Common Agile Analysis Techniques Flashcards
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A business analyst is facilitating a story mapping session. What is the PRIMARY purpose of the horizontal axis in a story map?
Answer: Represent the sequence of user activities over time
The horizontal axis in a story map represents the narrative flow of user activities in the order they occur.
Which technique involves asking 'why' repeatedly to drill down to the root cause of a problem during agile analysis?
Answer: 5 Whys
The 5 Whys technique iteratively asks 'why' to peel back symptom layers and expose the true root cause.
During backlog refinement, a BA uses MoSCoW prioritization. A feature labeled 'Could Have' means:
Answer: It should be delivered if time permits but is not critical
'Could Have' items are desirable but not critical, and are only included when time and resources allow.
A product owner wants to validate assumptions about user behavior before building a feature. Which agile analysis technique is MOST appropriate?
Answer: Prototyping and usability testing
Prototyping and usability testing allow teams to validate assumptions about user behavior with minimal build investment.
In Behavior-Driven Development (BDD), the Given-When-Then format is used to:
Answer: Express acceptance criteria in a testable, human-readable format
Given-When-Then structures acceptance criteria as scenarios that describe system behavior in plain language understandable by all stakeholders.
An agile team is using impact mapping. What does the 'How' level of an impact map represent?
Answer: The deliverables or features the team will build
The 'How' level in impact mapping lists the deliverables (features/activities) that the team will build to create the desired impact.
Which elicitation technique is BEST suited when a BA needs to understand how different user types interact with a system across multiple scenarios simultaneously?
Answer: Focus groups
Focus groups bring multiple user types together, enabling a BA to observe interactions and capture diverse perspectives on system use simultaneously.
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