Stakeholders Engagement
In voting to get the right features of a solution, 30% of people vote for the A feature. Which of the Grouping decision-making techniques is followed in this scenario?
Plurality obtains a decision by taking the most common answer received from among the decision makers. The PMI Guide to Business Analysis-PMI-(2017)-Ebook PDF-p311
In which retrospective stages, cause and effect analysis is used?
In Generate insights step, the team looks for commonality in the feedback including cause and effect.Business Analysis for Practitioners- PMI- (2015)-Ebook PDF-p52
Which of the following is not in the product backlog?
The product backlog is the list of all product backlog items, typically user stories, requirements, or features, that need to be delivered for a solution. Organizational standards can not belongs to product backlog.The PMI Guide to Business Analysis-PMI-(2017)-Ebook PDF-p177
Estimation Poker is used to estimate some user stories, and the agile project management team help from a modified Fibonacci series sequence. Which of the following numbers cannot be agreed upon?
A modified Fibonacci series to which other numbers have been added. One such scale commonly in use is 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 20, 40, and 100. So we observe that a 40 should not be appeared.
To hire a business analyst in an organization, it was decided that from next year, these people will have a PBA degree. What tools were used to get new stakeholders?
Job analysis is a technique that can be used to identify the job requirements and competencies required to perform effectively in a specific job or role.The PMI Guide to Business Analysis-PMI-(2017)-Ebook PDF-p161
Which one does not fit in the business analysis plan?
The project management plan is larger than the business plan and does not fit.
What is the most important strength point of a brainstorming?
Options 1, 2 and 4 give a general description of the brainstorm. While in option 3 we have the significant advantage of brainstorming. That is, the output of each brainstorming process feeds on the input of previous processes.The PMI Guide to Business Analysis-PMI-(2017)-Ebook PDF-p157
"Which technique is in which the work to be accomplished in the near term is planned in detail, while the work in the future is planned at a higher level? "
Rolling wave planning is an iterative planning technique in which the work to be accomplished in the near term is planned in detail, while the work in the future is planned at a higher level.The PMI Guide to Business Analysis-PMI-(2017)-Ebook PDF-p178
Assuming following RACI matrix, in which row do we seem to encounter an error?
As an unwritten rule, in one row of a RACI matrix, two people cannot approve a task at the same time.
Assuming following picture, which next is incorrect?
Apparently, these estimates are not final and can be changed depending on the project.
In adaptive lifecycle, which process can iteration 0 replace?
In "Typical Adaptive Considerations" for Conduct Business Analysis Planning process,there is iteratiton 0.The PMI Guide to Business Analysis-PMI-(2017)-Ebook PDF-p179
Marzieh is employed as a business analyst in a large, bureaucratic organization. Which of the following methods can least help identify stakeholders?
In large, bureaucratic organizations, staging interviews with stakeholders is time consuming and tedious. It seems that other techniques should be used.
In which one is it less likely to perform persona analysis?
Persona belongs to agile thinking and items 2, 3 and 4 are agile methodologies.
Which are qualitative or quantitative measures or used to evaluate the effectiveness of business analysis practices?
Business analysis performance metrics are qualitative or quantitative measures or inferences used to evaluate the effectiveness of business analysis practices.The PMI Guide to Business Analysis-PMI-(2017)-Ebook PDF-p191
During the Corona Pandemic, a company decides to send two-thirds of its employees to telecommuting. Which of the following is a concern for this organization?
For telecommuting the organization's personnel, a suitable technical infrastructure is needed to use it.
In which estimation technique is the bias less?
Some organizations take a formal approach to wide-band Delphi, where all estimates are created anonymously by a team of experts and the members of that team collaborate to discuss the estimates and then re-estimate anonymously.The PMI Guide to Business Analysis-PMI-(2017)-Ebook PDF-p177
Which of the following is most likely to complicate a project?
PMI’s Pulse of the Profession® In-Depth Report: Navigating Complexity identified multiple stakeholders, followed by ambiguity in project features as the top reasons for project complexity. Business Analysis for Practitioners- PMI- (2015)-Ebook PDF-p41
To run a program, Business analysis is performed. If we show the program management plan with A and the business analysis plan with B. What is the relation between A and B?
The discussion is about membership and subser in set theory.In this scenario, set B is a subset of set A.
Which estimate is different from the others
Affinity estimating is a form of relative estimation. Relative estimation is similar, but not identical, to analogous estimation. Option 1 does not seem to be similar to the other options.The PMI Guide to Business Analysis-PMI-(2017)-Ebook PDF-p175,176
In some cases, the business analysis plan evolves over time and the business analyst reviews planning and approach decisions with the sponsor, project manager, and key stakeholders as more details are known. What approach does she use to design this document?
Rolling wave planning may be used, which involves planning from a high-level first and a more detailed level later on in the project when the activities are ready to be performed. In these cases, the business analysis plan evolves over time and the business analyst reviews planning and approach decisions with the sponsor, project manager, and key stakeholders as more details are known.Business Analysis for Practitioners- PMI- (2015)-Ebook PDF-p46
Which number is suitable for using the poker planning game?
Fibonacci numbers are used to planning poker.The format of these numbers is equal to each number as the sum of its previous two numbers.
Teleworking instructions for Corona days in a company not developed and some business analysts do not know what to do at home. What is wrong?
A communication approach describes how business analysis information will be structured and when communication to stakeholders will occur. Business Analysis for Practitioners- PMI- (2015)-Ebook PDF-p57
" Which stakeholders should not be ignored, and should be included in initial discussion to validate that their relationship is assessed correctly? "
Low influence/low impact stakeholders should not be ignored, and should be included in initial discussion to validate that their relationship is assessed correctly.The PMI Guide to Business Analysis-PMI-(2017)-Ebook PDF-p164
In an organization, the vice president of business has changed. Her primary character seems to be a supporter of the business plan. As a business analyst, Elham decides to get more information from her so that she can better handle the governance process with her. Which of the following processes can facilitate this?
Conduct Stakeholder Analysis—The process of researching and analyzing quantitative and qualitative information about the individuals, groups, or organizations that may impact, are impacted, or are perceived to be impacted by the area under assessment.The PMI Guide to Business Analysis-PMI-(2017)-Ebook PDF-p153
Which of the following is incorrect about job analysis?
Job analysis is a technique that can be used to identify the job requirements and competencies required to perform effectively in a specific job or role. Job Analysis is related to Predictive Lifecycle.The PMI Guide to Business Analysis-PMI-(2017)-Ebook PDF-p161
Assuming the following burndown chart, how many days are there under the project?
In the Burndown Chart, where the actual graph is above the plan graph, the overall progress status is under project. In this case there are only two points that are above the actual graph.
" Elham has participated in a meeting in which the following 3 questions are constantly asked: • What is working? • What is not working? • What needs to change? What meeting did Elham attend? "
These three questions are asked of team members during the retrospective session. Business Analysis for Practitioners- PMI- (2015)-Ebook PDF-p52
Which of the following as a grouping method can less do stakeholder analysis?
Items 1, 2 and 3 all use group stakeholder analysis.
Which as companion techniques to help teams identify the stakeholder roles that need to be depicted in the onion diagram?
The onion diagram is a good choice when the team is looking for a concise way to communicate information about stakeholder relationships. Other methods, such as brainstorming or analyzing organizational charts, work well as companion techniques to help teams identify the stakeholder roles that need to be depicted in the onion diagram.The PMI Guide to Business Analysis-PMI-(2017)-Ebook PDF-p165
The product manager asks the agile development team to complete the MVP within 90 days. Which technique is most helpful in prioritizing requirements?
When the two techniques are combined, they can meet product requirements in a timely manner, both in terms of time and in terms of prioritizing requirements.
In a broadband Provider company, a business analyst uses a stick figure. Next to it set a name Maryam as girls who use 16GB of internet per month. What technique do they use?
A persona is a fictional character created to represent a user group or group of stakeholders who have similar needs.Business Analysis for Practitioners- PMI- (2015)-Ebook PDF-p45
Which technique can be used to quickly obtain anonymous feedback from a small group?
A lot of ideas may be collected in a brainstorming, but less feedback is obtained, but conversely, a lot of ideas and a lot of feedback can be collected in Questionnaires and surveys.
Together with the project manager, the business analyst discovers the initial list of solution stakeholders with the help of a brainstorming. By what process can we classify more qualitative information from them?
Conduct Stakeholder Analysis is the process of researching and analyzing quantitative and qualitativ information about the individuals, groups, or organizations that may impact, are impacted, or are perceived to b impacted by the area under assessment.The PMI Guide to Business Analysis-PMI-(2017)-Ebook PDF-p153
As the product owner in an agile team, Elham has come across a user story that seems complicated and has a longer timeline than planned. What to do next?
An epic, because of its complexity, must be broken down into a user story to make it easier to do.
Which describes that how the overall requirements of the project will be elicited, analyzed, documented, and managed across the project?
Requirements management plan is a component of the project management plan and describes how the overall requirements of the project will be elicited, analyzed, documented, and managed across the project.Business Analysis for Practitioners- PMI- (2015)-Ebook PDF-p46
Which of the following is incorrect about adaptive lifecycle?
Adaptive lifecycle embrace uncertainty. Business Analysis for Practitioners- PMI- (2015)-Ebook PDF-p50
Suppose MVP is a function. The output is at least something that indicates the product. Which function is incorrect?
It seems that in the case of watches, the least that can be expected from it as a product is to show the time.
Atefeh is a business analyst at a food company with traditional PMO. She goes to the company's knowledge repository and wants to check some KPIs for the new project. What valuable information does this repository have?
Lesson learned belongs to traditional and non-agile project management and retrospective belongs to agile project management.
Which of the following can always be a stakeholder for an organization?
The regulator is always the stakeholder and the positive and negative influence on the organization and the rest of the options are variable and can not remain a permanent stakeholder.
Assuming following Burndown chart, which next is correct?
Burndown charts help visualize progress, stalled efforts, or backsliding where the remaining quantity of what is being tracked increases over time.Obviously, where the actual chart is below the program chart, we are ahead of the project and vice versa.
For project scheduling, the 100% rule is followed. The project is broken down into phases and then into a set of activities. And for each activity a time duration is allocated. At the end, the total project execution time is obtained. Which planning technique is used?
Bottom-up estimating is a method of estimating duration or cost by aggregating the estimates of the lower- level tasks. A decomposition model often identifies these lower-level tasks. The PMI Guide to Business Analysis-PMI-(2017)-Ebook PDF-p176
It seems that the expectations of some stakeholders have not been met for about a month. Which of the following can help in etiology?
Option 1 is more complete than the other options. All stakeholder management interactions take place in the stakeholder register.
Which of the following is not included in the business analysis plan?
Option 3 is for the requirements management plan and has nothing to do with the business analysis plan.Business Analysis for Practitioners- PMI- (2015)-Ebook PDF-p48
In a multinational organization with branches from different countries, which of the following is not a concern?
Discussing different times and zones in multinational corporations is a challenge.
Marzieh is the project manager for the deployment of an ERP in a government agency. He listens to their point of view in a meeting with key stakeholders. Team members do not seem to believe that the paper system is compatible with the paperless system. Also, due to the complexity of the project, they believe that it takes a long time to deploy it in the environment. Which transition strategy does Marzieh consider suitable for this organization?
The old and the new system can live together and there is no will to remove the old system!
Which of the following about Persona Analysis is incorrect?
"A persona is written in the form of a narrative and tells a story about the user class. Personas describe the goals, behaviors, motivations, environment, demographics, and skills of the user class. The information provided in the persona is behavioral in nature versus the information that is obtained from a job analysis that would be descriptive in nature.Business Analysis for Practitioners- PMI- (2015)-Ebook PDF-p45"
The business analyst and five others want to come up with a consensus-based solution to estimate the activities. Which method do not you recommend?
Options 2, 3 and 4 use a consensus technique.
Which of the following may take the form of a checklist?
A readiness assessment may take the form of a report that provides the results of a readiness evaluation or it may take the form of a readiness checklist, where readiness characteristics can be checked off to reveal where there are transition elements still requiring attention.The PMI Guide to Business Analysis-PMI-(2017)-Ebook PDF-p185
Javid has prepared a set of several checklists and wants to analyze the status of organizational changes to reach the ideal point. What documentary should she produce next?
A readiness assessment may take the form of a report that provides the results of a readiness evaluation or it may take the form of a readiness checklist, where readiness characteristics can be checked off to reveal where there are transition elements still requiring attention. The PMI Guide to Business Analysis-PMI-(2017)-Ebook PDF-p185
In two different intervals, the requirements of a solution are examined and the information is in accordance with the table below. What should a business analyst do to analyze these differences?
Variance analysis is a technique for determining the cause and degree of difference between the baseline and actual performance.The PMI Guide to Business Analysis-PMI-(2017)-Ebook PDF-p194