The CCBA exam is a computer-based test consisting of 130 multiple-choice questions. You have 3 hours to complete the exam. The questions are randomly generated from a pool of questions. The questions are scenario-based questions. You need to choose the best possible answer.
The Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK) is the primary source of information for the CCBA exam. Study the guide thoroughly and understand the key concepts and techniques.
The CCBA exam covers all six knowledge areas of BABOK: Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring, Elicitation and Collaboration, Requirements Life Cycle Management, Strategy Analysis, Requirements Analysis and Design Definition, and Solution Evaluation. You should have a solid understanding of the concepts, tools, and techniques in each of these knowledge areas. As per IIBA guidelines, perspectives, and underlying competencies are not part of the exam scheme.
Practice with a good number of sample questions. Joining a CCBA training course can be helpful in preparing for the CCBA exam.
Remember, passing the CCBA exam requires a comprehensive understanding of the BABOK Guide and the ability to apply the concepts to real-world scenarios. With consistent effort and dedication, you can achieve your goal of becoming a certified business analyst.
Sample Questions
Answers provided at the end
Q1. Tools that facilitate recording, organizing, storing, and sharing requirements and designs are _________.
- Requirements (traced)
- Modelling notations/ standards
- Requirements management tools
- Modelling tools
Q2. Which of the following is expressed as conditions that increase the likelihood or severity of a negative impact on value?
- Influence
- Impact
- Tolerance
- Risks
Q3. Stakeholders usually prioritize their requirements into which of the following categories?
- High
- Medium
- Low
- Very Low
Q4. Which of the following prioritization factors considers consequences resulting from not implementing a requirement?
- Benefit
- Penalty
- Cost
- Risk
Q5. Business Analyst C wants to prioritize requirements based on the highest value that it can provide. Which of the following factors will help C the most?
- Penalty
- Cost
- Benefit
- Risk
Q6. Which of the following provides a plan to transition from the current state to the future state?
- Business Policies
- Change strategy
- Current state description
- BA performance assessment
Q7. Business analyst A has decomposed BA information into components to further examine constraints or assumptions that impact the components. What is A doing?
- Modelling requirements
- Analyzing requirements
- Implementing requirements
- Representing attributes
Q8. Which of the following describes how all of the business analysis information for a change relates, including the relationship between various types of information?
- Business analysis information architecture
- Architectural framework
- Viewpoints
- Views
Q9. If there are no relationships between requirements that link elements in two different and conflicting ways; then the relationship satisfies which of the following quality criteria?
- Consistent
- Unambiguous
- Necessary
- Defined
Q10. A set of conventions that define how requirements will be represented, organized and related is known as:
- Views
- Viewpoints
- Architecture
- Attributes
Q11. Which of the following stakeholders can participate in specify and model requirements tasks?
- Only Sponsor and PM
- Only developers and implementation SME
- Only technical architect and PM
- Any stakeholders
Q12. Which of the following can be used for quality control when verifying requirements and designs?
- Data model
- Templates
- Information management approach
- Checklists
Q13. Which of the following is used to record the meaning of relevant business terms while analyzing requirements?
- Glossary.
- Scope model
- State model
- Data dictionary
Q14. The main reason for implementing appropriate levels of abstraction is because
- Not all stakeholders find value in the entire set of requirements
- Requirements do not have necessary attributes
- Requirements have missing components
- Stakeholders don’t have an interest
Q15. ABC Technologies (NASDAQ: ABCT) is a US-based technology services and solutions organization. Founded in 2008, it has been delivering software development projects for its clients worldwide. It has been growing rapidly and expects the number of projects to go to more than 100 in the near future.
This, in turn, puts significant pressure on its project management office to track projects. ABCT, therefore, decided to automate its project management process.
ABC Tech’s technology division designed and developed an Integrated Project Management system, spending 50 person-years of effort. The system was released with much fanfare. A is the business analyst for the integrated project management system. A was reviewing the rollout of the Integrated Project Management system. However, even after 6 months of release, only 20% of projects used the system. A’s team heard several excuses from the project managers:
1. The software takes a lot of time for computation
2. Unable to fetch data from legacy systems.
3. Reports take time to generate
Which task was performed in the solution evaluation?
- Assess solution limitations
- Measure solution performance
- Assess enterprise limitations
- Recommend actions to increase solution value
ANSWERS
Question 1
Correct Option: C. Requirements management tools
Explanation: Purpose of the tool
BABoK V3.0 - Section 5.1.5 - Guidelines and Tools #4 - Requirements Management Tools/Repository: used to store and manage business analysis information. The tool may be as simple as a text document or as complex as a dedicated requirements management tool.
Question 2
Correct Option: E. Risks
Explanation: BABoK V3.0 - Section 6.3.4.3 - Negative Impact to Value - Risks are expressed as conditions that increase the likelihood or severity of a negative impact on value.
Question 3
Correct Option: High.
Explanation: This is a common scenario BABoK V3.0 - Section 5.3.4.2 - Stakeholders may also have difficulty characterizing any requirement as a lower priority, and this may impact the ability to make necessary trade-offs. In addition, stakeholders may (intentionally or unintentionally) indicate a priority to influence the result to their desired outcome.
Question 4
Correct Option: B. Penalty
Explanation: Definition
BABoK V3.0 - Section 5.3.4.1 - Paragraph 2 - Point #2 -Penalty: the consequences that result from not implementing a given requirement. This includes prioritizing requirements in order to meet regulatory or policy demands imposed on the organization; which may take precedence over other stakeholder interests. Penalty may also refer to the negative consequence of not implementing a requirement that improves a customer's experience.
Question 5
Correct Option: C. Benefit
Explanation: Definition
BABoK V3.0 - Section 5.3.4.1 - Paragraph 2 - Point #1 -Benefit: the advantage that accrues to stakeholders as a result of requirement implementation, as measured against the goals and objectives for the change. The benefit provided can refer to a specific functionality, desired quality, strategic goal, or business objective.
BABoK V3.0 - Section 6.4.6 - Techniques - Process Modelling: used to describe how work would occur in the solution scope or during the change.
Question 6
Correct Option: B. Change strategy
Explanation: Definition
BABoK V3.0 - Glossary - Change strategy: A plan to move from the current state to the future state to achieve the desired business objectives.
Question 7
Correct Option: B. Analyzing requirements
Explanation: BABoK V3.0 - Section 7.1.4.2 - Analyze Requirements - Business analysis information is decomposed into components to further examine for:
• anything that must change to meet the business need;
• anything that should stay the same to meet the business needs;
• missing components;
• unnecessary components; and
• any constraints or assumptions that impact the components.
Question 8
Correct Option: A. Business analysis information architecture
Explanation: BABoK V3.0 - Section 7.4.4.5 - Business Analysis Information Architecture - The structure of the business analysis information is also an information architecture. This type of architecture is defined as part of the task Plan Business Analysis Information Management (p. 42). The information architecture is a component of the requirements architecture because it describes how all of the business analysis information for a change relates. It defines relationships for types of information such as requirements, designs, types of models, and elicitation results.
Question 9
Correct Option: B. Unambiguous
Explanation: BABoK V3.0 - Section 7.4.4.4 - Relate and Verify Requirements Relationships - Unambiguous: there are no relationships that link elements in two different and conflicting ways.
Question 10
Correct Option: B. Viewpoints
Explanation: BABoK V3.0 - Section 7.4.4.1 - Requirements Viewpoints and Views A viewpoint is a set of conventions that define how requirements will be represented, how these representations will be organized, and how they will be related. Viewpoints provide templates for addressing the concerns of particular stakeholder groups.
Question 11
Correct Option: D. Any stakeholders
Explanation: BABoK V3.0 - Section 7.1.7 - Any stakeholder: business analysts may choose to perform this task themselves and then separately package and communicate the requirements to stakeholders for their review and approval, or they might choose to invite some or all stakeholders to participate in this task.
Question 12
Correct Option: D. Checklists
Explanation: BABoK V3.0 - Section 7.2.4.3 - Checklists - Checklists are used for quality control when verifying requirements and designs.
Question 13
Correct Option: A. Glossary
Explanation: BABoK V3.0 - Section 7.1.6 - Techniques - Glossary: used to record the meaning of relevant business terms while analyzing requirements.
Question 14
Correct Option: A. Not all stakeholders find value in the entire set of requirements
Explanation: BABoK V3.0 - Section 7.1.4.4 - Implement the Appropriate Levels of Abstraction - The level of abstraction of a requirement varies based on the type of requirement and audience for the requirement. Not all stakeholders require or find value in the complete set of requirements and models. It may be appropriate to produce different viewpoints of requirements to represent the same needs of different stakeholders. Business analysts take special care to maintain the meaning and intent of the requirements' overall representations.
Question 15
Correct Option: A. Assess solution limitations
Explanation: Assessing solution limitations identifies the root causes for underperforming and ineffective solutions and solution components.
BABoK V3.0 - Section 8.3.1 - Purpose - The purpose of Assess Solution Limitations is to determine the factors internal to the solution that restrict the full realization of value.