Question 1

All team members participate at a review of their delivery process for the past 2 weeks. They consider issues, both pro and con, that influenced how much the team got done, as well as what they can do to make that better. This meeting is an example of the principle:

Accepted Answer

A)   Understand what is doable
B)   Iteration and progression
C)   Avoid Waste
D)   Stimulate collaboration and continuous improvement A

Question 2

Good analysis practices at the Strategy Horizon facilitate the transfer of relevant knowledge between teams to:

Accepted Answer

A)   Better understand what features will be delivered
B)   Cancel initiatives that no longer provide value
C)   Stimulate collaboration and continuous improvement.
D)   Prioritize and sequence features for delivery C

Question 3

During a delivery team meeting, some members of the team are confused about the "time" dimension depicted on a story map. After some discussion they conclude it describes:

Accepted Answer

A)   User story implementation order
B)   The project timeline
C)   Sequence of activities a user follows
D)   Time to complete stories D

Question 4

The team is assessing feedback from the work that's been completed. After some discussion they realize this feedback can be used to assess the remaining components that are yet to be built. Specifically, this feedback can be used to help them determine if the initiative's remaining solution components are:

Accepted Answer

A)   Impacting other initiatives
B)   Supported by management
C)   Likely to be completed
D)   Still appropriate

Question 5

A team demonstrating the following characteristics: Expects rapid change Incorporates learning & feedback Has a preference for shorter time frames Treats plans as testable hypothesis is following planning practices that are described as:

Accepted Answer

A)   Predictive and adaptive
B)   Adaptive and hypothesis
C)   Iterative and predictive
D)   Iterative and adaptive

Question 6

The Product Owner reviews the value of the solution being created to gain an understanding of the context, the solution, and the stakeholders. Which principle of agile business analysis is the Product Owner demonstrating?

Accepted Answer

A)   Understand the Waste
B)   Plan Backlog Priority
C)   See the Whole
D)   Collaboration over Contracts

Question 7

The team is very busy working on a top priority initiative. They have delivered many user stories and have many left to complete. However the components they are delivering are not yet delivering end-to-end business value. How can the team maintain understanding of the big picture without getting lost in the details?

Accepted Answer

A)   Create a gantt chart
B)   Refine their backlog
C)   Create a story map
D)   Fully elaborate user stories

Question 8

The team is expanding and refining customer scenarios as the solution components are being developed. This is an application of the following agile business analysis principle:

Accepted Answer

A)   Understand what is doable
B)   Avoid waste
C)   Stimulate collaboration and continuous improvement
D)   Get Real Using Examples

Question 9

Two key components of assessing solution options at the Initiative Horizon include:

Accepted Answer

A)   Shared understanding of the need and a very broad description of solution options
B)   Shared understanding of the need and a description of the selected solution
C)   Shared understanding of the need and a detailed description of all potential solutions
D)   Shared understanding of the need and top three solution options

Question 10

The team establishes ground rules for considering business analysis performance improvements. They agree that speed and accuracy of executing analysis activities becomes very important at the following horizon:

Accepted Answer

A)   Feedback horizon
B)   Strategy horizon
C)   Initiative horizon
D)   Delivery Horizon

Question 11

The team is discussing what analysis performed at the initiative level should include. They realize this analysis will support a number of key decisions, particularly decisions around the:

Accepted Answer

A)   Needs and the solution that will satisfy those needs
B)   Objectives and strategies to meet those objectives
C)   Problem and the system that will address that problem
D)   Strategy and identifying actions that will address that strategy

Question 12

The team discusses the agile principle of avoiding waste and decide it's important because it allows the team to:

Accepted Answer

A)   Verify that the budget is aligned with spending
B)   Focus on items that contribute to satisfying the need
C)   Ensure clear and effective communication
D)   Demonstrate ongoing quality backlog refinement

Question 13

When the product owner determines there has been enough value delivered on the initiative to satisfy the need, then the sponsor's immediate next step is to:

Accepted Answer

A)   Cancel future work on the initiative to avoid waste
B)   Start work on the list of enhancements to improve the delivered product
C)   Hold individual interviews to collect feedback
D)   Dive deeper into the next delivery cycle's stories

Question 14

The organization has a history of delivering products that often don't resonate with potential customers. After some discussion, the team decides to address this challenge by developing:

Accepted Answer

A)   Metrics and KPIs
B)   Personas
C)   Project plan
D)   Customer call center

Question 15

When decomposing stories, the concept of "breadth before depth" signifies progressively breaking down:

Accepted Answer

A)   Estimates and resources required to accomplish the story
B)   Backlog items to the lowest level of detail upfront
C)   Business goals into user stories representing smaller increments of value
D)   Tests to align with usable functionality delivered through each story

Question 16

At the strategy level, a major component of waste can be avoided by ensuring the enterprise:

Accepted Answer

A)   Only begins an initiative when a budget is approved for all work
B)   Has a shared understanding of organizational goals and priorities
C)   Has changes to existing work approved by senior management
D)   Has comprehensive business cases approved by senior management

Question 17

A practice common to most agile approaches is to require that the items in the product backlog that are targeted to be delivered next, are:

Accepted Answer

A)   Loosely prioritized with some having the same priority
B)   Strictly prioritized, and sequenced from smallest to largest work effort
C)   Unprioritized, but with known business value
D)   Strictly prioritized and forced ranked

Question 18

Which of the following is true about the Strategy Horizon?

Accepted Answer

A)   The agile mindset is the same, but we operate under a specific set of Strategic Principles
B)   The principles and agile mindset are the same as those at other horizons
C)   The principles are identical, but we use only a prescribed set of techniques
D)   The principles are identical to the other horizons, but the agile mindset is different

Question 19

The team agrees that the agile business analysis principle of "see the whole" aligns with the BACCM core concept of:

Accepted Answer

A)   Value
B)   Stakeholder
C)   Needs
D)   Context

Question 20

In a planning workshop the team breaks down the product backlog increment and can assign work to members of the team. This is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)   Release planning
B)   Task planning
C)   Resource planning
D)   User story writing

Exam 4: Agile Analyst