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BABOK Enterprise Analysis
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In the EA Activity - Launching New Project - what are the Deliverables?
Initiatives realized by Organizations
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
Project Plan
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
2. Why are Companies adopting the practice of Professional Business Analysis? To ___________.
Increase the Value Projects Bring to the Organization
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
Significant - High-Risk project
Determine Most Viable Option
3. In the EA Activity - Managing Projects for Value - what are the Deliverables?
Managing Projects has 2 initiatives
Updated Business Case at Key Control Gates
Enterprise Analysis Activities
Investment Decisions
4. 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
Propose New Programs
Project Plan
Invest in Most Valuable Projects
5. Outputs from Enterprise Analysis will become ________ to: a) Requirements Planning and Management; b) Requirements Elicitation/Gathering; c) Requirements Communication.
Future Course of an Enterprise
Inputs
Sponsor
Business Stakeholders
6. Investigative - Feasibility - or Business Architecture Endeavor; Managed as Stand-Alone Project.
Executive Team
Fixed deadline. no flexibility
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
Future Course of an Enterprise
7. The Strategic Planning Focus: _______________ AND Provide Foundation to Select/Prioritize Programs/Projects.
8. For Management to _____________ they need: 1) Accurate - (2) Consistent - (3) Useful Information about new ventures and currently funded ventures.
Updated Business Case at Key Control Gates
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
Invest in Most Valuable Projects
9. 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
Long term goals/objectives
Business Requirements
Actual vs. Expected Benefits
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
10. Collection of Pre-Project Activities to Capture Future view of Business to provide Context to Project Requirements Elicitation - and Solution Design for Given Initiative or long-term Planning.
Enterprise Analysis Activities
Internal interest only
Business Circumstances and Needs
Executive Team
11. 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
Requirements Communications Tasks
Enterprise Analysis
Updated Business Case at Key Control Gates
Business Analyst
12. In the EA Activity - _______________ - what are the Deliverables? (1) Executive Prsentation; (2) Decision Package
Support PM in Initiating/ Planning New Project
New Project Proposal
Business Case Document
Provide Executive Presentation
13. In the EA Activity - Launching New Projects - who is the owner?
Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities
Enterprise Governance Body
Project Manager
Business Architecture
14. 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.
Strategic Plan Document
Business Sponsor
Solution Assessment and Validation Activities
Small - Low-Risk project
15. The Requirements Elicitation Task
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
Sponsor
Requirements Communications Tasks
ER: Elicit Requirements
16. 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
Owner
Organization's Future
Feasibility Study Report
17. 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
SRP: Structure Requirements Packages
Strategic Plan
Business Stakeholders
Strategic asset
18. Things defined in the Strategic Planning Role: _______________ in Terms of (1) Vision - (2) Mission - (3) Strategic Goals.
19. In the EA Activity - Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities - who is the owner?
Strategic asset
Business Circumstances and Needs
Support PM in Initiating/ Planning New Project
Enterprise Governance Body
20. Business Architecture considered to be: __________ used to understand the current state and plans for the future state of the enterprise.
Strategic asset
Business Analyst
Inputs
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process
21. 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
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
Enterprise Analysis Activites
Project Manager
Low-to-Moderate Risk project
22. In the EA Activity Business Case Development - what are the Deliverables?
Small - Low-Risk project
Business Case Document
SRP: Structure Requirements Packages
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
23. In the EA Activity Business Case Development - who is the ______? Business Analyst
Context
Owner
Enterprise Analysis
Business Requirements descriptions
24. The Enterprise Architecture consists of five architectures: 1) Business Architecture; 2) Information Architecture; 3) ____________ Architecture; 4) Technology Architecture; 5) Security Architecture
Decision-Support Information
Organization's Future
Support PM in Initiating/ Planning New Project
Application
25. As PM matures into Critical Management Discipline - Orgs realize that _______.
6 - 12 months
Organization's Future
Managing Projects has 2 initiatives
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
26. (1) Why a Project is Initiated; (2) What a Project will Achieve; (3) Metrics used to Measure Success.
Business Requirements descriptions
Invest in Most Valuable Projects
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
Enterprise Analysis
27. In the EA Activity - Feasibility Studies - what are the Deliverables?
Feasibility Study Report
Business Requirements
Enterprise Analysis Activities
Business Case Document
28. In the EA Activity - Tracking Project Benefits - what are the Deliverables?
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process
Provide Management with Info
Owner
Balanced Scorecard Reports
29. In the EA Strategic Planning - the BA needs to (1) ___________________; (2) Fully Understand Current Enterprise Strategies.
Inputs
Relevant stakeholders
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process
30. In the Activity - Strategic Goal Development - Sr. BA's _______________
Business Architecture
New Project Proposal
Unified structure and context
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
31. The 3 ____________________ Techniques: 1) DBM: Data and Behavior Models; 2) P/FM: Process / Flow Models; 3) UM: Usage Models
Low-to-Moderate Risk project
Owner
Strategic Goal Development
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
32. The level of enterprise analysis needed for a ______________: 1) Full set of enterprise analysis deliverables: a) Business Architecture; b) Feasibility Study; c) Business Case; d) Risk Rating; e) Decision Package
Strategic Plan Document
Executive Team
Significant - High-Risk project
Actual vs. Expected Benefits
33. Living - Breathing Document that Changes as Business Needs Evolve.
Strategic Plan
Actual vs. Expected Benefits
Increase the Value Projects Bring to the Organization
Business Sponsor
34. Higher-level statements of Goals - Objectives - Needs of Enterprise.
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
Managing Projects for Value
Business Requirements
Invest in Most Valuable Projects
35. In the EA Activity - Business Architecture Development - the BAs (1) Use Information from Strategic Plan and Goals (2) Lead Development and ________________.
Business Circumstances and Needs
Unified structure and context
New Project Proposal
Maintenance of Current and Future State Business Architecture
36. Information Compiled as a Result of Enterprise Analysis Facilitates: _____________ that Manifest themselves in Programs and Supporting Projects.
Investment Decisions
Business Requirements descriptions
DA: Document Analysis
Internal interest only
37. In the EA Activity - Strategic Plan Development - what are the Deliverables?
Strategic Plan Document
Fixed deadline. no flexibility
Investment Decisions
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
38. The attributes of a low-to-moderate risk project type: 1) ______________; 2) Schedule undergos variations - but deadlines are firm; 3) Complexity small: difficult to understand or solution is difficult to achieve/unclear; 4) Some direct business impa
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process
Owner
Propose New Programs
6 - 12 months
39. Business Analyst collaborates with ____________ to build a Strong Relationship between the Business and Technical Communities when Implementing a New IT-Enabled Business Solution.
Relevant stakeholders
Enterprise Analysis Activities
Business Stakeholders
Business Analyst
40. Enterprise Analysis Activities continue until Information is gathered to ___________ and Supporting Projects to Management for go/no go Decision to (1) Select - (2) Prioritize - (3) Fund new project.
Provide Management with Info
Project Plan
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
Propose New Programs
41. 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
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
Low-to-Moderate Risk project
6 - 12 months
42. In the EA Activity - _________________ - who is the owner? Business Analyst
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
Investment Decisions
Determine Most Viable Option
Managing Projects for Value
43. 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
Low-to-Moderate Risk project
Managing Projects for Value
Project Manager
Collaborate with SME
44. In the EA Activity - Feasibility Studies - who is the owner?
Business Analyst
Enterprise Analysis Activites
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
Enterprise Analysis
45. The Business Architecture describes: 1) Business Strategy; 2) ___________________; 3) High level business environment through process or functional view; 4) Technological environment; 5) External environment.
Propose New Programs
Long term goals/objectives
Inputs
Organization's Reason for Being
46. In the EA Activity - _________________ - what are the Deliverables? (1) Project Selection; (2) Project Priority; (3) Project Charter
Fixed deadline. no flexibility
Small - Low-Risk project
Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
47. 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.
Business Requirements
Actual vs. Expected Benefits
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
Provide Executive Presentation
48. Set of documentation that defines an organization's current and future capabilities;
Enterprise Governance Body
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
Measured and Analyzed
Business Architecture
49. 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)
DA: Document Analysis
Business Case Document
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
Owner
50. In the EA Activity - Strategic Goal Development - what are the Deliverables?
Organization's Reason for Being
Business Sponsor
Collaborate with SME
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures