Agile Business Analysis Flashcards
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In Agile Business Analysis, what is the PRIMARY purpose of a product vision statement?
Answer: To align stakeholders around a shared understanding of the product's goal
A product vision statement aligns stakeholders by articulating the long-term goal and purpose of the product.
Which technique helps a business analyst identify hidden stakeholder needs by observing users in their natural work environment?
Answer: Ethnographic observation
Ethnographic observation involves watching users work in their real environment to uncover tacit needs they may not articulate in interviews.
A business analyst notices that two user stories in the backlog have overlapping acceptance criteria. What is the BEST action?
Answer: Facilitate a session to clarify scope boundaries and refine both stories
Overlapping acceptance criteria indicate unclear scope, so a refinement session helps the team agree on distinct boundaries for each story.
What does the INVEST acronym stand for in the context of well-formed user stories?
Answer: Independent, Negotiable, Valuable, Estimable, Small, Testable
INVEST is a quality checklist ensuring user stories are Independent, Negotiable, Valuable, Estimable, Small, and Testable.
During a retrospective, the team identifies that acceptance criteria are often misunderstood during development. What should the business analyst do FIRST?
Answer: Introduce the Three Amigos technique for story refinement
The Three Amigos technique brings together the business analyst, developer, and tester to discuss stories together, reducing misunderstandings.
Which Agile framework emphasizes defining 'done' at both the story level and the sprint level?
Answer: Scrum
Scrum explicitly requires a Definition of Done that applies to user stories and ensures sprint increments meet a shared quality standard.
A stakeholder requests a change to a feature midway through a sprint. How should the business analyst BEST handle this?
Answer: Log the request for the product backlog and discuss prioritization with the product owner
Agile welcomes change but protects sprint integrity by directing mid-sprint requests to the product backlog for proper prioritization.
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