IIBA CCBA Exam - Topic 3 Question 11 Discussion

Actual exam question for IIBA's CCBA exam

Question #: 11
Topic #: 3

You are the business analyst for your organization. Your current project is using a plan-driven approach for the requirements, business analysis, and monitoring. Which one of the following statements best describes the plan-driven approach to business analysis planning and monitoring?

APlan-driven approaches encourage changes that prevent errors and omissions.

BPlan-driven approaches typically call for a significant amount of formality and detail.

CPlan-driven approaches determine how priorities will be diagnosed for the project solution.

DPlan-driven approaches typically have meetings daily to discuss the business analysis requirements process.

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Suggested Answer: B

The plan-driven approach has the most business analysis work at the beginning of the project or during the start of a project phase. This approach has a high amount of formality and detail for all areas of the business analysis duties, requirements gathering, and monitoring.

Answer, D is incorrect. This statement is not true about the plan-driven approach.

Answer, C is incorrect. This statement describes requirements prioritization.

Answer, A is incorrect. Plan-driven approaches typically discourage change and they work to refine the requirements over time to prevent errors and omissions.

by Maurine at May 06, 2022, 04:52 AM

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Becky

5 months ago

Yeah, formalities can really slow things down sometimes.

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Alex

5 months ago

Wait, do they really have daily meetings? That sounds intense!

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Nydia

6 months ago

I thought plan-driven meant more flexibility, not rigidity.

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Vanna

6 months ago

Totally agree, it's all about that structure!

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Colby

6 months ago

Plan-driven approaches usually need a lot of detail.

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Ria

6 months ago

B is spot on, formality is a must in plan-driven approaches.

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James

6 months ago

Surprised that people think D is a thing, daily meetings? Really?

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Carin

7 months ago

C seems off, priorities aren't always clear-cut.

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Dana

7 months ago

I think A is more accurate, changes are key to success.

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Shay

7 months ago

Definitely B, it's all about the details!

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Rolande

7 months ago

I feel like I’ve seen practice questions where the emphasis was on the level of detail in planning, which makes me think B is the answer here.

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Chu

7 months ago

I’m a bit confused. I thought plan-driven meant more formal processes, but option A sounds like it could fit too. I need to think this through.

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Mattie

7 months ago

I think plan-driven approaches are all about structure, so I'm leaning towards option B, but I'm not entirely sure if that's the best choice.

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Kallie

7 months ago

I remember discussing how plan-driven methods focus on detailed documentation, which makes me think B could be right, but I also recall something about prioritization.

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Jacquline

7 months ago

This looks like a tricky question on massive MIMO technology. I'll need to think through the key characteristics carefully to identify the 3 correct statements.

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Stevie

7 months ago

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