BA Role Skills and Competencies 3

Question 1

A stakeholder says 'the system should be user-friendly.' How should a BA handle this statement?

Accepted Answer

Ask probing questions to elicit specific, measurable criteria

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Accept it as a valid requirement

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Remove it as it is too vague to be useful

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Forward it to the UX team to interpret

Question 2

Which technique helps a BA verify that all business requirements are traced to at least one solution component?

Accepted Answer

Traceability matrix

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SWOT analysis

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Use case diagram

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Root cause analysis

Question 3

A BA notices that a key stakeholder has stopped attending project meetings. What is the BEST course of action?

Accepted Answer

Proactively reach out to understand their concerns and re-engage them

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Continue without their input

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Escalate immediately to the steering committee

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Remove them from the stakeholder list

Question 4

In the context of BA competencies, what does 'emotional intelligence' primarily help a BA accomplish?

Accepted Answer

Building stronger stakeholder relationships and navigating organizational politics

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Writing more detailed technical specifications

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Creating more accurate data models

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Managing project risks

Question 5

A BA is working on a solution that will impact 500 end users. Which elicitation approach is MOST efficient for gathering broad feedback?

Accepted Answer

A survey distributed to a representative sample of users

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One-on-one interviews with all 500 users

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A single focus group of 5 users

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Reviewing existing documentation only

Question 6

What is the purpose of a business analyst maintaining a 'lessons learned' log throughout a project?

Accepted Answer

To capture process improvements that benefit current and future projects

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To document blame for project failures

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To satisfy audit requirements only

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To replace the project retrospective meeting

Question 7

Which skill is MOST critical for a BA when presenting complex analytical findings to a non-technical executive audience?

Accepted Answer

Data visualization and storytelling

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Ability to write SQL queries

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Knowledge of UML notation

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Familiarity with software development frameworks