Question 1

When analysing stakeholders, it is useful to produce a stakeholder analysis grid. What is depicted on the axes of this grid?

Accepted Answer

A)  Objectives and interests. 
B)  Power and influence. 
C)  Perspectives and impacts. 
D)  Power and interest. 
A)  Objectives and interests. 
B)  Power and influence. 
C)  Perspectives and impacts. 
D)  Power and interest.

Question 2

Business Analysis competencies are divided into three groups. Which of the following are the groups of competencies for a Business Analyst? a. IT skills. b. Behavioural skills and personal qualities. c. Techniques. d. Project Management Support. e. Business Knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A)  b, c and e. 
B)  a, b and e. 
C)  b, c and d. 
D)  a, d and e. 
A)  b, c and e. 
B)  a, b and e. 
C)  b, c and d. 
D)  a, d and e.

Question 3

The senior managers of an organisation recognise that they employ knowledgeable, committed staff. Under which category of a SWOT will this be recorded?

Accepted Answer

A)  Weaknesses, 
B)  Opportunities. 
C)  Threats. 
D)  Strengths. 
A)  Weaknesses, 
B)  Opportunities. 
C)  Threats. 
D)  Strengths.

Question 4

A requirement has been identified as beneficial. It will be included in the system if it does not take too long to deliver or cost too much. How would this requirement be prioritised in the MoSCoW classification?

Accepted Answer

A)  As a 'M'. 
B)  As a 'C'. 
C)  As a 'S'. 
D)  As a 'W'. 
A)  As a 'M'. 
B)  As a 'C'. 
C)  As a 'S'. 
D)  As a 'W'.

Question 5

Which of the following statements about a BAM is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  The BAM is concerned with who carries out the activities. 
B)  The BAM is concerned with where activities are carried out. 
C)  There will be one BAM for each business perspective. 
D)  The BAM is an AS-IS model of the real world. 
A)  The BAM is concerned with who carries out the activities. 
B)  The BAM is concerned with where activities are carried out. 
C)  There will be one BAM for each business perspective. 
D)  The BAM is an AS-IS model of the real world.

Question 6

One of Porter's five forces explicitly considers industry competitors. Which of the following is the Key Focus' of this force?

Accepted Answer

A)  A Competitor's external marketing campaign. 
B)  The products offered by Competitors. 
C)  Rivalry among existing Competitors. 
D)  The market share of known Competitors. 
A)  A Competitor's external marketing campaign. 
B)  The products offered by Competitors. 
C)  Rivalry among existing Competitors. 
D)  The market share of known Competitors.

Question 7

As part of an investigation a Business Analyst has devised a form for users of an existing system to use to keep track of the tasks they undertake during their working day. Which of the following describes this investigation technique?

Accepted Answer

A)  Special purpose records, 
B)  Scenario analysis. 
C)  Questionnaires. 
D)  Activity sampling. 
A)  Special purpose records, 
B)  Scenario analysis. 
C)  Questionnaires. 
D)  Activity sampling.

Question 8

The entity relationship model below shows the relationship between Product and Order. Which of the following business rules is correct and is reflected in the diagram?

Accepted Answer

A)  The maximum number of products on one order is eight. 
B)  The maximum number of products on one order is unlimited. 
C)  The minimum number of orders for each product is one. 
D)  The minimum number of products on each order is zero. 
A)  The maximum number of products on one order is eight. 
B)  The maximum number of products on one order is unlimited. 
C)  The minimum number of orders for each product is one. 
D)  The minimum number of products on each order is zero.

Question 9

In which stage of the requirements engineering process are requirements checked to see whether they are well formed and SMART?

Accepted Answer

A)  Requirements management. 
B)  Requirements documentation. 
C)  Requirements analysis. 
D)  Requirements elicitation. 
A)  Requirements management. 
B)  Requirements documentation. 
C)  Requirements analysis. 
D)  Requirements elicitation.

Question 10

The Business Activity Model shows the doing activities' of a business system. Which element of CATWOE do these activities relate to?

Accepted Answer

A)  Transformation. 
B)  Actors. 
C)  Environment. 
D)  Owner. 
A)  Transformation. 
B)  Actors. 
C)  Environment. 
D)  Owner.

Question 11

The required competencies of a business analyst are classified into three categories. Which of the following is one of these three categories?

Accepted Answer

A)  Management Qualities. 
B)  Business Knowledge. 
C)  IT Skills 
D)  Project Skills. 
A)  Management Qualities. 
B)  Business Knowledge. 
C)  IT Skills 
D)  Project Skills.

Question 12

What occurs at handoffs when two actors do not synchronise their work?

Accepted Answer

A)  Errors. 
B)  Queues. 
C)  Functions. 
D)  Decisions. 
A)  Errors. 
B)  Queues. 
C)  Functions. 
D)  Decisions.

Question 13

Linking a piece of delivered software functionality with a requirement is known as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Requirements validation. 
B)  Requirements verification. 
C)  Requirements testing. 
D)  Requirements traceabiiity. 
A)  Requirements validation. 
B)  Requirements verification. 
C)  Requirements testing. 
D)  Requirements traceabiiity.

Question 14

In which of the following business analysis areas does the traditional systems analyst role primarily operate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Quantifying costs and benefits. 
B)  Defining the needs of the business. 
C)  Implementing business changes. 
D)  Specifying IT system requirements. 
A)  Quantifying costs and benefits. 
B)  Defining the needs of the business. 
C)  Implementing business changes. 
D)  Specifying IT system requirements.

Question 15

What does a force-field analysis consider?

Accepted Answer

A)  Forces for and against business change. 
B)  Forces in the competitive environment. 
C)  The financial strength of the company. 
D)  The power of external suppliers. 
A)  Forces for and against business change. 
B)  Forces in the competitive environment. 
C)  The financial strength of the company. 
D)  The power of external suppliers.

Question 16

An airline wishes to assess the punctuality of its flights. What type of business activity would do this?

Accepted Answer

A)  An enabling activity. 
B)  A controlling activity. 
C)  A planning activity. 
D)  A monitoring activity. 
A)  An enabling activity. 
B)  A controlling activity. 
C)  A planning activity. 
D)  A monitoring activity.

Question 17

In a particular organisation it is common practice to call all managers by their first name. It is part of the culture of the organisation. Newcomers are quickly corrected if they do not follow this informal approach. What would knowing about this convention be classified as in Requirements Engineering?

Accepted Answer

A)  Explicit individual knowledge. 
B)  Tacit individual knowledge. 
C)  Explicit corporate knowledge. 
D)  Tacit corporate knowledge. 
A)  Explicit individual knowledge. 
B)  Tacit individual knowledge. 
C)  Explicit corporate knowledge. 
D)  Tacit corporate knowledge.

Question 18

The entity relationship model below shows the relationship between Customer and Order. Which of the following business rules is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  An order may be placed by many customers. 
B)  A customer may place many orders. 
C)  A customer may never place an order. 
D)  An order need not be placed by a customer. 
A)  An order may be placed by many customers. 
B)  A customer may place many orders. 
C)  A customer may never place an order. 
D)  An order need not be placed by a customer.

Question 19

A batch program runs every night to raise invoices. The next day these invoices are posted out to customers by a clerk. Customers pay the invoices with cheques. The cheques are then banked by a clerk. In this scenario, which of the following represents a business event?

Accepted Answer

A)  System prints invoices. 
B)  Clerk sends invoices to customers. 
C)  Customer's cheque is received. 
D)  Clerk banks the cheque. 
A)  System prints invoices. 
B)  Clerk sends invoices to customers. 
C)  Customer's cheque is received. 
D)  Clerk banks the cheque.

Question 20

Which of the following statements about outsourcing of systems development is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has meant that it is no longer necessary for analysts to define rigorous, accurate and complete user requirements. 
B)  It has eliminated the need for effective contract management between the customer and the supplier of the outsourcing. 
C)  It has been a significant catalyst in organisations for the development of a business analysis function. 
D)  It has meant that the programming of solutions is usually undertaken in countries where labour costs are high. 
A)  It has meant that it is no longer necessary for analysts to define rigorous, accurate and complete user requirements. 
B)  It has eliminated the need for effective contract management between the customer and the supplier of the outsourcing. 
C)  It has been a significant catalyst in organisations for the development of a business analysis function. 
D)  It has meant that the programming of solutions is usually undertaken in countries where labour costs are high.

When analysing stakeholders, it is useful to produce a stakeholder analysis grid. What is depicted on the axes of this grid?

Business Analysis competencies are divided into three groups. Which of the following are the groups of competencies for a Business Analyst? a. IT skills. b. Behavioural skills and personal qualities. c. Techniques. d. Project Management Support. e. Business Knowledge.

The senior managers of an organisation recognise that they employ knowledgeable, committed staff. Under which category of a SWOT will this be recorded?

A requirement has been identified as beneficial. It will be included in the system if it does not take too long to deliver or cost too much. How would this requirement be prioritised in the MoSCoW classification?

Which of the following statements about a BAM is correct?

One of Porter's five forces explicitly considers industry competitors. Which of the following is the Key Focus' of this force?

As part of an investigation a Business Analyst has devised a form for users of an existing system to use to keep track of the tasks they undertake during their working day. Which of the following describes this investigation technique?

The entity relationship model below shows the relationship between Product and Order. Which of the following business rules is correct and is reflected in the diagram?

In which stage of the requirements engineering process are requirements checked to see whether they are well formed and SMART?

The Business Activity Model shows the doing activities' of a business system. Which element of CATWOE do these activities relate to?

The required competencies of a business analyst are classified into three categories. Which of the following is one of these three categories?

What occurs at handoffs when two actors do not synchronise their work?

Linking a piece of delivered software functionality with a requirement is known as which of the following?

In which of the following business analysis areas does the traditional systems analyst role primarily operate?

What does a force-field analysis consider?

An airline wishes to assess the punctuality of its flights. What type of business activity would do this?

The entity relationship model below shows the relationship between Customer and Order. Which of the following business rules is correct?

A batch program runs every night to raise invoices. The next day these invoices are posted out to customers by a clerk. Customers pay the invoices with cheques. The cheques are then banked by a clerk. In this scenario, which of the following represents a business event?

Which of the following statements about outsourcing of systems development is correct?

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When analysing stakeholders, it is useful to produce a stakeholder analysis grid. What is depicted on the axes of this grid?

Business Analysis competencies are divided into three groups. Which of the following are the groups of competencies for a Business Analyst? a. IT skills. b. Behavioural skills and personal qualities. c. Techniques. d. Project Management Support. e. Business Knowledge.

The senior managers of an organisation recognise that they employ knowledgeable, committed staff. Under which category of a SWOT will this be recorded?

A requirement has been identified as beneficial. It will be included in the system if it does not take too long to deliver or cost too much. How would this requirement be prioritised in the MoSCoW classification?

Which of the following statements about a BAM is correct?

One of Porter's five forces explicitly considers industry competitors. Which of the following is the Key Focus' of this force?

As part of an investigation a Business Analyst has devised a form for users of an existing system to use to keep track of the tasks they undertake during their working day. Which of the following describes this investigation technique?

The entity relationship model below shows the relationship between Product and Order. Which of the following business rules is correct and is reflected in the diagram?

In which stage of the requirements engineering process are requirements checked to see whether they are well formed and SMART?

The Business Activity Model shows the doing activities' of a business system. Which element of CATWOE do these activities relate to?

The required competencies of a business analyst are classified into three categories. Which of the following is one of these three categories?

What occurs at handoffs when two actors do not synchronise their work?

Linking a piece of delivered software functionality with a requirement is known as which of the following?

In which of the following business analysis areas does the traditional systems analyst role primarily operate?

What does a force-field analysis consider?

An airline wishes to assess the punctuality of its flights. What type of business activity would do this?

The entity relationship model below shows the relationship between Customer and Order. Which of the following business rules is correct?

A batch program runs every night to raise invoices. The next day these invoices are posted out to customers by a clerk. Customers pay the invoices with cheques. The cheques are then banked by a clerk. In this scenario, which of the following represents a business event?

Which of the following statements about outsourcing of systems development is correct?

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ISTQB-ISEB Certified Tester Foundation Level (BH0-010)

PRINCE2 Foundation (PRF)

BCS Practitioner Certificate in Requirements Engineering 2018

ISTQB-BCS Certified Tester Advanced Level- Test Manager (2012)

BCS Foundation Certificate in User Experience

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