EXIN Short Business Analysis Foundation Sample Exam

Short version Foundation in Business Analysis sample test

By taking this sample exam you are about to check your knowledge in business analysis as defined by the British Computer Society and EXIN.

This short version of the sample exam is based on the EXIN BCS Foundation in Business Analysis Sample Paper Edition 202402, which is available at the EXIN website.

If you pass this sample test, there is a great chance you will pass the real test. This exam contains 20 questions and you have 30 minutes to answer them. You need to answer 13 question correctly to pass the test.

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Which of the following best describes why a business analyst seeks to understand the strategic context in which a piece of work operates?

As part of the framework of delivery, it is a vital artefact to obtain funding required by the business case

In order to ensure that the organization can define the benefits required as part of the business case for the piece of work

In order to provide relevant challenge to the piece of work and ensure that the task will align with the strategy of the organization

In order to understand the stakeholders in the piece of work and have greater insight into their perspectives

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Which of the following measures whether the organization has in place the critical factors needed to achieve its objectives?

Critical success factors (CSFs)

Key performance indicators (KPIs)

Organization objectives

Value propositions

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Which of the following best describes the purpose for a requirements elicitation workshop?

To discover and visualize new features

To review a project and understand ways to improve and what went well

To review progress on a project

When there has been a conflict and consensus is needed

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Which of the following investigation techniques will produce a physically representative sample of the solution that can be reviewed by the actors as being suitable for the solution?

Activity sampling

Observations

Prototype

Scenario analysis

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Which of the following statements is true about a rich picture?

A rich picture is an overview of a situation.

A rich picture is the future state.

A rich picture needs to be a realistic view of the whole system.

A rich picture needs to be to consistent notation.

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Which of the following does the stakeholder wheel support?

Deciding the power and interest level of stakeholders

Determining the order in which to contact stakeholders

Identifying stakeholders

Listing external stakeholders

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Within a RACI, which category is assigned the role that is going to deliver the work for the artefact?

Accountable

Consulted

Responsible

Informed

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What is the main purpose of recording the emotional state of the persona?

To decide how the process should be delivered

To make sure that the persona is happy

To make sure we have recoded the external perspective

To be aware of how the persona feels during that process

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What is the primary focus of design thinking?

Designing the most efficient systems

Development of a useable solution to a problem

Keeping a customer focus in mind

Prototyping and improvement

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10.

Which section of the requirements engineering (RE) framework would include applying filters and prioritizing requirements?

Analysis

Elicitation

Management

Validation

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11.

Which of the following is the correct syntax for a user story?

As a (user role) I want (capability or feature) so that (why is the feature beneficial to the user role)

Given (situation) when (this happens) then (this needs to be the response)

I (user role) need the ability to (use a feature required for the solution)

When (business event) occurs I need (process name) to (objective of the process)

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12.

Where are business rules evident on a class model?

In the associated stakeholders

In the attributes of a class

In the names of the classes

In the relationships between classes

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13.

Which of the following is true for formal validation and false for Agile validation?

Different aspects of the requirement(s) are checked.

The owner of the requirement(s) is present.

The requirement(s) is(are) issued in advance for review.

The set of requirement(s) is accepted or rejected as a whole.

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14.

Which statement best states the purpose of the business change lifecycle?

The business change lifecycle ensures that changes are correctly governed and owned.

The business change lifecycle ensures that deliveries are on time and to quality and agreed budget.

The business change lifecycle ensures that project objectives are met.

The business change lifecycle ensures that the change meets the organization’s needs.

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15.

What technique is most useful to ensure that a holistic view is taken when conducting gap analysis?

Business change lifecycle

Business process modelling

PESTLE

POPIT

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16.

Which of the following is a principle of business analysis?

Feasible, contributing requirements, not meeting all requests

Managing requirements, not holistic change

Planning projects, not business analysis activities

Well-documented requirements meeting all requests, not solutions

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17.

Which of the following statements correctly describes a product backlog?

A large user story that eventually needs to be decomposed

A list of outstanding tasks on a project plan

A list of required features, typically in the form of user stories

A piece of software that aids business analysis

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18.

In requirements management, what is the purpose of change control?

To cross reference related requirements and documents

To define and implement a process to manage potential changes

To ensure that requirements do not change once they have been approved

To ensure that the version numbers of deliverables are controlled

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19.

Which level in the business process hierarchy is used to describe and model a single business process from start to end?

Actor-task level

Enterprise level

Event-response level

Value stream level

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20.

When following the gap analysis process, which of the following would not be considered to be a gap?

An IT application that may not perform well enough to satisfy the business need in the target state

A process that exists in the current system and is fit for purpose in the future state

A role required in the future that does not currently exist

The requirement to hold more data items in the future situation

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