Question 1

While working at the strategy level, the team needs to ensure stakeholders actively support an environment for constructive communication, collaboration, and continuous improvement. They decide to use the following to achieve this goal?

Accepted Answer

The answer of While working at the strategy level, the...

Question 2

At the Initiative Horizon, we see the concept of adaptive planning expressed when a solution owner:

Accepted Answer

Adaptive planning involves using feedback to make informed decisions about the future course of action, which aligns with option C.

Question 3

The team is prioritizing stories in the backlog and discussing the elements that result in a well-structured, actionable backlog. They identify the following as a central consideration:

Accepted Answer

Rapid delivery of value is a central consideration in prioritizing backlog items, as it ensures that the team focuses on delivering the most important and impactful features to users as quickly as possible.

Question 4

While reviewing criteria for a well-written story, the team discusses the following criteria:

Accepted Answer

The answer of While reviewing criteria for a well-written story,...

Question 5

When the product owner determines there has been enough value delivered on the initiative to satisfy the need, then the sponsor's immediate next step is to:

Accepted Answer

The answer of When the product owner determines there has...

Question 6

The team establishes ground rules for considering business analysis performance improvements. They agree that speed and accuracy of executing analysis activities becomes very important at the following horizon:

Accepted Answer

The Delivery Horizon focuses on the execution and implementation of solutions, where speed and accuracy in analysis activities are crucial to ensure timely and effective delivery.

Question 7

Backlog items that are dependent on other backlog items compromise and limit rapid decision making, fast delivery and strategic alignment by not leveraging:

Accepted Answer

Feedback loops are essential for rapid decision making and fast delivery as they provide continuous insights and adjustments, which are hindered by dependencies.

Question 8

The team demonstrates they value customer collaboration over contract negotiation by:

Accepted Answer

The team values customer collaboration by refining their understanding of needs based on stakeholder feedback, which involves direct interaction and collaboration with customers.

Question 9

The team is very busy working on a top priority initiative. They have delivered many user stories and have many left to complete. However the components they are delivering are not yet delivering end-to-end business value. How can the team maintain understanding of the big picture without getting lost in the details?

Accepted Answer

Creating a story map helps the team visualize the entire product journey, ensuring they understand how individual user stories contribute to the overall business value and maintain focus on the big picture.

Question 10

A team member has written a full user guide about a feature that has not yet been developed. Shortly before delivery is to start, the feature is dropped. What did the team member forget to value highly?

Accepted Answer

The team member forgot to value "Working solutions" highly, as they focused on documentation for a feature that was not yet developed and ultimately dropped, rather than ensuring that the feature was actually implemented and functional.

Question 11

A practice common to most agile approaches is to require that the items in the product backlog that are targeted to be delivered next, are:

Accepted Answer

The answer of A practice common to most agile approaches...

Question 12

When recommending solution options at the Initiative Horizon, the team decides that their goal is to provide decision makers with:

Accepted Answer

The goal at the Initiative Horizon is to provide decision makers with just enough information to make an informed and accurate decision, without overwhelming them with unnecessary details.

Question 13

Wanting to ensure the delivery team is working as productively as possible, they decide backlog items, including user stories, should be:

Accepted Answer

Backlog items should be refined and elaborated throughout the planning horizons to ensure they are ready for development when prioritized, allowing for flexibility and adaptation to changes.

Question 14

The team is delivering a high priority solution component and is discovering new information about the need and how well the work being delivered satisfies it. They conclude that learnings from this component will be used to:

Accepted Answer

The team is discovering new information and learning about the need, which suggests they will use these learnings to refine and improve the components to better meet the requirements.

Question 15

The Product Owner reviews the value of the solution being created to gain an understanding of the context, the solution, and the stakeholders. Which principle of agile business analysis is the Product Owner demonstrating?

Accepted Answer

The principle "See the Whole" emphasizes understanding the entire context, including the solution and stakeholders, to ensure that the product delivers value.

Question 16

Two key components of assessing solution options at the Initiative Horizon include:

Accepted Answer

The answer of Two key components of assessing solution options...

Question 17

The team is assessing feedback from the work that's been completed. After some discussion they realize this feedback can be used to assess the remaining components that are yet to be built. Specifically, this feedback can be used to help them determine if the initiative's remaining solution components are:

Accepted Answer

The feedback from completed work can help the team determine if the remaining solution components are still appropriate, as it provides insights into what has worked well and what hasn't, allowing them to adjust their plans accordingly.

Question 18

The team is discussing what analysis performed at the initiative level should include. They realize this analysis will support a number of key decisions, particularly decisions around the:

Accepted Answer

The analysis performed at the initiative level should include the needs and the solution that will satisfy those needs. This is because the initiative level is the highest level of planning, and it is at this level that the overall goals and objectives of the project are defined. The analysis performed at this level should therefore be focused on identifying the needs that the project will address, and on developing a solution that will meet those needs.

Question 19

Through ongoing collaboration with stakeholders the team continues to uncover new information. This is leading to changes to the products that are being produced. The team should:

Accepted Answer

Scheduling additional review sessions can help speed up stakeholder decisions and ensure that the team is aligned with stakeholder needs, allowing for informed and timely adjustments to the product.

Question 20

The following can be described as a critical differentiator for work in an agile context related to backlog refinement:

Accepted Answer

Stakeholder feedback is crucial in backlog refinement as it ensures that the product backlog aligns with customer needs and priorities, which is a key aspect of agile methodologies.

Exam 4: Agile Analyst