BA Role and Responsibilities 2

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?

Accepted Answer

Audit existing requirements for completeness and consistency

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Tracking requirement changes and assessing their impact on scope

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Log it as a change request and put it through the change control process

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Translate business needs into evaluation criteria for vendor proposals

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Facilitate a workshop to negotiate and reconcile the conflict

Answer

BAs use facilitation techniques to bring stakeholders together, surface underlying needs, and reach a mutually acceptable resolution.

(BA) Business Analyst Practice Test