IIBA IIBA-AAC: Agile Analysis Certification (IIBA-AAC)

Last checked November 10, 2026 against the official IIBA exam page.

1. Question 1Delivery Horizon

   A story says 'The search page should feel faster for customers.' The team cannot tell when the story is done. Which INVEST criterion is most clearly missing?

   1. AIndependent, so the story can be delivered without waiting on other stories
   2. BTestable, so the team can confirm with a measurable check that the story is complete
   3. CNegotiable, so the details of the story can be discussed and changed later with the product owner and team
   4. DSmall, so the story fits within a single iteration with room for testing
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   Correct answer: B

   The story gives no measurable check, so it cannot be verified as done. The story is not clearly dependent, too big, or fixed in its details, so Independent, Small, and Negotiable are not the criteria that are missing.

2. Question 2Agile Mindset

   A business analyst on a new product team is asked to produce a complete requirements specification before any development begins. The product owner expects priorities to shift every few weeks. Which agile value should guide the analyst's response?

   1. AWorking software over comprehensive documentation, so deliver thin slices early and welcome change
   2. BFollow the approved plan and route every late change through formal change control
   3. CContract negotiation first, so the scope is fixed and signed before any work starts
   4. DProcesses and tools first, so the team agrees on standard templates before talking with customers
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   Correct answer: A

   The Agile Manifesto values working software over comprehensive documentation and responding to change over following a plan. Delivering thin slices early gives the team feedback so priorities can change safely. The other options favor a fixed plan, a signed scope, or process over adaptation.

3. Question 3Initiative Horizon

   Which backlog item type describes a large body of related functionality that the team expects to split into several user stories over multiple iterations?

   1. AEpic: a large body of related functionality that is split into smaller stories
   2. BSpike: a time-boxed investigation used to reduce uncertainty before estimating work
   3. CDefect: a verified deviation from expected behavior that needs to be corrected
   4. DSprint goal: a short statement of the objective that the team commits to achieve
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   Correct answer: A

   An epic is the backlog item used for a large body of related work that is later broken into user stories. A spike is a research item, a defect is a fault to correct, and a sprint goal is a short objective for one iteration.

4. Question 4Strategy Horizon

   A product group wants to test its core business hypothesis with real customers before committing to a full build. It needs the smallest version that produces validated learning. Which concept describes this?

   1. AA full product roadmap with fixed release dates for every planned feature
   2. BAn enterprise architecture blueprint covering every system the business might need
   3. CA minimum viable product used to validate the core hypothesis with customers
   4. DA three-year portfolio budget that reserves funding for every planned initiative
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   Correct answer: C

   A minimum viable product is the smallest version that tests a key assumption and produces validated learning with real users. The roadmap, architecture blueprint, and multi-year budget all describe commitments to full scope and do not test the hypothesis early.

5. Question 5Delivery Horizon

   Which description best fits a definition of done?

   1. AA list of tasks the team plans to finish during the coming sprint, with owners
   2. BA shared checklist of criteria that work must meet before it counts as complete
   3. CThe acceptance criteria written for one user story before development begins
   4. DAn agreement that a story is ready to be pulled into an iteration for development
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   Correct answer: B

   The definition of done is a shared checklist of quality criteria that applies to all work before it is considered complete. A task list, a story's acceptance criteria, and the agreement that a story is ready to start are different concepts.