Certified Business Analysis Professional Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring

Question 1

Which document formally defines the approach a business analyst will use to conduct business analysis activities on a project?

Accepted Answer

Business Analysis Plan

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Project Charter

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Stakeholder Register

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Scope Statement

Question 2

What is the PRIMARY purpose of a business analysis work plan?

Accepted Answer

To schedule and estimate business analysis activities

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To assign tasks to developers

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To document functional requirements

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To identify project risks

Question 3

Which technique is MOST useful for estimating the effort required for business analysis tasks?

Accepted Answer

Parametric Estimation

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SWOT Analysis

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Decomposition

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Benchmarking

Question 4

When should a business analyst update the business analysis plan?

Accepted Answer

When significant changes affect the planned approach

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Only at project initiation

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After each stakeholder meeting

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Only when the project manager requests it

Question 5

Which of the following BEST describes a business analysis performance metric?

Accepted Answer

A measure used to evaluate the effectiveness of business analysis activities

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Number of meetings held

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Lines of code written

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Budget variance on development tasks

Question 6

What is the role of governance in business analysis planning?

Accepted Answer

To establish decision-making authority and accountability for BA work

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To assign development resources

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To define the project budget

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To manage vendor contracts