PMI-PBA Exam-Questions with Correct Answers/ Verified/ Latest
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acceptance criteria - ✔✔A set of conditions that is required to be met before deliverables
are accepted
active listening - ✔✔The act of listening completely with all senses so as to pick up all of the
information that is being communicated.
activity - ✔✔A distinct, scheduled portion of work performed during the course of a project.
adaptive life cycle - ✔✔A project life cycle, also known as change-driven or agile methods,
that is intended to facilitate change and requires a high degree of ongoing stakeholder
involvement.
affinity diagram - ✔✔A group creativity technique that allows large numbers of ideas to be
classified into groups for review and analysis.
approved change request - ✔✔A change request that has been processed through the
integrated change control process and approved.
architecture - ✔✔A method to describe an organization by mapping its essential
characteristics, such as people, locations, processes, applications, data, and technology.
as is process - ✔✔A depiction of the current state of a process, representing how a process
is currently performed in the organization.
assumption - ✔✔A factor that is considered to be true, real, or certain, without proof or
demonstration.
asynchronous interview - ✔✔An interview in which the participants are not engaged in the
interview at the same time.
,backlog - ✔✔A listing of product requirements and deliverables to be completed, written as
stories, and prioritize by the business to manage and organize the project's work.
baseline - ✔✔The approved version of a work product that can be changed only through
formal change control procedures and is used as a basis for comparison.
benchmarking - ✔✔The comparison of actual or planned practices, such as processes and
operations, to those of comparable organizations to identify best practices, generate ideas
for improvement, and provide a basis for measuring performance.
brainstorming - ✔✔A general data gathering and creativity technique that is used to identify
risks, ideas, or solutions to issues by using a group of team members or subject matter
experts.
burndown - ✔✔A visual chart depicting the number of backlog items remaining at any point
in time in a project.
business analysis - ✔✔The set of activities performed to identify business needs;
recommend relevant solutions; and elicit, document, and manage requirements.
business analysis approach - ✔✔A description of how the business analysis process will be
conducted for the project or program.
business analysis center of excellence - ✔✔an organizational structure created whereby
business analysts are managed centrally or are provided membership centrally for the
purpose of improving the business analysis discipline across the organization. (aka Center of
Business Analysis Practice)
business analysis documentation - ✔✔The set of business analysis information produced as
an output of the business analysis work conducted on a program or project. Such output
may be comprised of business analysis deliverables, business analysis work products, or a
combination thereof.
, business analysis plan - ✔✔A subplan of the project management plan that defines the
business analysis approach, including the tasks that will be performed, the deliverables that
will be produced, the roles required to carry out the process, and process decisions
regarding how requirement-related decisions will be made...
business analysis planning - ✔✔The domain of business analysis that involves planning all of
the business analysis activities and reaching the necessary process decisions required for
running an effective business analysis process for a program or project.
business architechture - ✔✔A collection of the business functions, organizational structures,
locations, and processes of an organization, including documents and depictions of those
elements.
business case - ✔✔A documented economic feasibility study used to establish the validity of
the benefits of a selected component lacking sufficient definition and used as a basis for the
authorization of further project management activities.
business need - ✔✔The impetus for a change in an organization, based on an existing
problem or opportunity
business objective model - ✔✔A business analysis model that relates the business problems,
business objectives, and top-level features. This model encompasses the justification for a
project.
business requirements - ✔✔Requirements that describe the higher-level needs of the
organization, such as the business issues or opportunities, and which provide the rationale
for why a project is being undertaken.
business rule - ✔✔Constraints about how the organization wants to operate. These
constraints are usually enforced by data and/or processes and are under the jurisdiction of
the business.
business rules analysis - ✔✔A process for evaluating, designing, and implementing the rules
that govern the organization, its processes, and its data.
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acceptance criteria - ✔✔A set of conditions that is required to be met before deliverables
are accepted
active listening - ✔✔The act of listening completely with all senses so as to pick up all of the
information that is being communicated.
activity - ✔✔A distinct, scheduled portion of work performed during the course of a project.
adaptive life cycle - ✔✔A project life cycle, also known as change-driven or agile methods,
that is intended to facilitate change and requires a high degree of ongoing stakeholder
involvement.
affinity diagram - ✔✔A group creativity technique that allows large numbers of ideas to be
classified into groups for review and analysis.
approved change request - ✔✔A change request that has been processed through the
integrated change control process and approved.
architecture - ✔✔A method to describe an organization by mapping its essential
characteristics, such as people, locations, processes, applications, data, and technology.
as is process - ✔✔A depiction of the current state of a process, representing how a process
is currently performed in the organization.
assumption - ✔✔A factor that is considered to be true, real, or certain, without proof or
demonstration.
asynchronous interview - ✔✔An interview in which the participants are not engaged in the
interview at the same time.
,backlog - ✔✔A listing of product requirements and deliverables to be completed, written as
stories, and prioritize by the business to manage and organize the project's work.
baseline - ✔✔The approved version of a work product that can be changed only through
formal change control procedures and is used as a basis for comparison.
benchmarking - ✔✔The comparison of actual or planned practices, such as processes and
operations, to those of comparable organizations to identify best practices, generate ideas
for improvement, and provide a basis for measuring performance.
brainstorming - ✔✔A general data gathering and creativity technique that is used to identify
risks, ideas, or solutions to issues by using a group of team members or subject matter
experts.
burndown - ✔✔A visual chart depicting the number of backlog items remaining at any point
in time in a project.
business analysis - ✔✔The set of activities performed to identify business needs;
recommend relevant solutions; and elicit, document, and manage requirements.
business analysis approach - ✔✔A description of how the business analysis process will be
conducted for the project or program.
business analysis center of excellence - ✔✔an organizational structure created whereby
business analysts are managed centrally or are provided membership centrally for the
purpose of improving the business analysis discipline across the organization. (aka Center of
Business Analysis Practice)
business analysis documentation - ✔✔The set of business analysis information produced as
an output of the business analysis work conducted on a program or project. Such output
may be comprised of business analysis deliverables, business analysis work products, or a
combination thereof.
, business analysis plan - ✔✔A subplan of the project management plan that defines the
business analysis approach, including the tasks that will be performed, the deliverables that
will be produced, the roles required to carry out the process, and process decisions
regarding how requirement-related decisions will be made...
business analysis planning - ✔✔The domain of business analysis that involves planning all of
the business analysis activities and reaching the necessary process decisions required for
running an effective business analysis process for a program or project.
business architechture - ✔✔A collection of the business functions, organizational structures,
locations, and processes of an organization, including documents and depictions of those
elements.
business case - ✔✔A documented economic feasibility study used to establish the validity of
the benefits of a selected component lacking sufficient definition and used as a basis for the
authorization of further project management activities.
business need - ✔✔The impetus for a change in an organization, based on an existing
problem or opportunity
business objective model - ✔✔A business analysis model that relates the business problems,
business objectives, and top-level features. This model encompasses the justification for a
project.
business requirements - ✔✔Requirements that describe the higher-level needs of the
organization, such as the business issues or opportunities, and which provide the rationale
for why a project is being undertaken.
business rule - ✔✔Constraints about how the organization wants to operate. These
constraints are usually enforced by data and/or processes and are under the jurisdiction of
the business.
business rules analysis - ✔✔A process for evaluating, designing, and implementing the rules
that govern the organization, its processes, and its data.
