Techniques CBAP UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Acceptance Criteria - CORRECT ANSWER - used to define the requirements, outcomes, or
conditions that must be met in order for a solution to be considered acceptable to key
stakeholders.
Evaluation Criteria - CORRECT ANSWER - the measures used to assess a set of
requirements in order to choose between multiple solutions.
Backlog Management - CORRECT ANSWER - used to record, track, and prioritize remaining
work items
Benchmarking and Market Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER - • improve organizational
operations, increase customer satisfaction, and increase value to stakeholders
• conducted to compare organizational practices against the best-in-class practices
• objective is to evaluate enterprise performance and ensure that the enterprise is operating
efficiently
• against standards for compliance purposes
Brainstorming - CORRECT ANSWER - excellent way to foster creative thinking about a
problem. The aim of brainstorming is to produce numerous new ideas, and to derive from them
themes for further analysis
Business Cases - CORRECT ANSWER - provides a justification for a course of action based
on the benefits to be realized by using the proposed solution, as compared to the cost, effort, and
other considerations to acquire and live with that solution
Business Rules Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER - used to identify, express, validate, refine,
and organize the rules that shape day-to-day business behaviour and guide operational business
decision making.
,Concept Modelling - CORRECT ANSWER - used to organize the business vocabulary needed
to consistently and thoroughly communicate the knowledge of a domain
(glossary + rules)
Data Dictionary - CORRECT ANSWER - used to standardize a definition of a data element
and enable a common interpretation of data elements
Data Flow Diagrams - CORRECT ANSWER - show where data comes from, which activities
process the data, and if the output results are stored or utilized by another activity or external
entity.
portray the transformation of data
depicting a transaction-based system and illustrating the boundaries of a physical, logical, or
manual system
Data Mining - CORRECT ANSWER - used to improve decision making by finding useful
patterns and insights from data.
examines large amounts of data from different perspectives and summarizes the data in such a
way that useful patterns and relationships are discovered
Data Modelling - CORRECT ANSWER - entities, classes or data objects relevant to a
domain, the attributes that are used to describe them, and the relationships among them to
provide a common set of semantics
Decision Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER - assesses a problem and possible decisions in
order to determine the value of alternate outcomes under conditions of uncertainty
Decision Modelling - CORRECT ANSWER - • shows how repeatable business decisions are
made
• show how data and knowledge are combined to make a specific decision
, Document Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER - • used to elicit business analysis information,
including contextual understanding and requirements, by examining available materials that
describe either the business environment or existing organizational assets
• used to gather background information in order to understand the context of a business need, or
it may include researching existing solutions to validate how those solutions are currently
implemented
Estimation - CORRECT ANSWER - forecast cost/effort involved in pursuing a course of
action
Financial Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER - used to understand the financial aspects of an
investment, a solution, or a solution approach
Focus Groups - CORRECT ANSWER - is a means to elicit ideas and opinions about a
specific product, service, or opportunity in an interactive group environment. The participants,
guided by a moderator, share their impressions, preferences, and needs.
Functional Decomposition - CORRECT ANSWER - helps manage complexity and reduce
uncertainty by breaking down processes, systems, functional areas, or deliverables into their
simpler constituent parts and allowing each part to be analyzed independently
Interface Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER - used to identify where, what, why, when, how,
and for whom information is exchanged between solution components or across solution
boundaries
Interviews - CORRECT ANSWER - systematic approach designed to elicit BAI from a
person or group of people by talking, asking relevant questions, and documenting the responses.
can also be used for establishing relationships and building trust between BA and stakeholders in
order to increase stakeholder involvement or build support for a proposed solution
Item Tracking - CORRECT ANSWER - used to capture and assign responsibility for issues
and stakeholder concerns that pose an impact to the solution
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Acceptance Criteria - CORRECT ANSWER - used to define the requirements, outcomes, or
conditions that must be met in order for a solution to be considered acceptable to key
stakeholders.
Evaluation Criteria - CORRECT ANSWER - the measures used to assess a set of
requirements in order to choose between multiple solutions.
Backlog Management - CORRECT ANSWER - used to record, track, and prioritize remaining
work items
Benchmarking and Market Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER - • improve organizational
operations, increase customer satisfaction, and increase value to stakeholders
• conducted to compare organizational practices against the best-in-class practices
• objective is to evaluate enterprise performance and ensure that the enterprise is operating
efficiently
• against standards for compliance purposes
Brainstorming - CORRECT ANSWER - excellent way to foster creative thinking about a
problem. The aim of brainstorming is to produce numerous new ideas, and to derive from them
themes for further analysis
Business Cases - CORRECT ANSWER - provides a justification for a course of action based
on the benefits to be realized by using the proposed solution, as compared to the cost, effort, and
other considerations to acquire and live with that solution
Business Rules Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER - used to identify, express, validate, refine,
and organize the rules that shape day-to-day business behaviour and guide operational business
decision making.
,Concept Modelling - CORRECT ANSWER - used to organize the business vocabulary needed
to consistently and thoroughly communicate the knowledge of a domain
(glossary + rules)
Data Dictionary - CORRECT ANSWER - used to standardize a definition of a data element
and enable a common interpretation of data elements
Data Flow Diagrams - CORRECT ANSWER - show where data comes from, which activities
process the data, and if the output results are stored or utilized by another activity or external
entity.
portray the transformation of data
depicting a transaction-based system and illustrating the boundaries of a physical, logical, or
manual system
Data Mining - CORRECT ANSWER - used to improve decision making by finding useful
patterns and insights from data.
examines large amounts of data from different perspectives and summarizes the data in such a
way that useful patterns and relationships are discovered
Data Modelling - CORRECT ANSWER - entities, classes or data objects relevant to a
domain, the attributes that are used to describe them, and the relationships among them to
provide a common set of semantics
Decision Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER - assesses a problem and possible decisions in
order to determine the value of alternate outcomes under conditions of uncertainty
Decision Modelling - CORRECT ANSWER - • shows how repeatable business decisions are
made
• show how data and knowledge are combined to make a specific decision
, Document Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER - • used to elicit business analysis information,
including contextual understanding and requirements, by examining available materials that
describe either the business environment or existing organizational assets
• used to gather background information in order to understand the context of a business need, or
it may include researching existing solutions to validate how those solutions are currently
implemented
Estimation - CORRECT ANSWER - forecast cost/effort involved in pursuing a course of
action
Financial Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER - used to understand the financial aspects of an
investment, a solution, or a solution approach
Focus Groups - CORRECT ANSWER - is a means to elicit ideas and opinions about a
specific product, service, or opportunity in an interactive group environment. The participants,
guided by a moderator, share their impressions, preferences, and needs.
Functional Decomposition - CORRECT ANSWER - helps manage complexity and reduce
uncertainty by breaking down processes, systems, functional areas, or deliverables into their
simpler constituent parts and allowing each part to be analyzed independently
Interface Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER - used to identify where, what, why, when, how,
and for whom information is exchanged between solution components or across solution
boundaries
Interviews - CORRECT ANSWER - systematic approach designed to elicit BAI from a
person or group of people by talking, asking relevant questions, and documenting the responses.
can also be used for establishing relationships and building trust between BA and stakeholders in
order to increase stakeholder involvement or build support for a proposed solution
Item Tracking - CORRECT ANSWER - used to capture and assign responsibility for issues
and stakeholder concerns that pose an impact to the solution
