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BCS Professional Certificate in Agile Business Analysis Free Sample Questions

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Covers agile philosophy and principles, agile methods, stakeholder engagement, modeling the business context with the Cynefin framework, goal decomposition, and requirements slicing.

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PC-BA-ABA Sample Questions

  1. Question 1

    Intermediate

    Agile Philosophy · Business Agility

    A large retail organisation has noticed a sudden shift in consumer behaviour towards mobile shopping. In response, the executive board quickly reallocates budget and resources away from a planned in-store technology upgrade and channels them into developing a new mobile application. According to the four dimensions of business agility, which dimension is the organisation primarily demonstrating?

    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: D

    Portfolio agility is the ability to shift investments and resources quickly across different initiatives in response to changing business conditions. Strategic agility involves changing the overall direction, project agility is about delivering specific projects flexibly, and operational agility focuses on business processes.

  2. Question 2

    Beginner

    Agile Philosophy · Growth and Fixed Mindsets

    True or False: According to Carol Dweck's theory, an agile business analyst with a fixed mindset believes that their skills and intelligence can be developed through dedication and hard work, which aligns perfectly with agile principles of continuous learning.

    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: B

    False. The description provided is of a 'growth mindset', not a fixed mindset. A fixed mindset assumes that character, intelligence, and creative ability are static givens which cannot be changed in any meaningful way.

  3. Question 3

    IntermediateMultiple answers

    Agile Principles · Six Core Agile Values

    An agile team is reviewing their recent iteration and identifying areas of waste according to Lean principles (TIMWOODS). Which TWO of the following scenarios represent specific wastes identified in the TIMWOODS acronym? (Select TWO)

    Answer and explanation

    Correct answers: B, D

    This represents 'Waiting', which is one of the 8 wastes of Lean (the 'W' in TIMWOODS).

    This represents 'Over-processing' or 'Overproduction' (doing more work than is required or producing before it is needed), which are wastes in TIMWOODS.

  4. Question 4

    Intermediate

    Agile Principles · Six Core Agile Values

    A newly formed agile team has been working together for three weeks. The Business Analyst notices that team members are frequently arguing over architectural decisions, challenging the Scrum Master's facilitation, and expressing frustration with the Product Owner's priorities. According to Tuckman and Jensen's theory of group development, which stage is this team currently experiencing?

    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: D

    The team is in the 'Storming' phase. In this stage, individuals push against the boundaries established in the forming stage, often leading to conflict, clashes of working styles, and challenges to authority.

    stateDiagram-v2 [*] --> Forming Forming --> Storming: Conflict emerges Storming --> Norming: Rules established Norming --> Performing: High efficiency Performing --> Adjourning

  5. Question 5

    Beginner

    Agile Principles · The Agile Manifesto

    Which of the following value statements is explicitly stated in the Agile Manifesto?

    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: D

    The Agile Manifesto states four specific values: Individuals and interactions over processes and tools, Working software over comprehensive documentation, Customer collaboration over contract negotiation, and Responding to change over following a plan.

  6. Question 6

    Intermediate

    Agile Principles · Six Core Agile Values

    A software team is building a new e-commerce platform. They decide to first build a simple 'walking skeleton' that allows a user to browse a hardcoded catalog, add an item to a cart, and complete a fake checkout. In subsequent sprints, they flesh out the catalog from a real database, integrate real payment gateways, and add user profiles. Which core agile value does this approach BEST demonstrate?

    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: C

    This scenario perfectly illustrates iterative development and incremental delivery. The team builds a basic end-to-end flow (incremental delivery of a walking skeleton) and then refines and deepens the functionality over successive iterations.

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