Which of the following processes can start with the source of problems or with the problem itself?

• A. Risk estimation
• B. Risk management
• C. Risk analysis
• D. Risk identification

A large health care provider has recently purchased and installed a solution that automates some of the activities that coordinate patient recovery activities. A business analyst (BA) is in the process of evaluating this solution and analyzing the performance measures against the value it brings. At this juncture, the BA has uncovered some threats in the solution which could hamper its performance and erode the value it brings.
Which technique will enable the BA to record and handle these on an ongoing basis?

• A. Root Cause Analysis
• B. Solution Scope
• C. Solution Performance Analysis
• D. Risk Analysis and Management

You are the business analyst for your organization and are in the process of creating the solution approach for a technology problem.
Which one of the following definitions best describes the solution approach?

• A. It is an uncertain event or condition that may have a positive or negative impact on the abilities of the chartered project.
• B. Defines the general approach that will be taken to create or acquire new capabilities required to meet the business need.
• C. It is the documentation and control of changes to the product scope as approved by the project stakeholders.
• D. Decomposes the project scope into smaller deliverables; each deliverable is subdivided repeatedly until the deliverable cannot or should not be broken down any further.

You are the business analyst for your organization. Management has asked that you create a method to store the project requirements including those under development, under review, and the requirements which have been approved.
What is management asking you to create?

• A. A repository
• B. A project scope statement
• C. A requirements register
• D. A change management system

A business analyst (BA) at a regional bank has recently been assigned to assist on a project to expand into new markets. The chief executive officer (CEO) envisions the bank as a national brand and has asked the chief financial officer (CFO) to monitor project progress closely. The project manager (PM) has asked the BAs on the team to recommend an appropriate business analysis approach.
Based on the nature of the project and the industry, which approach should they recommend?

• A. An unstructured approach utilizing informal team interaction, model-driven documentation standards, and iterative requirements development
• B. A moderate approach utilizing the bank's existing waterfall project lifecycle and documentation deliverables not requiring formal approval
• C. An agile approach with frequent team interaction, adaptive documentation standards, and iterative requirements development
• D. A formal approach with planned team interaction, agreed upon documentation deliverables requiring formal approval, and front-loaded requirements development