AgileBA® Foundation

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AgileBA® Foundation Exam Format

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Everything the official exam blueprint specifies: question count, time limit, scoring and the weight each domain carries. The AgileBA® Foundation certification, provided by APMG International, is a globally recognized credential designed to equip professionals with essential agile business analysis skills. It covers five key domains: AgileBA® mindset and principles, strategy and planning, elicitation and collaboration, requirements lifecycle management, and communication and modelling. Candidates learn to adapt traditional business analysis techniques for agile environments, focusing on value-driven delivery, iterative planning, and effective stakeholder collaboration. The certification demonstrates proficiency in the AgileBA® framework, including roles such as business analyst, product owner, and agile team member. Ideal for business analysts, project managers, and product owners transitioning to agile, this certification validates understanding of agile concepts, techniques like user stories and MoSCoW prioritization, and the ability to manage requirements in iterative development cycles. Achieving this certification enhances career prospects in agile organizations and is a prerequisite for the AgileBA® Practitioner level.

50 questions
40 min
50% to pass
5 domains

Exam facts at a glance

What we know about this exam, and where the information comes from.

SpecificationValue
Questions50
Time limit40 minutes (48s per question)
Passing score50%
Domains5
LevelFoundation
Question bank here50 questions
SourceCertilum's own record — the vendor does not publish this figure

Official domain weights

The percentage of the exam each domain carries. Weight your revision by these numbers, not by what you find hardest.

DomainWeightTopicsPractice Qs
Strategy and Planning20%
  • Business case development
  • Feasibility and prioritization techniques
  • Agile planning levels (portfolio, release, iteration)
  • +1 more
10
Communication and Modelling20%
  • Agile modelling techniques
  • Visual communication (wireframes, mind maps, process flows)
  • Reporting and metrics in agile
  • +1 more
10
Elicitation and Collaboration20%
  • Stakeholder identification and engagement
  • Elicitation techniques (workshops, interviews, observations)
  • User stories and acceptance criteria
  • +1 more
10
Requirements Lifecycle Management20%
  • Requirements traceability
  • Change management in agile
  • Prioritization models (MoSCoW, Kano)
  • +1 more
10
The AgileBA® Mindset and Principles20%
  • Agile Manifesto values and principles
  • Business analysis in an agile context
  • AgileBA® framework overview
  • +1 more
10

The heaviest domain is Strategy and Planning at 20%, and that is where lost points cost you the most. Certilum scores you per domain so you can see the difference between a knowledge gap and a formatting problem.

Note from the vendor record: Price on the APMG Public Exams Portal (GBP); the final amount and currency are shown after entering the address (global regional pricing model). If purchased through an ATO, the exam is usually included in the course. Official exam page

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