AAC Practice Test

The IIBA Agile Analysis Certification (AAC) is recommended for business analysis professionals with agile analysis experience, although no work experience is required. This page brings together free practice sets, explanations of sample answers, and verified exam logistics to help you prepare. Practice Test Geeks uses AI tools to write its content. The sample questions are our own practice material, not real exam questions.

AAC Exam at a Glance

What changed for AAC in 2026

• Oct 25, 2026: Testing window changed to 6 months from payment to schedule and take the exam (previously 6 months from payment to schedule and sit the exam).^[2]
• Oct 25, 2026: Score release changed to Pass/fail on screen; IIBA email within 48 hours (previously Pass/fail on screen immediately; IIBA email confirmation within 48 hours).^[2]
• Oct 25, 2026: Renewal changed to 20 CDUs per year plus a recertification fee (previously 20 CDUs per year + $30 (members) / $50 (non-members) recertification fee).^[2]

What the AAC is and how it works

According to IIBA, “consists of 85 multiple choice, scenario-based questions, and must be completed within 2 hours.”^[1]

The AAC is IIBA's Agile Analysis Certification. IIBA recommends it for business analysis professionals with 2–3 years of experience implementing analysis-related work in an agile context. There is no work experience requirement, so that recommendation is not an eligibility condition.

The exam contains 85 multiple-choice, scenario-based questions and allows 2 hours (120 minutes). Delivery is online through remote proctoring with PSI. You receive a pass or fail result on screen, followed by an IIBA confirmation email within 48 hours. The supplied official facts do not specify a passing score.

From the date IIBA receives payment, you have 6 months to schedule and take the exam. Schedule, reschedule or cancel at least 48 hours ahead. Cancelling or rescheduling inside that deadline forfeits the exam fee. Each retake requires a separate rewrite fee; the initial exam fee does not cover it.

The credential is valid for 1 year from the date you pass. Renewal requires 20 CDUs per year and a recertification fee. Consult IIBA's AAC Certification Handbook for exam arrangements and its AAC Recertification Handbook for renewal requirements. Fee amounts are not provided in the verified facts here.

Worked examples: how to reason through AAC questions

These are practice questions written for this site, not questions from the real exam. Each explanation shows why the right answer is right and why the others are wrong.

Example 1

Question: What is the purpose of a 'Definition of Done' (DoD) in Agile?

1. To determine when to start a new feature.
2. To ensure that a task meets the quality standards before being marked as complete.
3. To track the number of tasks completed.
4. To schedule meetings for the team.

Answer: B. To ensure that a task meets the quality standards before being marked as complete.

Explanation:

B is correct. A Definition of Done gives the team shared quality criteria for deciding whether work is complete. Those criteria can include testing, documentation and integration, so marking a task complete means more than finishing its implementation. A is wrong because deciding when to start a feature is a planning decision. C is wrong because counting completed tasks measures activity without establishing whether the work meets quality expectations. D is wrong because meeting schedules do not define completion. Remember the general rule: check work against the agreed completion criteria before calling it done.

Example 2

Question: Which of the following is the MOST appropriate level of documentation for a Minimum Viable Product (MVP)?

1. Full functional specification documents for all features
2. Only the documentation necessary to validate core hypotheses with users
3. No documentation at all to maximize speed
4. Complete user manuals and API documentation

Answer: B. Only the documentation necessary to validate core hypotheses with users

Explanation:

B is correct. Documentation for an MVP should support testing the core hypotheses with users. That means recording enough information to explain what is being tested and make the feedback useful. A requires specifications for all features, including work whose value may still be untested. C treats speed as a reason to remove documentation even when it would help validation. D requires complete manuals and API documentation regardless of what the experiment needs. The general rule is to choose documentation according to the learning it supports; avoid making either exhaustive documentation or no documentation the default.

Example 3

Question: During sprint review, a stakeholder requests a significant feature addition. What is the correct agile process?

1. Add it directly to the current sprint backlog
2. Have the BA document it and add it to the product backlog for prioritization by the product owner
3. Reject it since the sprint has already started its review
4. Implement it immediately after the sprint ends without review

Answer: B. Have the BA document it and add it to the product backlog for prioritization by the product owner

Explanation:

B is correct. In this scenario, the BA captures the request in the product backlog so the product owner can prioritize it against existing work. Recording the request preserves the feedback without treating it as an immediate commitment. A bypasses prioritization by putting the addition directly into the current sprint backlog. C discards stakeholder feedback merely because of when it arrives. D commits to implementation before the request has been reviewed against other needs. The general rule is to capture new requests, clarify their value and let backlog prioritization determine what happens next.

How to use these practice tests

Read IIBA's official AAC material before choosing practice topics. Use the current official outline to decide what belongs in your preparation. No official content areas have been verified for this page, so these set titles should not be treated as an exam blueprint.

Start with AAC Business Analysis in Agile Environments. For each missed question, write down the clue you overlooked and explain why the alternatives fail. Check unfamiliar terms against the official material before repeating the question.

Use AAC Product Vision & Backlog Management and AAC Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration to practise reasoning about requests and priorities. Use AAC Agile Requirements & Documentation to revisit documentation choices. Explain your answer before reading the explanation.

Check the relevance of technical sets on automation, cloud infrastructure, incident response and security against the official outline before spending study time on them. Before test day, review IIBA's remote proctoring instructions and your booking details. Plan around the 120-minute exam limit and the 48-hour rescheduling deadline.

Sources & last verified

1. IIBA — number of questions (official source). “consists of 85 multiple choice, scenario-based questions, and must be completed within 2 hours.” Verified Oct 25, 2026.
2. IIBA — time limit, retake policy, renewal, delivery (official source). “Duration: 120 minutes” Verified Oct 25, 2026.
3. IIBA — validity (official source). “The recertification date begins when the certification examination is passed and ends on the 1-year anniversary of that date.” Verified Oct 25, 2026.

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