CCBA Agile Business Analysis

Question 1

What is the role of a business analyst in Agile?

Accepted Answer

Facilitating requirements discovery, maintaining the backlog, and ensuring the team delivers value

Answer

In Agile, BAs work collaboratively with the team to continuously discover and refine requirements.

Question 2

What is a user story?

Accepted Answer

A brief description of a feature from the user's perspective: As a [user], I want [feature], so that [benefit]

Answer

User stories capture requirements in a simple, user-focused format that drives development.

Question 3

What is backlog refinement?

Accepted Answer

Reviewing and updating user stories to ensure they are ready for upcoming sprints

Answer

Refinement ensures stories are properly sized, prioritized, and have clear acceptance criteria before development.

Question 4

What is the difference between Agile and Waterfall approaches?

Accepted Answer

Agile is iterative and adaptive; Waterfall is sequential and plan-driven

Answer

Agile delivers in increments with flexibility for change; Waterfall follows a linear sequence with all requirements defined upfront.

Question 5

What is a minimum viable product (MVP)?

Accepted Answer

The simplest version of a product that delivers enough value to satisfy early users and gather feedback

Answer

MVPs allow teams to test assumptions and gather real user feedback with minimal investment before building the full solution.

(CCBA) Certification of Capability in Business Analysis Practice Test