Salesforce Certified-Business-Analyst Salesforce Certified Business Analyst Exam (SP23) Exam Practice Test

The technique that the business analyst is using to understand UC’s structure is stakeholder analysis. Stakeholder analysis is a technique that involves identifying, analyzing, and engaging the individuals or groups who have an interest or influence in the project outcome, such as customers, users, sponsors, managers, team members, etc. Stakeholder analysis helps to understand the functions, interactions, and reporting relationships of each stakeholder group, as well as their needs, expectations, priorities, and concerns. Stakeholder analysis also helps to plan how to communicate, collaborate, and manage the stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle. References:

The best option for the BA to suggest is to ask the support manager to wait until the idea is released. This option avoids spending time and resources on building a custom solution that may not be compatible or necessary once the idea is released. It also ensures that the support team can benefit from the latest features and functionality that Salesforce provides, and avoid potential issues or conflicts with future updates or releases. The other options are either impractical or risky. Option B may not be possible or feasible, as the idea may not be ready or stable for early release. Option C may result in wasted effort or duplication, as the custom solution may become obsolete or incompatible once the idea is released. References:

The best practice for handling an urgent, high-priority change request in Scrum is to add it to the prioritized backlog for the next sprint. This way, the change request can be reviewed by the product owner and estimated by the development team before being added to a sprint. Adding a change request to an ongoing sprint would disrupt the planned scope and schedule of work.

References:

• https://trailhead.salesforce.com/en/content/learn/modules/salesforce-business-analyst-certification-prep/manage-change-requests
• https://www.scrum.org/resources/blog/how-handle-change-request-scrum

The action that the business analyst should take to quickly introduce new functionality to impress the customer is to demo standard features and elicit feedback from the customer. Demoing standard features means showing the customer how Sales Cloud can provide out-of-the-box functionality that meets their needs or expectations without requiring extensive customization or development. Eliciting feedback means asking the customer for their opinions or suggestions on how Sales Cloud can improve their sales process or performance. Demoing standard features and eliciting feedback helps to quickly introduce new functionality to impress the customer by demonstrating the value and benefits of Sales Cloud, as well as engaging and involving the customer in the solution design and delivery. References:

This answer chooses user stories as the element that the BA should use to define the intended results of the work based on stakeholder needs. User stories are short and simple descriptions of a feature or a functionality from the perspective of an end user or a stakeholder. User stories can help the BA define what stakeholders want to accomplish, why they want to accomplish it, and how they will measure success. User stories can also help the development and implementation teams to plan product decisions based on stakeholder value. References:

This answer states that using a capability model is the type of process diagram that the BA should use at the beginning of a Salesforce project to outline high-level process areas such as “Prospect to Contract”. A capability model is a diagram that shows what an organization does at a high level of abstraction, without going into details of how it does it. A capability model can help the BA to identify and group related business activities or functions into capability areas or domains, such as sales, marketing, service, or finance. A capability model can also help the BA to align business processes with business goals and strategies. References:

The influencing style that the BA is using is inspiring. Inspiring is a style that appeals to the emotions and values of the stakeholders, and motivates them to achieve a shared vision or goal. The BA is using an inspiring style by showing them a video case study of a contract renewals team at another company that successfully adopted Sales Cloud, which shortened its time to close and increased its close rate by 30%. This helps to create a positive and aspirational image of what Sales Cloud can do for them, and encourages them to overcome their resistance and embrace the change. References:

This answer suggests observation and interviewing as methods to collect data for the BA to determine the cause and recommend a solution for UC’s sales challenge. Observation and interviewing are techniques that help the BA understand how users perform their tasks, what challenges they face, and what their needs and expectations are. Observation involves watching users in their natural environment, while interviewing involves asking users open-ended questions. References:

According to the Salesforce Business Analyst Certification Prep, the business analyst’s role in customer discovery is to understand the current state, pain points, and goals of the customer1. The BA should use various techniques, such as interviews, surveys, and ride-alongs, to gather information from the end users and stakeholders1. A ride-along is a method of observing the users in their natural work environment and learning how they use the existing system1. In this scenario, the BA should schedule a ride-along with the sales team to learn more about their goals and challenges with the legacy solution, rather than cloning the features or writing user stories without sufficient details. References: Cert Prep: Salesforce Business Analyst

The mistake that the business analyst made when creating this story is that the persona is undefined. A persona is a fictional representation of an end user who has a specific role, goal, or need. A user story should specify the persona as part of its format: “As a [persona], I need [need], so I can [goal]”. Specifying the persona can help the business analyst communicate who will use the feature and why it matters to them. The goal and the need are defined in this user story. The goal is to increase efficiencies and improve closure rates by better tailoring sales offerings. The need is visibility to customers’ purchase history details. References: certification-prep/user-stories

Kanban is an agile methodology that focuses on visualizing work, limiting work in progress, managing flow, making policies explicit, implementing feedback loops, improving collaboratively, evolving experimentally (Kaizen). Kanban is suitable for scenarios where work is generally project-based and can be broken into smaller pieces that can be completed quickly and independently by different team members without dependencies or bottlenecks. Kanban uses boards with columns representing different stages of work (such as backlog, doing, done) and cards representing individual work items (such as tasks, features, bugs). Kanban helps teams monitor their progress, identify issues, prioritize work, optimize resources, improve quality, reduce waste, increase efficiency, deliver value faster, adapt to changing needs, etc.

The minimum viable product (MVP) is the version of a product that has just enough features to satisfy early customers and provide feedback for future development. The MVP should focus on the items that are essential to the business value and goals, not on the items that are nice to have or preferred by some users. Therefore, the business analyst should prioritize the items that are crucial to the business over the items that are user-friendly features or requested by the majority of users. References:

• Certification - Business Analyst - Trailhead, under “About the Exam”
• Get Started with Salesforce Business Analyst Certification Prep, under “The Salesforce Business Analyst Certification”
• Cert Prep: Salesforce Business Analyst | Salesforce Trailhead, under “Get Started with Salesforce Business Analyst Certification Prep”

The best practice that the BA should follow is to schedule additional discovery sessions with the sales users to understand what will be impacted by the changes. Discovery sessions are meetings or workshops where the BA elicits, clarifies, and validates the needs, expectations, pain points, goals, and priorities of the stakeholders for a project. Discovery sessions help to gather more information and feedback from the stakeholders, understand their perspectives and preferences, identify the gaps and opportunities in their current process, and demonstrate the value and benefits of the proposed solution. By scheduling additional discovery sessions with the sales users, the BA can better understand their challenges and requirements, and document a comprehensive list of the components that will be affected by the updated flow. References:

The next step that the business analyst should take is to review the user stories to ensure they are small, testable, and valuable. User stories are statements that capture a requirement or feature from an end user’s perspective. They should be small enough to be completed within a sprint, testable enough to be verified by acceptance criteria, and valuable enough to deliver benefits or outcomes for end users. Reviewing user stories can help UC understand why development and testing took more time than expected, and how to improve them for future sprints.Creating a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis to understand why development and testing took more time is not a good next step because it is a strategic tool that evaluates the internal and external factors affecting a project or initiative, not a tactical tool that evaluates the quality or effectiveness of user stories. Moving the deployment date out so the teams have more time to work is not a good next step because it does not address the root cause of why development and testing took more time, and it may affect the project scope or budget. References:

The business analyst should tell the executive that work will begin when capacity becomes available. This is because Kanban is a development model that focuses on continuous delivery and flow of work, rather than fixed iterations or sprints. Kanban uses a visual board that shows the status of work items across different stages, such as backlog, in progress, done, etc. Work items are pulled from one stage to another when there is available capacity or demand, rather than according to a predefined schedule or plan. Work will not begin after executive approval is given or in the next sprint because these are concepts that are more relevant for other development models such as change set development or org development. References: certification-prep/user-acceptance

In creating a compelling demo, the storytelling technique is highly effective. This approach involves framing the demo narrative around a hero (typically the end-user), presenting a challenge they face, introducing the solution (the Salesforce functionality) as the helper, and showcasing the victory, which is the successful resolution of the challenge through the implemented functionality. This technique engages the audience by making the demonstration relatable and showing the practical value of the solution in a real-world context. It emphasizes the impact of the features on the users' daily tasks and how it addresses their specific needs.

The performance analyzer is a tool that helps business analysts and admins identify and troubleshoot performance issues on record pages. It shows the load time of each component on a record page and provides recommendations to improve performance. The first step to resolve the issue is to use the performance analyzer to view the assessment and identify the slowest components.

References:

• https://trailhead.salesforce.com/en/content/learn/modules/salesforce-business-analyst-certification-prep/optimize-performance
• https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.performance_analyzer.htm&type=5

The best practice for understanding the sales reps process in order to increase Salesforce adoption is to host focus groups, conduct surveys, and shadow the sales reps to observe the tools they use and how they use them. These methods help to elicit feedback and insights from the sales reps, understand their pain points and needs, identify the gaps and opportunities in their current process, and demonstrate the value and benefits of using Salesforce. The other options are either insufficient or irrelevant. Option B does not capture the sales reps’ perspectives or preferences, and may not reflect their actual usage of Salesforce. Option C does not address the sales reps’ process or challenges, and may not be applicable or effective for them. References:

This answer recommends prototyping as an elicitation technique to help the team meet its goal of filling out a survey based on customer feedback. Prototyping is a technique that involves creating a mockup or a sample of a solution to demonstrate how it will look and function. Prototyping can help the BA validate requirements, solicit feedback, and refine the design of the solution. References:

The approach that the business analyst should take to begin this process is to schedule a meeting with stakeholders and create a journey map. A journey map is a tool that creates a visual representation of the steps or stages that a user goes through when interacting with a system or solution. A journey map helps to understand and document the user’s experience, needs, goals, pain points, emotions, and touchpoints across their entire lifecycle. A journey map also helps to identify any gaps or opportunities for improvement or innovation in the user journey. The business analyst should schedule a meeting with stakeholders and create a journey map by asking questions, collecting feedback, drawing diagrams, and validating information. Scheduling a meeting with stakeholders and creating a journey map helps to begin this process by engaging and involving them in defining and designing the new client onboarding process. References:

 This answer states that using standard naming conventions is the best practice that the BA should train the employee on for sending a document named UserStories_v37_final_final_final.docx. A standard naming convention is a set of rules or guidelines that define how to name or label a document or a file in a consistent and meaningful way. A standard naming convention typically includes elements such as project name, document type, version number, date, author, etc. Using standard naming conventions is the best practice that the BA should train the employee on for sending a document because it helps the BA to organize and manage documents or files more efficiently and effectively, and to avoid confusion or duplication among them. References:

The business analyst’s responsibilities during the analyze phase of the Salesforce implementation lifecycle are to gather business requirements, create process maps, and write user stories. These activities help the business analyst understand the current state, future state, and gaps of the business processes and translate them into clear and actionable requirements for the solution design and development teams. Completing testing, building training materials, and eliciting requirements for the next iteration are responsibilities during the validate phase of the Salesforce implementation lifecycle. Creating a data dictionary, writing end user documentation, and reviewing test scripts are responsibilities during the prepare phase of the Salesforce implementation lifecycle. References: projects/understand-the-salesforce-implementation-lifecycle

The path that the business analyst should take to find information about custom apps, active Salesforce Sites, active flows, custom tabs, and Visualforce pages is to review configuration settings. Configuration settings are options or preferences that can be customized or modified in Setup. They can help the business analyst understand how Salesforce was implemented and what features or components were enabled or disabled. Custom apps, active Salesforce Sites, active flows, custom tabs, and Visualforce pages are examples of configuration settings that can be accessed or changed in Setup.Conducting stakeholder interviews may be a useful way to gather information about business needs, expectations, or feedback, but not about technical details or configuration settings. Reading business process documentation may be a useful way to understand how a business process works or flows, but not about technical details or configuration settings. References: certification-prep/customer-discovery

The reference that the business analyst should consult to learn more about the previous consultant’s recommendation is an Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD). An ERD is a diagram that shows the logical structure and relationships of data entities in a database or system. An ERD helps to model and document how data entities are organized, connected, and interact with each other. An ERD also helps to normalize data entities by reducing redundancy and inconsistency in data storage and retrieval. The previous consultant recommended that Universal Containers move to a more normalized data model to represent its containers, which means that they wanted to avoid storing duplicate or unnecessary data in multiple tables or fields. The business analyst should consult an ERD to learn more about how the previous consultant proposed to design and implement a more normalized data model for Universal Containers. References:

The best practice for identifying which stage in the sales process the industry standard due-diligence should be embedded is to develop a process map as a base, work with stakeholders to understand the trigger point, and locate the stage. This practice helps to:

• Develop a process map as a base: This provides a visual representation of the sales process, showing the steps, inputs, outputs, roles, and decisions involved in each stage.
• Work with stakeholders to understand the trigger point: This helps to elicit feedback and insights from the stakeholders who are familiar with or affected by the sales process, and identify when or why the industry standard due-diligence is needed or required.
• Locate the stage: This helps to determine where in the sales process the industry standard due-diligence should be embedded, based on the trigger point and the business logic. References: https://trailhead.salesforce.com/en/content/learn/modules/business-analysis-process-mapping/create-a-process-map

This answer states that using V2MOM (Vision, Values, Methods, Obstacles, Measures) is the methodology that should help the BA obtain the required information for understanding NTO’s strategies after reviewing NTO’s documentation for obtaining alignment on goals and strategies across NTO’s organization using NTO’s documentation. V2MOM is a framework that helps an organization or a team to define and align their goals and strategies in a clear and concise way. V2MOM stands for Vision, Values, Methods, Obstacles, and Measures. Vision is a statement that describes what the organization or the team wants to achieve. Values are the principles or beliefs that guide the actions and decisions of the organization or the team. Methods are the actions or steps that the organization or the team will take to accomplish the vision. Obstacles are the challenges or issues that the organization or the team will face or anticipate along the way. Measures are the metrics or indicators that the organization or the team will use to track their progress and success. Using V2MOM can help the BA obtain the required information for understanding NTO’s strategies by asking questions or seeking clarification on each of these elements from NTO’s documentation or stakeholders. References:

The likely cause of the issue was that the project team failed to discuss the user stories as a group before writing them. This could lead to misunderstandings, misalignment, or missing information among the stakeholders and the business analyst. The best practice for writing user stories is to collaborate with all relevant stakeholders and use techniques such as brainstorming, story mapping, or story splitting to elicit and prioritize user needs. The user stories should also be validated and reviewed by all stakeholders before finalizing them. The user stories focusing on well-defined personas is not a likely cause of the issue because personas are useful tools to represent different types of users and their goals, needs, and pain points. The acceptance criteria of the user stories being too specific is not a likely cause of the issue because acceptance criteria are statements that define how to verify that a user story is completed and meets the user’s expectations. References: 1 

The type of analysis that the BA should recommend to ensure the implementation team avoids this challenge on the current project is stakeholder analysis. Stakeholder analysis is a technique that helps to identify and understand the people who are affected by or involved in a project, and their needs, expectations, interests, influence, and attitudes towards the project. Stakeholder analysis helps to avoid missing or overlooking important stakeholders, and to plan appropriate communication and engagement strategies for each stakeholder group. The other options are either irrelevant or insufficient. Option A does not address the challenge of identifying and understanding stakeholders, but rather their behaviors and preferences. Option B does not address the challenge of identifying and understanding stakeholders, but rather their organizational context and environment. References:

The group that the business analyst should include early in the scoping process is stakeholders. Stakeholders are individuals or groups who have an interest or influence in the project outcome, such as customers, users, sponsors, managers, team members, etc. Stakeholders should be involved early in the scoping process because they can help to define the project vision, goals, objectives, requirements, expectations, and success criteria. Stakeholders can also help to identify any risks, issues, assumptions, or constraints that may affect the project scope. Involving stakeholders early in the scoping process can help to ensure alignment, engagement, and satisfaction with the project outcome. References:

The tactical document that the business analyst should use to capture features is a release plan. A release plan is a document that outlines the scope, schedule, resources, and deliverables of a project or enhancement that will be released to production. A release plan helps to communicate and align with stakeholders on what features will be delivered, when they will be delivered, how they will be delivered, and who will be involved in delivering them. A release plan also helps to manage expectations, risks, dependencies, and changes throughout the project lifecycle. References:

One thing that user stories help the business analyst do is encourage iterative development. Iterative development is an approach that breaks down a project into smaller cycles or iterations, each delivering a working piece of functionality or value to the user. User stories are well suited for iterative development because they are concise, focused, and prioritized based on user needs and value. User stories help to deliver features faster and more frequently, while allowing for feedback and changes along the way. References:

This answer states that reviewing relevant apps on the AppExchange is what the BA should do first after exploring potential solutions based on the requirements for helping UC track and analyze its carbon emission in an effort to meet its new initiatives. AppExchange is a marketplace where customers can find, try, and install apps that extend Salesforce functionality. Reviewing relevant apps on the AppExchange means that the BA searches, evaluates, and compares apps that can help UC track and analyze its carbon emission in an effort to meet its new initiatives, such as Carbon Calculator, Carbon Tracker, Carbon Footprint, etc. Reviewing relevant apps on the AppExchange is what the BA should do first after exploring potential solutions because it helps the BA to find existing solutions that can meet UC’s requirements without building a custom app, and to save time, cost, and effort. References:

This answer states that using who, what, and why is what each user story should include for optimizing a very manual process in its Salesforce org. Who refers to the persona, which is a fictional representation of a typical user or stakeholder who will use or benefit from a feature or a functionality. What refers to the goal, which is what the user or stakeholder wants to accomplish with the feature or functionality. Why refers to the value, which is why the user or stakeholder wants to accomplish the goal, and how they will measure success. Using who, what, and why can help the BA to write effective user stories that capture and prioritize the requirements, and align them with the stakeholder value and expectations. References:

The business analyst should confirm that the user stories are written effectively by checking that they can be easily prioritized and are small enough to estimate accurately. User stories are short and simple descriptions of a feature or functionality from the perspective of an end user or customer. User stories should follow the INVEST criteria, which stands for Independent, Negotiable, Valuable, Estimable, Small, and Testable. User stories that can be easily prioritized and are small enough to estimate accurately are more likely to meet the Estimable and Small criteria. Estimable means that a user story should have enough information and clarity to allow developers and testers to estimate the effort and time required to complete it. Small means that a user story should be simple and concise, and it should be able to be completed within a single sprint by a single developer or a small team. References:

A functional requirements specification is a document that describes the software and behavioral requirements of an application, such as what features it should have and how it should behave under different scenarios. It can help communicate the expectations and needs of the stakeholders to the development team. A scope statement specification is a document that defines the project scope, objectives, deliverables, assumptions, constraints, and exclusions. It does not describe the software and behavioral requirements of an application. A system requirements specification is a document that describes the technical requirements of an application, such as hardware, software, security, performance, and reliability. It does not describe the software and behavioral requirements of an application. References: 1

The document that the BA should review and revise to provide more clarity to the team is acceptance criteria. Acceptance criteria are statements that define what conditions or requirements must be met for a user story or sprint to be accepted by the user or stakeholder. Acceptance criteria help to clarify the scope, functionality, and quality of the user story or sprint, provide a basis for testing and validating the work done, and ensure that it meets the user’s needs and expectations. By reviewing and revising acceptance criteria for the user story about an Opportunity email alert, the BA can provide more clarity to the team about what type of testing is needed. References:

This answer states that enabling history in the shared spreadsheet is what the BA should recommend to ensure UAT results are documented securely after receiving verbal acceptance of all user stories by the product owner for developing a new Commerce Cloud implementation at CK. History is a feature that allows users to view, restore, or compare previous versions of a document or a file. Enabling history in the shared spreadsheet means that the BA turns on this feature in the spreadsheet where user stories are stored, such as Google Sheets, Microsoft Excel, etc. Enabling history in the shared spreadsheet is what the BA should recommend to ensure UAT results are documented securely because it helps the BA to track and record who made what changes to user stories and when, and to prevent or recover any accidental or unauthorized changes to user stories. References:

This answer states that bringing the requirement to the product owner’s attention is what the BA should do after discovering that several users indicate they use multi-factor authentication (MFA) on their phones to log in to existing systems while other users indicate they access existing systems with only username and password for conducting user interviews with the support team as part of a migration to Salesforce at Cloud Kicks. A product owner is a person who represents the voice of the customer or the stakeholder, and who is responsible for defining and prioritizing the requirements for a product or a project. Bringing the requirement to the product owner’s attention means that the BA informs and discusses with the product owner about the different preferences or expectations of users regarding MFA for logging in to Salesforce. Bringing the requirement to the product owner’s attention is what the BA should do after discovering this difference among users because it helps the BA to align and validate the requirement with the product owner, and to determine and propose a solution or an alternative for MFA for logging in to Salesforce. References:

The business analyst should identify dependent components to help with prioritization of user stories to add to an sprint. Dependent components are components that rely on or affect other components in an application or system. Identifying dependent components can help determine which user stories are more critical, complex, risky, or interrelated than others and prioritize them accordingly. Identifying dependent components can also help avoid conflicts, errors, or delays caused by missing or incompatible components when developing or deploying user stories. Verifying acceptance criteria is not an action that the business analyst should take to help with prioritization of user stories to add to an sprint. Verifying acceptance criteria is a process that checks whether a user story meets its conditions or requirements for being done or acceptable. Verifying acceptance criteria can help validate and test user stories but does not help prioritize them based on their importance or urgency. Deleting the definition of done is not an action that the business analyst should take to help with prioritization of user stories to add to an sprint. Deleting the definition of done is a process that removes the criteria or standards that indicate when a user story is completed and ready for deployment. Deleting the definition of done can reduce quality and consistency of user stories but does not help prioritize them based on their importance or urgency. References:

The storage of the Developer Pro Sandbox is 1GB. 300MB, 200MB, and 2GB are not valid storage sizes for the Developer Pro Sandbox. References: &type=5

The best way for the business analyst to present the new feature on Opportunities to a small group of end users is to demo the new feature. A demo is a presentation that shows how a feature works or looks like in Salesforce. It can help the business analyst gather feedback from end users, validate the solution, and drive user adoption. Sharing user stories about the feature may be too abstract or vague for end users to understand or evaluate the feature. Creating a feature manual may be too detailed or technical for end users to appreciate or use the feature. References:

The type of session that the business analyst should perform to elicit user stories from UC’s customers is journey mapping. Journey mapping is a technique that involves creating a visual representation of the steps or stages that a customer goes through when interacting with an organization, product, or service. Journey mapping helps to capture the customer’s experience, needs, goals, pain points, emotions, and touchpoints across their entire lifecycle. Journey mapping also helps to identify any gaps or opportunities for improvement or innovation in the customer journey. Journey mapping can help elicit user stories from UC’s customers by allowing them to share their perspectives and feedback in their own words, as well as showing how the solution can add value and benefits to their journey. References:

This answer states that violating the definition of done is the principle of Agile methodology that this situation violates for completing UAT of a solution at Universal Containers. Agile methodology is an approach to software development that emphasizes delivering value to customers in short iterations or sprints, and responding to changing requirements with flexibility and collaboration. Definition of done is a criterion or a checklist that specifies when a user story or a task is considered complete and ready for deployment or delivery. Violating the definition of done means that the BA accepts a user story or a task as done without ensuring that it meets all the quality standards or acceptance criteria agreed upon by the project team. References:

This answer states that multiple project team members can make and view revisions is a benefit of tracking user stories in a repository for improving the case process in Salesforce at UC. A repository is a common or central location where documents or files can be stored, accessed, and updated by multiple users or teams. Tracking user stories in a repository means that the BA stores user stories in a repository, such as Jira, Trello, Asana, etc. Multiple project team members can make and view revisions is a benefit of tracking user stories in a repository because it enables collaboration and communication among project team members, and it ensures consistency and accuracy of user stories. References:

This answer lists audiences, scope, inputs, outputs, and resources as the key attributes that the BA should look for when reviewing the process maps. These attributes help to define and understand a business process, and identify its purpose, boundaries, stakeholders, data, and resources. These attributes also help to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of a business process, and identify areas for improvement or optimization. References:

A virtual whiteboard is a technique that a business analyst can use to optimize effectiveness and build a shared understanding of an idea and approach with sales users in various locations. A virtual whiteboard is an online tool that allows multiple participants to collaborate visually by drawing, writing, or annotating on a shared screen. It can help them brainstorm ideas, create diagrams, or give feedback in real time. A demo prototype is a technique that can be used to show how an idea works or looks like, but not to collaborate on it. One-on-one meetings are techniques that can be used to communicate with individual stakeholders, but not with a group. References:

The element that the business analyst should use to help the QA team validate that the product fulfilled the requirements without ambiguity is acceptance criteria. Acceptance criteria are statements that define the conditions that a product or feature must meet in order to be accepted by stakeholders or end users. They can help the QA team test the functionality based on specific scenarios or outcomes, and verify that it meets the expectations or needs of stakeholders or end users. Process maps are diagrams that show how a business process flows from start to end. They can help the QA team understand how a product or feature works in relation to a process, but not how to validate it without ambiguity. User stories are statements that capture a requirement or feature from an end user’s perspective. They can help the QA team understand what needs to be done and why it matters, but not how to validate it without ambiguity. References:

The issue that should concern the business analyst most is that the system admins note a fair amount of technical debt without having the time or expertise to address it. Technical debt is the accumulated cost or consequence of suboptimal design, development, or maintenance decisions on a software system. Technical debt can negatively affect the performance, security, usability, and maintainability of a software system, as well as increase the complexity and risk of future changes or enhancements. Technical debt can also reduce user satisfaction and adoption, as well as business value and return on investment. Therefore, the business analyst should be concerned about the technical debt in the Sales Cloud implementation and work with the system admins and other stakeholders to identify, prioritize, and resolve it. References:

Working Hours is not a Locale Setting that can be selected when creating a new user. Working Hours are set at the organization level or at the resource level for scheduling purposes. Time Zone, Language, and Locale are Locale Settings that can be selected when creating a new user. References: &type=5

This answer states that migrating from case assignment rules to Omni-Channel is what the BA should recommend to help UC resolve a common obstacle for addressing a recent group of complaints from UC’s service team about automated case assignments in Service Cloud. Case assignment rules are a feature that allows an organization to automatically assign cases to predefined queues or users based on certain criteria, such as case origin, case type, case priority, etc. Omni-Channel is a feature that allows an organization to automatically route work items (such as cases, leads, chats, etc.) to available agents based on their capacity, skills, availability, etc. Migrating from case assignment rules to Omni-Channel is what the BA should recommend to help UC resolve a common obstacle for addressing complaints about automated case assignments in Service Cloud because it helps UC to improve how cases are routed by matching them with the most qualified and available agents, rather than relying on manual intervention or predefined rules. References:

User License is the User Management term that is best described by this definition: “Item assigned to a User that determines the functionality that they can access across the Salesforce ecosystem”. Role is a User Management term that controls data visibility and reporting hierarchy within an organization based on users’ positions. Profile is a User Management term that defines what users can do within an organization based on their job function and responsibilities. Username is a User Management term that identifies users when they log in to Salesforce. References: &type=5

The type of documentation that the business analyst should utilize to better understand business processes so they can accurately scope the project is current state analysis. Current state analysis is a technique that involves assessing and documenting how a business process or workflow is currently performed in an organization. Current state analysis helps to establish a baseline for measuring the current state of performance, identify pain points and opportunities for improvement, and align with the desired business outcomes. Current state analysis can be done using tools such as interviews, observations, surveys, or process maps. References:

The business analyst should prioritize US-4007 and US-4009 because they are the most critical work items. US-4007 is the work item that will allow customers to submit support tickets, and US-4009 is the work item that will allow customer service representatives to view and respond to support tickets. These two work items are essential for the MVP to be functional.

US-4008 is a less critical work item because it will allow customers to track the status of their support tickets. This work item is important, but it is not essential for the MVP to be functional.

US-4010 is the least critical work item because it will allow customers to rate the quality of customer service. This work item is important, but it is not essential for the MVP to be functional.

In conclusion, the business analyst should prioritize US-4007 and US-4009 because they are the most critical work items. These two work items are essential for the MVP to be functional.

A user story is a short, simple description of a feature told from the perspective of the person who desires the new capability, usually a user or customer of the system1. The BA should write this user story for the customer persona, since they are the ones who want to locate purchase information for their online orders. The administrator and the support manager are not the intended users of this feature, and their needs may differ from the customer’s. References: 1: User Stories

One of the benefits of ALM that the BA should share with the stakeholder is that ALM provides processes and policies which help build apps more efficiently. ALM is a framework that defines and manages the stages and activities involved in developing, testing, deploying, and maintaining software applications. ALM helps to:

• Build apps more efficiently: ALM helps to streamline and standardize the development process, reduce errors and rework, improve collaboration and communication among team members and stakeholders, and ensure quality and consistency of the applications.
• Align with business goals and needs: ALM helps to ensure that the applications meet the requirements and expectations of the users and stakeholders, deliver value and benefits to the business, and support the business strategy and objectives.
• Adapt to changes and challenges: ALM helps to enable continuous feedback and improvement, incorporate new features and functionalities, address issues and risks, and leverage new technologies and innovations. The other options are either incorrect or irrelevant. Option B is incorrect because ALM does not offer preview access to the three Salesforce releases per year, but rather requires maintenance exams or modules to keep up with the releases. Option C is incorrect because ALM does not allow features to remain static and reduce incremental changes, but rather encourages iterative and agile development that embraces changes and enhancements. References: https://trailhead.salesforce.com/en/content/learn/modules/application-lifecycle-and-development-models/understand-the-application-lifecycle

 The level of detail that the business analyst should use for the process map and why is somewhat detailed. This is because the process map should provide enough information to guide new users through the onboarding process, but not overwhelm them with too much detail that may be irrelevant or unnecessary. Since the process will be repetitive, new users will learn and remember the details over time, and they can always refer back to the process map if needed. The process map should include the main steps, decisions, inputs, outputs, and roles involved in the onboarding process, as well as any exceptions or variations. The process map should also use clear and consistent terminology, symbols, and notation to ensure readability and understanding. References:

The business analyst should conduct individual interviews to gather input from the key stakeholders. Interviews are a technique that involves asking open-ended questions to stakeholders or users to gather information and feedback about their needs, expectations, preferences, pain points, goals, etc. Interviews help to elicit requirements and user stories from the key stakeholders by allowing them to express their opinions and experiences in their own words, as well as clarifying any doubts or ambiguities. Interviews also help to avoid the influence or dominance of one stakeholder over others, as well as reduce the risk of groupthink or conformity. References:

Universal Process Notation (UPN) is a method to show current state business flows in Salesforce. UPN is a process modeling technique that shows the flow of activities and decisions using simple symbols and plain language. It can help document existing processes in a clear and concise way that can be easily understood by anyone involved in the project. Entity Relationship Diagramming (ERD) is not a method to show current state business flows in Salesforce. ERD is a data modeling technique that shows the relationships among entities using symbols and attributes. It can help design database schemas or data structures for an application. Storyboarding is not a method to show current state business flows in Salesforce. Storyboarding is a technique to help stakeholders visualize how a solution will work by creating sketches or mockups of the user interface and interactions. It can help elicit feedback and validate requirements for a proposed solution. References: 1 

This answer states that working with subject matter experts to perform UAT in a sandbox is what the BA should do during UAT to ensure that a record-triggered flow that notifies account and opportunity owners once a quote has been accepted meets the requirements for Cloud Kicks. Subject matter experts are people who have specialized knowledge or skills in a specific domain or area, such as sales, service, marketing, or accounting. Working with subject matter experts can help the BA to test and validate that the record-triggered flow works as expected and meets their needs and expectations. A sandbox is a copy of a Salesforce org that is used for development, testing, or training purposes. Performing UAT in a sandbox can help the BA to test and validate the record-triggered flow in a safe and isolated environment, without affecting the production org or data. References:

This answer states that using a somewhat detailed process map that is easy to remember and self-explanatory is what the process map should look like for documenting the process of importing leads from a spreadsheet into Salesforce for new interns at Universal Containers. A somewhat detailed process map means that the BA includes enough information to describe the main steps, inputs, outputs, and decisions of the process, but not too much information that might overwhelm or confuse the new interns. A somewhat detailed process map can help the BA to make the process easy to remember and self-explanatory by using simple language, clear symbols, and logical flow. A somewhat detailed process map can also help the BA to provide an effective training tool for the new interns.

Only the Admin can reset a Single Sign-On user password because they have the Manage Users permission. The SSO Manager, users above the SSO user in the role hierarchy, and users with the right permission sets cannot reset a Single Sign-On user password unless they also have the Manage Users permission. References: &type=5

The type of diagram that business analyst should use to identify waste within and between processes when assessing existing processes for Northern Trail Outfitters’ Service Cloud implementation is value stream map. A value stream map is diagram that shows flow of materials information value-added non-value-added activities cycle times wait times involved in process value stream map can help identify waste inefficiencies opportunities improvement within between processes by highlighting where time resources being wasted where value being added where bottlenecks occurring etc.

A Suppliers Inputs Process Outputs Customers (SIPOC) Map is not type diagram that business analyst should use identify waste within between processes when assessing existing processes for Northern Trail Outfitters’ Service Cloud implementation SIPOC Map high-level process map shows key elements process such suppliers inputs outputs customers SIPOC Map can help define scope boundaries project identifying what triggers process what are inputs outputs process who are involved affected by process what are expectations requirements process SIPOC Map does not help identify waste within between processes detail.

A detailed process map is not type diagram that business analyst should use identify waste within between processes when assessing existing processes for Northern Trail Outfitters’ Service Cloud implementation detailed process map diagram shows steps activities decisions involved in process detailed process map can help document existing processes clear concise way can easily understand anyone involved project but does not help identify waste within between processes detail.

References:

The business analyst’s role during UAT is to coordinate stakeholder participation and notify the team when scenarios fail so IT can solve potential problems prior to go live. The business analyst is responsible for facilitating UAT by ensuring that all stakeholders are involved and engaged in testing the solution according to their roles and responsibilities. The business analyst is also responsible for monitoring and reporting on UAT progress and results by tracking any issues or bugs that are detected during testing and communicating them to the IT team for resolution. The business analyst’s role during UAT is to ensure that the solution meets the requirements and expectations of all stakeholders before it is deployed to production. References:

The important step that the business analyst should take to identify the correct decision makers is to prepare a RACI matrix. A RACI matrix is a tool that defines and assigns the roles and responsibilities of stakeholders or team members for each task or activity in a project or enhancement. RACI stands for Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, and Informed. A RACI matrix helps to identify the correct decision makers by showing who has the authority or accountability for making decisions on each task or activity, as well as who needs to be consulted or informed about those decisions. A RACI matrix also helps to avoid confusion, duplication, or conflict among stakeholders or team members. References:

This answer states that circulating the requirements to stakeholders, incorporating feedback, and obtaining sign-off is what the BA should do to ensure alignment on goals and strategies across NTO’s organization for creating an engaging site for its customers using Experience Cloud. Circulating the requirements to stakeholders means that the BA shares the written statements that describe what the solution must do or have to meet the goals and strategies of NTO’s organization with the people who have a significant interest or influence in the project outcome. Incorporating feedback means that the BA revises and updates the requirements based on the comments or suggestions from the stakeholders. Obtaining sign-off means that the BA gets a formal approval or confirmation from the stakeholders that they agree with and accept the requirements. References:

 The acceptance criteria that is most appropriate for this user story is sales rep can see the inventory closest to a customer with a quick action. Acceptance criteria are specific conditions or requirements that must be met for a user story to be considered done or acceptable. Acceptance criteria should be clear, concise, testable, and measurable. Sales rep can see the inventory closest to a customer with a quick action is an appropriate acceptance criterion because it specifies what functionality or feature must be delivered (see the inventory closest to a customer), how it must be delivered (with a quick action), and who must be able to use it (sales rep). As a sales rep, I see the inventory closest to a customer is not an appropriate acceptance criterion because it does not specify how the functionality or feature must be delivered or accessed by the user. It is also redundant with the user story format of “as a [role], I want [what], so that [why]”. Sales rep can see the inventory closest to a customer is not an appropriate acceptance criterion because it does not specify how the functionality or feature must be delivered or accessed by the user. It is also vague and incomplete as it does not indicate what constitutes “closest” or how it is measured. References:

An Admin can unlock a user from Users > Select user > Unlock. This is the standard way to unlock a user who has been locked out due to incorrect password attempts or other reasons. Setup > Locked Users > Unlock, Setup > Object Manager > Users > Select User > Unlock, and Users > Logins > Unlock Users are not valid ways to unlock a user in Salesforce. References: &type=5

 This answer states that a full sandbox is what users should log in to complete their assigned testing for preparing for UAT related to an upcoming major release at Cloud Kicks. A full sandbox is a type of sandbox that copies all data and metadata from an organization’s production environment into an isolated environment for development, testing, or training purposes. A full sandbox is what users should log in to complete their assigned testing because it provides a realistic and accurate representation of how the new functionality would work in production, and it allows users to test without affecting live data or operations. References:

The best way for a business analyst to build trust with stakeholders after making a mistake is to be vulnerable and own their mistake. This will show honesty, humility, accountability, and willingness to learn from errors. Promising to work harder to avoid other mistakes may sound defensive or unrealistic without acknowledging what went wrong or how to fix it. Asking their supervisor for help immediately may seem desperate or unprofessional without trying to resolve it first with stakeholders. References:

A use case is a type of documentation that describes how a user interacts with a system to achieve a specific goal. It is written from the user’s point of view and follows a standard format of “A [user role] wants to [goal] by [steps]”. A use case helps to capture the user’s needs and expectations from the system and provides a basis for developing test cases and acceptance criteria. A BA should use use cases to document how users will interact with the system and what outcomes they expect from it. References:

This answer points out that the previous VP’s requirements may differ from those of the new executive as the largest risk with this approach of using the inherited requirements in lieu of a traditional discovery process for a Sales Cloud implementation. Requirements are statements that describe what a solution must do or have to meet the needs and expectations of the stakeholders or users. Requirements may change over time due to various factors, such as business goals, market trends, customer feedback, or stakeholder preferences. Using the previous VP’s requirements without validating them with the new executive may result in a solution that does not align with their vision, strategy, or value proposition. References:

The component “provide high-touch customer experiences” is the why part of the user story because it describes the benefit or value that the customer care representative will get from taking ownership of new cases and communicating with customers. The who part of the user story is “the customer care representative” because it describes the user role or persona who will benefit from the feature or functionality. The what part of the user story is “to take ownership of new cases and communicate with customers” because it describes the feature or functionality that the customer care representative wants or needs. The where part of the user story is not included in this example because it is usually captured in other documents or artifacts, such as acceptance criteria or wireframes. The assumption part of the user story is not included in this example because it is usually captured in other documents or artifacts, such as risk register or issue log. References: 1 

This answer states that gathering requirements and analyzing them is the first step in the Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) process that should be taken for adding a custom field to a page layout in a sandbox for Universal Containers. ALM is a framework that defines and manages the stages involved in developing, testing, deploying, and maintaining a software application. ALM typically consists of these steps: gather requirements and analyze them, design and build solutions, test solutions, deploy solutions, and maintain solutions. Gathering requirements and analyzing them means that the BA identifies and understands the business needs and expectations of the stakeholders or users, and defines what the solution must do or have to meet them. References:

The correct order of phases in the implementation lifecycle on a Salesforce project is analyze, build, deliver, operate. In the analyze phase, the business analyst elicits requirements, maps business processes, and creates user stories. In the build phase, the development team configures and customizes Salesforce based on the user stories. In the deliver phase, the solution is tested, validated, and deployed to production. In the operate phase, the solution is monitored, maintained, and improved based on feedback and metrics. References:

The business analyst should use the metadata coverage report to determine which changes must be made manually in each environment. The metadata coverage report is a tool that shows which metadata types and components are supported in different development models and tools, such as change sets, Metadata API, Salesforce CLI, etc. The business analyst should use the metadata coverage report to identify which changes can be deployed automatically using declarative change sets and which changes must be made manually using other tools or methods. The object schema builder is not a resource to determine which changes must be made manually in each environment. The object schema builder is a tool that lets you create and modify custom objects and fields using a graphical interface. It does not show which metadata types and components are supported in different development models and tools. The setup audit trail is not a resource to determine which changes must be made manually in each environment. The setup audit trail is a tool that tracks the recent setup changes that you and other admins have made to your org. It does not show which metadata types and components are supported in different development models and tools. References:

The type of requirement documentation that the business analyst is using in this scenario is process mapping. Process mapping is a technique that involves creating a visual diagram of the steps or activities involved in completing a business process or workflow. Process mapping helps to document how users perform their daily work in Salesforce, what inputs and outputs they use or produce, what decisions they make, and what roles or systems they interact with. Process mapping also helps to identify any inefficiencies, bottlenecks, redundancies, or risks in the existing process, as well as opportunities for improvement or optimization. References:

The business analyst should focus on scheduling an all-day collaboration workshop with both teams to resolve their differences. This will allow the teams to come to a common understanding of what a qualified lead is and how they can work together to improve the lead qualification process.

Here are some additional details from Salesforce Certified Business Analyst documents and resources that support the answer:

• Mapping historical lead data from each team and building charts to highlight similarities is not likely to be effective in resolving the disconnect between the teams. This is because the teams may have different definitions of what a qualified lead is, and the data may not be able to resolve these differences.
• Evaluating the team’s skills and experiences to determine how they can better align is not likely to be effective in resolving the disconnect between the teams. This is because the teams may have different definitions of what a qualified lead is, and the evaluation is not likely to change these definitions.
• Scheduling an all-day collaboration workshop with both teams to resolve their differences is the most likely to be effective in resolving the disconnect between the teams. This is because the workshop will allow the teams to come to a common understanding of what a qualified lead is and how they can work together to improve the lead qualification process.

In conclusion, the business analyst should focus on scheduling an all-day collaboration workshop with both teams to resolve their differences. This will allow the teams to come to a common understanding of what a qualified lead is and how they can work together to improve the lead qualification process.

This answer states that estimation is the activity that will be most impacted by breaking down large user stories into smaller stories for implementing Experience Cloud at Cloud Kicks. Estimation is a process of predicting or calculating how much time, effort, or resources are needed to complete a user story or a task. Breaking down large user stories into smaller stories means that the BA divides a complex or vague user story into more manageable and specific user stories that can be delivered in a shorter time frame. Estimation is the activity that will be most impacted by breaking down large user stories into smaller stories because it helps the BA to reduce uncertainty and risk, increase accuracy and reliability, and facilitate planning and prioritization of user stories or tasks. References:

This answer states that using a journey map is what the BA should use to better understand the customers pain points before writing requirements for Cloud Kicks who will launch a new customer experience portal. A journey map is a diagram that shows how a customer interacts with an organization across different touchpoints or channels over time. A journey map can help the BA to better understand the customers pain points by identifying where, when, why, and how the customer experiences frustration, dissatisfaction, or difficulty with the current service or solution. A journey map can also help the BA to empathize with the customer and to design a better customer experience that meets their needs and expectations. References:

This answer suggests researching third-party apps on the AppExchange as the next thing that the BA should do after a sales manager expresses frustration that the sales team is failing to enter calls in Salesforce, and hopes to resolve the issue quickly and has limited time and budget to complete revamp existing tools and process. The AppExchange is an online marketplace where customers can find, try, buy, and install apps that extend the functionality of Salesforce. Researching third-party apps on the AppExchange can help the BA to find a possible solution that can address the issue of entering calls in Salesforce without requiring a lot of time, budget, or customization. Researching third-party apps on the AppExchange can also help the BA to compare different features, prices, ratings, and reviews of various apps that can meet the sales manager’s needs and expectations. References: