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GAQM CBAF-001 Certified Business Analyst - Foundation Exam Practice Test

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Question 1

What is stage 0 (zero) of the concerns-based adoption model?

Options:

A.

Shock.

B.

Definition.

C.

Initial change.

D.

Awareness.

Question 2

When should benefits realization be carried out?

Options:

A.

Immediately at the end ofthe project.

B.

At the beginning of the project.

C.

At the end of the finalized feasibility study.

D.

Months or years after the end of the project.

Question 3

A convenience food manufacturer has undertaken a strategic analysis study and has identified a threat from groups lobbying against the use of packaging for food products. Which of the PESTLE categories would have helped highlight this threat?

Options:

A.

Legal.

B.

Environmental.

C.

Technological.

D.

Economic.

Question 4

A business case for a project claims that the new system will provide managers with more time to think creatively about strategic issues. What would this be classified as in a cost-benefit analysis?

Options:

A.

An intangible cost.

B.

A tangible benefit.

C.

An intangible benefit.

D.

A tangible cost.

Question 5

Which of the following options only includes workshop discovery techniques?

Options:

A.

Brainstorming, brainwriting, mind maps.

B.

Round robin, post-it exercise, brainstorming.

C.

Rich pictures, mind maps, task scenarios.

D.

Stepwise refinement, context diagrams, process models.

Question 6

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

Options:

A.

Transformation.

B.

Actors.

C.

Environment.

D.

Owner.

Question 7

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

Options:

A.

A Competitor's external marketing campaign.

B.

The products offered by Competitors.

C.

Rivalryamong existing Competitors.

D.

The market share of known Competitors.

Question 8

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

Options:

A.

Management Qualities.

B.

Business Knowledge.

C.

IT Skills.

D.

Project Skills.

Question 9

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?

Options:

A.

Special purpose records.

B.

Scenario analysis.

C.

Questionnaires.

D.

Activity sampling.

Question 10

Which of the following is a perceived advantage of using workshops to investigate requirements?

Options:

A.

It reduces speed and productivity of the project.

B.

It is time-consuming to arrange and organize.

C.

It focuses on a narrow view of the area under investigation.

D.

It obtains buy-in and acceptance for the project.

Question 11

When undertaking a CATWOE' analysis, which sequence should the first four letters be considered in?

Options:

A.

W, T, C, A

B.

T, W, C, A

C.

W, C, T, A

D.

T, A, W, C

Question 12

On a class diagram, what do the multiplicities represent?

Options:

A.

The number of attributes held within each class.

B.

The minimum and maximum number of operations in eachclass.

C.

The minimum and maximum number of objects in each class.

D.

The business rules for an association between two classes.

Question 13

Who should be defined as the owner of a risk?

Options:

A.

The person who documentedthe risk in the risk register.

B.

The person who identified the risk in the initial requirements analysis.

C.

The person responsible for defining the probability of the risk.

D.

The person best placed to take the necessary counter-measures to the risk.

Question 14

A project reporting system stores information about Employees. How would an Employee be represented in an entity-relationship diagram?

Options:

A.

As an Actor.

B.

As an Attribute.

C.

As anEntity.

D.

As a Relationship.

Question 15

Given the cashflows below, which of the following is correct?

Options:

A.

The project pays back in year 4 of the project.

B.

The projectdoes not pay back within the four year period.

C.

The project pays back in year 2 of the project.

D.

The project pays back in year 3 of the project.

Question 16

Which of the following describes the objectives in a MOST analysis?

Options:

A.

The statements declaring what the business is in and what it intends toachieve.

B.

The approach the organization intends to take to achieve its declared mission.

C.

The goals against which the organization's achievements can be measured.

D.

The detailed means by which an agreed business strategy will be implemented.

Question 17

One of the claimed advantages of buying a software package is that it is possible to predict future maintenance costs with some certainty. How would these costs be classified in a cost-benefit analysis?

Options:

A.

As an intangible cost.

B.

As a tangible benefit.

C.

As a tangible cost.

D.

an intangible benefit.

Question 18

What stage of the V model provides the test criteria for user acceptance testing?

Options:

A.

The business needs.

B.

The requirements.

C.

The designed solution.

D.

The developed solution.

Question 19

An analyst investigating a sales system wishes to ask questions about how a customer order form is completed in the current system. What investigation technique is the analyst using?

Options:

A.

Activity sampling.

B.

Protocol analysis.

C.

Document analysis

D.

Structured observation.

Question 20

A stakeholder in a project has been classified as having no interest but high power/influence on the power/interest grid. Which of the following would be an appropriate way of managing this stakeholder?

Options:

A.

Ignore.

B.

Watch.

C.

Keep onside.

D.

Keep informed.

Question 21

Which of the following describes a 'rich picture'?

Options:

A.

An organization chart showing the most important stakeholders.

B.

A swim-lane diagram highlighting the most costly processes.

C.

A free-format drawing of a business situation under investigation.

D.

A UML class diagram showing both attributes and operations.

Question 22

During which stage of the Business Analysis Process Model would a gap analysis be carried out?

Options:

A.

Define requirements.

B.

Analyse needs.

C.

Evaluate the options.

D.

Investigate situation.

Question 23

In which of the following circumstances is supplier power high?

Options:

A.

When switching costs are low.

B.

When there are relatively few customers.

C.

When the supplier brand is powerful.

D.

When alternatives are readily available.

Question 24

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

Options:

A.

Weaknesses,

B.

Opportunities.

C.

Threats.

D.

Strengths.

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