IIBA CPOA EXAM ACTUAL TEST PAPER 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ Elicitation Techniques: Collaboration. Answer: (7 total):
Brainstorming; Workshops; Focus groups; Collaborative games;
Interviews; Observation; Survey
◉ Elicitation Techniques: Research. Answer: (2) Document analysis;
Benchmarking & market analysis
◉ Elicitation Techniques: Experiment. Answer: Prototyping
◉ Life Cycle Management Techniques. Answer: (7) Glossary; Backlog
management; Business rules analysis; Lessons learned;
Prioritization; Reviews; Item tracking
◉ Solution Evaluation Techniques. Answer: (5) Acceptance and
evaluation criteria; Metrics and KPI; Process analysis; Root-cause
analysis (RCA); Vendor assessment
,◉ Requirements Analysis & Design Techniques: User. Answer: (5)
User stories; Use cases; Non-Functional Requirements (NFR)
analysis; Business rules analysis; Roles & permissions
◉ Requirements Analysis & Design Techniques: Process. Answer: (4)
Process modeling; Sequence diagrams; State modeling; Decision
modeling
◉ Requirements Analysis & Design Techniques: Data. Answer: (5)
Concept modeling; Data dictionary; Data modeling; Data flow
diagrams; Data mining
◉ Strategy Analysis Techniques. Answer: (8) Balanced score card
(BSC); Business capability analysis; Business case; Business model
canvas; Decision analysis; Financial analysis; Risk analysis;
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats (SWOT) analysis
◉ BABOK Acronym. Answer: Business Analysis Body Of Knowledge
◉ Group-Based Elicitation Techniques: Common Characteristics.
Answer: (4) Have a facilitator; Difficult to schedule; Good to obtain
consensus; Interpersonal issues and conflicts
◉ Value. Answer: The worth, importance, or usefulness of something
to a stakeholder in a context.
, ◉ Benefit. Answer: Positive output for the organization
◉ Revenue. Answer: A company's revenue which is earned from its
main operations or activities minus expenses, such as financing
costs, asset sales, etc.
◉ Savings. Answer: Money/effort saved
◉ Goal. Answer: Long-term, ongoing and qualitative statements of a
condition that the organization seeks to establish and maintain.
◉ Objective. Answer: Descriptive, granular, specific and linked to
measures to objectively assess if the objective has been achieved.
◉ Strategy. Answer: A description of the chosen approach to
applying the capabilities of an enterprise in order to reach the
desired set of goals or objectives.
◉ Vision. Answer: A position that the organization wishes to achieve
in the long term.
◉ Scale. Answer: Magnitude of business/operation
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ Elicitation Techniques: Collaboration. Answer: (7 total):
Brainstorming; Workshops; Focus groups; Collaborative games;
Interviews; Observation; Survey
◉ Elicitation Techniques: Research. Answer: (2) Document analysis;
Benchmarking & market analysis
◉ Elicitation Techniques: Experiment. Answer: Prototyping
◉ Life Cycle Management Techniques. Answer: (7) Glossary; Backlog
management; Business rules analysis; Lessons learned;
Prioritization; Reviews; Item tracking
◉ Solution Evaluation Techniques. Answer: (5) Acceptance and
evaluation criteria; Metrics and KPI; Process analysis; Root-cause
analysis (RCA); Vendor assessment
,◉ Requirements Analysis & Design Techniques: User. Answer: (5)
User stories; Use cases; Non-Functional Requirements (NFR)
analysis; Business rules analysis; Roles & permissions
◉ Requirements Analysis & Design Techniques: Process. Answer: (4)
Process modeling; Sequence diagrams; State modeling; Decision
modeling
◉ Requirements Analysis & Design Techniques: Data. Answer: (5)
Concept modeling; Data dictionary; Data modeling; Data flow
diagrams; Data mining
◉ Strategy Analysis Techniques. Answer: (8) Balanced score card
(BSC); Business capability analysis; Business case; Business model
canvas; Decision analysis; Financial analysis; Risk analysis;
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats (SWOT) analysis
◉ BABOK Acronym. Answer: Business Analysis Body Of Knowledge
◉ Group-Based Elicitation Techniques: Common Characteristics.
Answer: (4) Have a facilitator; Difficult to schedule; Good to obtain
consensus; Interpersonal issues and conflicts
◉ Value. Answer: The worth, importance, or usefulness of something
to a stakeholder in a context.
, ◉ Benefit. Answer: Positive output for the organization
◉ Revenue. Answer: A company's revenue which is earned from its
main operations or activities minus expenses, such as financing
costs, asset sales, etc.
◉ Savings. Answer: Money/effort saved
◉ Goal. Answer: Long-term, ongoing and qualitative statements of a
condition that the organization seeks to establish and maintain.
◉ Objective. Answer: Descriptive, granular, specific and linked to
measures to objectively assess if the objective has been achieved.
◉ Strategy. Answer: A description of the chosen approach to
applying the capabilities of an enterprise in order to reach the
desired set of goals or objectives.
◉ Vision. Answer: A position that the organization wishes to achieve
in the long term.
◉ Scale. Answer: Magnitude of business/operation
