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Salesforce Certified-Business-Analyst Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Topic 1: Customer Discovery | 17% | - Define project scope based on business strategies, goals and challenges - Assess current state of existing products and processes - Understand BA roles across implementation lifecycle - Document business processes and scope |
| Topic 2: Development Support and User Acceptance | 12% | - Plan and execute user acceptance testing - Support solution development and clarify requirements - Validate solution against requirements |
| Topic 3: Change Management and Enablement | 17% | - Identify change impacts and risks - Support adoption and training activities - Develop change enablement strategies |
| Topic 4: Solution Design and Documentation | 18% | - Create functional specifications and design documents - Map business processes to Salesforce capabilities - Translate requirements into Salesforce solution design |
| Topic 5: User Stories and Acceptance Criteria | 18% | - Define components of effective user stories - Document and maintain user stories - Write clear, testable acceptance criteria |
| Topic 6: Requirements Gathering and Management | 18% | - Distinguish between scope, requirements and user stories - Document and manage requirements in version control - Engage stakeholders to elicit, validate and prioritize requirements |
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The official Salesforce Certified Business Analyst outline defines 6 domains. The leading three are User Stories and Acceptance Criteria (18%), Requirements Gathering and Management (18%), and Development Support and User Acceptance (12%). The full list is in the topics section above, and PracticeVCE's 315 practice questions cover each one.
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Salesforce Certified Business Analyst Sample Questions:
A business analyst at Universal Containers has begun user acceptance testing for a new Experience Cloud implementation with the project team. A major gap for one of the personas was identified in the documented scenarios.
What went wrong?
- A. Failure to include all stakeholders in the requirements gathering process
- B. Failure to validate the application against the functional requirements
- C. Failure to perform thorough unit testing during the development process
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
A business analyst (BA) at Northeren Trail Outfitters has been asked to explain a sales process improvement idea and collaborate on a plan for implementation. Several sale users in various locations have been identified to participate.
Which technique should the BA use to optimize effectiveness and build a shared understanding of the idea and approach?
- A. One-on-one meetings
- B. Virtual whiteboard
- C. Demo prototype
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
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Which permission is required to create, delete, refresh or activate a Sandbox?
- A. Environment Manager
- B. System Administrator
- C. Sandbox Editor
- D. Manage Sandbox
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
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The project manager for Universal Container tells the business analyst (BA) that the developers on the team are having trouble understanding what to build because the acceptance criteria for the Sales Cloud user stories are confusing.
How should the BA respond to the feedback effectively?
- A. Recommend additional training resources.
- B. Ask for specific examples to review.
- C. Confirm that best practices are being followed.
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
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Northern Trail Outfitters is getting ready to enter the user acceptance testing (UAT) phase of its latest Salesforce project. The business analyst (BA) plans to solicit and document sign-offs from the business as part of the UAT process.
Which sign-offs should the BA seek?
- A. Test cases to implement, individual test case functionality, and final go live date
- B. Functional requirements, individual test case functionality, and final go live date
- C. Test cases to implement, user stories, and final go live date
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
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