CCBA IIBA 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: How many knowledge areas are defined in the BABOK Guide v3?
- 4
- 5
- 6 (Correct answer)
- 8
Correct answer: 6
BABOK v3 organizes business analysis practice into 6 knowledge areas covering the full BA scope.
Question 2: Which BABOK v3 knowledge area focuses on understanding the need for change and assessing an organization's current and future states?
- Requirements Life Cycle Management
- Strategy Analysis (Correct answer)
- Solution Evaluation
- Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring
Correct answer: Strategy Analysis
Strategy Analysis covers defining the business need, current state, future state, and assessing risks of the change strategy.
Question 3: Which BABOK v3 knowledge area involves identifying stakeholders, planning the BA approach, and establishing governance?
- Elicitation and Collaboration
- Requirements Analysis and Design Definition
- Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring (Correct answer)
- Strategy Analysis
Correct answer: Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring
Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring covers how BAs plan their approach, stakeholder engagement, activities, and information management.
Question 4: The primary purpose of the Elicitation and Collaboration knowledge area is to:
- Define requirements structure and models
- Obtain and confirm information from stakeholders (Correct answer)
- Assess the value delivered by a deployed solution
- Trace and maintain requirements throughout the lifecycle
Correct answer: Obtain and confirm information from stakeholders
Elicitation and Collaboration focuses on drawing out information from stakeholders and confirming that elicited content is accurate.
Question 5: Which BABOK knowledge area addresses tracing, maintaining, prioritizing, and approving requirements?
- Requirements Analysis and Design Definition
- Strategy Analysis
- Requirements Life Cycle Management (Correct answer)
- Solution Evaluation
Correct answer: Requirements Life Cycle Management
Requirements Life Cycle Management ensures requirements remain valid, aligned, and approved throughout the project lifecycle.
Question 6: The Solution Evaluation knowledge area is primarily concerned with:
- Designing solution components and specifications
- Assessing the performance and value delivered by a solution (Correct answer)
- Eliciting and confirming stakeholder requirements
- Planning the business analysis approach
Correct answer: Assessing the performance and value delivered by a solution
Solution Evaluation assesses whether a deployed or proposed solution meets the business need and delivers expected value.
Question 7: Which BABOK knowledge area involves specifying and modeling requirements and verifying that they meet quality standards?
- Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring
- Requirements Analysis and Design Definition (Correct answer)
- Requirements Life Cycle Management
- Elicitation and Collaboration
Correct answer: Requirements Analysis and Design Definition
Requirements Analysis and Design Definition covers analyzing, specifying, modeling, verifying, validating, and defining solution options.
CCBA IIBA 3
How many knowledge areas are defined in the BABOK Guide v3?