PMI-PBA Online Practice Questions and Answers

The business analyst has worked with the stakeholders to capture their views of organizational improvement for the company. It would be best to align these with the:

A. work breakdown structure.

B. vision/scope document

C. project charter.

D. requirements traceability matrix.

A business analyst anticipates receiving requirements changes. What should the business analyst do to avoid scope creep?

A. Meet with the stakeholder and discuss timeline impact.

B. Define a requirements baseline and implement a change control process.

C. Implement only the original requirements.

D. Refer changes to the project manager.

The project sponsor needs to know which requirements will be implemented. Which of the following would be the most valuable for a business analyst to provide?

A. Requirements baseline document

B. Requirements management plan

C. Requirements impact analysis

D. Requirements traceability matrix

The business analyst has been assigned to a project involving a low number of stakeholders. Which technique should be used to elicit requirements?

A. Interface analysis

B. Document analysis

C. Survey

D. Interview

A business analyst has been assigned to a project that will design and build two new bridges and, at the same time, redesign a failing bridge for a local structural engineering company. All three bridges must be constructed and meet all safety requirements before flood season next spring.

How would the business analyst define the scope of this project?

A. Perform a work breakdown structure.

B. Perform a feasibility study.

C. Perform a structured walkthrough.

D. Perform process modeling.

A business analyst is working on a system enhancement project and has completed the requirements according to the requirements management plan. The business analyst is now ready to request approval from the stakeholders.

How should the business analyst obtain approval?

A. Provide a defect tracking log for review.

B. Conduct a formal or informal review of the requirements.

C. Send an email requesting approval of requirements.

D. Create and maintain an audit history log of changes to requirements.

The business analyst generated a design specification for a new product. What is the best type of formal review to conduct with the customer to establish an approved requirements baseline?

A. Critical design review

B. Production readiness review

C. System requirements review

D. Test readiness review

A business analyst is ready to begin requirements elicitation; however, stakeholders are not available to participate for another two weeks. Which elicitation technique should the business analyst use during this time?

A. Brainstorming

B. Benchmarking

C. Document analysis

D. Cost-benefit analysis

A business analyst from Company A has been assigned a project to document and identify requirements for a new commercial software implementation. The first step is to break down the business analysis deliverables into activities and

tasks. Then, the business analyst will add an estimate of the time needed to complete the work.

Which type of estimation technique is the business analyst using?

A. Analogous

B. Bottom-up

C. Delphi

D. Parametric

The stakeholders for a newly approved project are subject matter experts who are very knowledgeable in the client's business and will provide the project requirements. The project team scheduled separate sessions with each subject matter expert to identify and prioritize the requirements.

Which technique is being used?

A. Workshop sessions

B. Delphi technique

C. Brainstorming

D. Idea and mind mapping