Entry Certificate in Business Analysis (ECBA) 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A RACI chart is used in business analysis PRIMARILY to:
- Model business processes
- Clarify roles and responsibilities for tasks and decisions (Correct answer)
- Prioritize requirements by risk
- Document data flows between systems
Correct answer: Clarify roles and responsibilities for tasks and decisions
A RACI chart (Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed) defines who owns, approves, advises, or is notified for each activity.
Question 2: Which requirements attribute BEST helps a team confirm that every requirement can be verified after implementation?
- Priority
- Stability
- Testability (Correct answer)
- Source
Correct answer: Testability
Testability ensures that each requirement has defined acceptance criteria so it can be objectively verified once the solution is built.
Question 3: When performing 'gap analysis,' a business analyst compares:
- Actual project cost versus budget
- Current state capabilities against desired future state capabilities (Correct answer)
- Competitor products against the company's product
- Test results against acceptance criteria
Correct answer: Current state capabilities against desired future state capabilities
Gap analysis identifies the difference between where an organization is now and where it needs to be to meet business objectives.
Question 4: The technique of 'prototyping' is MOST valuable when:
- Requirements are already fully documented
- Stakeholders have difficulty articulating or visualizing requirements (Correct answer)
- The solution technology is well understood
- The budget is limited and speed is critical
Correct answer: Stakeholders have difficulty articulating or visualizing requirements
Prototyping creates tangible models that help stakeholders clarify and validate requirements that are hard to express in words.
Question 5: In agile business analysis, 'user stories' are BEST described as:
- Detailed technical specifications written by developers
- Short descriptions of a feature from the perspective of the end user (Correct answer)
- Test scripts for QA engineers
- Project milestone reports
Correct answer: Short descriptions of a feature from the perspective of the end user
User stories capture requirements in a simple format — 'As a [user], I want [goal] so that [benefit]' — keeping focus on user value.
Question 6: Which of the following BEST defines 'traceability' in requirements management?
- The ability to track which analyst wrote each requirement
- Linking requirements to their sources, related requirements, and solution components (Correct answer)
- Measuring the number of requirements per sprint
- Archiving old requirements after project closure
Correct answer: Linking requirements to their sources, related requirements, and solution components
Traceability creates an auditable chain from business needs through requirements to solution components, supporting impact analysis and validation.
Question 7: A business analyst is asked to assess the feasibility of a proposed solution. Which dimension is NOT typically part of a feasibility assessment?
- Technical feasibility
- Financial feasibility
- Operational feasibility
- Developer seniority feasibility (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Developer seniority feasibility
Standard feasibility dimensions include technical, financial, operational, time, and legal — team seniority is not a recognized feasibility category.
Entry Certificate in Business Analysis (ECBA) 4
A RACI chart is used in business analysis PRIMARILY to: