PMI PBA Certification PMI-PBA Certification Tasks & Techniques 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: During elicitation, a business analyst notices stakeholders consistently agree with whatever the last person says. Which facilitation technique best addresses this groupthink dynamic?
- Brainstorming
- Nominal Group Technique (Correct answer)
- Interviews
- Document Analysis
Correct answer: Nominal Group Technique
Nominal Group Technique structures idea generation so participants vote independently before discussion, preventing groupthink from suppressing minority views.
Question 2: A BA is conducting a feasibility analysis for a proposed solution. Which analysis type specifically evaluates whether the organization has the people, processes, and technology needed to implement it?
- Financial feasibility
- Operational feasibility (Correct answer)
- Technical feasibility
- Schedule feasibility
Correct answer: Operational feasibility
Operational feasibility assesses whether the organization's existing people, processes, and infrastructure can support and sustain the proposed solution.
Question 3: According to PMI-PBA guidance, when should a traceability matrix first be established on a project?
- After solution design is complete
- During requirements analysis
- When requirements are baselined
- As early as requirements elicitation begins (Correct answer)
Correct answer: As early as requirements elicitation begins
The traceability matrix should be initiated during elicitation so every requirement can be traced from its origin through design, development, and testing.
Question 4: A stakeholder requests a change that was explicitly descoped in the project charter. What is the BA's BEST first action?
- Reject the change immediately
- Escalate to the sponsor without analysis
- Document the change and submit it through the formal change control process (Correct answer)
- Add it to the backlog for a future phase
Correct answer: Document the change and submit it through the formal change control process
All change requests, regardless of prior decisions, must be formally documented and evaluated through the established change control process before any decision is made.
Question 5: Which requirements attribute helps a BA determine whether a requirement can be tested to confirm it has been met?
- Completeness
- Verifiability (Correct answer)
- Feasibility
- Consistency
Correct answer: Verifiability
Verifiability means the requirement is written clearly enough that a test, inspection, or demonstration can confirm whether it has been satisfied.
Question 6: A project team uses Definition of Ready (DoR) before pulling a user story into a sprint. Which PMI-PBA knowledge area does this practice primarily support?
- Needs Assessment
- Traceability and Monitoring
- Solution Evaluation
- Requirements Lifecycle Management (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Requirements Lifecycle Management
Definition of Ready is a requirements lifecycle management practice that ensures requirements meet acceptance criteria before development begins.
Question 7: When decomposing a complex business process for analysis, a BA should stop decomposing at the level where:
- Each step has a single actor and a single outcome (Correct answer)
- The sponsor approves the diagram
- No further automation is possible
- The process fits on one page
Correct answer: Each step has a single actor and a single outcome
Decomposition should stop when each step is atomic — performed by one actor and producing one clear outcome — enabling unambiguous analysis and testing.
PMI PBA Certification PMI-PBA Certification Tasks & Techniques 2
During elicitation, a business analyst notices stakeholders consistently agree with whatever the last person says.
Which facilitation technique best addresses this groupthink dynamic?