CCBA Business Rules Analysis

Question 1

What is a 'business rule' in the context of business analysis?

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A specific directive that defines or constrains some aspect of the business, governing behavior, action, or decision

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A technical constraint imposed by the software development framework

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A project management guideline for the BA team

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A regulatory requirement imposed by a government authority

Question 2

What distinguishes a 'business rule' from a 'business process'?

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A business rule states a constraint or directive; a business process describes the sequence of activities to accomplish a goal

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Business rules are documented; business processes are not

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Business processes apply to customers; business rules apply to employees only

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Business rules are enforced by IT systems; business processes are manual

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of a 'definitional rule' (also called a term rule)?

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'Preferred customer' is defined as a customer who has placed more than 10 orders in the past 12 months

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All loans must be approved by a credit officer before disbursement

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Orders cannot be modified after they have been shipped

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Invoices overdue by 30 days must trigger an automated reminder

Question 4

Why is it important for business rules to be stated declaratively rather than procedurally?

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Declarative rules separate the 'what' from the 'how', enabling implementation flexibility and making rules easier to maintain

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Declarative rules are easier for developers to code

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Procedural rules cannot be documented in requirements

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Declarative rules automatically generate test cases

Question 5

What is a 'decision table' used for in business rules analysis?

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Documenting complex conditional logic by mapping combinations of conditions to corresponding actions

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Scheduling business analysis activities in a tabular format

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Mapping requirements to the business analysts responsible for them

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Recording decisions made during stakeholder meetings

Question 6

Which source is MOST likely to reveal undocumented business rules in a legacy system migration?

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Subject matter experts who have operated the current system for years

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The organization's published policy documents

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Industry benchmarking reports

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The project charter and scope statement