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 There are 10 questions in this test.
 The answers are provided after each question with explanations.
 These questions are based on BABOK guide version 3
 The CBAP Certification questions are based on BABOK guide
 There are no negative markings

3. Question #1
Tom is a business analyst on a project and Client asked
Tom to collect information on the current state of the
organization. Tom plans to present the AS-IS state of the
organization using specifications and models. What’s the
purpose of specifying and modeling requirements
process?
▪ Analyze the processes of an organization to determine
what processes can be improved
▪ Analyze the risks and new opportunities
▪ Analyze the roles and responsibilities of users within
the organization and determine process improvements
▪ Analyze the information gathered from stakeholders and
translate them into requirements and designs.

4. Answer Q #1
Tom is a business analyst on a project and Client asked Tom
to collect information on the current state of the organization.
Tom plans to present the AS-IS state of the organization
using specifications and models. What’s the purpose of
specifying and modeling requirements process?
▪ Analyze the processes of an organization to determine
what processes can be improved
▪ Analyze the risks and new opportunities
▪ Analyze the roles and responsibilities of users within the
organization and determine process improvements
▪ Analyze the information gathered from stakeholders and
translate them into requirements and designs.
Answer : Analyze the information gathered from stakeholders and
translate them into requirements and designs.
.
(Knowledge Area: Requirement Analysis and
Design Definition. Specify and Model
Requirements is to analyze, synthesize, and
refine elicitation results into requirements
and designs.

5. Question #2
Rio is a Business Analyst and assed the solution
alternatives. Rio now plans to create a document that will
define solution alternatives, how each solution alternative
provides an expected business benefit and meets the
business needs. What type of document Rio is planning to
create?
▪ Feasibility Study
▪ Vision Statement
▪ Solution Scope statement
▪ Product Roadmap

6. Answer Q #2
Rio is a Business Analyst and assed the solution
alternatives. Rio now plans to create a document that will
define solution alternatives, how each solution alternative
provides an expected business benefit and meets the
business needs. What type of document Rio is planning to
create?
▪ Feasibility Study
▪ Vision Statement
▪ Solution Scope statement
▪ Product Roadmap
Answer : Feasibility Study
Feasibility Study definition: An evaluation of
proposed alternatives to determine if they are
technically, organizationally, and
economically possible within the constraints
of the enterprise, and whether they will
deliver the desired benefits to the enterprise.

7. Question #3
Rakesh is creating a model that shows the data elements in a
system and how data moves through the system. What model
is Rakesh creating?
▪ Functional Decomposition
▪ Data Flow diagram
▪ Data Model
▪ WBS

8. Answer Q #3
Rakesh is creating a model that shows the data elements in a
system and how data moves through the system. What model
is Rakesh creating?
▪ Functional Decomposition
▪ Data Flow diagram
▪ Data Model
▪ WBS
Answer : Data Flow Diagram
A data flow diagram illustrates the movement
and transformation of data between externals
(entities) and processes BABOK section
7.1.6.

9. Question Q #4
Ritesh Shukla is the business analyst for a banking software
for retail customer. He has created a conceptual level use
case model for a funds transfer module. The use case model
needs refinement by identifying include/exclude relationship.
Can you help by identifying the CORRECT option?
 Transfer funds include check balance
 All the use cases include customer authentication
 Option A & B
 Option B only

10. Answer Q #4
Ritesh Shukla is the business analyst for a banking software
for retail customer. He has created a conceptual level use
case model for a funds transfer module. The use case model
needs refinement by identifying include/exclude relationship.
Can you help by identifying the CORRECT option?
 Transfer funds include check balance
 All the use cases include customer authentication
 Option A & B
 Option B only
Answer : Option A & B
The 3rd option is correct. Customer
authentication use case is included or
required by all the use cases.
At the same time, check balance is a also
included by withdraw money as well as
transfer funds.

11. Question Q #5
Rob is a business analyst working with ABC organization.
Rob is working on a performance improvement project on
web services. Management suggested Rob that these
improvement initiative should not take more than 90 days to
implement. What type of factor does 90-day implementation
represent?
▪ Technical Constraint
▪ Schedule Constraint
▪ Business Constraint
▪ Assumption

12. Answer Q #5
Rob is a business analyst working with ABC organization.
Rob is working on a performance improvement project on
web services. Management suggested Rob that these
improvement initiative should not take more than 90 days to
implement. What type of factor does 90-day implementation
represent?
▪ Technical Constraint
▪ Schedule Constraint
▪ Business Constraint
▪ Assumption
Answer : Business Constraint
(Knowledge Area: Requirements Life Cycle
Management. As Per the question, the
Management believes that the
initiative/change should not take more than
90-days to implement. This is a contractual
obligation which qualifies for a Business
Constraint. BABOK 5.3.5)

13. Question Q #6
As part of requirement analysis, Robin wants to specify and
model requirements pertaining to current state of the
organization. All of the following are valid reason why Robin
wants to create the current state model of the organization
except?
 The current state model can help identify opportunities for
improvement
 The current state model can help validate the solution
scope with stakeholders
 The current state model can help Robin to collect data for
process improvements
 The current state model can help the stakeholders
understand the current state of the organization

14. Answer Q #6
As part of requirement analysis, Robin wants to specify and
model requirements pertaining to current state of the
organization. All of the following are valid reasons except
one why Robin wants to create the current state model of the
organization except? Identify the invalid one.
 The current state model can help identify opportunities for
improvement
 The current state model can help validate the solution
scope with stakeholders
 The current state model can help Robin to collect data for
process improvements
 The current state model can help the stakeholders
understand the current state of the organization
Answer : C
(All of the options provided are valid reasons
and benefits of creating the current state
model except option c. There is no mention
of data for process improvement in BABOK
under Analyze Current State task)
(Knowledge Area: Strategic Analysis

15. Question #7
Amanda plays an important role in communicating and innovating for
the strategy of the organization. She utilizes blueprints, models, and
insights provided by business architecture to continually advocate
for the strategy of the organization and address individual
stakeholder needs within the scope of the organization's goals. She
has a broad understanding of the organization, including its:
environment and industry trends, structure and reporting
relationships, value streams, capabilities, processes, information
and data stores, and how all these elements align to support the
strategy of the organization.
What role is Amanda playing in the organization? Choose the most
suitable option.
1. Business Analyst
2. Team Lead
3. Business Architect
4. Business Owner

16. Answer #7
Amanda plays an important role in communicating and innovating for
the strategy of the organization. She utilizes blueprints, models, and
insights provided by business architecture to continually advocate
for the strategy of the organization and address individual
stakeholder needs within the scope of the organization's goals. She
has a broad understanding of the organization, including its:
environment and industry trends, structure and reporting
relationships, value streams, capabilities, processes, information
and data stores, and how all these elements align to support the
strategy of the organization.
What role is Amanda playing in the organization? Choose the most
suitable option.
1. Business Analyst
2. Team Lead
3. Business Architect
4. Business Owner
Answer : C
Business architecture models the enterprise
in order to show how strategic
concerns of key stakeholders are met and to
support ongoing business
transformation efforts. A business architect is
responsible for developing the business
architecture

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