1. A new project is in the planning phase. What should the business analyst consider with regard to planning the requirements change process?

A) How requirement changes will impact the validation plan
B) How requirement changes will be implemented
C) How requirement changes will impact the requirements baseline
D) How requirement changes will be communicated



2. A business analyst is assigned to a business process re-engineering project. In addition to planning a workshop to elicit requirements, the business analyst wants to send out a survey to gather data to use in a statistical analysis on user satisfaction with the current business process. Which of the following types of surveys would be most appropriate to create and why?

A) An open-ended survey to allow users the opportunity to explain their opinions on the current business process
B) A closed-ended survey to pose several multiple choice questions and ask the users if the current business process is correct
C) A closed-ended survey using the Likert scale to rank specific areas of the current business process
D) An open-ended survey to collect different opinions on the current business process



3. An insurance company embarks on a project to replace its current enrollment and billing software application, which will no longer be supported by the end of the calendar year. The new enrollment and billing application must be implemented before the current vendor contract ends. The business analyst gathers the initial requirements for the new enrollment and billing application. Based on the large volume of requirements, the business analyst realizes that the requirements will need to be prioritized. Which requirements prioritization method should the business analyst use for this project?

A) Time-boxing
B) Risk analysis
C) Weighted ranking
D) MoSCoW



4. Projects have been managed well and completed on schedule and on budget. However, successful completion of the projects has not improved the companyâ??s performance and profitability. Which of the following should have been implemented to ensure that the projects would improve the companyâ??s performance and profitability?

A) A risk plan
B) A strategies and goals analysis
C) A project management plan
D) A review with appropriate stakeholders



5. During the initial phase of a project, which technique could assist in identifying and categorizing the stakeholders?

A) Organization modeling
B) Power/interest grid
C) Business activity model
D) RACI matrix