CERTIFIED BUSINESS ANALYSIS
PROFESSIONAL (CBAP®) EXAMINATION
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) PLUS RATIONALES
2026 Q&A | INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF
1. Which BABOK® Knowledge Area focuses on defining the future state and
determining strategies to achieve it?
A. Requirements Life Cycle Management
B. Elicitation and Collaboration
C. Strategy Analysis
D. Solution Evaluation
C
Strategy Analysis defines the future state and the approach to move from
current to future state.
2. What is the primary purpose of business analysis planning and monitoring?
A. To validate solutions
B. To manage stakeholder engagement
C. To define how business analysis activities will be performed
D. To document requirements
C
This knowledge area establishes the approach, governance, and
performance measures for BA work.
3. Which stakeholder classification model groups stakeholders by power and
interest?
A. RACI
, B. Onion Diagram
C. Stakeholder Map
D. Power–Interest Grid
D
The Power–Interest Grid is specifically used to assess influence and
engagement needs.
4. Which technique helps ensure requirements are aligned with business
goals?
A. Brainstorming
B. Traceability
C. Observation
D. Prototyping
B
Traceability links requirements to business objectives and value.
5. What is a key output of the Elicitation and Collaboration knowledge area?
A. Business Case
B. Requirements Architecture
C. Elicitation Results
D. Solution Scope
C
Elicitation results capture gathered information for analysis.
6. Which requirement type describes the capabilities a solution must have?
A. Business requirements
B. Stakeholder requirements
C. Functional requirements
D. Transition requirements
C
Functional requirements define solution behavior and capabilities.
7. What technique is best for discovering tacit knowledge?
A. Surveys
B. Document Analysis
, C. Interviews
D. Observation
D
Observation reveals undocumented, implicit behaviors.
8. Which model visually represents data entities and their relationships?
A. Use Case Diagram
B. ER Diagram
C. BPMN
D. Context Diagram
B
Entity Relationship Diagrams model data structure.
9. What is the main purpose of requirements validation?
A. Ensure requirements are complete and correct
B. Prioritize requirements
C. Approve requirements
D. Implement requirements
A
Validation checks quality, feasibility, and alignment with needs.
10.Which BABOK® perspective focuses on regulatory compliance and risk
management?
A. Agile
B. Business Intelligence
C. Information Technology
D. Business Architecture
C
IT perspective emphasizes compliance, risk, and technical alignment.
11.Which document formally justifies an initiative based on cost and benefit
analysis?
A. Business Case
PROFESSIONAL (CBAP®) EXAMINATION
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) PLUS RATIONALES
2026 Q&A | INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF
1. Which BABOK® Knowledge Area focuses on defining the future state and
determining strategies to achieve it?
A. Requirements Life Cycle Management
B. Elicitation and Collaboration
C. Strategy Analysis
D. Solution Evaluation
C
Strategy Analysis defines the future state and the approach to move from
current to future state.
2. What is the primary purpose of business analysis planning and monitoring?
A. To validate solutions
B. To manage stakeholder engagement
C. To define how business analysis activities will be performed
D. To document requirements
C
This knowledge area establishes the approach, governance, and
performance measures for BA work.
3. Which stakeholder classification model groups stakeholders by power and
interest?
A. RACI
, B. Onion Diagram
C. Stakeholder Map
D. Power–Interest Grid
D
The Power–Interest Grid is specifically used to assess influence and
engagement needs.
4. Which technique helps ensure requirements are aligned with business
goals?
A. Brainstorming
B. Traceability
C. Observation
D. Prototyping
B
Traceability links requirements to business objectives and value.
5. What is a key output of the Elicitation and Collaboration knowledge area?
A. Business Case
B. Requirements Architecture
C. Elicitation Results
D. Solution Scope
C
Elicitation results capture gathered information for analysis.
6. Which requirement type describes the capabilities a solution must have?
A. Business requirements
B. Stakeholder requirements
C. Functional requirements
D. Transition requirements
C
Functional requirements define solution behavior and capabilities.
7. What technique is best for discovering tacit knowledge?
A. Surveys
B. Document Analysis
, C. Interviews
D. Observation
D
Observation reveals undocumented, implicit behaviors.
8. Which model visually represents data entities and their relationships?
A. Use Case Diagram
B. ER Diagram
C. BPMN
D. Context Diagram
B
Entity Relationship Diagrams model data structure.
9. What is the main purpose of requirements validation?
A. Ensure requirements are complete and correct
B. Prioritize requirements
C. Approve requirements
D. Implement requirements
A
Validation checks quality, feasibility, and alignment with needs.
10.Which BABOK® perspective focuses on regulatory compliance and risk
management?
A. Agile
B. Business Intelligence
C. Information Technology
D. Business Architecture
C
IT perspective emphasizes compliance, risk, and technical alignment.
11.Which document formally justifies an initiative based on cost and benefit
analysis?
A. Business Case
