BCS Business Analysis FBA15 Questions & Answers

• Question 1:

  Which of the following statements about business activity models (BAM) is correct?

  A. A BAM flowcharts the sequence of business events.

  B. A BAM will show who carries out business activities.

  C. A BAM is a model of the organisation s processes.

  D. A BAM will be defined for each business perspective.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 2:

  The senior managers of an organisation recognise that they employ knowledgeable, committed staff. Under which category of a SWOT will this be recorded?

  A. Weaknesses,

  B. Opportunities.

  C. Threats.

  D. Strengths.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 3:

  Which of the following represents the total cash flows of an investment, over a period of time, adjusted to reflect the time value of money?

  A. The Internal Rate of Return.

  B. The Time to Payback.

  C. The Net Present Value.

  D. The Return on Investment.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 4:

  A business analyst wishes to show that a company wants to store information about different types of product. Some attributes are common to every product (for example; product name) but other attributes only apply to certain product types. For example, product material only applies to accessory products. Which of the following constructs could the business analyst use to represent this on a class model?

  A. An association class.

  B. A many-to-many multiplicity.

  C. A generalisation structure.

  D. An <> structure.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 5:

  Which of the following would BEST be managed with the "keep satisfied" stakeholder management strategy?

  A. Those with high power/influence and no interest in the project.

  B. Those with high power/influence and some interest in the project.

  C. Those with some power/influence and high interest in the project.

  D. Those with some power/influence and some interest in the project.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 6:

  Which of the following would be an appropriate name for a use case that allows a project manager to allocate resources to a project?

  A. Assign resources.

  B. Resource.

  C. Project Manager.

  D. Project.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 7:

  Which of the following lists includes only activities that are defined as support activities in the value chain?

  A. Firm infrastructure, service, marketing and sales.

  B. Inbound logistics, outbound logistics, operations.

  C. Procurement, technology development, human resource management.

  D. Service, procurement, firm infrastructure.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 8:

  Given the cashflows below, which of the following is correct?

  

  A. The project pays back in year 4 of the project.

  B. The project does not pay back within the four year period.

  C. The project pays back in year 2 of the project.

  D. The project pays back in year 3 of the project.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 9:

  The required competencies of a business analyst are classified into three categories. Which of the following is one of these three categories?

  A. Management Qualities.

  B. Business Knowledge.

  C. IT Skills

  D. Project Skills.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 10:

  When should benefits realisation be carried out?

  A. Immediately at the end of the project.

  B. At the beginning of the project.

  C. At the end of the finalised feasibility study.

  D. Months or years after the end of the project.

  Correct Answer: D