PMI-PBA Free Practice Test

The requirements traceability matrix should primarily be used to:

1. A. address the responsibility owner for each requirement.
2. B. identify the risks associated with dependent requirements
3. C. define a convention to map the requirements to their sources.
4. D. ensure that all requirements have been met.

Correct Answer: D

A new project is in the planning phase. The business owner believes that, since the timeline is aggressive, requirements elicitation should begin as soon as possible. Which activity should the business analyst initiate before beginning requirements elicitation?

1. A. Document how the relevant systems interact.
2. B. Draft a high-level data model.
3. C. Prepare the requirements traceability matrix.
4. D. Define how the solution will be evaluated.

Correct Answer: A

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?

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

Correct Answer: A

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

1. A. Meet with the stakeholder and discuss timeline impact.
2. B. Refer changes to the project manager.
3. C. Implement only the original requirements.
4. D. Define a requirements baseline and implement a change control process.

Correct Answer: D

A project team has been assembled to streamline accounts payable processes in all divisions of the company. As part of the planning activities, the business analyst is working to identify stakeholders.
Which of the following techniques would the business analyst use to identify stakeholders?

1. A. Brainstorming
2. B. Estimation
3. C. Prototyping
4. D. State diagram

Correct Answer: A