Entry Certificate in Business Analysis (ECBA) 2

Question 1

Which BABOK v3 knowledge area focuses on identifying and defining the needs of stakeholders before a solution is recommended?

Accepted Answer

Strategy Analysis

Answer

Strategy Analysis focuses on identifying business needs and recommending solutions that enable an enterprise to achieve its goals.

Question 2

A business analyst is eliciting requirements and notices stakeholders from different departments give conflicting information. What is the BEST next step?

Accepted Answer

Facilitate a session to resolve the conflict collaboratively

Answer

Facilitating collaborative sessions helps surface root causes of conflict and produces requirements that all stakeholders can support.

Question 3

In the context of the ECBA, what does 'elicitation' primarily refer to?

Accepted Answer

Gathering information from stakeholders and other sources

Answer

Elicitation is the activity of drawing out, discovering, and capturing information from stakeholders and other relevant sources.

Question 4

Which technique involves creating a visual model that shows the boundary of a system and its interactions with external entities?

Accepted Answer

Context Diagram

Answer

A Context Diagram shows the system under study as a single process and depicts its interfaces with external entities.

Question 5

A stakeholder map is MOST useful for helping a business analyst to:

Accepted Answer

Identify who to involve in elicitation and at what level

Answer

Stakeholder maps help BAs understand stakeholder influence, interest, and the appropriate level of engagement for each.

Entry Certificate in Business Analysis Practice Test

Entry Certificate in Business Analysis Practice Test

Entry Certificate in Business Analysis (ECBA) 2