PMI PMI-PBA - PMI Professional in Business Analysis
Two weeks prior to the delivery date, a customer changes the business requirements. What should the business analyst do?
The business analyst has been assigned to a project which delivers functionality for a much larger solution. The project has many requirements but has not received adequate funding. In addition, the stakeholders’ views conflict.
Which tools and techniques should the business analyst use to maximize business value while establishing the requirements baseline?
The best way to ensure the integrity of requirements is to:
A business analyst is preparing a requirements management plan and needs to define a method to deal with a complex project with stakeholders who find it difficult to articulate their needs. Which method would best minimize requirements risk?
The requirements baseline is ready for sign-off when the requirements are:
A business analyst is leading a project to implement automated order entry software at a local pizza restaurant. The business analyst has very little information about the project: the ordering process takes too long and often ends in incorrect orders.
What step should the business analyst take next?
A stakeholder requests to add new critical requirements the day before the scheduled baseline requirements approval meeting. The stakeholder insists that these requirements must be taken into account despite time and budget constraints.
What is the most effective way to manage this situation?
The client produced a specification for a new product to be developed by Company A. Company A designed and successfully tested the new product against the test plan, yet the client does not agree that it meets the specification.
What could have caused this?
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?
An insurance company embarks on a project to replace its current enrollment and billing software application, which will no longer be supported by the end of the calendar year. The new enrollment and billing application must be implemented before the current vendor contract ends. The business analyst gathers the initial requirements for the new enrollment and billing application. Based on the large
volume of requirements, the business analyst realizes that the requirements will need to be prioritized.
Which requirements prioritization method should the business analyst use for this project?