Free Practice Questions for Business Architecture Guild CBA Exam

Question 1

What is important to consider in business capability outsourcing?

AInternal stakeholder mapping identifies capabilities that should be outsourced to third parties

BInformation mapping highlights where shared databases should be established with a third party

CCapabilities managed by third parties are highlighted so they can be removed from the capability map

DValue stream / capability cross-mapping highlights where capabilities should be synchronized in-house or among third parties

Correct Answer: D. Value stream / capability cross-mapping highlights where capabilities should be synchronized in-house or among third parties

Question 2

In the business architecture metamodel, domain categories and relationships are:

AInclusive of business processes and business requirements

BDriven by the results of business information mapping exercises

CDerived from business architecture best practices and usage scenarios

DLimited to the fixed set of core and extended business architecture domains

Correct Answer: C. Derived from business architecture best practices and usage scenarios

Question 3

What is the main purpose of business architecture tooling?

AIt ensures that desktop technologies are not used to manage the business architecture

BIt establishes a formal link between the business architecture and operational databases

CIt enables teams to capture, manage, communicate and share the business architecture

DIt provides a way to integrate business architecture with the software development process

Correct Answer: C. It enables teams to capture, manage, communicate and share the business architecture

Question 4

A large retail company has a strong desire to establish a joint venture in a global location to increase manufacturing and research/development capabilities. Which business architecture practice helps identify the manner in which the two organizations can combine capabilities to optimize stakeholder value of the joint venture?

AInformation mapping

BStakeholder mapping

CValue stream mapping

DBusiness performance management

Correct Answer: C. Value stream mapping

Question 5

What is an appropriate tool for representing relationships among strategic objectives, initiatives and key performance indicators?

ASWOT diagrams

BHoshin Kanri diagrams

CPorter Five Forces Model

DAnsoff Product/Market Grid

Correct Answer: B. Hoshin Kanri diagrams

Question 6

Which factors drive the level of sophistication required in a business architecture tool at a given organization?

AIn-house software tooling policies and protocols

BVendor tooling options, market availability and stated directions

CBusiness architecture metamodel definitions and related standards

DLevel of business architecture maturity and overall breadth of coverage

Correct Answer: D. Level of business architecture maturity and overall breadth of coverage

Question 7

In order to effectively govern the practice of business architecture, executive sponsorship should be established:

AIncrementally as needed

BJointly across major business segments

CWithin individual independent business units

DWithin the IT department in alignment with IT architecture governance policies

Correct Answer: B. Jointly across major business segments

Question 8

Which statement about business models and business architecture is accurate?

AA business architecture requires a pre-existing business model as a starting point

BBest practices dictate that there should only be one business model for a business

CA business model requires a pre-existing business architecture as a starting point

DBest practices dictate that there should only be one business architecture for a business

Correct Answer: D. Best practices dictate that there should only be one business architecture for a business

Question 9

Which business architecture perspective is commonly tied directly to stakeholder?

AProduct

BStrategy

CInformation

DValue stream

Correct Answer: D. Value stream

Question 10

Business process models arise from which business perspective?

AThe business architecture

BAn organization's operating model

CAn organization's business model

DLean Six Sigma value stream models

Correct Answer: B. An organization's operating model

Question 11

What is the definition of a capability?

AA product delivered to customers

BA satisfied business requirement

CA representation of what the business does

DA description of how a business does things

Correct Answer: C. A representation of what the business does

Question 12

A benefit of having a capability map is that the map:

ARepresents a business strategy

BEnables laser-like investment analysis

CServes as a starting point for a business model

DProvides a comprehensive perspective on value analysis

Correct Answer: B. Enables laser-like investment analysis

Question 13

Which scenario should benefit from using a case management solution?

AAssembly-like workflow in a manufacturing scenario

BUnpredictable work that involves multiple knowledge workers

CRoutine, repeatable business processes that can be predictably modeled

DStraight through, predictable processing with manageable decision structures

Correct Answer: B. Unpredictable work that involves multiple knowledge workers

Question 14

What is a principle of product mapping?

AA product name is unique for each individual business unit

BA rebranded product is an offering from a business partner

CA product may be created and managed internally or by a business partner

DA product map must include a product family or product line mapping perspective

Correct Answer: C. A product may be created and managed internally or by a business partner

Question 15

Which business architecture perspective is useful in requirements elicitation in terms of knowing ''who and what to ask'' in a specific value focused context?

ABusiness unit / business process / stakeholder

BValue stream / capability / business unit

CValue stream / business process / stakeholder

DValue stream stage / capability / stakeholder cross-mapping

Correct Answer: D. Value stream stage / capability / stakeholder cross-mapping