PMI-PBA Online Practice Questions and Answers

A stakeholder wants to modify an existing feature. Which of the following would be used to determine the scope of the change on the product?

A. Sequence diagram

B. Requirements traceability matrix

C. Requirements attributes table

D. Project schedule and cost baseline

A sponsor requests a new requirement. The business analyst explains that most of the information needed for this requirement does not exist and that the requirement cannot be implemented. The business analyst recommends deferring the requirement until the needed information is available and then adding it to a subsequent project. The sponsor agrees.

What should the business analyst do next?

A. Mark the requirement as complete so that it is not forgotten.

B. Ask the stakeholder to review the requirement before any other action is taken.

C. Communicate that the status of this requirement has changed.

D. Bring the subsequent project to the change control board (CCB).

The business analyst wants to ensure that requirement changes can be formally tracked after the product is baselined. What will the business analyst need to evaluate the proposed change?

A. Scope statement

B. Impact analysis

C. Requirements management plan

D. Pareto analysis

Which of the following actions will contribute most to the success of the initial stage of the project?

A. Interview stakeholders to clearly define the problem.

B. Establish the change control process of the project.

C. Define the acceptance criteria required during the acceptance phase.

D. Document the requirements and obtain sign-off.

Testing on a project has been completed. In order to proceed with deployment, a decision is needed.

Who should the business analyst contact to review the testing results and get approval to proceed with deployment?

A. The tester identified in the testing strategy

B. The project manager identified in the project charter.

C. The project sponsor identified in the scope document.

D. The person identified in the RACI 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.

A major stakeholder of a project is surprised to learn that a particular requirement was not implemented during the latest launch. The business analyst tells the stakeholder that the requirement status was changed to "deferred".

What could have prevented the stakeholder from being surprised about the status change?

A. The status should have been reviewed prior to project launch.

B. The status should have been communicated to all project stakeholders.

C. The status should have been updated in the traceability matrix.

D. The status should have been communicated to the requirement's source.

The project team has all the document control process and versioning in place to capture the requirements changes. The team ensures that the change is documented in the scope document, resulting in the changed work breakdown structure (WBS) and schedule. However, a key requirement was not implemented in the release.

Which is a possible reason why the requirement was not implemented?

A. The requirements management plan was not updated with the change.

B. The requirements traceability matrix was not updated with the change.

C. The scope management plan was not updated with the change.

D. The schedule management plan was not updated with the change.

The requirements baseline is ready for sign-off when the requirements are:

A. justified, clear, consistent, and verified.

B. consistent, analyzed, complete, and validated.

C. complete, clear, verified, and adopted.

D. clear, consistent, complete, and validated.

Which tool provides combined functionality for business analysis and quality assurance activities?

A. Functional specification tool

B. Solution quality assurance tool

C. System use case modeling tool

D. Requirements traceability tool

A company is developing a new risk management system. The company expects the system to evolve in the near future due to changing government regulations.

Which approach will better cope with the requirements' volatility?

A. Multivoting

B. Phased baselining

C. Comparative analysis

D. Storyboarding

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

The business analyst has completed the requirements gathering and documentation processes in developing a baseline document. Several signoffs are needed. During the joint review process with the key stakeholders, the stakeholders announce that they are still not ready to sign off due to a communication gap.

Which technique should the business analyst have followed to ensure consensus?

A. The business analyst should have invited the key stakeholders to the meeting.

B. The business analyst should have reviewed the requirements of the project sponsor first before reviewing other requirements.

C. The business analyst should have performed a complete review of each requirement with the key stakeholders prior to the meeting.

D. The business analyst should have performed a complete review of each requirement with one of the stakeholders' peers before the meeting.

In the first few weeks after a large implementation of a new web-based application, a critical report failed. Further investigation determined that a worker had been using a field that was not supposed to be used. This issue was not identified in testing.

Which technique could have prevented this problem from occurring?

A. Prototyping

B. Use cases

C. Document analysis

D. Diagrams

Change control systems include provisions to implement changes without formal review in the event of an emergency. When the provision is utilized:

A. changes must still be documented and captured.

B. the risk associated with the change is not evaluated.

C. a change control board should be established.

D. changes can be applied without further managerial involvement.