BA Role and Responsibilities 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A BA is assigned to a project mid-cycle where requirements were gathered without a formal process. What is the BA's first priority?
- Begin coding the solution immediately
- Audit existing requirements for completeness and consistency (Correct answer)
- Replace the project manager
- Skip to user acceptance testing
Correct answer: Audit existing requirements for completeness and consistency
The BA must assess existing requirements to identify gaps, conflicts, and missing stakeholder input before any further work proceeds.
Question 2: Which activity best describes a BA's role during the 'Monitor and Control' phase of a project?
- Writing source code
- Tracking requirement changes and assessing their impact on scope (Correct answer)
- Managing the project budget
- Conducting performance reviews for developers
Correct answer: Tracking requirement changes and assessing their impact on scope
During monitoring and control, the BA tracks change requests, evaluates impact on requirements, and ensures scope integrity.
Question 3: A stakeholder insists on adding a feature after the requirements baseline is set. How should the BA respond?
- Immediately add it to the backlog without review
- Reject it outright since the baseline is locked
- Log it as a change request and put it through the change control process (Correct answer)
- Implement it informally to keep the stakeholder happy
Correct answer: Log it as a change request and put it through the change control process
All post-baseline changes must go through formal change control to assess impact on scope, cost, and timeline.
Question 4: What is the BA's role during vendor selection for a software solution?
- Negotiate contract pricing
- Translate business needs into evaluation criteria for vendor proposals (Correct answer)
- Manage vendor relationships post-contract
- Sign the vendor agreement on behalf of the company
Correct answer: Translate business needs into evaluation criteria for vendor proposals
The BA defines and prioritizes evaluation criteria based on business requirements to help the organization assess vendor proposals objectively.
Question 5: A BA discovers that two departments have conflicting requirements for the same system. What is the most appropriate action?
- Choose the requirement from the higher-ranking department
- Facilitate a workshop to negotiate and reconcile the conflict (Correct answer)
- Exclude both conflicting requirements
- Escalate immediately to the CEO
Correct answer: Facilitate a workshop to negotiate and reconcile the conflict
BAs use facilitation techniques to bring stakeholders together, surface underlying needs, and reach a mutually acceptable resolution.
Question 6: Which of the following is an example of a BA performing 'enterprise analysis'?
- Writing unit test cases
- Identifying a business capability gap and proposing a solution scope (Correct answer)
- Approving the project charter
- Configuring the production database
Correct answer: Identifying a business capability gap and proposing a solution scope
Enterprise analysis involves assessing the organization's current state, identifying gaps, and defining the solution scope to address business needs.
Question 7: A BA is asked to create a RACI matrix for a project. What does the BA's typical role represent in this matrix?
- Accountable for all decisions
- Responsible for executing development tasks
- Consulted on requirements and business rules (Correct answer)
- Informed only after major milestones
Correct answer: Consulted on requirements and business rules
BAs are typically listed as 'Consulted' because they provide input on requirements, business rules, and acceptance criteria throughout the project.
BA Role and Responsibilities 2
A BA is assigned to a project mid-cycle where requirements were gathered without a formal process.
What is the BA's first priority?