BCS Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis

QUESTION NO: 1
What does the M stand for in MoSCoW?

A. Must have. B. Mission. C. Mandatory. D. Management.

Correct Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 2
An airline wishes to assess the punctuality of its flights. What type of business activity would do this?

A. A planning activity. B. A controlling activity. C. A monitoring activity. D. An enabling activity.

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 3
There is a requirement for an employee to enter time worked details into a computerised project reporting system. If this requirement was drawn on a use case diagram, which of the following would be correct?

A. The computer system would be the boundary, the project reporting system a use case. B. Employee would be the boundary, time details an actor. C. Project reporting system would be an actor, employee a use case. D. Enter time details would be a use case, employee an actor.

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 4
Every night at midnight a batch process is invoked to invoice all orders received that day. How will the time midnight be represented on a use case diagram?

A. As a system boundary. B. As an actor. C. As a use case. D. As an association.

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 5
The Boston Box may be used to analyse the portfolio of businesses owned by an organisation. Which of the following animals does it use in its term for businesses that have low market share in a market with low growth?

A. Goat. B. Cat. C. Cow. D. Dog.

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 6
Which of the following is NOT an example of a generic stakeholder group?

A. Employees. B. Competitors. C. Regulators. D. Testers.

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 7
It is claimed that a new system will bring improved job satisfaction to employees. How should this improved job satisfaction be classified?

A. As an intangible benefit. B. As an intangible cost. C. As a tangible benefit. D. As a tangible cost.

Correct Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 8
Which of the following is considered by the Boston Box?

A. Power/influence. B. Market share. C. Gross profit. D. Impact.

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 9
In which of the following business analysis areas does the traditional systems analyst role primarily operate?

A. Defining the needs of the business. B. Quantifying costs and benefits. C. Specifying IT system requirements. D. Implementing business changes.

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 10
An organisation called Quality Signs' makes display signs for commercial customers. Which of the following are MOST likely to be the Actors in a CATWOE analysis?

A. The sign makers of Quality Signs. B. The Managing Director of Quality Signs. C. The customers of Quality Signs. D. The competitors of Quality Signs.

Correct Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 11
Which of the following is likely to be an input into the Analysing the Needs' stage of the business analysis process model?

A. Agreed business activity model B. The business case. C. Validated requirements document, D. Shortlist of business options.

Correct Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 12
Which of the following techniques is used to focus solely on the external influences on an organisation?

A. PESTLE. B. CATWOE. C. SWOT. D. MOST.

Correct Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 13
Which of the following techniques can be used to pull together the results of an analysis of the external and internal business environment of an organisation?

A. Balanced business scorecard. B. Five-forces model. C. SWOT analysis. D. Resource audit.

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 14
During a workshop, it is useful to ask participants to come up with ideas which are listed for later evaluation.
What is this technique called?

A. Round Robin. B. Mess Finding. C. Mind Mapping. D. Brainstorming.

Correct Answer: D

BCS Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis - FBA15 Exam Questions