EXIN RQE Certification Sample Questions

01. A Business Analyst working on a project has just been notified of an update to a business policy, which will impact a set of baselined requirements. The Business Analyst will need to consult with the business stakeholders and agree on the change that needs to be made. They will also need to determine if any other related requirements will be impacted.
Which two elements of requirements management would enable an effective response to this event?
Please remember to select 2 answers.
a) Change control
b) Configuration management
c) Requirements cross-referencing
d) Requirements identification

02. A Business Analyst is collaborating with manager of a retail organization to assess the existing customer returns process. A variety of profiles have been created which detail the individual goals, needs and characteristics of different sample customer types.
These profiles will be used to assess the customer journey from a range of perspectives and explore their individual experiences and any areas for improvement. What is the correct term to describe these customer profiles?
a) Personas
b) Touchpoints
c) Use cases
d) User roles

03. Aaron has been challenged to ensure that upon completion of the project, all requirements must be testable. Which of the following best describes the importance of this testability?
a) To ensure that all requirements align with business objectives
b) To ensure that all requirements are adding value
c) To ensure that all requirements are documented
d) To ensure that all requirements have been delivered as intended

04. In discussions with a project manager, a Business Analyst has defined these items as “Features or characteristics that have been requested by a stakeholder and may form part of a solution”. What is the Business Analyst describing?
a) Actors
b) KPIs
c) Requirements
d) Use Cases

05. Florence is a Business Analyst who has elicited a range of requirements relating to her current project. Florence plans to use a range of analysis techniques to refine these requirements before progressing.
Which of the following would not be an activity of Florence’s analysis?
a) Evaluate effectiveness
b) Evaluate feasibility
c) Identify and remove conflicting requirements
d) Identify and remove duplication within requirements

06. A Business Analyst is working on a project which favors an Agile project approach. Which of the following approaches to requirements validation would be considered most suitable for the analyst to use?
a) Requirements outlines should be established and elaborated throughout the first iteration.
b) Requirements outlines should be established, with a selected subset of the requirements being elaborated in each iteration.
c) Requirements outlines should be fully established, and reviewed at the end of the first iteration to define next steps for the project team.
d) Requirements should be fully established at the outset and reviewed at the discretion of the Project Manager

07. Scott has chosen to model the requirements which have been elicited for his current project. Which of the following is not a benefit of modelling?
a) Provides clarity
b) Confirms requirements are in scope
c) Confirms priority of requirements
d) Removes ambiguity

08. Gordon is a Business Analyst who is defining requirements for a new application and wishes to visually demonstrate it to a group of stakeholders to elicit feedback. Which technique should Gordon use?
a) Interviews
b) Prototyping
c) Scenario analysis
d) Storytelling

09. Tiffany is a Business Analyst who is focused on ensuring traceability of requirements. What does this “backwards from” traceability allow Tiffany to do?
a) To ensure the requirement aligns with business objectives
b) To examine the total cost of the requirements
c) To remove unnecessary requirements as they become irrelevant
d) To trace the origin of requirements

10. A Business Analyst is documenting the requirements to be developed for an Agile project using user stories. A colleague has suggested that they also consider using data models alongside the user stories. Which of the following best describes the reasoning for this recommendation?
a) Modelling can help to identify any gaps in the user stories.
b) Modelling is more accurate that user stories.
c) Modelling would remove the need for further stakeholder input.
d) User stories can be too challenging for stakeholders to interpret.