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BABOK Enterprise Analysis
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1. The Requirements Elicitation Task
ER: Elicit Requirements
Support PM in Initiating/ Planning New Project
Owner
Fixed deadline. no flexibility
2. Why are Companies adopting the practice of Professional Business Analysis? To ___________.
Increase the Value Projects Bring to the Organization
Balanced Scorecard Reports
Strategic Plan
Project Manager
3. In the EA Strategic Planning - the BA needs to (1) ___________________; (2) Fully Understand Current Enterprise Strategies.
Business Circumstances and Needs
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process
Context
Sr. BAs
4. Through Business Analysis Practices - _____________ is: (1) Gathered - (2) Analyzed - (3) Prepared in form of Decision Package for new projects.
Maintenance of Current and Future State Business Architecture
Significant - High-Risk project
Decision-Support Information
Sponsor
5. The Activities in Enterprise Analysis: (1) Strategic Plan Development; (2) ______________ (3) Business Architecture Developoment; (4) Feasibility Studies; (5) Business Case Development; (6) New Project Proposal; (7) Selecting and Prioritizing New Bus
Determine Most Viable Option
Internal interest only
Strategic Goal Development
Support PM in Initiating/ Planning New Project
6. Business Architecture provides ____________ that guides selection and management of programs/projects.
Unified structure and context
Organization's Future
Business Sponsor
Strategic Plan
7. The attributes of a small - low risk project type: 1) < 6 months; 2) Schedule is flexible; 3) Not complex: easily understood/solution readily available; 4) ________________; 5) Impacts a single bu; 6) No major dependencies/inter-related projects
Application
Provide Management with Info
Requirements Communications Tasks
Internal interest only
8. In the EA Activity - New Project Proposal - BAs (1) Collect relevant Info about Proposed new Project; (2) _________________; (3) Provide Decision Package to Business Sponsor to propose New Project to Organizational Project Investment Governance Body.
Significant - High-Risk project
Organization's Future
Initiatives realized by Organizations
Provide Executive Presentation
9. The attributes of a significant - high risk project type: 1) 12 - 24 months; 2) _____________; 3) Problem and solution difficult to define/understand and solution difficult to achieve; 4) Affects core service delivery or directly relates to key initi
Fixed deadline. no flexibility
Sr. BAs
Business Requirements
Future Course of an Enterprise
10. Business Architecture considered to be: __________ used to understand the current state and plans for the future state of the enterprise.
Strategic asset
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
Business Case Document
Project Manager
11. In the EA Activity - _________________ - what are the Deliverables? (1) Project Selection; (2) Project Priority; (3) Project Charter
Relevant stakeholders
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
Decision-Support Information
Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities
12. (1) Why a Project is Initiated; (2) What a Project will Achieve; (3) Metrics used to Measure Success.
Feasibility Study Report
Business Requirements descriptions
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
13. Higher-level statements of Goals - Objectives - Needs of Enterprise.
Initiatives realized by Organizations
Long term goals/objectives
Business Requirements
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process
14. The 7 _______________: 1) CRCP: Create a Requirements Communication Plan; 2) MRC: Manage Requirements Conflicts; 3) DARF: Determine Appropriate Requirements Format; 4) CRP: Create a Requirements Package; 5) CRP: Conduct a Requirements Presentation; 6
Strategic Plan Document
Requirements Communications Tasks
Business Analyst
Owner
15. Living - Breathing Document that Changes as Business Needs Evolve.
Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities
Measured and Analyzed
Strategic Plan
Significant - High-Risk project
16. In the EA Activity - Strategic Plan Development - what are the Deliverables?
Fixed deadline. no flexibility
Strategic Plan Document
Organization's Reason for Being
Enterprise Analysis Activities
17. What does the Business Architecture define?
Relevant stakeholders
Business Circumstances and Needs
Business Sponsor
Executive Team
18. The Enterprise Analysis Activities? 1) _______________; 2) CFS: Conducting Feasibility Studies; 3) DPS: Determining Project Scope; 4) PBC: Preparing ttheeh Business Case; 5) CIRA: Conducting the Initial Risk Assessment; 6) PDP: Preparing theDecision
Low-to-Moderate Risk project
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
Solution Assessment and Validation Activities
Relevant stakeholders
19. As PM matures into Critical Management Discipline - Orgs realize that _______.
Managing Projects has 2 initiatives
Strategic asset
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
Fixed deadline. no flexibility
20. In the EA Activity - Launching New Project - what are the Deliverables?
Project Plan
SRP: Structure Requirements Packages
Business Requirements
Decision-Support Information
21. In the EA Activity - Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities - who is the owner?
Organization's Reason for Being
Context
Application
Enterprise Governance Body
22. The 10 Requirements Elicitation Techniques: 1) BS: Brainstorming; 2) _______________; 3) FG: Focus Group; 4) IA: Interface Analysis; 5) I: Interview; 6) O: Observation; 7) P: Prototyping; 8) RW: Requirements Workshop; 9) RE: Reverse Engineering; 10)
Future Course of an Enterprise
Enterprise Analysis
Business Architecture
DA: Document Analysis
23. What does Strategic Planning Serve to Establish?
Organization's Reason for Being
Future Course of an Enterprise
Strategic Plan
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
24. In the EA Activity Business Case Development - BAs (1) ____________ - Business sponsor - Business Representatives - IT Management; (2) Scope proposed project; (3) Make Time and cost Estimates; (4) Quantify Business Benefits; (5) Prepare Business Cas
6 - 12 months
Business Architecture
Strategic Plan
Collaborate with SME
25. In the EA Activity - Tracking Project Benefits - who is the owner? Business ___________
Future Course of an Enterprise
Sponsor
Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities
Balanced Scorecard Reports
26. Information Compiled as a Result of Enterprise Analysis Facilitates: _____________ that Manifest themselves in Programs and Supporting Projects.
Investment Decisions
Initiatives realized by Organizations
Propose New Programs
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process
27. In the EA Activity Business Case Development - what are the Deliverables?
Solution Assessment and Validation Activities
Relevant stakeholders
Business Case Document
Updated Business Case at Key Control Gates
28. n the EA Activity - Tracking Project Benefits - BAs (1) Ensure Metrics and Measurements are in place; (2) Ensure Metrics and Measurements have been Analyzed and Reported to Business Sponsor to Track ____________________ as Documented in the Business
Actual vs. Expected Benefits
New Project Proposal
Context
Significant - High-Risk project
29. The level of enterprise analysis needed for a ____________: 1) Simplified set of enterprise analysis deliverables: a) Simplified Business Case; b) some Business Architecture to provide context.
Low-to-Moderate Risk project
Small - Low-Risk project
Inputs
Sr. BAs
30. What is the level of enterprise analysis needed for a _______________: 1) Modified set of enterprise analysis deliverables: a) Minimally a full Business Case; b) some Business Architecture activities
Managing Projects for Value
Low-to-Moderate Risk project
Business Analyst
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
31. In the EA Activity - Feasibility Studies - BAs (1) Collaborate with SME; (2) Facilitate team to (a) Identify Solutions; (b) Examine Feasibility of Each Option; (c) _______________
Determine Most Viable Option
Organization's Reason for Being
Business Architecture
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
32. In the EA Activity - Strategic Plan Development - who is the owner?
SRP: Structure Requirements Packages
Significant - High-Risk project
Maintenance of Current and Future State Business Architecture
Executive Team
33. KA of BABOK that Describes Business Analysis Activities need for organizations to (1) Identify Business Opportunities - (2) Build Business Architecture Framework - (3) Determine Optimum Project Investment Path - including New Business and Technical S
Significant - High-Risk project
Solution Assessment and Validation Activities
Enterprise Analysis
Requirements Communications Tasks
34. In the EA Activity - Launching New Project - the BAs (1) ___________________. (2) During Project Initiation/Planning Processes - Elicit - Analyze - Document - Validate business Requirements AND Collaborate with System Architect during Intiial Design
Support PM in Initiating/ Planning New Project
Executive Team
Small - Low-Risk project
Business Analyst
35. The 10 Requirements Analysis and Documentation Tasks:: 1) ______________; 2) CBDM: Create Business Domain Model; 3) AUR: Analyze User Requirements; 4) AFR: Analyze Functional Requirements; 5) AQSR: Analyze Quality of Service Requirements; 6) DAC: Det
Updated Business Case at Key Control Gates
Sponsor
Business Analyst
SRP: Structure Requirements Packages
36. In the EA Activity Business Case Development - who is the ______? Business Analyst
Initiatives realized by Organizations
6 - 12 months
Owner
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
37. In the EA Activity - New Project Proposal - who is the owner?
Fixed deadline. no flexibility
6 - 12 months
Sponsor
Business Sponsor
38. The Requirements Planning and Management Activities: 1) ____________; 2) DBAWDS: Define Business Analyst Work Division Strategy; 3) DRRA: Define Requirements Risk Approach; 4) DPC: Determine Planning Considerations; 5) SRA: Select Requirements Activi
Invest in Most Valuable Projects
Enterprise Analysis Activities
Owner
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
39. In the EA Activity - Strategic Goal Development - what are the Deliverables?
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
Long term goals/objectives
Support PM in Initiating/ Planning New Project
Small - Low-Risk project
40. In the EA Activity - Feasibility Studies - what are the Deliverables?
Sponsor
Feasibility Study Report
Strategic Plan Document
Strategic Plan
41. Business Requirements for future project investments which are also Documented.
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
Business Sponsor
Enterprise Analysis Activities
Business Stakeholders
42. The Strategic Planning Focus: _______________ AND Provide Foundation to Select/Prioritize Programs/Projects.
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43. Investigative - Feasibility - or Business Architecture Endeavor; Managed as Stand-Alone Project.
Inputs
Maintenance of Current and Future State Business Architecture
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
Owner
44. Enterprise Analysis Activities end after benefits of Project Outcomes are _______________.
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
Measured and Analyzed
Feasibility Study Report
Relevant stakeholders
45. In the EA Activity - _________________ - who is the owner? Business Analyst
Organization's Future
Managing Projects for Value
Project Plan
Managing Projects has 2 initiatives
46. _________________________- considered during the Strategic Planning Process: (1) Investigate Current Strategy as related to Environmental and Market Trends; (2) Assess Current Technology Structure and Strategies to Ensure Fit with Business Vison; (3)
Business Circumstances and Needs
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
6 - 12 months
Actual vs. Expected Benefits
47. In the EA Acitivity - Strategic Plan Development - ______: (1) Conduct Competitive Analysis; (2) Benchmark Studies to servve as Input to Strategic Planning Process; (3) Plan/Facilitate Strategic Planning Sessions.
Enterprise Analysis Activities
Sr. BAs
Context
Executive Team
48. In the Activity - Strategic Goal Development - Sr. BA's _______________
Significant - High-Risk project
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
Relevant stakeholders
49. In the EA Activity - Tracking Project Benefits - what are the Deliverables?
Balanced Scorecard Reports
Executive Team
Actual vs. Expected Benefits
Updated Business Case at Key Control Gates
50. In the EA Activity - Managing Projects for Value - BAs (1) Works in Partnership with PM to Update Business Case at key checkpoint control gate reviews to ________________ to Help Determine whether to Continue to Invest in Project.
Managing Projects for Value
Balanced Scorecard Reports
Enterprise Analysis Activites
Provide Management with Info