Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis Practice Exam
Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis
About Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis
BCS Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis comprises a range of fundamental knowledge required for a business analysis task. This incorporates the roles and competencies needed as well as strategic analysis, business system, process modeling, and business case improvement.
Who is it for?
- The Foundation Certificate is designed for people who want to understand business analysis, support change, and improve business processes.
- Suitable for business analysts, business managers, and members of their team, business change managers, and project managers.
Course Structure
The important topics of the Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis exam:
1. What is Business Analysis (2.5%)
● The origins of business analysis
● The development of business analysis
● The scope of business analysis work
● Taking a holistic approach
● The role and responsibilities of a business analyst
2. The Competencies of a Business Analyst (2.5%)
● Personal qualities
● Business knowledge
● Professional techniques
● The development of competencies
3. Strategy Analysis (7.5%)
● The context for strategy
● The definition of strategy (Johnson, Scholes and Whittington 2008)
● Strategy development
● External environment analysis
● Internal environment analysis
● SWOT analysis
● Executing strategy
4. The Business Analysis Process Model (5%)
● An approach to problem-solving
● Stages of the business analysis process model
● Objectives of the process model stages
● Procedure for each process model stage
● Techniques used within each process model stage
5. Investigation techniques (15%)
● Interviews
● Observation
● Workshops
● Scenarios
● Prototyping
● Quantitative approaches
● Documenting the current situation
6. Stakeholder Analysis and Management (10%)
● Stakeholder categories and identification
● Analyzing stakeholders
● Stakeholder management strategies
● Managing stakeholders
● Understanding stakeholder perspectives
● Business activity models
7. Modeling Business Processes (10%)
● Organizational context
● An alternative view of an organization
● The organizational view of business processes
● Value propositions
● Process models
● Analyzing the as-is process model
● Improving business processes (to-be business process)
8. Defining the solution (5%)
● Gap analysis
● Introduction to Business Architecture
● Definition of Business Architecture
● Business Architecture techniques
9. Making a Business and Financial Case (10%)
● The business case in the project lifecycle
● Identifying options
● Assessing project feasibility
● Structure of a business case
● Investment appraisal
10. Establishing the Requirements (7.5%)
● A framework for requirements engineering
● Actors in requirements engineering
● Requirements elicitation
● Requirements analysis
● Requirements validation
Exam Format
- Exam Name: Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis
- Number of Questions: 40
- Exam Fee: £192 (£160 + VAT)
- Exam Format: Multiple-choice
- Passing score: 65%
- Time Give: 60 Minutes
- Pre-requisites: None
- Accreditation: BCS
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