CERTIFIED BUSINESS PROCESS ASSOCIATE (CBPA®)

SAMPLE EXAMINATION QUESTIONS

Number of
Questions 90

Intent The following are sample questions intended to give the

reader an idea of the types of questions being asked on
the CBPA® examination. They are intended as exam-
ples only and are not included in the actual CBPA® ex-
amination. Careful study and knowledge of the BPM-
CBOK® is still required to pass the exam.

Please read the question and all answers, then chose

the best possible answer from the options presented.
Please answer all questions; there no penalty for wrong
answers. Unanswered questions will be scored with zero
points.

Additional This is a closed book examination. You are not allowed

Materials to use any additional material during the exam.

Length of Exam 90 Minutes

Date Name Last name score

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QUESTIONS

001 What do business processes define?

A The company’s strategy

B The efficiency of process execution

C The end-to-end series of events for interacting with customers

D Only the in-house services

002 BPM (Business Process Management) is…

A A strategic technique
B An approach for performance improvement

C A management discipline

D A tool for automating business processes

003 One of the most important BPM success factors is…

A Selection of the right methods and tools

B Clear responsibility for organizational hand-offs in the business processes

C A group of external sponsors

D A solid management organization

004 In process modeling it is beneficial if work-shop participants…

A have comprehensive knowhow about financing issues

B are informed about all IT-Systems the enterprise uses

C represent the entire business process as cross-functional group

D already developed a finished process module for their sector

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005 What is the job of the process owner?

A Responsible for process design, process performance and development of the

solution
B Execution of project management for re-engineering

C Development of the database design for the repository

D Selection and procurement of BPM-tools

006 When should effective Change Management steps start?

A In the phase of the introduction of the process

B After the BPM project

C With the BPM project initiation

D When problems occur during the implementation

007 Why is focused People & Change Management necessary in BPM?

A To achieve quick wins faster

B To anticipate the impact on stakeholders

C To assure customers of success

D To motivate the process team

008 A good process culture is characterized by …

A A matrix organization
B Clearly defined business units

C The overall use of BPMS-suites

D Stakeholder awareness of full end-to-end processes

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009 Business Process Management (BPM) is focused on …

A The adoption of best practice from other enterprises

B The continuous review and adoption of BPM technologies

C the alignment of business processes and organization structures according to

the organizations strategy

D The analysis of single business processes

010 What is the primary purpose of the usage of process models?

A Standardization of business processes

B Preparation of training material for the launch of the processes

C Analysis, documentation and design of business processes

D A system for measurement of process cycle times

011 What is the goal of a process simulation?

A Anticipate process behavior

B Variation of parameters

C Calculation of process variables

D Production of a graphical process model

012 An important step in process design is …

A The definition of the company’s strategy

B The development of a new process related compensation system

C The development and definition of useful key performance indicators (KPI‘s)

D The selection and deployment of external consultants

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013 What is the biggest benefit of using BPM-technologies?

A The use of standards to support the whole BPM-lifecycle.

B The usage of the technology provides a comprehensive document manage-
ment

C The graphical presentation for the automation of workflows

D The possibility of programming in BPEL (Business Process Execution Lan-

guage)

014 What is one of the primary purposes of process modeling?

A Verbal description of the process features

B Visual illustration of process features to ensure better communication

C Presentation of the process-lifecycle

D Creation of specifications for process simulation

015 Which role do business rules play in the execution of a processes?

A Usually they are not important in the execution of processes

B They determine how activities shall be performed

C They manage the interaction with the customer in automated processes

D They always control only parallel processes

016 Which method for process implementation and introduction does NOT belong
to BPM?

A Six Sigma
B Lean Management

C Overhead Value Analysis

D TQM

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017 How does Activity Based Costing improve business processes?

A With reduction of the overhead and allocated costs (indirect costs)

B With minimization of cycle times

C With static methods

D With the analysis of cost drivers and the minimization of activities that do not
create value

018 Which is an essential success factor for process performance measurement

and control?

A Involvement of stakeholders in the process improvement process

B Use of a comprehensive BPM-Suite and BPMN

C Integration of a simulation model in the process

D Implementation of an incentive plan for the employees

019 A frequent reason for the failure of BPM-Projects is…

A There is not enough executive involvement

B Too much training of the process owner

C Comprehensive BPM-tools have not been used

D The change management processes have not been managed properly

020 On what are KPI's (Key Performance Indicators) based?

A Process costs
B Cycle costs

C Number of involved employees

D Strategy and business goals

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