BCS Practitioner Certificate in Business Analysis Practice v5.0 (BAPv5) Free Practice Test
Question 1
A business case features a management summary, from which the below extract is taken:
'The new approach will incur significant investment in terms of software licenses and annual maintenance fees, which will not be negotiable until year four of the proposal. We will research competing suppliers in the marketplace at end of year three, the supplier will, therefore, be likely to otter a reduced price for year five and beyond. However, we are convinced that the selected option is the right one. It will give us a competitive edge as a result of improved management information, in addition to the boost it will give to our image with our established customers." Which categories of costs and benefits are described in this extract*?
'The new approach will incur significant investment in terms of software licenses and annual maintenance fees, which will not be negotiable until year four of the proposal. We will research competing suppliers in the marketplace at end of year three, the supplier will, therefore, be likely to otter a reduced price for year five and beyond. However, we are convinced that the selected option is the right one. It will give us a competitive edge as a result of improved management information, in addition to the boost it will give to our image with our established customers." Which categories of costs and benefits are described in this extract*?
Correct Answer: A
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Question 2
End users in one business area are unwilling to adopt a new finance management system (recently introduced by the innovation team), as they perceive that it is unnecessarily complicated and not useful. One of the end users in this business area has been very vocal and has been relying support from others since posting about it on the company's intranet homepage.
The introduction finance system was initially supported by senior managers, but now users in other business area are also beginning to question whether they adopt the tool and are raising the issue with their managers.
The sponsor fully supports the decision to go ahead with the now tool and has made il very cleat to senior managers that he expects them to support this Initiative.
Which stakeholder management strategy SHOULD be taken with the senior managers?
The introduction finance system was initially supported by senior managers, but now users in other business area are also beginning to question whether they adopt the tool and are raising the issue with their managers.
The sponsor fully supports the decision to go ahead with the now tool and has made il very cleat to senior managers that he expects them to support this Initiative.
Which stakeholder management strategy SHOULD be taken with the senior managers?
Correct Answer: A
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Question 3
As part of the alignment stage of a business change, an IT technician is investigating the usage of the current IT system, with a view to proposing automation for frequently used activities. They have made the following notes:
* 40 new entrant forms are completed per week.
* Low response rates totalling 35%.
* There are 7 redundant data items on the forms.
* On average, users indicate that they score the user interface design 2.4 out of 5.
Which investigation techniques did the IT technician use?
* 40 new entrant forms are completed per week.
* Low response rates totalling 35%.
* There are 7 redundant data items on the forms.
* On average, users indicate that they score the user interface design 2.4 out of 5.
Which investigation techniques did the IT technician use?
Correct Answer: D
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Question 4
A local council has decided to completely redesign the way it provides library lending services it plans to stop lending books and move towards an entirely online e-book lending model Four activities to be included in the Business Activity Model (BAM) are given below a) Lend books b) Establish licensing arrangements with publishers c) Define lending policies d) Monitor lending usage What will be the dependencies between these activities on the BAM?
Correct Answer: B
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Question 5
You have been discussing Paurs recent project with him He explained that he had needed to spend considerable time interviewing stakeholders and was now behind plan You asked him why he didn't use a workshop to avoid delays.
Which of the following MIGHT Paul reply'? Select the THREE that apply
Which of the following MIGHT Paul reply'? Select the THREE that apply
Correct Answer: A,D,E
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Question 6
You're managing a project for a company developing new software. During the stakeholder analysis, you identify a group of employees that are outside of the business area and scope and have no interest in the project. Some of these employees are due to move into the project business area in 6 months' time.
How would you plot this group on the Power/Interest grid?
How would you plot this group on the Power/Interest grid?
Correct Answer: D
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Question 7
A division of a telecommunication company is reviewing its current product range. It has decided to reposition itself by narrowing its product scope to 'deliver consultancy service'. The activity is the primary doing activity doing on a business Activity Model (BAM) defined by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). A number of other activities have been identified, five of which are listed below:
Determine which customer to target for
a) Determine which customers to target for our focused service.
b) Track the progress of consultancy contracts placed by customers.
c) Define the skills sets of the consultants supplying our service.
d) Agree on a marketing campaign to make people aware of our new product focus e) Run monthly open days, showcasing our consultancy expertise.
Which of these would be categorized as planning activities on the CEO's BAM?
Determine which customer to target for
a) Determine which customers to target for our focused service.
b) Track the progress of consultancy contracts placed by customers.
c) Define the skills sets of the consultants supplying our service.
d) Agree on a marketing campaign to make people aware of our new product focus e) Run monthly open days, showcasing our consultancy expertise.
Which of these would be categorized as planning activities on the CEO's BAM?
Correct Answer: B
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Question 8
A business analyst has been carrying out investigations into a problem situation However, it is clear to the business analyst that, even after a number of interviews with individual stakeholders, some stakeholder s views still conflict.
Which investigation technique SHOULD be used to resolve the conflict and gain a consensus?
Which investigation technique SHOULD be used to resolve the conflict and gain a consensus?
Correct Answer: D
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Question 9
An overseas bank is currently undertaking a feasibility study looking into the possible launch of a new bank in the UK Preliminary findings suggest that the market is saturated, customers have a lot of choice and it is easy for them to switch from one bank to another.
In which area of Porter's Five Forces model would these preliminary findings be documented'?
In which area of Porter's Five Forces model would these preliminary findings be documented'?
Correct Answer: B
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Question 10
The directors of Swift Despatch believe they might be able to improve their service and reduce costs by opening a distribution centre in Coventry A team has been created to investigate this further, including representatives of logistics, property and marketing Yasmin has been asked to advise on how the Business Case should be progressed at this point.
What SHOULD she advise?
What SHOULD she advise?
Correct Answer: B
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