Question 1

Members of the team facilitate key stakeholders through an exercise to develop a mutual understanding of what is in and out of scope for the initiative and specify the organization value to achieve in the initiative. What technique did they use?

Accepted Answer

A

Question 2

Planning horizons are important because they allow an organization to:

Accepted Answer

In constant and rapidly changing environments, organizations are required to be able to sense and respond to local opportunities and problems without the need to involve the whole organization, while also looking forward at emerging threats and opportunities. These planning horizons provide a framework for the shift in focus that occurs when moving between understanding the long-term strategic needs of the organization and the immediate needs of a customer.

Question 3

While discussing the Business Analysis Approach, decisions are made about which methodology or approach to use for the initiative being considered. These discussions are happening at the:

Accepted Answer

C

Question 4

The delivery team is reviewing information that starts with a broad view of the solution components and drills down to a level of granularity, including acceptance criteria, that supports solution build activities. The team is using the following technique:

Accepted Answer

Story elaboration involves starting with a broad view and progressively detailing the solution components to support build activities, including defining acceptance criteria.

Question 5

When decomposing stories, the concept of "breadth before depth" signifies progressively breaking down:

Accepted Answer

The concept of "breadth before depth" in story decomposition involves breaking down business goals into user stories that represent smaller increments of value, ensuring a broad understanding before delving into detailed specifics.

Question 6

The delivery team is in a meeting identifying cycle time improvement opportunities for delivery of the final product. They decide to apply the following technique:

Accepted Answer

Value stream mapping complete, fact-based, time-series representation of the stream of activities required to deliver a product or service.

Question 7

The team is creating plans at the Strategy Horizon. Diverse opinions are delaying this effort because different people are focused on different timeframes. After some discussion the team realizes they need to focus their efforts on the following viewpoint:

Accepted Answer

The Strategy Horizon requires a broader view to understand the overall impact of changes on the organization, aligning with long-term goals and strategies.

Question 8

A team demonstrating the following characteristics: Expects rapid change Incorporates learning & feedback Has a preference for shorter time frames Treats plans as testable hypothesis is following planning practices that are described as:

Accepted Answer

The characteristics described align with iterative and adaptive planning practices, which focus on flexibility, learning, and adjusting plans based on feedback and changes.

Question 9

After some debate the delivery team decides to use the product roadmap because it will help them:

Accepted Answer

The answer of After some debate the delivery team decides...

Question 10

While quality checking the written user stories, the team ensures one of the components included in the attributes of a user story is:

Accepted Answer

User stories should include the benefit or business value to ensure that the story aligns with user needs and business goals.

Question 11

The team is expanding and refining customer scenarios as the solution components are being developed. This is an application of the following agile business analysis principle:

Accepted Answer

Stimulating collaboration and continuous improvement is an agile business analysis principle that involves working closely with the team to develop and refine customer scenarios as the solution components are being developed. This helps to ensure that the solution is meeting the needs of the customer and that the team is working together effectively.

Question 12

The team is discussing one of the six key terms used to discuss both business analysis and its relationship with common terminology. Specifically, they are describing improvements as being deliberate and achieved though business analysis. This team is discussing the:

Accepted Answer

Change is the act of transformation in response to a need. Change works to improve the performance of an enterprise. These improvements are deliberate and controlled through business analysis activities.

Question 13

Making decisions based on a realistic understanding of current organizational strengths, capabilities, and challenges, is represented in the agile analysis principle of:

Accepted Answer

The answer of Making decisions based on a realistic understanding...

Question 14

At the initiative level, solution recommendations incorporate the following:

Accepted Answer

Solution recommendations at the initiative level typically include an iteration plan, projected impacts, and priority of needs to ensure effective delivery and alignment with strategic goals.

Question 15

A team has been delivering a steady stream of small value increments towards a goal for 4 months, and has completed several solution components, with several still potentially doable. The solution owner examines the reactions to the delivered components from customers, and decides which one(s) the team will do next. The solution owner is demonstrating:

Accepted Answer

The solution owner is using customer feedback to decide the next steps, which indicates a change in response to feedback and learning.

Question 16

The team decides a story is too big to do in one iteration. The correct technique to apply at this point is:

Accepted Answer

The answer of The team decides a story is too...

Question 17

The delivery team wants to ensure stakeholders contribute value on an ongoing basis to delivering the solution. This is an example of the following agile analysis principle:

Accepted Answer

The principle of stimulating collaboration and continuous improvement emphasizes the importance of ongoing stakeholder engagement to ensure that their contributions add value throughout the delivery process.

Question 18

The team members are discussing the level of effort that different backlog items are likely to require, and how much effort is available for the next sprint. This is an example of the principle:

Accepted Answer

The answer of The team members are discussing the level...

Question 19

At the Initiative Horizon, the solution owner using iterative planning principles decides to plan for a period of:

Accepted Answer

Iterative planning principles focus on short cycles to quickly assess if needs are being met and to adapt to changes, making 1-3 months a suitable planning period.

Question 20

While discussing team norms, the team determines that within the Delivery Horizon, communication will be:

Accepted Answer

Communication should be consistent or scheduled within the Delivery Horizon to ensure that all team members are on the same page and that there is no confusion about what is expected of them.

Exam 4: Agile Analyst