BCS Oral Exam study questions with correct answers

BCS Oral Exam study questions with correct
answers

5 ||technique ||to ||identify ||stakeholders ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-stakeholder ||wheel

Rich ||picture

workshop/interviews ||- ||ask ||people

Project ||manager ||or ||Project ||sponsor

RACI ||matrix ||- ||based ||on ||known ||activties



List ||the ||Stakeholders ||in ||a ||Stakeholder ||Wheel ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Customers

Competitors

Suppliers

Partners

Regulators

Owners

Managers

Employees



What ||is ||the ||Primary ||task ||definition? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-The ||'official' ||perspective ||
(Business ||Sponsor) ||and ||reflect ||how ||the ||business ||officially ||sees ||things.



Why ||is ||it ||important ||to ||document ||a ||stakeholder's ||perspective? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-To
||allow ||us ||to ||understand ||each ||stakeholder's ||requirement ||and ||why ||those ||requirements ||are


||important/meaningful

,What ||element ||of ||the ||CATWOE ||is ||the ||Business ||Activity ||Model ||build ||on? ||- ||CORRECT ||
ANSWER✔✔-Transformation



What ||is ||a ||Business ||Analyst? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-An ||advisory ||role ||which ||has ||the ||
responsibility ||of:

Investigates ||and ||analyse ||business ||solutions

Identify ||and ||evaluate ||options

Elicating, ||analysing ||and ||documenting ||requirements

Ensure ||effective ||implementation ||and ||use ||of ||information ||systems ||in ||line ||with ||the ||needs ||
of ||the ||business

Business ||process ||redesign



Why ||is ||Business ||Analysis ||important? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Impt ||as ||it ||give ||a ||edge ||to ||
an ||organisation ||as ||it ||looks ||at ||how ||an ||organisation ||can ||work ||more ||efficiently ||and ||
effectively



What ||benefits ||does ||the ||business ||get ||from ||employing ||BAs? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-- ||
Organisations ||have ||areas ||of ||improvement ||that ||need ||to ||be ||addressed ||but ||the ||business ||is
||too ||busy ||with ||BAU ||to ||do ||this.



- ||Dealing ||with ||stakeholders ||and ||searching ||for ||options ||to ||address ||business ||needs ||take ||
time

- ||A ||BA ||is ||dedicated ||and ||focused ||in ||reviewing ||information ||and ||are ||expertise ||in ||eliciting ||
and ||documenting ||information ||in ||an ||impartial ||way

- ||Can ||represent ||the ||needs ||of ||the ||business, ||help ||identify ||and ||manage ||those ||needs ||
through ||to ||the ||implementation

- ||ID ||and ||manage ||requirement ||from ||elicitation ||to ||benefits ||realisation



What's ||the ||downside ||of ||not ||having ||a ||BA? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Not ||all ||information ||
would ||be ||obtained ||& ||documented ||and ||if ||obtained ||the ||information ||could ||be ||
documented ||in ||a ||bias ||way

,Requirements ||may ||be ||missed

Options ||may ||not ||be ||properly ||researched

Risks ||associated ||with ||solutions ||not ||business ||requirements



What ||stages ||of ||Lifecycle ||business ||change? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Alignment

Definition

Design

Implementation

Realisation



Explain ||the ||Alignment ||stage ||of ||the ||LCBC ||and ||what ||is ||the ||BAs ||role ||- ||CORRECT ||
ANSWER✔✔-ensuring ||that ||the ||organisation's ||objectives ||and ||strategy ||are ||aligned ||with ||the
||external ||business ||world ||and ||that ||any ||proposed ||changes ||are ||aligned ||with ||the ||internal ||


policies ||and ||architecture ||



The ||BAs ||role ||is ||to ||be ||aware ||of ||the ||external ||environment ||and ||make ||recommendations ||
for ||the ||change



Explain ||the ||Definition ||Stage ||of ||the ||LCBC ||and ||what ||is ||the ||BAs ||role ||- ||CORRECT ||
ANSWER✔✔-Taking ||a ||closer ||look ||at ||a ||business ||situation ||to ||uncover ||the ||root ||cause ||of ||
the ||problems ||and ||defining ||the ||elements ||that ||will ||support ||the ||change



The ||BAs ||role ||is ||to



Conduct ||feasibility ||study ||and ||search ||for ||options

Identify ||and ||liaise ||with ||stakeholders

Conduct ||As ||Is ||and ||to ||Be ||(gap ||analysis)

Define ||the ||requirements

, Explain ||the ||Design ||Stage ||of ||the ||LCBC ||and ||what ||is ||the ||BAs ||role ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-
Design ||of ||the ||solution ||and ||the ||development ||and ||testing ||of ||the ||software ||that ||supports ||
the ||solution

Need ||to ||take ||into ||account ||organisation ||as ||a ||whole ||of ||complex ||changes ||(new/refined ||
processes, ||job ||definitions, ||changes ||to ||management ||responisibilies, ||updating ||of ||the ||
organisation ||structure.) ||- ||POPIT ||Model ||is ||used

Needs ||to ||align ||with ||business ||needs ||and ||objectives ||which ||have ||been ||identified.



The ||BAs ||role ||is ||to ||

Ensure ||that ||requirements ||are ||understood ||and ||delivered

Design ||To ||be ||process

Define ||acceptance ||criteria ||for ||testing

Work ||as ||a ||bridge ||between ||the ||business ||and ||the ||IT ||team



Explain ||the ||Implementation ||Stage ||of ||the ||LCBC ||and ||what ||is ||the ||BAs ||role ||- ||CORRECT ||
ANSWER✔✔-The ||planning, ||preparation ||and ||deployment ||of ||the ||business ||change

Including ||embedding ||change ||and ||stability ||the ||change ||in ||BAU

Involves ||planning ||and ||dealing ||with ||staff ||(SARAH)



The ||BAs ||role ||is ||to:

Plan ||Implementation

Communicate ||Change ||Plan

BAs ||need ||to ||be ||sensitive ||to ||emotional ||impact ||on ||staff ||(SARAH). ||Requires ||a ||high ||level ||of
||interpersonal ||and ||stakeholder ||engagement ||skills




Explain ||the ||Realisation ||Stage ||of ||the ||LCBC ||and ||what ||is ||the ||BAs ||role ||- ||CORRECT ||
ANSWER✔✔-Checking ||the ||success ||of ||the ||implementation,