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MODULE NAME: MODULE CODE:

BUSINESS ANALYSIS BUSA6211
BUSINESS ANALYSIS BUSA6211d
BUSINESS ANALYSIS BUSA6211p

ASSESSMENT TYPE: TEST (PAPER ONLY)

TOTAL MARK ALLOCATION: 60 MARKS
TOTAL HOURS: 1 HOUR (+5 minutes reading time)
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Please adhere to all instructions in the assessment booklet.
2. Independent work is required.
3. Five minutes per hour of the assessment to a maximum of 15 minutes is dedicated to
reading time before the start of the assessment. You may make notes on your question
paper, but not in your answer sheet. Calculators may not be used during reading time.
4. You may not leave the assessment venue during reading time, or during the first hour or
during the last 15 minutes of the assessment.
5. Ensure that your name is on all pieces of paper or books that you will be submitting. Submit
all the pages of this assessment’s question paper as well as your answer script.
6. Answer all the questions on the answer sheets or in answer booklets provided. The phrase
‘END OF PAPER’ will appear after the final set question of this assessment.
7. Remember to work at a steady pace so that you are able to complete the assessment within
the allocated time. Use the mark allocation as a guideline as to how much time to spend on
each section.
Additional instructions:
1. This is a CLOSED BOOK assessment.
2. Calculators are not allowed.
3. Answer All Questions.

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Question 1 (Marks: 10)

You just started studying business analysis and a friend of yours wants to know the importance of
business analysis in an organisation. He heard someone talking about POPIT model and also asked
you about it. Answer the following questions clearly, in order to later explain to your friend.

Q.1.1 What is the importance of the business analysis? (4)

Q.1.2 Explain any three components of the POPIT model, and also the associated (6)
questions asked at the stages you listed.

Question 2 (Marks: 15)

Scenario: A lecturer asked students to do a SWOT analysis on one of the branches of a telecoms
company as a group in one assessment. However, one student told others she was not coming to
the group meeting and will do her own thing since groups make her fail.

Answer the following questions on Team work

Q.2.1 Why is team work important for business analyst? (3)

Q.2.2 In order to identify the issues and opportunities that can improve how the team (3)
works there are key factors that need to be put into consideration.

Identify any three key factors that can be considered to make the team efficient.

Q.2.3 Critically examine how analysis and critical thinking can help business analysis (5)
team achieve their goal on a particular project.

Q.2.4 In addition to Teamwork; professional techniques are also required by business

analyst. Justify in your own words any two professional techniques that are (4)
important to business analyst.

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Question 3 (Marks: 25)

Most organisations face a complex and changing external environment of increasing
unpredictability. Strategy and the ability to analyse business environment is very important.
PESTEL analysis helps organisations to assess their broad environment.

Q.3.1 In your own words explain what you understand by the term “strategy” in (3)
context to business analysis.

Q.3.2 Explain why PESTEL Analysis is a critical tool in assessing external (12)
organisational challenges, threats and opportunities.

Q.3.3 When a company is executing a “new strategy” there are various risks that (10)
needs to be considered before implementing it. Briefly explain the five (5)
contextual issues that need to be considered when executing a new strategy.

Question 4 (Marks: 10)

Given the process model below, answer the following questions: (10)

1. Which activities constitute the business process? (2)

2. Which decision can be taken? (2)
3. Which event starts the process? (2)
4. What is the ordering of events, decision, and activities? (2)
5. Which are the possible outcomes of the process? (2)

END OF PAPER

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