handle this requirement?
b) Include the requirement and seek approval from the project sponsor.
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154. Which business analysis technique involves estimating the potential value of the proposed solution
to the organization?
a) Decision Analysis
b) Cost-Benefit Analysis
c) SWOT Analysis
d) Benchmarking
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155. A stakeholder requests a change to the project scope that significantly impacts the project
timeline. What should you do as a business analyst?
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157. The project is facing a delay, and stakeholders request to skip requirements validation to save
time. How should you respond as a business analyst?
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158. During the Requirements Analysis process, the business analyst is responsible for:
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159. The project involves multiple vendors, each with different requirements. How should you manage
these diverse requirements?
d) Conduct a joint requirements workshop with all vendors to reconcile their needs.
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160. Which business analysis technique involves reviewing lessons learned from past projects and using
that knowledge to improve the current project?
a) SWOT Analysis
b) Risk Analysis
c) Lessons Learned
d) Benchmarking
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161. The project team has discovered a requirement that conflicts with an existing organizational policy.
How should you handle this situation as the business analyst?
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163. A stakeholder is requesting a feature that is already included in the product's standard
functionality. How should you address this request as the business analyst?
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164. Which business analysis technique involves using past data to predict future trends and behaviors?
a) Cost-Benefit Analysis
b) Benchmarking
c) SWOT Analysis
d) Trend Analysis
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165. A stakeholder provides a list of requirements without specifying their priority. How should you
handle this situation?
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166. The business analyst uses which technique to identify, analyze, and document stakeholder needs
and expectations?
a) Mind Mapping
b) Decision Analysis
d) Five Whys
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167. The project team has identified a risk that may impact the project's schedule. What should you do
as a business analyst?
c) Seek approval from the project manager before addressing the risk.
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168. During the Elicitation and Collaboration process, the business analyst is responsible for:
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169. As a business analyst, you are working on a project with multiple stakeholders from different
cultures. How should you adapt your communication approach to ensure effective collaboration?
d) Focus on communicating with the stakeholders who speak the same language as you.
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169. Which business analysis technique involves analyzing the potential impacts of changes to
requirements on other project components?
a) SWOT Analysis
b) Impact Analysis
c) Benchmarking
d) Decision Analysis
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170. A stakeholder requests a change to the project scope, which would significantly delay the project.
How should you handle this situation?
b) Decline the change due to its potential impact on the project schedule.
c) Analyze the change's impact on the project and communicate it to stakeholders for approval.
d) Seek approval from the project sponsor before considering the change.
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172. A stakeholder provides a requirement that conflicts with another stakeholder's request. How
should you handle this conflict as the business analyst?
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174. The project team is facing challenges in eliciting requirements from stakeholders who are
unavailable for meetings. How should you address this issue as the business analyst?
a) Proceed with the available stakeholders' requirements and exclude the others.
d) Seek assistance from the project manager in engaging the unavailable stakeholders.
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175. In which business analysis process do you evaluate the current state of an organization and identify
opportunities for improvement?
a) Solution Evaluation
c) Requirements Analysis
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176. The project manager requests a quick estimate of the project's cost. How should you respond as a
business analyst?
c) Decline the request, stating that cost estimation is not within your responsibilities.
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177. Which business analysis technique involves creating visual representations of information to
facilitate understanding and decision-making?
a) Benchmarking
b) Mind Mapping
c) Decision Analysis
d) Prototyping
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178. The project team has identified a high-priority requirement that is not feasible within the current
budget and timeline. How should you handle this situation?
d) Negotiate with stakeholders to modify the requirement to fit within the constraints.
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180. A stakeholder is resistant to change and expresses dissatisfaction with the proposed solution. How
should you address this resistance as the business analyst?
b) Communicate the benefits of the solution and address the stakeholder's concerns.
c) Seek approval from the project manager to exclude the stakeholder from the project.
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181. Which business analysis technique involves comparing the project's performance against planned
objectives and adjusting as necessary?
a) SWOT Analysis
b) Benchmarking
c) Gap Analysis
d) Solution Evaluation
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182. A stakeholder provides a requirement that duplicates an existing requirement. How should you
handle this situation as the business analyst?
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184. The project manager is concerned about scope creep and requests that you strictly adhere to the
defined scope. How should you manage scope changes as the business analyst?
b) Document all scope changes and communicate them to the project manager for approval.
d) Seek guidance from the project sponsor before considering scope changes.
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186. The project is facing a tight deadline, and stakeholders are requesting additional features to be
added to the product. How should you handle this situation as the business analyst?
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187.Which business analysis technique involves evaluating the feasibility of different solutions and
selecting the best option?
a) SWOT Analysis
b) Decision Analysis
c) Benchmarking
d) Mind Mapping
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188. The project team is facing resistance from a stakeholder who believes that the proposed solution
will not meet their needs. How should you handle this situation as the business analyst?
b) Document the stakeholder's concerns and communicate them to the project manager.
c) Seek approval from the project sponsor before proceeding with the implementation.
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190. The project involves multiple teams working on different components of the solution. How should
you manage requirements documentation across these teams as the business analyst?
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192. The project manager requests a high-level overview of the project requirements. How should you
respond as the business analyst?
c) Refuse the request, stating that high-level overviews are not effective.
d) Seek approval from the project sponsor before providing the overview.
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193.Which business analysis technique involves exploring different scenarios and potential outcomes to
support decision-making?
a) Brainstorming
b) SWOT Analysis
c) Decision Analysis
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194.The project team is struggling to obtain requirements from a key stakeholder who is uncooperative.
How should you handle this situation as the business analyst?
b) Seek assistance from the project manager in engaging the uncooperative stakeholder.
d) Proceed with the requirements elicitation without the input of the uncooperative stakeholder.
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196.Situational Question: The project team has identified a requirement that significantly exceeds the
available budget. How should you handle this situation as the business analyst?
b) Document the requirement and seek approval from the project sponsor.
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197.Which business analysis technique involves comparing the project's performance against industry
standards and best practices?
a) Trend Analysis
b) Decision Analysis
c) Benchmarking
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198. The project is facing resistance from stakeholders due to a lack of understanding of the proposed
solution. How should you address this issue as the business analyst?
d) Seek approval from the project sponsor to proceed with the implementation.
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200. A stakeholder insists on including a specific requirement that is not feasible within the project's
constraints. How should you handle this requirement as the business analyst?
a) Document the requirement and seek approval from the project sponsor.
d) Negotiate with the stakeholder to modify the requirement to fit within the constraints.
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Answers
87 A In this situation, the business analyst should work with the stakeholder to identify an alternative
solution that meets their needs while still aligning with the project's current constraints.
88 C When a high-priority requirement conflicts with organizational policies, the business analyst
should engage with relevant stakeholders and the organization's governance bodies to address
the conflict and seek a resolution.
89 B As a business analyst, conducting a risk analysis of critical requirements is within your
responsibilities. The findings should be shared with the project manager and stakeholders to
support informed decision-making.
90 B As the business analyst, it is essential to analyze the impact of the change on resources, timeline,
and project objectives to assess the feasibility and implications of accommodating the
stakeholder's request.
91 C Documenting assumptions helps ensure that all project stakeholders are aware of the underlying
assumptions made during the requirements gathering phase and consider them during project
execution.
92 C Utilizing video conferencing tools for virtual meetings enables real-time interactions and better
communication among remote team members, enhancing collaboration and reducing
communication barriers.
93 B As the business analyst, it is essential to collaborate with stakeholders and suggest alternative
solutions that meet their needs while staying within the project budget.
94 A If the change is minor and does not have a significant impact on the project, it can be
implemented without going through the formal change request process.
95 B Explanation: As the business analyst, it is important to ensure that the project scope is well-
defined and adhered to. If a change request falls outside the project's boundaries, it should be
declined to avoid scope creep.
96 C In this situation, the business analyst should conduct a detailed analysis to identify alternative
solutions that meet the stakeholder's needs while staying within the project's current constraints.
97 B The business analyst should conduct a usability evaluation of the software application to assess its
user-friendliness and identify areas for improvement based on objective criteria.
98 C The business analyst should initiate a change request process to formally address the conflicting
requirements and seek guidance from relevant stakeholders to resolve the conflict.
99 B
100 A
101 B
102 B
103 C
104 B
105 B
106 C
107 D
108 B
109 B
110 C
111 C
112 C
113 D
114 D
115 D
116 B
117 C
118 C
119 B
120 C
121 B
122 B
123 B
124 C
125 A
126 C
127 D
128 D
129 C
130 A
131 A
132 D
133 C
134 B
135 D
136 B
137 C
138 B
139 B
140 C
141 B
142 B
143 B
144 D
145 C
146 B
147 C
148 D
149 B
150 B
151 A
152 C
153 C
154 B
155 A
156 D
157 C
158 B
159 D
160 C
161 D
162 D
163 B
164 D
165 C
166 C
167 B
168 C
169 C
170 B
171 C
172 B
173 C
174 A
175 C
176 A
178 A
179 B
180 D
181 D
182 B
183 C
184 B
185 D
186 B
187 C
188 B
190 B
191 B
192 C
193 B
194 B
195 B
196 C
197 B
198 D
199 D
200 C