IIBA Updated CBAP Exam Questions and Answers by mckenzie

The confirm elicitation results process is a technique to ensure that the information gathered during an elicitation session is accurate, consistent, and understood by all stakeholders. It involves checking the elicited information for errors, omissions, conflicts, or ambiguity, and resolving any discrepancies or gaps. The purpose of this process is to validate that the stated requirements expressed by the stakeholders match the stakeholders’ understanding of the problem and the stakeholders’ needs, not the solution, the project sponsor, or the project scope1. References: Confirm Elicitation Results - iiba.org

The creative thinking process is a technique to generate and evaluate new ideas for solving problems or improving situations. The effectiveness of the creative thinking process can be measured by three values: novelty, usefulness, and feasibility1. Novelty refers to how original, unique, or different the ideas are. Usefulness refers to how well the ideas address the problem or opportunity. Feasibility refers to how practical, realistic, or implementable the ideas are. Generating a pre-determined number of new ideas for a business solution is not a measurement of effective creative thinking, as it does not reflect any of these values. The quantity of ideas is not as important as the quality of ideas in terms of novelty, usefulness, and feasibility. References: BABOK® Guide

1: https://www.iiba.org/globalassets/standards-and-resources/babok/babok-guide-v3.pdf

Business rules analysis is a business analysis technique that involves identifying, analyzing, and documenting the rules that govern how an organization operates and makes decisions. Business rules analysis can help an organization to adapt to the change economy, new technologies, and an increase in competition by ensuring that the rules are aligned with the organizational goals and objectives, and that they are consistent, transparent, and flexible. Business rules analysis can also help to identify any gaps, conflicts, or redundancies in the existing rules, and to propose new or revised rules that can improve the organizational performance and efficiency. References: BABOK Guide v3, page 142; CBAP / CCBA Certified Business Analysis Study Guide, page 191.

The waterfall model is a linear and sequential process model that needs to complete each set of tasks in one phase before moving into the next phase in a project development life cycle. The phases are typically requirements, design, implementation, verification, and maintenance. The waterfall model is suitable for projects with well-defined and stable requirements, clear objectives, and minimal risks of changes. References:

Certified Business Analysis Professional™ (CBAP®) | Coursera, Course 1, Week 2, Video: “Waterfall Model”

CERTIFIED BUSINESS ANALYSIS PROFESSIONAL, Page 9, Section: “Review the Exam Blueprint”