CAPM Business Analysis Frameworks Practice Test 5 — 15 Questions

Question 1

Which TWO of the following are commonly used techniques for requirements prioritization?

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Kano. Kano analysis categorizes features based on how they affect customer satisfaction (basic, performance, excitement) to prioritize by impact. MoSCoW (Must have, Should have, Could have, Won't have) classifies requirements by necessity and stakeholder agreement. Both are standard prioritization techniques in business analysis for the CAPM exam.

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SWOT

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Fishbone

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Risk Register

Question 2

Which THREE of the following are components typically included in a business case?

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Cost-Benefit Analysis. A business case typically includes an executive summary, cost-benefit analysis, and risk assessment. Work Breakdown Structure is a project planning tool, and Stakeholder Register is a stakeholder management document.

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Stakeholder Register

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Work Breakdown Structure

Question 3

A business analyst is conducting a feasibility study for a new project. Which TWO areas are typically assessed?

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Market Feasibility. Standard areas in a feasibility study include technical and market feasibility. Scope, time, and quality are project management constraints typically addressed in later phases.

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Scope Feasibility

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Time Feasibility

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Quality Feasibility

Question 4

Refer to the exhibit. Based on the server health check, which requirement is most likely to be triggered?

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Expand disk space on /var/log. The error message indicates a critical disk space issue on /var/log, so expanding disk space is the most likely requirement. CPU and memory are within normal ranges, and replacing the server is premature.

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Add more memory

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Replace the server

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Increase CPU capacity

Question 5

Refer to the exhibit. The business analyst is asked to ensure that all customer records are kept for at least two years. Which change to the policy is required?

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Increase retentionDays for CustomerRecord to 730. Current retention for CustomerRecord is 365 days (1 year). To meet at least two years (730 days), the retentionDays value must be increased to 730.

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Add a new rule for CustomerRecord with 730 days

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Remove the CustomerRecord rule

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Change action for CustomerRecord to Delete

Question 6

Refer to the exhibit. The business analyst is analyzing system requirements for a payment gateway. Based on this error log, which non-functional requirement is most likely to be updated?

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Performance requirement to increase timeout threshold. The error describes a transaction timeout, which relates to system performance. Therefore, the performance requirement for timeout threshold should be reviewed and potentially increased.

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Usability requirement for user-friendly error messages

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Availability requirement for 99.99% uptime

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Security requirement to encrypt transactions

Question 7

A business analyst is facilitating a requirements workshop. Which technique is best for generating creative ideas?

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Brainstorming. Brainstorming is a group creativity technique designed to generate a large number of ideas, making it the best choice for creative thinking in a workshop setting.

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Interview

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Survey

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Document analysis

Question 8

During a project, a stakeholder requests a change that adds new functionality. The BA determines the change is feasible but will delay the schedule. What should the BA do first?

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Document the impact in the change request. The BA should document the impact in the change request to inform the change control board and stakeholders before any decision.

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Reject the change

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Approve the change

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Implement the change

Question 9

A business analyst is using a requirements traceability matrix. A test case failure reveals that requirement REQ-007 was not implemented correctly. What does the RTM help the BA identify?

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The related design and test artifacts. The RTM links requirements to their design, development, and test artifacts, enabling the BA to trace the related components that need correction.

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The priority of the requirement

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The source of the requirement

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The stakeholder who approved it

Question 10

Which of the following is a key output of the requirements analysis phase?

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Requirements documentation. The requirements documentation is a primary output of requirements analysis, capturing the detailed specifications.

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Stakeholder register

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Project charter

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Business case

Question 11

A BA is conducting a feasibility study. Which factor is assessed to determine if the project aligns with strategic goals?

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Organizational feasibility. Organizational feasibility assesses whether the project aligns with the strategic goals of the organization by evaluating factors such as management support, stakeholder buy-in, and cultural fit. This ensures the project supports the overall business strategy and has the necessary organizational commitment to succeed.

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Technical feasibility

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Schedule feasibility

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Economic feasibility

Question 12

A business analyst is prioritizing requirements using the Kano model. A feature that provides delight when present but causes dissatisfaction when absent is classified as:

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One-dimensional. In the Kano model, a feature that causes dissatisfaction when absent cannot be attractive because attractive features do not cause dissatisfaction when absent. One-dimensional (performance) features cause satisfaction when present and dissatisfaction when absent, which matches the description ("delight" is often used loosely for satisfaction). Thus, the correct classification is One-dimensional.

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Must-be

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Attractive

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Indifferent

Question 13

Which tool is used to visually represent the relationships between requirements and other project artifacts?

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RTM. The Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) is a grid that links requirements to their origin, design, development, and testing artifacts.

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WBS

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Network diagram

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Gantt chart

Question 14

In an Agile framework, when should the business analyst perform backlog refinement?

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Continuously throughout the project. Backlog refinement is an ongoing activity throughout the project to ensure the backlog is prioritized and ready for upcoming sprints.

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During the sprint review

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Only when requested by the product owner

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Only at the start

Question 15

Which TWO techniques are commonly used for requirements analysis? (Choose 2)

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Process modeling. Process modeling (e.g., flowcharts) and prototyping are analysis techniques that help understand and refine requirements.

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Survey

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Brainstorming

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Benchmarking