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BABOK Enterprise Analysis
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1. In the EA Activity - Feasibility Studies - who is the owner?
Business Circumstances and Needs
Business Analyst
New Project Proposal
Decision-Support Information
2. Outputs from Enterprise Analysis will become ________ to: a) Requirements Planning and Management; b) Requirements Elicitation/Gathering; c) Requirements Communication.
Future Course of an Enterprise
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
Inputs
Application
3. In the EA Activity - Strategic Plan Development - what are the Deliverables?
Business Architecture
Balanced Scorecard Reports
Strategic Plan Document
Future Course of an Enterprise
4. 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
Propose New Programs
Business Analyst
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
Project Manager
5. (1) Why a Project is Initiated; (2) What a Project will Achieve; (3) Metrics used to Measure Success.
Application
Business Architecture
Business Requirements descriptions
Provide Management with Info
6. Investigative - Feasibility - or Business Architecture Endeavor; Managed as Stand-Alone Project.
Context
Low-to-Moderate Risk project
Decision-Support Information
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
7. In the EA Activity - Strategic Goal Development - who is the owner?
Executive Team
Determine Most Viable Option
Sr. BAs
Balanced Scorecard Reports
8. In the EA Activity - Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities - Sr. BAs (1) ________________; (2) Present Proposal for New Projects.
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
Increase the Value Projects Bring to the Organization
SRP: Structure Requirements Packages
Actual vs. Expected Benefits
9. The 3 ____________________ Techniques: 1) DBM: Data and Behavior Models; 2) P/FM: Process / Flow Models; 3) UM: Usage Models
Significant - High-Risk project
Long term goals/objectives
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
Executive Team
10. _________________________- 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)
Enterprise Analysis
Business Circumstances and Needs
Business Architecture
Business Analyst
11. Enterprise Analysis Activities end after benefits of Project Outcomes are _______________.
Internal interest only
Relevant stakeholders
Measured and Analyzed
Executive Team
12. In the EA Strategic Planning - the BA needs to (1) ___________________; (2) Fully Understand Current Enterprise Strategies.
Enterprise Analysis Activites
Application
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
13. 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.
Collaborate with SME
Balanced Scorecard Reports
Project Manager
Provide Management with Info
14. Higher-level statements of Goals - Objectives - Needs of Enterprise.
Enterprise Analysis
Invest in Most Valuable Projects
Investment Decisions
Business Requirements
15. In the EA Activity - Tracking Project Benefits - what are the Deliverables?
Project Manager
Balanced Scorecard Reports
Strategic Plan Document
Provide Management with Info
16. Why are Companies adopting the practice of Professional Business Analysis? To ___________.
Executive Team
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
Increase the Value Projects Bring to the Organization
Enterprise Governance Body
17. In the EA Activity - Strategic Plan Development - who is the owner?
Enterprise Analysis Activites
Business Sponsor
Executive Team
Balanced Scorecard Reports
18. In the EA Activity - _______________ - what are the Deliverables? (1) Executive Prsentation; (2) Decision Package
Investment Decisions
New Project Proposal
Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities
Increase the Value Projects Bring to the Organization
19. In the EA Activity - Business Architecture Development - the BAs (1) Use Information from Strategic Plan and Goals (2) Lead Development and ________________.
Invest in Most Valuable Projects
Maintenance of Current and Future State Business Architecture
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
Initiatives realized by Organizations
20. In the EA Activity - Business Architecture Development - who is the Owner?
DA: Document Analysis
Project Plan
Strategic Goal Development
Business Analyst
21. Begin fter Executive Team Develops Strategic Plans and Goals
Feasibility Study Report
Collaborate with SME
Owner
Enterprise Analysis Activites
22. Business Requirements for future project investments which are also Documented.
Small - Low-Risk project
Business Analyst
Increase the Value Projects Bring to the Organization
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
23. Business Architecture considered to be: __________ used to understand the current state and plans for the future state of the enterprise.
Strategic asset
New Project Proposal
Project Manager
Low-to-Moderate Risk project
24. 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.
Future Course of an Enterprise
Small - Low-Risk project
Investment Decisions
Project Plan
25. 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
Strategic Goal Development
Propose New Programs
Managing Projects for Value
Inputs
26. Business Architecture provides ____________ that guides selection and management of programs/projects.
Sr. BAs
Project Plan
Determine Most Viable Option
Unified structure and context
27. 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
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
Business Case Document
Business Analyst
28. In the EA Activity - Managing Projects for Value - what are the Deliverables?
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
Actual vs. Expected Benefits
Updated Business Case at Key Control Gates
Strategic asset
29. In the EA Activity - Feasibility Studies - what are the Deliverables?
DA: Document Analysis
Sponsor
Strategic asset
Feasibility Study Report
30. The Business Architecture describes: 1) Business Strategy; 2) ___________________; 3) High level business environment through process or functional view; 4) Technological environment; 5) External environment.
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
SRP: Structure Requirements Packages
Executive Team
Long term goals/objectives
31. In the EA Activity - Business Architecture Development - what are the Deliverables?
Application
Owner
Significant - High-Risk project
Business Architecture
32. What does Strategic Planning Serve to Establish?
Enterprise Governance Body
Future Course of an Enterprise
Inputs
Strategic Goal Development
33. 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)
Actual vs. Expected Benefits
Provide Management with Info
Solution Assessment and Validation Activities
DA: Document Analysis
34. Living - Breathing Document that Changes as Business Needs Evolve.
Strategic Plan
Collaborate with SME
ER: Elicit Requirements
Determine Most Viable Option
35. Things defined in the Strategic Planning Role: _______________ in Terms of (1) Vision - (2) Mission - (3) Strategic Goals.
36. Set of documentation that defines an organization's current and future capabilities;
Organization's Reason for Being
Business Architecture
Enterprise Analysis Activites
New Project Proposal
37. 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
Provide Executive Presentation
Investment Decisions
Enterprise Analysis
Relevant stakeholders
38. The Requirements Elicitation Task
Solution Assessment and Validation Activities
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
Business Analyst
ER: Elicit Requirements
39. What does the Business Architecture define?
Relevant stakeholders
DA: Document Analysis
Investment Decisions
Future Course of an Enterprise
40. 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
Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities
Requirements Communications Tasks
Business Analyst
Low-to-Moderate Risk project
41. The 8 S________________: 1) DAS: Develop Alternate Solutions; 2) ETO: Evaluate Technology Options; 3) FSS: Facilitate the Selection of a Solution: 4) EUS: Ensure the Usability of theSolution; 5) SQAP: Support theQuality Assurance Process; 6) SIS: Sup
Solution Assessment and Validation Activities
Requirements Communications Tasks
Long term goals/objectives
Business Architecture
42. In the EA Activity - Strategic Goal Development - what are the Deliverables?
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
Owner
Business Architecture
Executive Team
43. 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
Strategic asset
Investment Decisions
Provide Executive Presentation
44. In the EA Activity - _________________ - what are the Deliverables? (1) Project Selection; (2) Project Priority; (3) Project Charter
Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
Context
Enterprise Governance Body
45. The Strategic Planning Process provides ______________ in which Enterprise Analysis is Conducted.
Business Stakeholders
Context
Solution Assessment and Validation Activities
Balanced Scorecard Reports
46. In the Activity - Strategic Goal Development - Sr. BA's _______________
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
Enterprise Governance Body
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
47. 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
Decision-Support Information
6 - 12 months
Sr. BAs
Long term goals/objectives
48. Information Compiled as a Result of Enterprise Analysis Facilitates: _____________ that Manifest themselves in Programs and Supporting Projects.
Investment Decisions
Strategic Goal Development
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process
Balanced Scorecard Reports
49. 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.
Support PM in Initiating/ Planning New Project
Business Requirements descriptions
Sr. BAs
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
50. For Management to _____________ they need: 1) Accurate - (2) Consistent - (3) Useful Information about new ventures and currently funded ventures.
Managing Projects for Value
Invest in Most Valuable Projects
Project Manager
Internal interest only