Business Architecture Guild Certified Business Architect (CBA)®

QUESTION NO: 1
A benefit of having a capability map is that the map:

A. Represents a business strategy B. Enables laser-like investment analysis C. Provides a comprehensive perspective on value analysis D. Serves as a starting point for a business model

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 2
What is important to consider in business capability outsourcing?

A. Internal stakeholder mapping identifies capabilities that should be outsourced to third parties B. Information mapping highlights where shared databases should be established with a third party C. Capabilities managed by third parties are highlighted so they can be removed from the capability map D. Value stream / capability cross-mapping highlights where capabilities should be synchronized in-house or among third parties

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 3
When mapping capabilities to value streams, a business architecture practitioner should:

A. Map value stream stages to enabling capabilities B. Incorporate business unit into the mapping C. Only include capabilities required in every case D. Concurrently build the value stream and the capabilities

Correct Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 4
A basic principle of business architecture is that business architecture is:

A. Not prescriptive B. About third party interface management C. Defined by deliverables D. Applied using Porter's Five Forces Model

Correct Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 5
A business architecture practitioner should manage relationships for which category of stakeholders?

A. Board of Directors B. Business partners C. Business subject matter experts D. End consumers

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 6
What do a value stream and a business process have in common?

A. Each decomposes into dynamic rules-based routing maps B. Each shows the business "in motion," moving left to right C. Each represents how a business delivers value to a customer D. Each must be stakeholder triggered as a basis for existence

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 7
What is an example of a business architecture scenario?

A. Business architecture knowledgebase B. Balanced Scorecard C. Merger & acquisition D. Strategy map

Correct Answer: C

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QUESTION NO: 8
Which business architecture enabled analysis approach helps an executive identify revenue streams highlighted in the company's business model?

A. Pinpointing where customer stakeholders are involved in a given value stream stage B. Identifying where a Product Management capability is tied to a given business unit C. Identifying all value stream stages enabled by the Collection Management capability D. Highlighting all business capabilities associated with money management

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 9
Business process models arise from which business perspective?

A. An organization's operating model B. An organization's business model C. Lean Six Sigma value stream models D. The business architecture

Correct Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 10
Business architecture positively impacts the ability of an organization to:

A. Deploy a wide range of business scenarios B. Enable operating cost reductions C. Streamline operational efficiency D. Improve overall product quality

Correct Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 11
How does business architecture benefit business performance management?

A. It delivers effectiveness ratings associated with tangible business focal points B. It produces insights into system development lifecycle improvements C. It establishes business process models as a way of determining operational efficiency D. It provides organization and stakeholder mappings as a basis for impact analysis

Correct Answer: A

Business Architecture Guild Certified Business Architect (CBA)® - CBA Exam Questions