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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.

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Which one of the following types of stakeholders will support passively the project?

Champion

Critic

Supporter

Blocker

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?

Define requirements

Evaluate options

Analyse situation

Consider perspectives

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?

Cost/benefit analysis

Options considered

Risk assessment

Impact assessment

Which of the following would be an appropriate name for a class that holds invoice details?

Invoice Number

Invoice

Record Invoice Details

Invoicing Section

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?

Value Stream Model

Business Capability Model

McKinsey 7-S Model

POP-IT

Which of the following is an example of explicit individual knowledge?

An ability to use a spreadsheet application

A procedure stored in the company WIKI

A rumour about a company acquisition

A job description for a business analyst

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

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

Which of the following elements of a SWOT analysis will be identified by an analysis of the internal environment of an organisation?

Strengths and Opportunities

Strengths and Weaknesses

Weaknesses and Threats

Opportunities and Threats

10.

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

Interviewing, questionnaires, observation

Brainstorming, brainwriting, round robin

Document analysis, meeting record, stepwise refinement

11.

What term is used to describe an investigation technique which brings together a wide range of different stakeholders and an independent facilitator?

An interview

Protocol Analysis

A workshop

A meeting

12.

Which of the following would trigger a process to take place?

An event

A function

An activity

An reaction

13.

Which of the following is an example of a functional requirement?

The system shall allow the user to amend customer details.

The system shall comply with the Data Protection Act.

The system shall be password protected.

The system shall output reports within five minutes.

14.

What does the large rectangular box separating use cases from actors represent on a use case diagram?

The system boundary

The system event

The system process

The system class

15.

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 an intangible benefit

As a tangible benefit

As a tangible cost

As an intangible cost

16.

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

17.

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 a and b are correct, statements c and d are incorrect.

Statements b, c and d are correct, statement a is incorrect.

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.

18.

Which of the following is an element of requirements management?

Requirements analysis

Change control

Requirement filters

Stakeholder management

19.

Constraints and operational guidance are types of which of the following?

Business events

Business rules

Business activities

Business processes

20.

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 analysis

Requirements validation

Requirements elicitation

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