1. Testing on a project has been completed. In order to proceed with deployment, a decision is needed. Who should the business analyst contact to review the testing results and get approval to proceed with deployment?

A) D. The person identified in the RACI matrix.
B) B. The project manager identified in the project charter.
C) A. The tester identified in the testing strategy
D) C. The project sponsor identified in the scope document.



2. Company A would like to enter into a new market. The business analyst has been assigned to a project for which nobody in Company A has any prior experience. The project manager has asked the business analyst to assist in resource planning. What should the business analyst recommend to the project manager?

A) C. Ask the developerâ??s team manager for more resources.
B) A. Ask the sponsor for more resources.
C) B. Review the business case to reconsider the project.
D) D. Hire external subject matter experts for the core project team.



3. Once a new project has been identified, the business analyst works with project team members to define what will be included in and excluded from the new system. Which of the following has the business analyst defined?

A) A. Business case
B) C. Solution design
C) B. Business requirements
D) D. Solution scope



4. 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) B. The product design was not properly reviewed by the quality department.
B) A. The requirements matrix did not adequately track back to client requirements.
C) C. Requirement changes were not properly identified in the project charter.
D) D. The product was not adequately tested in accordance with the test plan.



5. A major stakeholder of a project is surprised to learn that a particular requirement was not implemented during the latest launch. The business analyst tells the stakeholder that the requirement status was changed to â??deferredâ?. What could have prevented the stakeholder from being surprised about the status change?

A) D. The status should have been communicated to the requirementâ??s source.
B) B. The status should have been communicated to all project stakeholders.
C) A. The status should have been reviewed prior to project launch.
D) C. The status should have been updated in the traceability matrix.