Cbap Practice Exam Key
Points(Questions With Correct Answers)
Business brequirements b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Refer bto bWHY ba bchange bhas bbeen
binitiated,
NOT bhow bto btransition bto bthe bfuture bstate,
3 bkey bpoint bon bBusiness brules b- bcorrect banswers✔✔a. bBusiness brule bchanges
bcan bbe bimplemented bquickly bif bthey bare bmanaged bby ba bsingle benterprise-wide
bengine. b
b. bBusiness brules bshape bday-to-day bbusiness bbehavior. b
c. bBusiness brules bguide boperational bbusiness bdecision-making.
Which bof bthe bfollowing bbest brepresent bforms bof bdocumentation? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Audio brecording, bvirtual bwhiteboard b
These bare bboth bforms bof bdocumentation bthat bmay bbe bheld bonto buntil bthey bare
btransferred bto banother bmedium bfor belicitation bpurposes. bBABOK b4.4.4
They bfind bit bdifficult bto bvalidate bthe bdesign bagainst bthe brequirements. bWhat bwould
bbe bthe bproblem? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔A brequirement bmight bbe bmissing bor
bincorrectly bspecified bor bthe bdesign bmay bnot bbe bright.
3 breasons bwhy ban bactivity bdiagram bmay bbe butilized?. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔1. bAn
bactivity bdiagram bcan belaborate bon ba bsingle buse bcase. b
2. bAn bactivity bdiagram bis beffective bat bshowing bhow bto bhandle ba blarge bnumber bof
bscenarios band bparallel bbranches. b
b
3. bAn bactivity bdiagram butilizes bbusiness bprocess bmodel band bnotation b(BPMN) bso
bit bcan bdistinguish bthe bactivities bof bdifferent bparticipants bin ba bprocess bwith beither
bpools bor bswim blanes.
You bhave bbeen bhired bas bthe bbusiness banalyst band bassigned bto ba bproject bthat
bhas bmany bstakeholders. bYou bwant bto bquickly bbuild brapport bwith bthe bkey
bstakeholders. bWhich btechnique bwould bhelp byou bachieve byour bgoal? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Interviews. b
,Interviews bcan bhelp bestablish brelationships band bbuild btrust. bBABOK b10.25.1
The bteam bhas bdecided bthat bthey bwill buse bindex bcards bto bdocument btheir buser
bstories, band bwill battach bpost-it bnotes bto bthem bto brecord bdata brequirements band
bacceptance bcriteria. bWhat bhas bthe bteam bdefined? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Information
bManagement bApproach b
"...the bdefined bapproach bfor bhow bbusiness banalysis binformation bwill bbe bstored,
baccessed, band butilized bduring bthe bchange band bafter bthe bchange bis bcomplete."
bBABOK b3.4.8
Business banalysts buse ba brequirements barchitecture bto bunderstand bwhich bmodels
bare bappropriate bfor bthe bdomain, bsolution bscope, band baudience. b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔true
COTS bpackage b- bpurchase bprice:$1,250,000, binstallation:$150,000, bannual bsupport
bcosts b(first byear bis bfree):$50,000, btraining: bincluded bwith bpurchase bprice,
bcustomization:$200,000 b
Custom bSolution b- bdevelopment:$1,800,000, bannual bmaintenance bcosts:$25,000,
btraining:$25,000.
Which bsolution bhas bthe blowest btotal bcost bof bownership b(TCO) bover bfive byears? b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔COTS bsolution bCorrect bThe bCOTS bsolution bhas ba bTCO bof
b$1,800,000: b$1,250,000 b+ b150,000 b+ b(4* b50,000) b+ b$200,000. bBABOK b7.6.4.2,
b7.6.6, band b10.20.3.2
bCustom bsolution bIncorrect bThe bcustom bsolution bhas ba bhigher bTCO bof
b$1,925,000: b$1,800,000 b+ b(5*25,000). bBABOK b7.6.4.2, b7.6.6, band b10.20.3.2
Custom bsolution. bGiven bhow bclose bthe btwo bsolutions' bTCO bis, bthe bcustomized
bsolution boffers bthe bgreater bpossibility bof bfewer badjustments bto bcurrent bprocesses.
bCorrect bThis banswer bis breasonable bsince bthe bTCO bof bboth bsolutions bis broughly
bequal. bA bcustomized bsolution bwill bin bmost bcases boffer bthe bpossibility bof bfewer
badjustments bto bcurrent bprocesses band bwould bbe beasier bto badopt. b7.6.4.4 band
b10.20.3.2.
Kathy bis ba bnew bBA bwho basked byou bto breview ba bbusiness bcase bshe bdeveloped
bbefore bshe bsubmits bit bfor breview band bapproval. bThe bbusiness bcase boutlines ba
bcompelling bchange bstrategy band bcontains brigorous bfinancial bfeasibility banalysis bfor
bthe brecommended bstrategy.
For bthe babove bScenario, bplease banswer bquestion b1 bof b2 bbelow:
,You bprovide bKathy bfeedback bthat bwhile bher brecommendation bis bcompelling,
bsomething bcritical bis bmissing. bWhat bis bit? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Financial banalyses
bof bother bchange bstrategies. b
bEach bchange bstrategy bshould binclude bcosts band bbenefits bin border bto bdetermine
bfeasibility. bBABOK b6.4.4.4
Why bis bfinancial banalysis bso bcritical? bS
takeholders bneed bto bunderstand boptions bconsidered band brejected bto bsupport btheir
bdecision-making bprocess.
Factors bconsidered bwhen bevaluating bwhether bor bnot ba bsolution bshould bbe bretired
bor breplaced b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Sunk bcost, bopportunity bcost, band bect.
Given bthe bdirective bto badd ba bnew bproduct bline bto bthe binitiative, bwhat bshould bthe
bBA bdo? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Recommend bassessing bthe bchange bto bthe bscope. b
Correct bGiven bthere bis bno bextension bof bthe bdeadline band bno badditional bresources
bavailable, bthe brequest brepresents b"scope bcreep" band bthe bbest bresponse bis bto
brecommend bassessing bthe bchange. b"The bAssess bRequirements bChanges btask bis
bperformed bas bnew bneeds bor bpossible bsolutions bare bidentified. bAssessment bmust
bbe bperformed bto bdetermine bwhether ba bproposed bchange bwill bincrease bthe bvalue
bof bthe bsolution, band bif bso, bwhat baction bshould bbe btaken." bBABOK b5.4.2
**Wha'ts boverlooked? bDefining bhow bdecisions bwill bbe bmade babout brequirements
breviews, bapprovals, band bprioritization.
Your bcompany bhas bjust bpurchased ba bCOTS bpackage. bYou bwere bselected bas bthe
bbusiness banalyst bfor bthe bproject bbecause bof byour bexisting bexpertise band bthe
bneed bto bimplement bwithin ban baggressive btimeline. bThis bis ban bexample bof bwhat
bunderlying bcompetency? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Solution bKnowledge.
Successful binterviewing bdepends bon ball bof bthe bfollowing bgeneral bfactors: b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Understanding bprogramming btechnology bis bnot brequired bby bthe bBA.
bBABOK b10.25.2
c. bBA's blevel bof bunderstanding bthe bbusiness, bBA's binterviewing bskill, binterviewee's
breadiness bto bprovide binformation, binterviewee's bclarity bregarding bthe bgoal bof bthe
binterview, bBA band binterviewee brapport. bCorrect bThese bare bthe bfactors bthe bBABOK
blists bfor binterviewing bsuccess. bBABOK b10.25.2
Which bof bthe bfollowing bbest bdescribes bwhat bis bneeded bin border bto bspecify band
bmodel brequirements? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Any belicitation bresults
, Eric bis bworking bon ba bmajor bproject bwith ba blooming bdeadline. bThe bproject bwill
bgreatly bbenefit bthe bbank bhe bworks bfor, bespecially bif bthe bteam bcan bfinish bit bon
btime. bIn bfact, bEric's bwhole bteam bwill breceive ba bbonus bif bthey bcan bdeliver bbefore
btheir bdeadline. bEric bjust bdiscovered ban bimportant bnew bfeature bthat bwould
bsignificantly bimprove bthe bsolution, bbut bwould binterfere bwith bthe bprojected bdeadline
bif bthe bteam bincluded bit bnow. bWhat bshould bEric bdo? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Recommend ba bcourse bof baction band blet bthe bsponsor bdecide. b
Raising bthe bissue band bmaking ba brecommendation bare bgood bbehavioral btraits bfor ba
bBA. bAnd, bmaking brecommendations bis ba bcentral btenet bof bbusiness banalysis.
bBABOK b9.2.1.1 band b9.2.1.2
A bhired bconsultant bfor ba bdivision bin ba bretail borganization bbegan ba bSWOT banalysis
bwith bthe bidentification bof bopportunities band bthreats. bWhat bdo byou bthink bthe bnext
bsteps bwould bbe bto bcomplete bthe binitial banalysis? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Having bset
bthe bcontext, bthe bnext bstep bis bto bidentify bstrengths band bweaknesses. b
Correct bBeginning ba bSWOT banalysis bwith bopportunities band bthreats bsets bthe
bcontext bto bidentify brelevant binternal bstrengths band bweaknesses. bBABOK b10.46.3
It bis bessential bthat bstakeholders bactively bcollaborate bin bthe bbusiness banalysis
bprocess bso bas bnot bto bnegatively bimpact bthe beffort. bWhat bis bthe bBA's brole bin
bensuring bpositive bcollaboration bwith bstakeholders? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Establish
bstrong, bpositive, band btrust-based brelationships bwith bstakeholders binvolved bin
bbusiness banalysis btasks. b
bBy bdeveloping bpositive brelationships, bdetrimental beffects bon bbusiness banalysis
btasks bcan bbe bmodified
T/F: b
KPIs, bmetrics, band btheir breporting bfacilitate borganizational balignment band ballow
bstakeholders bto bunderstand bthe bextent bto bwhich ba bsolution bmeets ban bobjective. b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔TRUE
techniques bwould bbe bbest bsuited bto bidentify bhow bto bevaluate bthe bquality bof bthe
brequirements? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Metrics band bkey bperformance bindicators
b(KPIs)
Sallie bthe bBA bwas bin bthe bprocess bof bconducting btraining band bnoticed bthat
bmembers bof bthe bclass bwere bhaving bdifficulty bretaining bthe binformation. bShe bis
bcurrently busing bPowerPoint bslides bsupported bby bwritten bmaterial. bWhat bmight byou
bsuggest bshe btry? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Add ba bkinesthetic bcomponent. b
BABOK b9.1.3.2 bKinesthetic b(learning bby bdoing) bis bthe bonly blearning btechnique
bSallie bdoesn't bappear bto bbe busing bat bthis btime. bCombining btechniques bhelps
bpeople blearn bfaster band bretain binformation blonger.
Points(Questions With Correct Answers)
Business brequirements b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Refer bto bWHY ba bchange bhas bbeen
binitiated,
NOT bhow bto btransition bto bthe bfuture bstate,
3 bkey bpoint bon bBusiness brules b- bcorrect banswers✔✔a. bBusiness brule bchanges
bcan bbe bimplemented bquickly bif bthey bare bmanaged bby ba bsingle benterprise-wide
bengine. b
b. bBusiness brules bshape bday-to-day bbusiness bbehavior. b
c. bBusiness brules bguide boperational bbusiness bdecision-making.
Which bof bthe bfollowing bbest brepresent bforms bof bdocumentation? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Audio brecording, bvirtual bwhiteboard b
These bare bboth bforms bof bdocumentation bthat bmay bbe bheld bonto buntil bthey bare
btransferred bto banother bmedium bfor belicitation bpurposes. bBABOK b4.4.4
They bfind bit bdifficult bto bvalidate bthe bdesign bagainst bthe brequirements. bWhat bwould
bbe bthe bproblem? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔A brequirement bmight bbe bmissing bor
bincorrectly bspecified bor bthe bdesign bmay bnot bbe bright.
3 breasons bwhy ban bactivity bdiagram bmay bbe butilized?. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔1. bAn
bactivity bdiagram bcan belaborate bon ba bsingle buse bcase. b
2. bAn bactivity bdiagram bis beffective bat bshowing bhow bto bhandle ba blarge bnumber bof
bscenarios band bparallel bbranches. b
b
3. bAn bactivity bdiagram butilizes bbusiness bprocess bmodel band bnotation b(BPMN) bso
bit bcan bdistinguish bthe bactivities bof bdifferent bparticipants bin ba bprocess bwith beither
bpools bor bswim blanes.
You bhave bbeen bhired bas bthe bbusiness banalyst band bassigned bto ba bproject bthat
bhas bmany bstakeholders. bYou bwant bto bquickly bbuild brapport bwith bthe bkey
bstakeholders. bWhich btechnique bwould bhelp byou bachieve byour bgoal? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Interviews. b
,Interviews bcan bhelp bestablish brelationships band bbuild btrust. bBABOK b10.25.1
The bteam bhas bdecided bthat bthey bwill buse bindex bcards bto bdocument btheir buser
bstories, band bwill battach bpost-it bnotes bto bthem bto brecord bdata brequirements band
bacceptance bcriteria. bWhat bhas bthe bteam bdefined? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Information
bManagement bApproach b
"...the bdefined bapproach bfor bhow bbusiness banalysis binformation bwill bbe bstored,
baccessed, band butilized bduring bthe bchange band bafter bthe bchange bis bcomplete."
bBABOK b3.4.8
Business banalysts buse ba brequirements barchitecture bto bunderstand bwhich bmodels
bare bappropriate bfor bthe bdomain, bsolution bscope, band baudience. b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔true
COTS bpackage b- bpurchase bprice:$1,250,000, binstallation:$150,000, bannual bsupport
bcosts b(first byear bis bfree):$50,000, btraining: bincluded bwith bpurchase bprice,
bcustomization:$200,000 b
Custom bSolution b- bdevelopment:$1,800,000, bannual bmaintenance bcosts:$25,000,
btraining:$25,000.
Which bsolution bhas bthe blowest btotal bcost bof bownership b(TCO) bover bfive byears? b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔COTS bsolution bCorrect bThe bCOTS bsolution bhas ba bTCO bof
b$1,800,000: b$1,250,000 b+ b150,000 b+ b(4* b50,000) b+ b$200,000. bBABOK b7.6.4.2,
b7.6.6, band b10.20.3.2
bCustom bsolution bIncorrect bThe bcustom bsolution bhas ba bhigher bTCO bof
b$1,925,000: b$1,800,000 b+ b(5*25,000). bBABOK b7.6.4.2, b7.6.6, band b10.20.3.2
Custom bsolution. bGiven bhow bclose bthe btwo bsolutions' bTCO bis, bthe bcustomized
bsolution boffers bthe bgreater bpossibility bof bfewer badjustments bto bcurrent bprocesses.
bCorrect bThis banswer bis breasonable bsince bthe bTCO bof bboth bsolutions bis broughly
bequal. bA bcustomized bsolution bwill bin bmost bcases boffer bthe bpossibility bof bfewer
badjustments bto bcurrent bprocesses band bwould bbe beasier bto badopt. b7.6.4.4 band
b10.20.3.2.
Kathy bis ba bnew bBA bwho basked byou bto breview ba bbusiness bcase bshe bdeveloped
bbefore bshe bsubmits bit bfor breview band bapproval. bThe bbusiness bcase boutlines ba
bcompelling bchange bstrategy band bcontains brigorous bfinancial bfeasibility banalysis bfor
bthe brecommended bstrategy.
For bthe babove bScenario, bplease banswer bquestion b1 bof b2 bbelow:
,You bprovide bKathy bfeedback bthat bwhile bher brecommendation bis bcompelling,
bsomething bcritical bis bmissing. bWhat bis bit? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Financial banalyses
bof bother bchange bstrategies. b
bEach bchange bstrategy bshould binclude bcosts band bbenefits bin border bto bdetermine
bfeasibility. bBABOK b6.4.4.4
Why bis bfinancial banalysis bso bcritical? bS
takeholders bneed bto bunderstand boptions bconsidered band brejected bto bsupport btheir
bdecision-making bprocess.
Factors bconsidered bwhen bevaluating bwhether bor bnot ba bsolution bshould bbe bretired
bor breplaced b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Sunk bcost, bopportunity bcost, band bect.
Given bthe bdirective bto badd ba bnew bproduct bline bto bthe binitiative, bwhat bshould bthe
bBA bdo? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Recommend bassessing bthe bchange bto bthe bscope. b
Correct bGiven bthere bis bno bextension bof bthe bdeadline band bno badditional bresources
bavailable, bthe brequest brepresents b"scope bcreep" band bthe bbest bresponse bis bto
brecommend bassessing bthe bchange. b"The bAssess bRequirements bChanges btask bis
bperformed bas bnew bneeds bor bpossible bsolutions bare bidentified. bAssessment bmust
bbe bperformed bto bdetermine bwhether ba bproposed bchange bwill bincrease bthe bvalue
bof bthe bsolution, band bif bso, bwhat baction bshould bbe btaken." bBABOK b5.4.2
**Wha'ts boverlooked? bDefining bhow bdecisions bwill bbe bmade babout brequirements
breviews, bapprovals, band bprioritization.
Your bcompany bhas bjust bpurchased ba bCOTS bpackage. bYou bwere bselected bas bthe
bbusiness banalyst bfor bthe bproject bbecause bof byour bexisting bexpertise band bthe
bneed bto bimplement bwithin ban baggressive btimeline. bThis bis ban bexample bof bwhat
bunderlying bcompetency? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Solution bKnowledge.
Successful binterviewing bdepends bon ball bof bthe bfollowing bgeneral bfactors: b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Understanding bprogramming btechnology bis bnot brequired bby bthe bBA.
bBABOK b10.25.2
c. bBA's blevel bof bunderstanding bthe bbusiness, bBA's binterviewing bskill, binterviewee's
breadiness bto bprovide binformation, binterviewee's bclarity bregarding bthe bgoal bof bthe
binterview, bBA band binterviewee brapport. bCorrect bThese bare bthe bfactors bthe bBABOK
blists bfor binterviewing bsuccess. bBABOK b10.25.2
Which bof bthe bfollowing bbest bdescribes bwhat bis bneeded bin border bto bspecify band
bmodel brequirements? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Any belicitation bresults
, Eric bis bworking bon ba bmajor bproject bwith ba blooming bdeadline. bThe bproject bwill
bgreatly bbenefit bthe bbank bhe bworks bfor, bespecially bif bthe bteam bcan bfinish bit bon
btime. bIn bfact, bEric's bwhole bteam bwill breceive ba bbonus bif bthey bcan bdeliver bbefore
btheir bdeadline. bEric bjust bdiscovered ban bimportant bnew bfeature bthat bwould
bsignificantly bimprove bthe bsolution, bbut bwould binterfere bwith bthe bprojected bdeadline
bif bthe bteam bincluded bit bnow. bWhat bshould bEric bdo? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Recommend ba bcourse bof baction band blet bthe bsponsor bdecide. b
Raising bthe bissue band bmaking ba brecommendation bare bgood bbehavioral btraits bfor ba
bBA. bAnd, bmaking brecommendations bis ba bcentral btenet bof bbusiness banalysis.
bBABOK b9.2.1.1 band b9.2.1.2
A bhired bconsultant bfor ba bdivision bin ba bretail borganization bbegan ba bSWOT banalysis
bwith bthe bidentification bof bopportunities band bthreats. bWhat bdo byou bthink bthe bnext
bsteps bwould bbe bto bcomplete bthe binitial banalysis? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Having bset
bthe bcontext, bthe bnext bstep bis bto bidentify bstrengths band bweaknesses. b
Correct bBeginning ba bSWOT banalysis bwith bopportunities band bthreats bsets bthe
bcontext bto bidentify brelevant binternal bstrengths band bweaknesses. bBABOK b10.46.3
It bis bessential bthat bstakeholders bactively bcollaborate bin bthe bbusiness banalysis
bprocess bso bas bnot bto bnegatively bimpact bthe beffort. bWhat bis bthe bBA's brole bin
bensuring bpositive bcollaboration bwith bstakeholders? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Establish
bstrong, bpositive, band btrust-based brelationships bwith bstakeholders binvolved bin
bbusiness banalysis btasks. b
bBy bdeveloping bpositive brelationships, bdetrimental beffects bon bbusiness banalysis
btasks bcan bbe bmodified
T/F: b
KPIs, bmetrics, band btheir breporting bfacilitate borganizational balignment band ballow
bstakeholders bto bunderstand bthe bextent bto bwhich ba bsolution bmeets ban bobjective. b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔TRUE
techniques bwould bbe bbest bsuited bto bidentify bhow bto bevaluate bthe bquality bof bthe
brequirements? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Metrics band bkey bperformance bindicators
b(KPIs)
Sallie bthe bBA bwas bin bthe bprocess bof bconducting btraining band bnoticed bthat
bmembers bof bthe bclass bwere bhaving bdifficulty bretaining bthe binformation. bShe bis
bcurrently busing bPowerPoint bslides bsupported bby bwritten bmaterial. bWhat bmight byou
bsuggest bshe btry? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Add ba bkinesthetic bcomponent. b
BABOK b9.1.3.2 bKinesthetic b(learning bby bdoing) bis bthe bonly blearning btechnique
bSallie bdoesn't bappear bto bbe busing bat bthis btime. bCombining btechniques bhelps
bpeople blearn bfaster band bretain binformation blonger.
