CBAP terms UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Acceptance Criteria - CORRECT ANSWER - Criteria associated with requirements, products,
or the delivery cycle that must be met in order to achieve stakeholder acceptance.
actor (business analysis) - CORRECT ANSWER - A human, device, or system that plays
some specified role in interacting with a solution.
adaptive approach - CORRECT ANSWER - An approach where the solution evolves based on
a cycle of learning and discovery, with feedback loops which encourage making decisions as late
as possible.
Agile Extension to the BABOK Guide - CORRECT ANSWER - A standard on the practice of
business analysis in an agile context. The Agile Extension to the BABOK Guide version 1 was
published in 2013 by IIBA, in partnership with the Agile Alliance.
Architecture - CORRECT ANSWER - The design, structure, and behavior of the current and
future states of a structure in terms of its components, and the interaction between those
components.
artifact (business analysis) - CORRECT ANSWER - Any solution-relevant object that is
created as part of business analysis efforts.
assumption - CORRECT ANSWER - An influencing factor that is believed to be true but has
not been confirmed to be accurate, or that could be true now but may not be in the future.
behavioural business rule - CORRECT ANSWER - A business rule that places an obligation
(or prohibition) on conduct, action, practice, or procedure; a business rule whose purpose is to
shape (govern) day-to-day business activity. Also known as operative rule.
,Benchmarking - CORRECT ANSWER - A comparison of a decision, process, service, or
system's cost, time, quality, or other metrics to those of leading peers to identify opportunities for
improvement.
body of knowledge - CORRECT ANSWER - The aggregated knowledge and generally
accepted practices on a topic.
Brainstorming - CORRECT ANSWER - A team activity that seeks to produce a broad or
diverse set of
options through the rapid and uncritical generation of ideas.
business (business world) - CORRECT ANSWER - An economic system where any
commercial, industrial, or professional activity is performed for profit.
business analysis - CORRECT ANSWER - The practice of enabling change in the context of
an enterprise by defining needs and recommending solutions that deliver value to stakeholders.
business analysis information - CORRECT ANSWER - Any kind of information at any level
of detail that is used as an input to business analysis work, or as an output of business analysis
work.
business analysis package - CORRECT ANSWER - A document, presentation, or other
collection of text, matrices, diagrams and models, representing business analysis information.
business analyst - CORRECT ANSWER - Any person who performs business analysis, no
matter their job title or organizational role.
business analysis approach - CORRECT ANSWER - The set of processes, rules, guidelines,
heuristics, and activities that are used to perform business analysis in a specific context.
, business analysis communication plan - CORRECT ANSWER - A description of the types of
communication the business analyst will perform during business analysis, the recipients of those
communications, and the form and frequency of those communications.
business analysis effort - CORRECT ANSWER - The scope of activities a business analyst is
engaged in during the life cycle of an initiative.
business analysis plan - CORRECT ANSWER - A description of the planned activities that the
business analyst will execute in order to perform the business analysis work involved in a
specific initiative.
business architecture - CORRECT ANSWER - The design, structure, and behaviour of the
current and future states of an enterprise to provide a common understanding of the organization.
It is used to align the enterprise's strategic objectives and tactical demands.
business case - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 decision - CORRECT ANSWER - A decision that can be made based on strategy,
executive judgment, consensus, and business rules, and that is generally made in response to
events or at defined points in a business process.
business goal - CORRECT ANSWER - A state or condition that an organization is seeking to
establish and maintain, usually expressed qualitatively rather than quantitatively.
business need - CORRECT ANSWER - A problem or opportunity of strategic or tactical
importance to be addressed.
business objective - CORRECT ANSWER - An objective, measurable result to indicate that a
business goal has been achieved.
CORRECT Answers
Acceptance Criteria - CORRECT ANSWER - Criteria associated with requirements, products,
or the delivery cycle that must be met in order to achieve stakeholder acceptance.
actor (business analysis) - CORRECT ANSWER - A human, device, or system that plays
some specified role in interacting with a solution.
adaptive approach - CORRECT ANSWER - An approach where the solution evolves based on
a cycle of learning and discovery, with feedback loops which encourage making decisions as late
as possible.
Agile Extension to the BABOK Guide - CORRECT ANSWER - A standard on the practice of
business analysis in an agile context. The Agile Extension to the BABOK Guide version 1 was
published in 2013 by IIBA, in partnership with the Agile Alliance.
Architecture - CORRECT ANSWER - The design, structure, and behavior of the current and
future states of a structure in terms of its components, and the interaction between those
components.
artifact (business analysis) - CORRECT ANSWER - Any solution-relevant object that is
created as part of business analysis efforts.
assumption - CORRECT ANSWER - An influencing factor that is believed to be true but has
not been confirmed to be accurate, or that could be true now but may not be in the future.
behavioural business rule - CORRECT ANSWER - A business rule that places an obligation
(or prohibition) on conduct, action, practice, or procedure; a business rule whose purpose is to
shape (govern) day-to-day business activity. Also known as operative rule.
,Benchmarking - CORRECT ANSWER - A comparison of a decision, process, service, or
system's cost, time, quality, or other metrics to those of leading peers to identify opportunities for
improvement.
body of knowledge - CORRECT ANSWER - The aggregated knowledge and generally
accepted practices on a topic.
Brainstorming - CORRECT ANSWER - A team activity that seeks to produce a broad or
diverse set of
options through the rapid and uncritical generation of ideas.
business (business world) - CORRECT ANSWER - An economic system where any
commercial, industrial, or professional activity is performed for profit.
business analysis - CORRECT ANSWER - The practice of enabling change in the context of
an enterprise by defining needs and recommending solutions that deliver value to stakeholders.
business analysis information - CORRECT ANSWER - Any kind of information at any level
of detail that is used as an input to business analysis work, or as an output of business analysis
work.
business analysis package - CORRECT ANSWER - A document, presentation, or other
collection of text, matrices, diagrams and models, representing business analysis information.
business analyst - CORRECT ANSWER - Any person who performs business analysis, no
matter their job title or organizational role.
business analysis approach - CORRECT ANSWER - The set of processes, rules, guidelines,
heuristics, and activities that are used to perform business analysis in a specific context.
, business analysis communication plan - CORRECT ANSWER - A description of the types of
communication the business analyst will perform during business analysis, the recipients of those
communications, and the form and frequency of those communications.
business analysis effort - CORRECT ANSWER - The scope of activities a business analyst is
engaged in during the life cycle of an initiative.
business analysis plan - CORRECT ANSWER - A description of the planned activities that the
business analyst will execute in order to perform the business analysis work involved in a
specific initiative.
business architecture - CORRECT ANSWER - The design, structure, and behaviour of the
current and future states of an enterprise to provide a common understanding of the organization.
It is used to align the enterprise's strategic objectives and tactical demands.
business case - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 decision - CORRECT ANSWER - A decision that can be made based on strategy,
executive judgment, consensus, and business rules, and that is generally made in response to
events or at defined points in a business process.
business goal - CORRECT ANSWER - A state or condition that an organization is seeking to
establish and maintain, usually expressed qualitatively rather than quantitatively.
business need - CORRECT ANSWER - A problem or opportunity of strategic or tactical
importance to be addressed.
business objective - CORRECT ANSWER - An objective, measurable result to indicate that a
business goal has been achieved.
