CAPM Business Analysis 5

Question 1

A business analyst is facilitating a brainstorming session to identify potential risks to the project. This is an example of which elicitation technique?

Accepted Answer

Facilitated workshop

Answer

Facilitated workshops bring stakeholders together in a structured setting to collaboratively generate ideas, solutions, or identify risks.

Question 2

When conducting a gap analysis, a business analyst compares the current state to the future state. What does the 'gap' represent?

Accepted Answer

The difference between where the organization is and where it wants to be

Answer

A gap analysis identifies the difference between the current state and the desired future state, revealing what changes are needed.

Question 3

Which business analysis technique involves observing users as they perform their work to understand actual processes and unspoken needs?

Accepted Answer

Ethnographic study / job shadowing

Answer

Ethnographic study or job shadowing involves observing users in their natural work environment to discover real processes and implicit needs.

Question 4

A requirements traceability matrix links requirements to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

To their origin, design elements, test cases, and deliverables

Answer

A traceability matrix maps each requirement back to its source and forward to design, test cases, and deliverables throughout the project.

Question 5

Which of the following best distinguishes 'solution requirements' from 'stakeholder requirements'?

Accepted Answer

Solution requirements describe capabilities the solution must have; stakeholder requirements describe stakeholder needs

Answer

Stakeholder requirements describe what stakeholders need, while solution requirements define the specific capabilities the delivered solution must provide.

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CAPM Business Analysis 5