Appian ACA-100 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Topic 1: User Story Creation | 14% | - Persona-driven design and user experience - Aligning stories to Appian components - INVEST criteria and acceptance criteria - Story splitting and prioritization |
| Topic 2: Introduction to the Appian Platform | 24% | - Environments, deployment, governance - Design objects: Records, Sites, Reports, Interfaces - Agile delivery and application lifecycle - Low-code architecture and core concepts |
| Topic 3: Business Process Modeling | 20% | - BPMN 2.0 elements and notation - Appian Process Modeler best practices - Swimlanes, events, gateways, sub-processes - Designing for maintainability and scalability |
| Topic 4: Requirements Gathering | 20% | - Identifying automation opportunities - Stakeholder engagement and RACI matrices - Defining KPIs, SLAs, and Appian-ready specifications - Business rules vs process logic |
| Topic 5: Software Development Lifecycle on Appian | 22% | - Role of analyst in each phase - Change management and version control - Testing strategies and UAT preparation - Planning, analysis, design, build, test, deploy |
Appian Certified Analyst Sample Questions:
1. A partially created user story for an approval task has been added to the Product Backlog and you have been asked to review it.
So far, the user story includes acceptance criteria stating:
"Verify that the user can select approve or deny."
"Verify that the user can enter an approval comment."
What are two examples of additional content that need to be added to the user story before it can be considered complete?
A) Truth table
B) User story description
C) Condition upon selecting either "deny" or "approve"
D) UI mockup
2. Within the "initiate" phase, who is expected to lead and facilitate requirements gathering discussions?
A) Appian Analyst
B) Scrum Master
C) Testers
D) Product Owner
3. You are translating a user requirement into a user story and need to ensure that the desired functionality will be delivered as expected.
What needs to be written into the user story to ensure it will meet the requirement?
A) Estimation of effort to develop
B) Test Script
C) Business value
D) Acceptance criteria
4. As an Appian Analyst, which activity are you responsible for during the "optimize" phase of a project?
A) Structure an application support team
B) Build the deployment pipeline
C) Conduct release planning
D) Measure the impact of application release
5. The business has requested a requirement that developers say will be difficult to build in Appian.
Which next step should the Appian Analyst take?
A) Use a mockup to illustrate alternatives with different user interfaces, and propose the alternatives to the business in the next requirements session.
B) Ask the business about the underlying need for this feature, and provide alternate approaches that can achieve the same functionality.
C) Ask the Product Owner if the requirement can be deprioritized.
D) Ask the developers to investigate workarounds or plug-ins to reduce the implementation effort.
Solutions:
| Question # 1 Answer: B,C | Question # 2 Answer: A | Question # 3 Answer: D | Question # 4 Answer: D | Question # 5 Answer: B |
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