Business Architecture Guild Certified Business Architect (CBA)® Level 1 - BAGUILD-CBA-LVL1-100 Exam Questions [2026]

QUESTION NO: 1
Which business situation should be analyzed using a value stream?

A. Establishing a complete perspective of how to manage an account B. Understanding all of the business units that have a claims management ability C. Defining a detailed billing and collection process D. Creating an end-to-end view of how an inventor would obtain a patent

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 2
A common starting point for stakeholder mapping is:

A. Business partners, distributors, agents and representatives B. External stakeholders who receive direct benefit from the business C. Board members, business executives and investors D. Employees who play distinct roles within business process modeling efforts

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 3
Which situation is likely to result in the creation of a relationship between one information concept and
another information concept?

A. Account / Customer Matching is a defined capability under Account Management B. Stakeholder Management and Agreement Management are level one capabilities C. Asset Management and Financial Management are level one supporting capabilities D. Stakeholder Management represents both customer and business partner

Correct Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 4
What is the goal of a value stream?

A. To ensure that each stage is hit in sequence B. To deliver value to participating stakeholders C. To satisfy or delight the customer D. To reduce the time it takes to move from end-to-end

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 5
In a well-constructed capability map, the map represents:

A. Business unit names B. A rationalized view of the business C. A project portfolio D. A single business unit

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 6
During the planning stage, a business architecture methodology enables which outcome?

A. Business process modeling B. Return on investment determination C. Well-articulated scope definition D. User story articulation

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 7
A proposed business initiative is targeting multiple business capabilities. The business architecture
practitioner should rate the business value of the project based on the:

A. Aggregated effectiveness and impact ratings of all capabilities affected by the initiative B. Aggregated effectiveness and impact ratings of all value streams affected by the initiative C. Effectiveness and breadth of coverage of all capabilities and value stream stages affected by the
initiative D. Effectiveness and impact ratings of all capabilities and value stream stages affected by the initiative

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 8
A product map should obtain product names from which source?

A. The business B. Customers C. Industry literature D. IT planning teams

Correct Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 9
A structured business architecture approach can reduce real and inherent costs resulting from:

A. Lack of formal requirements definition methodology B. Discrepancies between culture and values C. Silo-based, business unit specific budget models D. Miscommunication due to misaligned concepts and terminology

Correct Answer: D