1) What is the primary role of a business relationship manager?

A1. Maximize business value
A2. Liaison between business and IT
A3. Accelerate business value
A4. Capture business value

2) The project manager informs your boss that you’re getting involved in project management, and that’s not your role. How do you handle this?

A1. Identify organizational gaps not fulfilled
A2. Clarify where the project manager is lacking
A3. Develop and share a ROSCI
A4. Draft a classic roles and responsibilities document

3) Nothing is being delivered on time, and your value is being questioned. What is the likely culprit?

A1. Weak business analysts
A2. Poorly defined requirements
A3. Architecture was involved too late
A4. Working on too many things

4) Your boss pulled you aside and mentioned that you’re too involved in the day-to-day project details. You are speechless. The next day you explain that…

A1. The project manager is incompetent
A2. Draft a list of project misses you caught
A3. Make the case for a more senior project manager
A4. Informally work with the customer service manager to step up.

5) You joined the project after it had been active for 8 months. You’ve attended meetings but can’t figure out where to add value. Is it because?

A1. The BRM role is not needed
A2. The engagement manager is excellent
A3. The organization poorly defined the BRM role
A4. The vendor has serious resources assigned to the project

6) Budget cuts are inevitable. The quality department has already taken a 20% hit. You’re worried about your job. What is your top focus?

A1. Elaborate the business needs
A2. Establish a deep understanding of our key brands
A3. Critical business domains
A4. Digitals assets and their go-to-market strategy