Which approach is used to focus on minimizing up-front uncertainty?
Correct Answer: B
A change driven approach is a business analysis approach that focuses on minimizing up-front uncertainty and delivering business value in short cycles. A change driven approach is adaptive and iterative, meaning that it allows for frequent feedback, validation, and collaboration among the stakeholders, and for continuous refinement and improvement of the requirements and the solution. A change driven approach is suitable for projects that have high complexity, uncertainty, or volatility, and that require flexibility and responsiveness to changing needs and expectations12 Option A is incorrect because a class-driven approach is not a business analysis approach, but a software development approach. A class-driven approach is a type of object-oriented approach that focuses on defining and modeling the classes and their relationships in a system. A class-driven approach is not related to minimizing up-front uncertainty or delivering business value in short cycles3 Option C is incorrect because a solution-driven approach is not a business analysis approach, but a problem-solving approach. A solution-driven approach is a type of deductive approach that focuses on finding and implementing the best solution for a given problem. A solution-driven approach is not related to minimizing up-front uncertainty or delivering business value in short cycles4 Option D is incorrect because a plan-driven approach is a business analysis approach that focuses on maximizing up-front certainty and delivering business value in long cycles. A plan-driven approach is predictive and sequential, meaning that it follows a predefined and structured process, and that the requirements and the solution are fully defined and agreed upon before implementation begins. A plan-driven approach is suitable for projects that have low complexity, uncertainty, or volatility, and that require stability and predictability of the scope, schedule, and budget12 Reference: Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK Guide), Version 3, Chapter 2: Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring, Section 2.1: Plan Business Analysis Approach, p. 31-32. Certification of Capability in Business Analysis (CCBA) - Simplilearn, Module 5: Planning and Monitoring, Lesson 5.1: Plan Business Analysis Approach, p. 6-7. Class-Driven Development - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics Solution-Driven Thinking - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Question 157
Linda is the business analyst for her organization and she's working with Joe, a new business analyst, to prioritize requirements. Joe doesn't understand why requirements need to be prioritized; as all requirements are required, they should carry equal weight in the analysis. What should Linda tell Joe as to why requirements must be prioritized?
Correct Answer: D
Explanation Prioritization of requirements is used to make certain that analysis and implementation efforts focus on the most critical requirements. The requirement prioritization process ranks the requirements by importance. It is a decision process. This process is used for determining the relative importance of requirements. These priorities determine which requirements should be targets for further analysis. Answer C is incorrect. Requirements prioritization does not rank the requirements by the stakeholders, but by the needs of the stakeholders and the requirements that are most important to satisfy those needs. Answer A is incorrect. Requirements prioritization does not rank the requirements according to the cost and schedule, but by importance. Answer B is incorrect. Requirements prioritization does not rank the requirements on a weighted scale; this isn't a valid statement.
Question 158
What type of a business analysis approach focuses on the rapid delivery of business value in short iterations?
Correct Answer: C
Explanation The change-driven approach looks to create business value in short iterations. The downside of this approach, however, is that there is more risk and uncertainty in the overall direction. The change-driven approach relies on team interaction to define requirements and gather feedback on the solution. Answer D is incorrect. This is not a valid term to describe the change-driven business analysis approach. Answer A is incorrect. This is not a valid term to describe the change-driven business analysis approach. Answer B is incorrect. This is not a valid term to describe the change-driven business analysis approach.
Question 159
Nancy has asked you to trace a particular requirement for her. What does 'to trace a requirement' mean?
Correct Answer: D
Explanation Tracing a requirement is the linkage of the requirements to all the parts of solution including its execution and creation. Answer C is incorrect. This is not a valid definition of tracing a requirement. Requirement tracing does not consider risk, cost, quality, and other scope elements. Answer A is incorrect. This is not a valid definition of tracing a requirement. It does not examine its position in the project WBS.
Question 160
When using a change-driven approach, the business analyst may create an initial list of high-level requirements for the initiative. This high-level requirements list is also known as what term?
