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The ECBA exam has 50 questions and runs 1 hour 15 minutes.
These 10 free ECBA questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Entry Certificate in Business Analysis (ECBA) blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
A department head opens a meeting by stating that the organisation must purchase a new workflow automation platform because customers keep complaining about slow approvals. In the Business Analysis Core Concept Model, the workflow automation platform represents which core concept?
Correct answer: A - Solution
Which statement about the six core concepts of the Business Analysis Core Concept Model is correct?
Correct answer: C - All six concepts are equal, and each one is defined in terms of the other five
A team has documented the problem it intends to address, the transformation it will undertake, the specific way it will satisfy the problem, the groups affected, and the worth those groups expect to gain. It has not examined the regulatory environment, market conditions, or organisational circumstances surrounding the initiative. Which core concept has the team overlooked?
Correct answer: B - Context
Twelve months after a self-service portal was delivered exactly as specified, call volumes are unchanged because very few customers have chosen to use it. Which statement BEST describes the value position?
Correct answer: D - Potential value was delivered, but that value has not been realised
During a review, a sponsor asks the business analyst to remove a significant identified risk from a recommendation document, explaining that including it is likely to delay funding approval. What is the MOST appropriate action?
Correct answer: C - Retain the risk in the document and discuss the sponsor's concern with them directly
Listening is classified under which category of underlying competencies?
Correct answer: B - Communication Skills
A business analyst has already decided which system is causing a reporting error and structures every stakeholder interview around confirming that decision. Which problem does this MOST clearly illustrate?
Correct answer: A - Confirmation bias, which risks excluding evidence that contradicts the conclusion
While migrating to a new finance system, staff will need a temporary reconciliation report that compares balances held in the old and new systems. The report will be withdrawn once migration is complete. This is BEST classified as which type of requirement?
Correct answer: D - Transition requirement
A stakeholder submits a change to an approved requirement late in the initiative. Which information will be MOST useful in determining what else the change affects?
Correct answer: B - The requirements traceability records linking it to designs and test coverage
While analysing an invoicing process, a business analyst identifies a valuable improvement to a separate procurement process that is clearly outside the current initiative's scope. What is the MOST appropriate action?
Correct answer: D - Document the opportunity and raise it with the appropriate decision-maker
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