A new product that is tablet-enabled is being considered to replace an older product to process orders. The data captured is sent to existing downstream applications, which are not being updated. What is the first thing that a business analyst (BA) should consider?
The Business Requirements Document (BRD) prepared by the business analyst (BA) was circulated to stakeholders for approval. Some stakeholders objected to the Use Case diagrams and could not understand them. Why would these be included in the document?
A project team needs to maintain the traceability of requirements for a software system. Due to the large number of requirements, which of the following methods should the team use?
A business analyst (BA) is developing requirements for a project with a limited budget. The business owner will be prioritizing requirements so that low-value requirements can be de-scoped and the project remains within budget. Which of the following should the BA take into account to facilitate prioritization and ensure business objectives are met?
An organization is planning to launch an exciting new service that has never been offered before. The expectations are that the service will be extremely popular with young families, but because the organization wants to keep it a secret until launch day, there is no way of knowing whether this is correct. Why should the business analyst (BA) suggest identifying high customer demand by young families as a risk?
A business analyst (BA) has been asked to develop a plan to complete the associated business analysis activities for a project in which an organization is switching from a manual to an automated process for receiving payments. As the final step in developing the plan, which technique will the BA use?
A facilities management company has an ambitious growth plan of doubling the revenue of their office waste recycling service over the next 12 months. The business analyst (BA) plans to define the objectives and align them with the enterprise’s vision, mission, and goals. What element of 'SMART' goals would this objective refer to?
A business analyst (BA) is managing stakeholder collaboration to ensure positive reactions are capitalized upon. There is uncertainty as to whether the correct stakeholders have been identified. Which technique can be used to correct this situation?
The product backlog refinement meeting for a project is complete, but two stakeholders do not agree on the priority of several product backlog items. What should the business analyst (BA) do to help move the project forward?
A business analyst (BA) is reviewing the elicitation results of several workshops to decide which technique to use to model the requirements. The elicitation identified user roles needed in a future solution, the functionality needed by each of these roles, and how the desired interaction with the solution should look. Which technique allows the BA to model this type of information?
A business analyst (BA) has elicited the following requirement: "The solution must ensure the portal response times are under 2 seconds." What requirement classification schema does this requirement belong to?
A business analyst (BA) has structured information so it is easy to find, does not conflict with other information, and is not duplicated unnecessarily. Which additional factor does the BA need to take into account when deciding how to structure the information?
A business analyst (BA) has elicited non-functional information for a system's replacement. In reviewing the elicitation results, the BA finds the number of concurrent users is a large portion of the target user group, which seems high. How should the BA proceed?
After an initial project kick-off meeting, the business analyst (BA) determined that the project has a short deadline and a regulatory mandate with stiff penalties for non-compliance. The stakeholders do not want to risk missing the deadline, and management is willing to commit any amount of resources to meet the deadline. Which kind of approach is suitable for the initiative?
Before selecting a design solution, a company wants to ensure that stakeholder, solution, and transition requirements align with the business requirements and also that the design satisfies the requirements. What process is the business analyst (BA) completing?