Entry Certificate in Business Analysis (ECBA) 4

Question 1

A RACI chart is used in business analysis PRIMARILY to:

Accepted Answer

Clarify roles and responsibilities for tasks and decisions

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Testability

Answer

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:

Accepted Answer

Current state capabilities against desired future state capabilities

Answer

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:

Accepted Answer

Stakeholders have difficulty articulating or visualizing requirements

Answer

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:

Accepted Answer

Short descriptions of a feature from the perspective of the end user

Answer

User stories capture requirements in a simple format — 'As a [user], I want [goal] so that [benefit]' — keeping focus on user value.

Entry Certificate in Business Analysis Practice Test