IIBA-AAC Online Practice Questions and Answers

When decomposing stories, the concept of "breadth before depth" signifies progressively breaking down:

A. Estimates and resources required to accomplish the story

B. Backlog items to the lowest level of detail upfront

C. Business goals into user stories representing smaller increments of value

D. Tests to align with usable functionality delivered through each story

During a team meeting, the team discuss a technique where real or perceived benefits to the customer, direct costs and opportunity costs are assessed. Which technique are they discussing?

A. Minimum Viable Product

B. Impact Mapping

C. Kano Analysis

D. Value Modeling

A product owner has selected a particular workflow, and needs to identify potential epics and initiatives to learn more about it. They gather a group together to visually identify activities and themes of possible interest. What technique is typical for this purpose?

A. Value stream mapping

B. Cartesian mapping

C. Story Mapping

D. Data flow mapping

In the past, a team has been unable to deliver solutions in a timely manner and they feel this is due to the customer being unable to decide what they want. The team has decided to ask the customer to "sign-off" on their requirements. This violates the following value statement:

A. Individuals and interactions over process and tools

B. Prioritizing outputs over outcomes

C. Working solutions over comprehensive documentation

D. Customer collaboration over contract negotiation

The team determines that user stories can help them effectively create the desired outcomes because a well written user story:

A. Invokes conversation among the team

B. Is detailed and ready for build activities

C. Eliminates the need for further conversation

D. Captures all details about customer needs

The team agrees that the agile business analysis principle of "see the whole" aligns with the BACCM core concept of:

A. Value

B. Stakeholder

C. Needs

D. Context

Wanting to ensure the delivery team is working as productively as possible, they decide backlog items, including user stories, should be:

A. Fully detailed before they get prioritized

B. Refined and elaborated by the Tech Lead

C. Refined and elaborated throughout the planning horizons

D. Fully detailed as they enter the backlog

The team is open to receiving feedback on the product it's creating and the processes it uses to create those products. Furthermore, they're using this feedback to improve every aspect of the work. This shows the team has embraced the concept of:

A. Acting on changes while working on the solution

B. Listening to customers at predefined intervals

C. Documenting customer driven feedback

D. Uncovering better ways of delivering solutions

During a backlog refinement meeting, the team uses the appropriate technique to focus discussion on backlog items and their:

A. Technical designs and related details

B. Related users, user goals, user activities and their importance

C. Estimates determined by the delivery team

D. Resource requirements and availability for work.

At the Initiative Horizon, we see the concept of adaptive planning expressed when a solution owner:

A. Ensures technical documentation is updated in response to changes

B. Seeks guidance and direction from senior stakeholders for remaining work

C. Uses feedback to make decisions about remaining solution components or initiatives

D. Meets with stakeholders to gather feedback about delivered solution components