PMI-PBA — Free Practice Questions
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1A business analyst is developing a traceability matrix to determine whether or not any gaps exist and to identify any discrepancies. Which critical field is needed to ensure that the traceability matrix is usable?
- Hierarchy
- Requirements description
- Status
- Owner
Answer: B
2A company is developing a new e-commerce platform to enter a new market segment. Development is well under way when the government issues a new set of regulations.
Which course of action should the business analyst take?
- Check the traceability matrix to identify affected use cases.
- Evaluate if the new set of regulations is aligned with the business case.
- Evaluate the impact of the change on the project schedule.
- Obtain management sign-off on the new set of regulations.
Answer: B
3The business analysts have concluded a requirements elicitation workshop. They now need to define rationale for each requirement.
Which of the following pairs of items would be important to include in the rationale?
- Reasons and assumptions
- Functional relationships and work breakdown structure code
- Product vision and operational relationships
- Stakeholder impact and design decisions
Answer: A
4A business analyst has captured all of the requirements from the various stakeholders within the organization and has compiled them into a complete list. After reviewing the list of requirements with the stakeholders, it is determined that the list of requirements is too large and will exceed the allotted budget.
Which tool or technique should the business analyst use with the stakeholders to prioritize the requirements to determine which requirements are approved, deferred, or rejected?
- SMART Goals
- MoSCoW Analysis
- SWOT Analysis
- Timeboxing Analysis
Answer: A
5Which tool provides combined functionality for business analysis and quality assurance activities?
- Functional specification tool
- Solution quality assurance tool
- System use case modeling tool
- Requirements traceability tool
Answer: C
6Company A is working on implementing a new platform with multiple stakeholders. The business analyst has gathered the requirements and established a baseline. However, scope creep is a persistent problem.
What could the business analyst have established to help manage this situation?
- Configuration management system
- Sponsor signoff
- Change control process
- Communication plan
Answer: C
7Which of the following is the best approach to enable developers and product owners to be in constant communication so that changes or issues that occur during development are exposed and discussed as they develop?
- Iterative
- Waterfall
- Agile
- Linear
Answer: C
8A business analyst is trying to determine which analysis technique will be best suited to elicit information from a large number of users in a short period of time. Which elicitation technique is best suited for this purpose?
- Group brainstorming
- Facilitated workshop
- Ongoing observation
- Questionnaire
Answer: B
9A type of requirements document that would be the most valuable to a database administrator would be:
- an object diagram.
- an entity relationship diagram.
- a business process diagram.
- a data flow diagram.
Answer: B
10Which of the following is an example of a functional requirement?
- The system can be accessed from multiple locations.
- The system can handle 3,000 user requests concurrently.
- The system provides a user-friendly interface.
- The system is able to require passwords.
Answer: B
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