ECBA Online Practice Questions and Answers

Requirements allocation is an element of which task?

A. Specify and model requirements

B. Verify requirements

C. Define requirements architecture

D. Define design options

What skill is required by a business analyst (BA) to understand how the people, processes, and technology within an organization interact, to understand the enterprise from a holistic point of view?

A. Creative thinking

B. Conceptual thinking

C. Problem solving

D. Systems thinking

The purpose of using process analysis is to:

A. identify and evaluate the underlying causes of a problem.

B. improve decision making by finding useful patterns.

C. understand factors to be included in a contract negotiation.

D. describe the sequential flow of work or activities.

What is the purpose of comparing the results collected through elicitation activities?

A. Classify and organize the results

B. Confirm that the information is consistent and accurately represented

C. Ensure that information produced is recorded for later reference use

D. Validate sufficient information was collected

In prioritizing requirements, which of the following factors include difficulty of implementing a requirement, or the likelihood that a requirement cannot deliver its potential value?

A. Penalty

B. Cost

C. Risk

D. Dependency

When examining requirements relationships, the business analyst (BA) ensures the relationships satisfy the following quality criteria:

A. testable.

B. independent.

C. measurable.

D. unambiguous.

Which of the following knowledge areas contain a task that provides stakeholders with the business analysis information after the collated results are confirmed?

A. Business analysis planning and monitoring

B. Requirements analysis and design definition

C. Requirements life cycle management

D. Elicitation and collaboration

Which behavioural characteristic of business analysis professionals ensures that the tasks performed meet stakeholder expectations?

A. Personal accountability

B. Time management

C. Adaptability

D. Trustworthiness

When is it appropriate to re-evaluate allocation of design elements between components?

A. Before the final selection

B. During regulatory assessment

C. After a shortlist is announced

D. At any time during evaluation

Which of the following is a quality criterion for examining relationships between requirements?

A. Defined

B. Valuable

C. Relevant

D. Complete