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The tool that Universal Containers should use to prevent teams from overwriting each other’s changes in the future is a version control system. A version control system is a tool that tracks and manages changes to code or configuration in a software project or enhancement. A version control system helps to prevent teams from overwriting each other’s changes by allowing them to create and work on separate branches or copies of the code or configuration, merge their changes with the main branch or copy when they are ready, and resolve any conflicts or errors that may occur during the merge. A version control system also helps to maintain a history of changes, backup and restore previous versions, and collaborate and communicate with other team members. References:

The first thing that the business analyst should do before a future state is proposed to key stakeholders is to hold a kickoff meeting to set expectations with the project team. A kickoff meeting is an important step in initiating a Salesforce project, as it helps to establish the project vision, goals, scope, roles, responsibilities, communication plan, and success criteria. A kickoff meeting also helps to build rapport and trust among the project team members, as well as identify any potential risks or issues that may affect the project delivery. References:

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:

When the marketing team expresses a need for a new field to track ROI, the BA should explore existing Salesforce functionalities before customizing. Salesforce provides robust features around Leads, Campaigns, and Opportunities that can potentially track marketing efforts and their outcomes. By asking follow-up questions, the BA can understand the specific requirements and assess whether these can be met with standard features, which is often more efficient and sustainable than adding custom fields. This approach aligns with Salesforce best practices of leveraging out-of-the-box functionality to meet business needs, ensuring system simplicity and maintainability.

The types of analyses that a business analyst typically performs during the discovery phase of a Salesforce project are enterprise analysis, strategy analysis, and stakeholder analysis. Enterprise analysis is a technique that examines and evaluates the internal and external factors that affect a business or organization. It can help the business analyst understand the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) of a business or organization. Strategy analysis is a technique that defines and clarifies the goals, objectives, scope, and success criteria of a project or initiative. It can help the business analyst align the project or initiative with the vision and mission of a business or organization. Stakeholder analysis is a technique that identifies and evaluates the people who have an interest in or influence on a project or initiative. It can help the business analyst understand who are the key stakeholders, what are their roles and responsibilities, what are their needs and expectations, how they communicate and collaborate, etc. Financial analysis is a technique that assesses the costs and benefits of a project or initiative. It can help the business analyst justify or prioritize the project or initiative based on its return on investment (ROI) or net present value (NPV). Technical analysis is a technique that examines and evaluates the technical aspects of a project or initiative. It can help the business analyst understand the feasibility or complexity of a project or initiative based on its architecture or design. Operational analysis is a technique that analyzes and optimizes the processes and workflows of a business or organization. It can help the business analyst improve the efficiency or effectiveness of a business or organization based on its performance metrics or best practices.

This answer states that scheduling a one-on-one meeting with the new employee to get an alternative perspective from a beginner’s mind is what the BA should do when responding to the new employee’s input. A beginner’s mind is a mindset that is open, curious, and eager to learn, without any preconceptions or biases. A beginner’s mind can help the BA to discover new insights, ideas, or opportunities that might otherwise be overlooked or dismissed by more experienced or knowledgeable stakeholders. Scheduling a one-on-one meeting with the new employee can help the BA to listen to their input, understand their perspective, and appreciate their contribution. 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 business analyst should set up a casual meeting to create a personal connection with the stakeholder to build trust with them as the project continues. A casual meeting is an informal conversation that allows the business analyst and the stakeholder to get to know each other better, share their backgrounds and interests, and establish rapport and empathy. A casual meeting can help to ease any tension or frustration that may have arisen during the discovery session, as well as show respect and appreciation for the stakeholder’s input and feedback. References:

The step of the application lifecycle management (ALM) cycle that requires the business analyst to study current business processes, gather requirements, and analyze them is plan. ALM is a process that helps manage changes to an application from planning to deployment and beyond. ALM has six steps: plan, develop, test, build release, test release, and release. The plan step is where the business analyst studies current business processes, gathers requirements, and analyzes them to understand what needs to be changed or improved in an application. The plan step also involves defining objectives, scope, budget, timeline, deliverables, roles and responsibilities for a project. The develop step is where developers create or modify code or declarative components based on the requirements gathered in the plan step. The test step is where testers verify that the code or declarative components work as expected and meet quality standards using various testing techniques and tools. The build release step is where developers package all code or declarative components into a release that can be deployed to other environments using various deployment techniques and tools. The test release step is where end users test the release in a sandbox or test environment to verify that it works as intended, and what was originally requested is actually being delivered. The release step is where the release is deployed to production and made available to end users. References:

The checklist item that is the most likely reason why the stories are incomplete at the close of the sprint is small. 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. A user story that is too large or complex may be difficult to estimate, prioritize, test, or deliver within the sprint timeframe. A user story that is too small may be trivial, redundant, or irrelevant to the project goals. A user story that is not small enough may need to be broken down into smaller and more manageable chunks. 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:

The business analyst should seek sign-offs from the business for the functional requirements, individual test case functionality, and final go live date. The functional requirements are the statements that describe what the solution must do or provide to meet user needs or business objectives. The individual test case functionality is the verification that each test case meets the acceptance criteria for the corresponding user story or requirement. The final go live date is the date when the solution will be released to production and available for users or customers. These sign-offs help to ensure that the solution is complete, satisfactory, and ready for launch.

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:

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 suggests adjusting the goal of the user story to be independent as a way to improve this user story for updating its customer portal built on Experience Cloud. The goal of a user story is what the user or stakeholder wants to accomplish, why they want to accomplish it, and how they will measure success. The goal of a user story should be independent, meaning that it does not depend on or overlap with other user stories. This user story has a goal that is too broad and complex, as it includes multiple features or functionalities (chat with a support agent, view account, see orders, ask questions) in one user story. Adjusting the goal of the user story to be independent can help to break down this user story into smaller and simpler user stories that can be completed in one sprint. 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 three development models that Salesforce supports as part of Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) process are Change Set Development, Org Development, and Package Development. Change Set Development is a model that uses change sets to deploy metadata changes from one org to another org. Org Development is a model that uses scratch orgs to create and test metadata changes in isolated environments before deploying them to other orgs. Package Development is a model that uses unlocked packages to bundle and distribute metadata changes across orgs as modular applications. Rapid Application Development, Flow Builder, and Salesforce DX are not development models supported by Salesforce as part of ALM process. References:

The next thing that the business analyst should do after reviewing the details of the failed test case is to attempt to reproduce the issue. Reproducing an issue means following the same steps or actions that caused the issue to occur in order to verify its existence and severity. Reproducing an issue helps to confirm whether it is a real bug or a human error, as well as gather more information about its root cause, impact, frequency, etc. Reproducing an issue also helps to document it clearly and accurately for reporting and resolution purposes. References:

User stories are short descriptions of a feature or functionality from the perspective of an end user. They follow the format “As a , I want , so that ”. The who is the user role or persona who will benefit from the feature or functionality. The what is the feature or functionality that the user wants or needs. The why is the benefit or value that the user will get from the feature or functionality. User stories help translate requirements in a way that shows a product’s value to the end user and helps prioritize and validate them. User stories do not provide specific details about a product early in the development lifecycle because they are usually high-level and flexible. User stories do not decrease the need for collaboration within a product team throughout the project because they require constant communication and feedback among stakeholders, developers, and testers. References: 1 

This answer describes how process mapping can help the BA get started on this project of analyzing and breaking down CK’s typical sales cycle. Process mapping is a technique that involves creating a visual representation of a business process, showing its inputs, outputs, steps, actions, decisions, roles, and dependencies. Process mapping can help the BA communicate and understand how a process works in its current state, and identify areas for improvement or optimization. References:

A SIPOC diagram is a high-level process map that shows the key elements of a process, such as the suppliers, inputs, outputs, and customers. It can help identify the scope and boundaries of a process and the stakeholders involved. A capability model is a strategic tool that shows the high-level capabilities of an organization, but it does not show the details of a process. A value stream map is a detailed process map that shows the value-added and non-value-added activities, cycle times, wait times, and other metrics of a process, but it may be too complex for capturing key points. References: 1 

The best way for a business analyst to help the team work together more effectively is to lead them in creating a team agreement that assigns project roles and outlines how the team will collaborate, disagree, develop trust, and define success. This will help them align on common goals, expectations, and norms, and resolve any conflicts or misunderstandings. Encouraging leadership to share their vision for the project and ask the larger team to focus feedback only on the key objectives, pain points, and requirements outlined by leaders may create a top-down approach that ignores other stakeholder perspectives or needs. Limiting participation in key project discovery, requirements, and solutioning meetings to leadership and engaging the larger team to answer questions directly related to their roles when needed may create a siloed approach that reduces collaboration or buy-in. References:

A gap analysis is a document that compares the current state with the desired future state of a process or system, identifies what needs to change or improve, and recommends actions or solutions to bridge the gap. A gap analysis can help CK understand how to enhance its user experience for customer service agents on Service Cloud so they can effectively meet their service-level agreements. A change management document is a document that outlines how changes will be planned, implemented, communicated, monitored, controlled, etc., during a project lifecycle

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:

This answer states that following these steps is the process that the BA should follow to draft and finalize the requirements for implementing a new Service Cloud feature for Cloud Kicks. Reviewing information from the discovery means that the BA revisits the information or data that was collected during the discovery phase, such as business goals, stakeholder needs, pain points, opportunities, etc. Asking clarifying questions means that the BA seeks to understand and verify the information or data that was collected, and to resolve any ambiguities or conflicts among them. Drafting requirements means that the BA writes down the statements that describe what the solution must do or have to meet the business goals and stakeholder needs. Refining and confirming requirements means that the BA revises and validates the requirements with the stakeholders, and ensures that they are clear, concise, consistent, and complete. Prioritizing which requirements will be included in the minimum viable product means that the BA determines which requirements are essential or desirable for delivering a solution that provides value to the stakeholders, and which requirements can be deferred or excluded from the scope. References:

Identity Only is the Salesforce standard license that can be given to someone who need access only identity services, such as single sign-on (SSO). Lightning Platform, SSO License, and Salesforce License are not valid standard licenses in Salesforce. References: &type=5

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

This answer states that the acceptance criteria of the user story is what the BA should review and revise to provide more clarity to the QA team who is having difficulty with a specific story where a modification to an existing flow is needed for a custom object at Cloud Kicks. Acceptance criteria are a set of conditions or tests that a user story must meet or pass in order to be considered done and ready for deployment or delivery. Reviewing and revising the acceptance criteria of the user story means that the BA checks and updates the acceptance criteria to make sure that they are clear, concise, consistent, and complete. Reviewing and revising the acceptance criteria of the user story is what the BA should do to provide more clarity to the QA team because it helps the QA team to understand what needs to be tested as a result of the updated flow, and how to verify or measure its success. References:

The business analyst should include a high-level description of required functionality in the requirements for Sales Cloud implementation. A high-level description of required functionality is a brief and general statement that describes what a system or solution must do or provide to meet a business need or goal. A high-level description of required functionality helps to capture and communicate the scope and value of a requirement or feature. The business analyst should include a high-level description of required functionality in the requirements for Sales Cloud implementation by using clear and concise language, avoiding technical jargon or details, and focusing on outcomes rather than solutions. 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 user story that most accurately represents the goal is B. As a site administrator of the CK website, I want to make sure that the web server can process requests at 150% of the average traffic rate during the latest promotion. This user story clearly defines who (site administrator), what (make sure that the web server can process requests), why (during the latest promotion), and how (at 150% of the average traffic rate). This user story also aligns with the goal of performing stress testing for an upcoming promotion, which is a type of testing that evaluates how a system performs under extreme load or demand. The other options are either inaccurate or incomplete. Option A is inaccurate because it does not represent the goal of stress testing, but rather the goal of usability testing, which is a type of testing that evaluates how easy and intuitive a system is to use. Option C is incomplete because it does not specify how (at what rate or level) to make sure that shoppers can complete their purchases without disruption. References:

This answer states that number of passed test cases divided by total number of test cases is how the success rate is calculated after completing user acceptance testing (UAT) for a Commerce Cloud implementation at CK. Test cases are scenarios or steps that verify or validate if a feature or a functionality meets the acceptance criteria or requirements. Passed test cases are test cases that meet or pass the acceptance criteria or requirements. Total number of test cases are all test cases that are executed or performed for UAT. Number of passed test cases divided by total number of test cases is how the success rate is calculated because it measures how many test cases meet or pass the acceptance criteria or requirements out of all test cases executed or performed for UAT. References:

This answer states that using the INVEST checklist is what the BA should use to assess the quality of a user story for developing a solution to help the marketing department manage leads in Sales Cloud at UC. The INVEST checklist is a set of criteria that helps to evaluate if a user story is well-written and well-defined. The INVEST checklist stands for Independent, Negotiable, Valuable, Estimable, Small, and Testable. Independent means that the user story can be developed and delivered without depending on or affecting other user stories. Negotiable means that the user story can be modified or refined based on feedback or changes in requirements. Valuable means that the user story provides a clear benefit or outcome to the user or the stakeholder. Estimable means that the user story can be estimated in terms of time, effort, or resources needed to complete it. Small means that the user story can be delivered within a short time frame or iteration. Testable means that the user story can be verified or measured against acceptance criteria or tests. Using the INVEST checklist is what the BA should use to assess the quality of a user story because it helps the BA to ensure that the user story is clear, concise, consistent, and complete. References:

This answer states that asking for specific examples to review is how the BA should respond to feedback from UC’s project manager who tells the 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. Asking for specific examples to review means that the BA requests the project manager or the developers to provide concrete instances or scenarios of where and how the acceptance criteria for the Sales Cloud user stories are confusing, such as ambiguous, inconsistent, or incomplete acceptance criteria. Asking for specific examples to review is how the BA should respond to feedback from UC’s project manager because it helps the BA to clarify and verify the feedback, and to revise and update the acceptance criteria accordingly. References:

The user story that meets the requirement is “As a CRM manager, I need to see my team’s work queues so I can monitor their open tickets”. A user story is a statement that describes what a user or stakeholder needs or wants from a system or solution in order to achieve a specific goal or outcome. A user story follows the format “As a [role], I want to [action], so that I can [outcome]”. A user story helps to capture and communicate the business value and benefit of a requirement or feature. The user story that meets the requirement is “As a CRM manager, I need to see my team’s work queues so I can monitor their open tickets” because it specifies the role (CRM manager), the action (see my team’s work queues), and the outcome (monitor their open tickets). The other user stories are either too vague © or too specific (A) to meet the requirement. References:

The final step that a business analyst should perform during the user acceptance testing process that would ensure a “go” decision is to get written sign-off from all business stakeholders. Written sign-off means obtaining formal approval or confirmation from the business stakeholders that the system or solution meets their requirements or expectations and is ready to be released to production. Written sign-off helps to ensure a “go” decision by demonstrating that the system or solution has passed all the tests or validations, as well as resolving any issues or risks that may prevent the release. Written sign-off also helps to document and communicate the completion and acceptance of the user acceptance testing process. References:

A functional requirement specification is a statement that describes what a product or service must do or provide to meet user needs or business objectives. It should be clear, concise, testable, and measurable. The option B is an example of a functional requirement specification because it describes what the portal should do (allow for partners to upload monthly sales reports) without specifying how it should do it or why it should do it. 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:

The first step that the business analyst should take to begin overhauling the Opportunity object is to understand the current business process. This is because understanding the current business process 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. The business analyst should use techniques such as interviews, observations, surveys, or process mapping to understand how users currently use Salesforce opportunities and what challenges or gaps they face. References:

The tool that the business analyst should use to help uncover any technical constraints or potential problems in a Salesforce implementation is Salesforce Optimizer. Salesforce Optimizer is a feature that analyzes a Salesforce org and provides recommendations for improving its performance, security, usability, and maintenance. It can help the business analyst identify any issues or risks in a Salesforce implementation such as unused features or components, complex configurations or customizations, low adoption rates or user satisfaction scores, etc. Setup Audit Trail is a tool that monitors and logs changes made by administrators in Setup. It can help the business analyst track who made what changes and when, but not uncover any technical constraints or potential problems in a Salesforce implementation. Reports and Dashboards are tools that display data or metrics in visual formats such as charts or tables. 

The business analyst should gather testing requirements from the stakeholder to address the need for user acceptance testing (UAT) for a particular story involving an update to an important trigger. UAT is end-user testing performed in a sandbox or test environment to verify that a project or enhancement works as intended and what was originally requested is actually being delivered. The business analyst should gather testing requirements from the stakeholder to understand what scenarios or cases need to be tested, what data or inputs need to be used, what outputs or results need to be expected, and what criteria or metrics need to be measured. The business analyst should also document and communicate these testing requirements to the testers and developers involved in UAT. Running all Apex tests using change set validation is not an action that the business analyst should take to address the need for UAT for a particular story involving an update to an important trigger. Running all Apex tests using change set validation is a process that checks whether deploying a change set would succeed or fail in another org without actually deploying it. Running all Apex tests using change set validation helps ensure code quality and coverage but does not verify whether a project or enhancement meets user needs or expectations. Performing testing on all objects in the trigger is not an action that the business analyst should take to address the need for UAT for a particular story involving an update to an important trigger. Performing testing on all objects in the trigger is a process that checks whether the trigger works correctly and consistently for all objects that it affects. Performing testing on all objects in the trigger helps ensure functionality and performance but does not verify whether a project or enhancement meets user needs or expectations. References:

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 missing component necessary to finish this user story is why because it describes the benefit or value that sales reps will get from having visibility into their pipeline revenue (such as forecasting sales performance or identifying opportunities). The who part of this user story is “sales reps” because it describes the user role or persona who will benefit from this feature or functionality. The what part of this user story is “visibility into sales rep’ pipeline” because it describes the feature or functionality that sales reps want or need.

The type of inefficiency that is happening during this step in the process is manual effort. Manual effort is a type of inefficiency that occurs when a task or activity requires human intervention or input that could be automated or eliminated. Manual effort can lead to errors, delays, inconsistencies, or redundancies in the process. In this case, the representatives are inputting contract information from PDF documents into Salesforce manually, which introduces errors and inaccurate data into Salesforce. References:

The Manage Sandbox permission is required to create, delete, refresh or activate a Sandbox. Sandbox Editor, Environment Manager, and System Administrator are not valid permissions in Salesforce. References: &type=5

To successfully meet governance requirements to identify the business purpose, the business analyst should adhere to agreed upon mapping standards. Mapping standards are guidelines or conventions that define how to create and document business process maps. They help to ensure consistency, clarity, and quality of the process maps across different projects and teams. They also help to align the process maps with the business objectives and requirements, and support regulatory considerations. References:

Users is the User Management term that is best described by this definition: “Record created to identify a new employee that starts accessing Salesforce”. Profiles are User Management terms that define what users can do within an organization based on their job function and responsibilities. Roles are User Management terms that control data visibility and reporting hierarchy within an organization based on users’ positions. Usernames are User Management terms that identify users when they log in to Salesforce. References: &type=5

The best way for a business analyst to gain the end users’ cooperation is to identify key stakeholders and develop relationships with them as a trusted advisor; involve stakeholders and end users in the design of the new solution; and act as a liasion between business and technical teams. This will help them understand their needs and expectations, demonstrate value and benefits, and facilitate communication and feedback. Responding to end users with empathy and accommodate their needs; translating the end users’ needs into technical requirements; and delivering the project to the developers to implement the solution may be too reactive or passive without addressing the root causes of resistance or ensuring alignment. Using an assertive influencing style; demonstrating authority and expertise; outlining the project objectives; and making sure end users know that the decision has been made and the time to make changes has passed may be too aggressive or authoritative without building trust or rapport. References:

This answer suggests shadowing as the next step for the BA to uncover the issue and propose a business solution for CK’s distribution challenge. Shadowing is a technique where the BA observes how a user performs their tasks in their natural environment. Shadowing helps to gain insights into the user’s workflow, challenges, pain points, and opportunities for improvement. References:

This answer provides an example of good acceptance criteria for the scenario of integrating Salesforce with the largest online professional network. Acceptance criteria are statements that define the conditions that a solution must meet to be accepted by the stakeholders or users. Acceptance criteria should be clear, concise, testable, and measurable. This answer meets these criteria by stating what a sales rep can do (view current information), where they can do it (in the Lead and Contact records), and how they can verify it (directly). References:

The user story should focus on customer experience. Customer experience is the perception and feeling that a customer has when interacting with a product or service. Customer experience is a key factor that influences customer satisfaction, loyalty, retention, and advocacy. A user story should focus on customer experience because it helps to define the value or benefit that the customer expects from the product or service, and provides a basis for designing and developing the solution that meets or exceeds the customer’s needs and expectations. The other options are either irrelevant or incomplete. Option A does not focus on customer experience, but rather on sales margins, which are an internal metric that may not reflect the customer’s perception or feeling. Option C does not focus on customer experience, but rather on product functionality, which is only one aspect of customer experience and may not address the customer’s emotional or psychological needs. References:

The business analyst should focus on scheduling an all-day collaboration workshop with both teams to resolve their differences around contact management for a new Salesforce implementation. A collaboration workshop is a technique to bring together different stakeholders to share information, discuss issues, generate ideas, make decisions, or reach consensus on a topic or problem. Scheduling an all-day collaboration workshop with both teams can help identify their needs, expectations, pain points, goals, and priorities around contact management and find common ground or alignment among them. Mapping historical lead data from each team and building charts to highlight similarities is not a good option because it would not address the disconnect between the sales and marketing teams’ definition of a qualified lead, which is related to contact management, not lead management. Evaluating team’ skill and experience to determine how they can better align is not a good option because it would not address the disconnect between the sales and marketing teams’ definition of a qualified lead, which is related to contact management, not skill or experience. References: 1 

This answer states that scheduling a storyboarding session is what the BA should do to help stakeholders visualize how Marketing Cloud uses insights to create journeys, when timelines are too tight to present a demo, and approval from stakeholders is needed soon in order to keep the project on track. A storyboarding session is a technique that involves creating and presenting a series of sketches or images that illustrate how a user interacts with a system or a feature. A storyboarding session can help the BA to show stakeholders how Marketing Cloud uses insights to create journeys by depicting the steps, actions, and outcomes of the process in a visual and engaging way. A storyboarding session can also help the BA to elicit feedback, validate requirements, and obtain approval from stakeholders in a timely manner.

A full copy sandbox is a copy of a production environment that includes all data and metadata. It is suitable for user testing because it provides a realistic and isolated environment where users can test changes without affecting live data or users. Power users are users who have extensive knowledge and experience with the business domain and processes. They can provide valuable feedback and insights on whether the solution meets their expectations and requirements. A scratch org is a temporary and lightweight environment that is suitable for development and testing of code-based changes, but not for user testing of declarative changes. A partial sandbox is a copy of a production environment that includes some data and all metadata. It is suitable for quality assurance testing, but not for user testing because it may not have enough data to cover all scenarios. References: 1 

This is the correct order for arranging the three components of a user story. The first component is “As a ”, which specifies the role or persona of the user who will benefit from the user story. The second component is “I want ”, which describes the goal or feature that the user wants to achieve or use. The third component is “so that ”, which explains the reason or value behind the goal or feature for the user. References:

This answer states that creating a capability map detailing the functionality of Salesforce and AppExchange Quote-to-Cash products is the type of document that the BA should present to the stakeholders who want to explore automating NTO’s Quote-to-Cash process. A capability map 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 map can help the BA to present to the stakeholders how Salesforce and AppExchange Quote-to-Cash products can support their business activities or functions related to generating quotes, contracts, orders, invoices, and payments. A capability map can also help the BA to align the potential solutions with the business goals and strategies of NTO. References:

One benefit of creating user stories that the business analyst can share with the executive sponsor is that it saves time when prioritizing and implementing functionality. User stories are short and simple descriptions of a feature or functionality from the perspective of an end user or customer. User stories help to capture the value and benefits of a solution, rather than the technical details or specifications. User stories also help to facilitate communication and collaboration among stakeholders, developers, and testers. User stories can save time when prioritizing and implementing functionality because they can be easily ranked or ordered based on their importance, urgency, dependency, or impact. User stories can also save time when implementing functionality because they can be easily translated into development tasks, acceptance criteria, and test cases. References:

DevOps is a set of practices that combines software development and IT operations to deliver software faster and more reliably. DevOps helps business analysts and system admins track the changes they are committing to Salesforce by using tools such as version control, continuous integration, continuous delivery, and testing automation.

References:

• https://trailhead.salesforce.com/en/content/learn/modules/salesforce-business-analyst-certification-prep/implement-devops
• https://www.salesforce.com/products/platform/best-practices/devops/

The persona that should be listed in this user story is sales rep. A persona is a fictional representation of a user role or group who will benefit from a feature or functionality. It helps describe who the user is, what they want or need, and why they want or need it. The persona should be specific enough to capture the characteristics and goals of the user group, but not too specific that it excludes other potential users. The persona that should be listed in this user story is sales rep because they are the ones who want to capture the names of the contact’s spouse and children to help build the relationship. Contact is not a persona that should be listed in this user story because they are not the ones who will use or benefit from this feature or functionality. They are the object of the feature or functionality, not the subject. Service rep is not a persona that should be listed in this user story because they are not the ones who want or need this feature or functionality. They may have different goals or expectations than sales reps when it comes to contact management. References:

A process map is a visual representation of a business process that helps to engage stakeholders, identify improvements, and start the change process. By creating a process map, the business analyst can understand the current state of the process, identify pain points and opportunities for improvement, and communicate the findings and recommendations to the stakeholders. A process map also helps to initiate the change process by providing a baseline for measuring the impact of the proposed solutions. 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

The document that the business analyst should use to identify the people who can describe the business problem and provide detailed requirements is stakeholder analysis. Stakeholder analysis is a technique that identifies and evaluates the people who have an interest in or influence on a project or initiative. It can help the business analyst understand who are the key stakeholders, what are their roles and responsibilities, what are their needs and expectations, how they communicate and collaborate, etc. A RACI chart is a document that defines and clarifies the roles and responsibilities of different stakeholders in relation to specific tasks or deliverables. It can help the business analyst manage stakeholder expectations and avoid confusion or conflicts. A user story is a document that captures a requirement or feature from an end user’s perspective. It can help the business analyst communicate what needs to be done and why it matters. References: certification-prep/collaboration-with-stakeholders

A business process model is a visual representation of how a business operates and how different activities are connected. It can help executives understand the current state and define the future state of a business process. A persona journey map is a tool to understand the needs, goals, and pain points of a specific user group. A collection of use cases is a set of scenarios that describe how users interact with a system or solution. References:

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 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”

This answer states that change request log is what the BA should use to help them organize and prioritize requests for changes to Salesforce during UAT after receiving numerous emails from stakeholders who formally signed off on requirements. Change request log is a document or a file that records and tracks requests for changes to a project or a product, such as adding, modifying, or removing a feature or a functionality. Change request log is what the BA should use to help them organize and prioritize requests for changes to Salesforce during UAT because it helps the BA to manage and monitor the requests for changes, and to evaluate and approve or reject them based on their impact, urgency, or feasibility. 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 user story that the business analyst should write to describe the functional requirement is:

• As a sales clerk, I want to see item availability and locations to help customers find items.

This user story follows the standard format of “As a , I want so that ”. The role is “sales clerk”, the goal is “to see item availability and locations”, and the reason is “to help customers find items”. This user story is concise, focused, and valuable to the user and the customer. It does not specify how the goal will be achieved or implemented, which will be defined later in the acceptance criteria or design phase. 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:

The BA should gather information about the limitations of the current support process during the initial discovery meeting. This will help the BA to understand the pain points, challenges, and gaps that the internal support team is facing, and to identify the opportunities for improvement and optimization. The BA should not gather contact information for key stakeholders, as this is not relevant to the scope of the project, and should be done before the discovery meeting. The BA should also not gather employee review cycle for the support team, as this is not related to the business requirements or the solution design. References: Customer Discovery, Get Started with Salesforce Business Analyst Certification Prep, Cert Prep: Salesforce Business Analyst

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

One way that end users participate as stakeholders in data governance is by providing valuable feedback on how they use data. Data governance is a set of policies and practices that ensure data quality, security, accessibility, usability, and compliance throughout an organization. End users are important stakeholders in data governance because they are the ones who create, consume, update, delete, or share data on a daily basis. End users can provide valuable feedback on how they use data for their tasks or goals, what data they need or don’t need, what challenges or issues they face with data quality or availability, what suggestions they have for improving data processes or systems, etc.

This answer provides an example of effective acceptance criteria for the scenario of creating an approval process on contract submissions. Acceptance criteria are statements that define the conditions that a solution must meet to be accepted by the stakeholders or users. Acceptance criteria should be clear, concise, testable, and measurable. This answer meets these criteria by stating what a sales manager wants to do (be notified, approve or decline), when they want to do it (when a contract has been submitted with a discount greater than 20%), and how they can verify it (a discounted price). References:

The business analyst should define roles, responsibilities, and processes to help prioritize feature requests from various business units. This will help to establish clear expectations, communication channels, and decision-making criteria for the project. The business analyst should not give priority to the earliest requested dates, as this may not reflect the business value, urgency, or feasibility of the feature requests. The business analyst should also not find and install a backlog grooming app from AppExchange, as this may not address the root cause of the prioritization problem, and may introduce additional complexity and cost to the project. References: Collaboration with Stakeholders, Get Started with Salesforce Business Analyst Certification Prep, Cert Prep: Salesforce Business Analyst

According to the Salesforce Business Analyst Certification Prep, the business analyst’s role in sprint planning is to prioritize the sprint backlog with stakeholders1. The BA should ensure that the most important and valuable user stories are selected for the sprint, based on the business needs and expectations1. The BA should also communicate the sprint goals and scope to the stakeholders and get their buy-in1. In this scenario, the BA failed to prioritize the sprint backlog with the marketing team, resulting in their dissatisfaction with the deliverables. References: Salesforce Business Analyst Certification Practice Quiz and Sample Questions, Cert Prep: Salesforce Business Analyst

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:

This answer states that meeting with stakeholders as a group to understand the current state is the first step that the BA should take for revamping an existing process used by the sales team at NTO. Stakeholders are the people who have a significant interest or influence in the project outcome, such as the sales team, the sales manager, the customers, etc. Meeting with stakeholders as a group means that the BA facilitates a discussion or a workshop with the stakeholders to elicit their needs, expectations, pain points, and opportunities related to the existing process. Understanding the current state means that the BA analyzes and documents how the existing process works or does not work, what are its inputs, outputs, steps, decisions, roles, etc. Meeting with stakeholders as a group to understand the current state is the first step that the BA should take for revamping an existing process because it helps the BA to establish a baseline or a reference point for identifying and validating the gaps or issues in the existing process, and for designing and proposing improvements or solutions for the future state.

The set of actions that are the most effective for collaborating with key stakeholders are to use multiple forms of communication; build trust; show empathy; and get commitment for next steps. These actions help to establish and maintain positive and productive relationships with key stakeholders who have an interest or influence in the project outcome. Using multiple forms of communication helps to ensure clarity, consistency, and timeliness of information and feedback among stakeholders. Building trust helps to foster mutual respect, honesty, and reliability among stakeholders. Showing empathy helps to understand and acknowledge the needs, expectations, preferences, pain points, goals, etc. of stakeholders. Getting commitment for next steps helps to ensure alignment and engagement among stakeholders on the project goals, scope, roles, and responsibilities. References:

Communicate Changes, Update Profiles and Communicate end of Changes are actions that belong to the Deploy phase of the four application lifecycle milestones. The Deploy phase involves moving changes from one environment to another and ensuring proper communication with stakeholders and end users. The Build phase involves creating solutions using declarative or programmatic tools based on requirements and design specifications. The Test phase involves verifying functionality, performance, security, and usability of solutions using various testing methods and tools. The Plan phase involves defining project scope, objectives, deliverables, resources, timeline, and risks. References:

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