Last Attempt CCBA Questions

The scenario describes a task that involves identifying policies and business rules that govern how the organization grants paid time off for its employees. This is an example of analyzing the current state of the enterprise, which is a technique used by business analysts to understand the existing situation, problems, and needs of the organization. Analyzing the current state of the enterprise helps to establish a baseline for the business analysis work and identify the gaps and opportunities for improvement.

References: The answer and explanation are consistent with the CCBA® Handbook and the IIBA® website, which provide the details and best practices for the current state analysis technique as part of the business analysis process12. The CCBA® resources also describe the types and sources of information that can be used to perform each task in the business analysis process, such as policies and business rules

 The scenario describes a task that involves interviewing an industry thought leader who predicted that many of the regulations currently imposed by the government will change very soon. The task requires the BA to document the inputs from the thought leader and consider how they will impact the strategic initiatives of the insurance company. This is an example of identifying assumptions, which is an element of requirement validation. Assumptions are statements that are believed to be true or certain without proof or evidence. Identifying assumptions helps to clarify the uncertainties and risks that may affect the requirements and the solution.

References: The answer and explanation are consistent with the CCBA® Handbook and the IIBA® website, which provide the details and best practices for the requirement validation technique as part of the business analysis process12. The CCBA® resources also describe the elements and criteria of requirement validation, such as identifying assumptions12.

This option directly addresses the Product Manager’s need to differentiate and review sales performance specifically for general insurance, which is essential for tracking against set targets. The other options do not specifically relate to reviewing general insurance sales or tracking performance against annual targets.

Tracing the requirements for the interaction between a customer and the new online ordering system will enable the business analyst (BA) to illustrate the relationships between relevant requirements. According to the BABOK Guide, requirement traceability is “the ability to track the origin and evolution of a requirement and its relationship to other requirements” 3. By tracing the requirements, the BA can show how the requirements are aligned with the business objectives, how they support each other, and how they affect the scope, quality, and risk of the solution. Showing all of the decision points in the business process, capturing all users that will be impacted by the project, and detailing the inner workings of the system being changed are possible outcomes of tracing the requirements, but they are not the primary purpose of the technique. References: 3: BABOK Guide, Version 3, Section 7.6 Trace Requirements