PMI PBA Certification PMI-PBA Certification Tasks & Techniques 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A BA is facilitating a requirements prioritization session and the team cannot reach consensus. Which technique produces a ranked list by having each stakeholder allocate a fixed number of 'votes' across requirements?
- MoSCoW Method
- Delphi Technique
- Dot Voting (Multi-Voting) (Correct answer)
- Kano Model
Correct answer: Dot Voting (Multi-Voting)
Dot voting gives each participant a set number of votes to distribute across requirements, producing a consensus-based ranked list through aggregated preferences.
Question 2: A BA is documenting data requirements and identifies that the same customer record exists with different formats in three systems. This is BEST addressed through:
- Data flow diagramming
- Data dictionary creation
- Master data management requirements (Correct answer)
- Entity-relationship modeling
Correct answer: Master data management requirements
Master data management (MDM) requirements address how authoritative, consistent records are maintained across multiple systems to eliminate data duplication and format inconsistencies.
Question 3: Which PMI-PBA task involves confirming that requirements are complete, consistent, and unambiguous before they are baselined?
- Requirements elicitation
- Requirements verification (Correct answer)
- Requirements validation
- Requirements analysis
Correct answer: Requirements verification
Requirements verification checks that requirements are well-formed — complete, consistent, and unambiguous — typically performed by the BA before submitting for stakeholder sign-off.
Question 4: A BA is working on an agile project where the product owner is frequently unavailable. Which risk does this create for requirements quality?
- Scope creep from developers adding features
- Requirements decisions made without adequate business authority (Correct answer)
- Over-documentation reducing team velocity
- Backlog items being too technical
Correct answer: Requirements decisions made without adequate business authority
When the product owner is unavailable, development teams may make requirements decisions without proper business authority, leading to solutions that miss real business needs.
Question 5: Which modeling technique BEST represents the states a business object moves through during its lifecycle?
- Data Flow Diagram
- State Diagram (State Machine) (Correct answer)
- SIPOC Diagram
- Swim Lane Process Map
Correct answer: State Diagram (State Machine)
A state diagram models all possible states a business object (like an order or claim) can be in and the transitions triggered by events or conditions between those states.
Question 6: A BA is preparing for a requirements workshop and has identified 15 stakeholders with conflicting interests. What is the MOST important pre-workshop activity?
- Distribute the requirements package for pre-reading
- Conduct one-on-one interviews to understand positions before the group session (Correct answer)
- Create a RACI matrix for the project
- Reserve a large conference room
Correct answer: Conduct one-on-one interviews to understand positions before the group session
Pre-workshop individual interviews allow the BA to understand each stakeholder's position and interests, enabling facilitation strategies that surface conflicts productively rather than derailing the session.
Question 7: In a PMI-PBA context, what is the PRIMARY purpose of a Business Analysis Plan (BAP)?
- To document all requirements for the project
- To define how business analysis activities will be performed, monitored, and controlled (Correct answer)
- To identify risks associated with the solution
- To outline the project schedule and milestones
Correct answer: To define how business analysis activities will be performed, monitored, and controlled
The Business Analysis Plan defines the approach, activities, tools, techniques, and governance that will guide all BA work throughout the project.
PMI PBA Certification PMI-PBA Certification Tasks & Techniques 4
A BA is facilitating a requirements prioritization session and the team cannot reach consensus.
Which technique produces a ranked list by having each stakeholder allocate a fixed number of 'votes' across requirements?