Test3 June 2016BCS Foundation in Business Change18 June 2017 BAF_SampleQuestions Welcome to the BCS Foundation in Business Analysis quiz! By taking this quiz you are about to check your knowledge in business analysis. This quiz is based on the BCS Foundation in Business Analysis Sample Paper v 1.4, which is available at the bcs.org website. If you pass this sample test, there is a great chance you will pass the real test. In real life you will get 40 questions and 60 minutes to answer them. In this quiz you will get 20 questions to answer. Are you ready? Good luck! Tell us your name: 1. Constraints and operational guidance are types of which of the following? Business rules Business processes Business events Business activities 2. Which of the following would be an appropriate name for a class that holds invoice details? Record Invoice Details Invoice Invoicing Section Invoice Number 3. Which of the following elements of a SWOT analysis will be identified by an analysis of the internal environment of an organisation? Strengths and Weaknesses Strengths and Opportunities Weaknesses and Threats Opportunities and Threats 4. What does the large rectangular box separating use cases from actors represent on a use case diagram? The system class The system boundary The system process The system event 5. Which one of the following types of stakeholders will support passively the project? Champion Blocker Critic Supporter 6. Which of the following is an example of a functional requirement? The system shall be password protected. The system shall allow the user to amend customer details. The system shall comply with the Data Protection Act. The system shall output reports within five minutes. 7. Which of the following would trigger a process to take place? An activity A function An event An reaction 8. Which of the following is a technique used to represent what an organisation needs to be able to do in order to deliver value to customers? POP-IT Business Capability Model Value Stream Model McKinsey 7-S Model 9. Consider the following statements: a. Prototypes can be constructed using post-it notes. b. Prototypes can be developed in workshops. c. Prototypes have a heading, classification and data section. d. Prototyping is another term for protocol analysis. Which of the following is correct? Statements b and d are correct and statements a and c are incorrect. Statements a and c are correct, statements b and d are incorrect. Statements b, c and d are correct, statement a is incorrect. Statements a and b are correct, statements c and d are incorrect. 10. An organisation is moving its headquarters. Managers recognise that this will lead to disruption and a short-term loss in productivity. How would this effect be categorised in a cost-benefit analysis? As a tangible cost As a tangible benefit As an intangible benefit As an intangible cost 11. A team of business analysts are following the business analysis process model. They have recently completed the stage during which they identified the improvements and recommended a solution direction. Which of the following represents the next stage of their work? Analyse situation Consider perspectives Define requirements Evaluate options 12. Requirements Engineering states that it is essential that business representatives agree that the requirements are accurate and complete. What is this process of agreement called? Requirements management Requirements validation Requirements elicitation Requirements analysis 13. Which of the following is an element of requirements management? Requirement filters Requirements analysis Change control Stakeholder management 14. In which of the following circumstances is competitive rivalry between firms likely to be high? When the market is growing slowly or not at all When buyers find it difficult to switch from one firm to another When there are few firms competing in the marketplace When the cost of leaving the industry is very low 15. What term is used to describe an investigation technique which brings together a wide range of different stakeholders and an independent facilitator? A meeting A workshop Protocol Analysis An interview 16. In which of the following lists are all three discovery techniques that can be applied during a workshop? Use case diagram, task scenario, process model Brainstorming, brainwriting, round robin Interviewing, questionnaires, observation Document analysis, meeting record, stepwise refinement 17. Which of the following is an example of explicit individual knowledge? An ability to use a spreadsheet application A rumour about a company acquisition A procedure stored in the company WIKI A job description for a business analyst 18. A business case for a new system has to consider the effect of a proposal on interdepartmental relations. In which section of the business case would this effect be considered? Options considered Impact assessment Risk assessment Cost/benefit analysis 19. What is the objective of benefits realisation? To check that the project objectives have been met To check that predicted benefits have been achieved To check that users realise that change has taken place To check that benefits have been properly identified 20. Which of the following describes a business perspective? The management view of external and internal influences The collective view of a business area about its direction The rational view of how the business area should be organised A view of the business system held by a stakeholder Thank you for completing this sample quiz based on the BCS Foundation in Business Analysis exam. Time's up
