CBAP Sample Questions

CBAP Sample Questions

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Question No-1

“The basis on which requirements are prioritized is agreed upon by relevant stakeholders as
defined in the Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring knowledge area. Typical factors
that influence prioritization excludes: “

1. The advantage that accrues to stakeholders as a result of requirement implementation, as

measured against the goals and objectives for the change.

2. Requirements that must be implemented in order to meet regulatory or policy demands

imposed on the organization, which may take precedence over other stakeholder interests.

3. They are the consequences that result from not implementing a given requirement. This
includes prioritizing requirements in order to meet regulatory or policy demands imposed on
the organization, which may take precedence over other stakeholder interests.

4. Relationship between two requirements, used when a requirement is derived from

another requirement.

Correct Answer: Option 4

Justification: First three options are the descriptions of Benefit, Regulatory or Policy
Compliance and Penalty and all the three options are the typical factors that influence
prioritization.

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Question No-2

A Business Analyst considers the processes in which the stakeholder uses the solution,
which include inputs a stakeholder provides into the process, how the stakeholder uses the
solution to execute the process, and what outputs the stakeholder receives from the
process. He also considers the geographic locations of the stakeholders interacting with the
solution and the issues, risks, and overall concerns the stakeholders have with the solution.

Which element of the Assess Enterprise Limitations task is described above?

1. Stakeholder Engagement Approach

2. Stakeholder Impact Analysis

3. Operational Assessment

4. Performance Variances

Correct Answer: Option 2

Justification: Stakeholder Engagement Approach and Performance Variances is not an

element of the task Assess Enterprise Limitations. When conducting stakeholder impact
analysis, business analysts consider Functions, Locations and Concerns.

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Question No-3

Scope models are used to clarify things excluding:

1. Span of control

2. Relevance of elements

3. Where effort will be applied.

4. None of the above

Correct Answer: Option 4

Justification: Scope models are typically used to clarify the: span of control, relevance of
elements, and where effort will be applied. Depending on the action or stakeholder needs
the model supports, a business analyst determines the types of models to be used and
selects boundaries and elements.

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Question No-4

“The analysis of resources might indicate that existing resources need to be increased or
require increased capabilities or that new resources need to be developed. The assessment
of existing and needed resources is considered when performing a feasibility analysis on
possible solution approaches for the change strategy.”

Which of the following is the element of Define Future State?

1. Capabilities and Processes

2. Constraints

3. Policies

4. None of the above

Correct Answer: Option 4

Justification: The following element is Internal Assets.

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Question No-5

The core concept stakeholders is associated with Requirements Analysis and Design
Definition, just like every other knowledge area. What does a Business Analyst do in this
case?

1. Collaborate with stakeholders to understand the business need and to develop a change
strategy and future state that will meet those needs.

2. Work closely with key stakeholders to maintain understanding, agreement, and approval
of requirements and designs

3. Tailor the requirements and designs so that they are understandable and usable by each
stakeholder group.

4. Elicit information from the stakeholders about solution performance and value delivery.

Correct Answer: Option 3

Justification: Go through page no-135 of BABOK guide to see how this core concept is
connected with this knowledge area.

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Question No-6

Which of the following given options describes Business Acumen?

1. It includes an understanding of how the enterprise generates profits, accomplishes its

goals, its organizational structure, the relationships that exist between business units, and
the persons who occupy key stakeholder positions.

2. The business analyst may leverage knowledge gained from prior experiences to expedite
the discovery of potential changes through elicitation or in-depth analysis.

3. It determines the timing (big steps or small increments), the approach, the role of those
involved, the accepted risk level, and other aspects of how a change is approached and
managed.

4. It is the ability to understand business needs using experience and knowledge obtained
from other situations.

Correct Answer: Option 4

Justification: Business Acumen is the ability to understand business needs using experience
and knowledge obtained from other situations.

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Question No-7

Which of the following statements is false about Requirements Life Cycle Management?

1. Proposed Change can be identified at any time and impact any aspect of business
analysis work or deliverables completed to date.

2. In this knowledge area, Document Analysis is used to facilitate the change assessment
process in Assess Requirement Changes task.

3. Business analysts are responsible for ensuring clear communication of requirements,

designs, and other business analysis information to the key stakeholders responsible for
approving that information.

4. Solution Scope must be considered when approving requirements to accurately assess

alignment and completeness.

Correct Answer: Option 2

Justification: In this knowledge area, Decision Analysis is used to facilitate the change
assessment process in Assess Requirement Changes task.

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Question No-8

Impact Analysis is the element of which of the following given tasks?

1. Maintain Requirements

2. Approve Requirements

3. Assess Requirements Changes

4. Trace Requirements

Correct Answer: Option 3

Justification: Go through the Assess Requirements Changes task.

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Question No - 9

“Business analysts require a thorough understanding of the potential value that stakeholders
hope to achieve with the solution. To assist in the analysis, variables such as the goals and
objectives of the enterprise, key performance indicators (KPIs), the level of risk of the
solution, the risk tolerance of both stakeholders and the enterprise, and other stated targets
are considered.”

Which of the following are the elements of the above given description?

1. Risks and Accuracy

2. Identify Internal Solution Component Dependencies and Investigate Solution Problems

3. Organizational Structure Changes and Operational Assessment

4. Validate Performance Measures and Collect Performance Measures

Correct Answer: Option 1

Justification: This is the description of Analyze Performance Measures and Risks, Accuracy,
Trends, Performance Variances and Solution Performance versus Desired Value are its
elements.

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Question No – 10

Which of the following can’t be considered as a form of prototyping?

1. Is a model created to validate the design of a system without modeling the appearance,
materials used in the creation of work, or processes/workflows ultimately used by the
Stakeholders.

2. Is a product model created to test how the end user interacts with the system without
including any of the properties.

3. Is a model created to test software functionality, qualities of the system for the user (for
example, appearance), and workflow.

4. Is used to visually and textually detail the sequence of activities by summing up different
user interactions with the solution or enterprise.

Correct Answer: Option 4

Justification: Storyboarding is not a form of prototyping. It is a method of prototyping.

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