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01Metadata Training theAgile.Space 2 - 6 Cropley Street London N1 7GF Tel: 020 7272 3726
Fast TrackBCS Business Analysis Practice & BCS Requirements Engineering
Performance measures and exercises .................................................................13:45Business Analysis Projects ..................................................................................14:45Soft Systems approach to business analysis .......................................................15:15Rich Pictures exercise .........................................................................................15:45Business perspectives and root definitions ..........................................................16:30CATWOE exercise ................................................................................................17:00
Close ................................................................................................................ 17:30
Day 2Business Activity Modelling .......................................................................... 09:30
Business Activity Models exercise .......................................................................10:15Stakeholder Analysis and exercise ......................................................................11:30
Identifying potential solutions – Brainstorming, workshops & exercise ................13:30IS/IT requirements Defining a new business model and exercise .........................14:15Business Case: Contents, Financials, Impacts & Risks .........................................15:30Business Case exercise ......................................................................................16:30Accepting the Business Case ..............................................................................17:15
Close ................................................................................................................ 17:30
Day 3Business Analysis Practice Exam ............................................................... 08:30
Requirements Engineering Introduction & Overview ................................... 10:00Project Start-up / Scope & Case Study ........................................................ 11:15
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Functional Requirements & Case Study ...................................................... 12:15Elicitation Techniques – Document Analysis/Desk Research......................... 13:00
Stakeholder Identification & Case Study ..................................................... 14:15Elicitation Techniques – part 1 & Case Study .............................................. 15:00Elicitation Techniques - part 2 .................................................................... 16:00Non Functional Requirements & Case Study ................................................ 16:30Review of the day & Homework .................................................................. 17:00
Close ........................................................................................................ 17:30
Day 4Homework Review + Interview Questions ............................................... 09:30
Modelling Requirements – UCD Case Study ................................................ 10:00Analysing Requirements & Case Study ........................................................ 11:30
Modelling Requirements – Class Models &Case Study ................................. 13:45Documenting Requirements & Case Study .................................................. 14:45Elicitation / Validation – Scenarios, Storyboards & Prototypes ...................... 15:45Review of the Day and Homework .............................................................. 17:15
Close ........................................................................................................ 17:30
Day 5Homework / Coursework Review ............................................................ 09:30
Requirements Validation & Coursework ....................................................... 10:15Requirements Control and Management & Coursework ............................... 11:15Coursework review .................................................................................... 12:00
Sample paper only 40 multiple-choice questions – 1 mark awarded to each question. Mark only one answer to each question. There are no trick questions. A number of possible answers are given for each question, indicated by either A. B. C. or D. Your answers should be clearly indicated on the answer sheet.
The pass mark is 26/40
Copying of this paper is expressly forbidden without the direct approval of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT.
1 RINGOLA is a high street and Internet-based retailer of men's jewellery and clothing accessories. The leadership team met last week to discuss and agree the tasks required to launch the company's seasonal collection and new smartphone app. Harish, the lead BA, made notes at the meeting and recorded the following list of outstanding tasks: a) Write a first draft of the business case to secure funding for the launch. b) Confirm the legal aspects of commercial contracts with our suppliers. c) Map our processes to ensure that we understand how the new smartphone app will integrate into
our order processing system. d) Complete the detailed configuration of the IT architecture that will underpin the new smartphone
app. e) Develop a consultation process to support the strategic selection of products to include in the
seasonal collection. Which of the tasks fall within the potential scope of the business analyst role and can therefore be delegated to Harish's team?
A a, c and d.
B a, b and c.
C a, c and e.
D b, d and e.
2 The following requirements are listed in a job advert for a business analyst:
• Must work effectively within a team. • Should have experience in facilitating workshops. • Must be able to engage with stakeholders to understand and elicit requirements. • Analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities are essential.
Which of the following competency areas of a business analyst are being sought?
A Personal qualities and business knowledge.
B Business knowledge and professional techniques.
C Personal qualities and professional techniques.
D Personal qualities, business knowledge and professional techniques.
3 Raminder is a business analyst who has been tasked with undertaking a resource audit for GrowFast, an agricultural company. In a recent management workshop, she took the following notes: a) Staff are skilled and highly motivated. They care about the GrowFast brand. b) Cash flow problems lead to some suppliers not being paid on time. c) Government grants to help companies train employees are being withdrawn. d) Wholesale customers report that the quality of produce is exceptional. GrowFast has a good
reputation in the industry. e) A competitor is considering developing a rival production site close to GrowFast's base. Which of these notes are relevant to a resource audit?
A a, b and d.
B a, c and e.
C c, d and e.
D a, c and d.
4 MobiltyFirst is a charity, which aims to improve the lives of disabled children and young people. Kevin is the chief executive of the charity and has listed (in no order) the following issues: I am... a) Worried about our ability to train our staff effectively. b) Concerned about changes planned in government regulation and the restrictions these could place
on the use of mobility aids. c) Excited about developments in virtual reality and how these could offer new opportunities for
mobility-impaired people. d) Aware of the ageing population in the country and wonder how this will impact on the informal
support networks currently in place for many children and young people. e) Concerned about the increasing costs of rent in the regions where we have established drop-in
centres. f) In doubt of who will take over my role when I retire in 5 years' time. How many of these issues (and their classification) would be recorded in a PESTLE analysis?
A 1 x Political, 1 x Economic, 1 x Socio-cultural, 1 x Technological.
B 1 x Political, 1 x Socio-cultural, 1 x Technological, 2 x Economic.
C 2 x Political, 2 x Socio-cultural, 1 x Technological.
D 1 x Political, 2 x Socio-cultural, 1 x Technological.
BCS Practitioner Certificate in Requirements Engineering
Full Sample Paper 1-hour examination.
Sample paper only 40 multiple-choice questions – 1 mark awarded to each question. Mark only one answer to each question. There are no trick questions. A number of possible answers are given for each question, indicated by either A. B. C. or D. Your answers should be clearly indicated on the answer sheet.
The pass mark is 25/40
Copying of this paper is expressly forbidden without the direct approval of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT.
1 A business analyst has been asked to ensure that all requirements are robust. She is trying to remember the proper characteristics and makes the following list:
a) Testable. b) Consistent. c) Automatable. d) Concise. e) Ambiguous.
Of the ones written down, which are characteristics of a robust requirement?
A a, b and c only.
B a, b and d only.
C c, d and e only.
D b, c and e only. 2 A company is undertaking the requirements engineering for a new product. Some of the requirements are close to the limits of currently available technology. The Business Analyst has approached a senior developer to check the technical feasibility of the requirements.
In which stage of the requirements engineering framework is this interaction MOST likely to take place?
A Validation.
B Analysis.
C Documentation.
D Management.
3 The following have been extracted from the requirements list for a component manufacturing machine: R#1.1 The system shall inform the user of a misplaced component by sounding an audible alarm. R#1.2 The system will be able to be serviced within the 8 hour overnight shut down period. How will these requirements be categorised? A R#1.1 = Technical, R#1.2 = General. B R#1.1 = Non-functional, R#1.2 = Technical. C R#1.1 = Functional, R#1.2 = Non-functional. D R#1.1 = General, R#1.2 = Functional.
4 An insurance company are building an application for making payments to customers. The Business Analyst has elicited the following requirement via a workshop with a group of end users and subject matter experts.
“The system shall only allow specified users to authorise payments to customers.”
How will this requirement be categorised in the requirements catalogue?
A General.
B Technical.
C Functional.
D Non-functional.
5 A business analyst wishes to organise a requirements catalogue. He is aware of four kinds of requirements, those which:
a) Describe the level of service required by the system. b) Are constraints placed on the system in terms of general rules of operation. c) Refer to specific features to be delivered by the system. d) Are derived from software policies that reflect the company's IT infrastructure.
Which of the following is the CORRECT allocation of categories of these four kinds of requirements?
A a) Non-Functional; b) General; c) Functional; d) Technical.
B a) General; b) Technical; c) Non-Functional; d) Functional.
C a) Technical; b) Functional; c) General; d) Non-Functional.
D a) Functional; b) Non-Functional; c) Technical; d) General.
6 A business analyst has identified some data retrieval requirements for a new system.
Which of those listed below is a functional requirement?
A The system will hold and retrieve data in line with current data protection legislation.
B Data retrieval will be consistent with the data retrieval policy and standards of the company.
C The system will provide the ability to retrieve data relating to the last 12 months.
D Valid data requests will display data on screen within three seconds.