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BABOK Enterprise Analysis
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1. Through Business Analysis Practices - _____________ is: (1) Gathered - (2) Analyzed - (3) Prepared in form of Decision Package for new projects.
Business Stakeholders
Decision-Support Information
Project Plan
Business Analyst
2. 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)
SRP: Structure Requirements Packages
Low-to-Moderate Risk project
Small - Low-Risk project
DA: Document Analysis
3. In the EA Activity - Feasibility Studies - who is the owner?
Balanced Scorecard Reports
Provide Executive Presentation
Business Requirements
Business Analyst
4. 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
Internal interest only
Actual vs. Expected Benefits
Business Requirements
Strategic Goal Development
5. Begin fter Executive Team Develops Strategic Plans and Goals
Organization's Reason for Being
Internal interest only
Enterprise Analysis Activites
Strategic Plan
6. Enterprise Analysis Activities end after benefits of Project Outcomes are _______________.
Inputs
Enterprise Governance Body
Decision-Support Information
Measured and Analyzed
7. Set of documentation that defines an organization's current and future capabilities;
Investment Decisions
Decision-Support Information
Business Architecture
Solution Assessment and Validation Activities
8. In the EA Activity - Strategic Goal Development - what are the Deliverables?
Provide Management with Info
Project Plan
Initiatives realized by Organizations
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
9. 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.
Provide Executive Presentation
Fixed deadline. no flexibility
Enterprise Analysis Activites
Executive Team
10. 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
Sr. BAs
Significant - High-Risk project
Strategic Goal Development
Actual vs. Expected Benefits
11. In the EA Activity - Business Architecture Development - what are the Deliverables?
Business Architecture
Business Stakeholders
Decision-Support Information
Feasibility Study Report
12. In the EA Activity - Tracking Project Benefits - who is the owner? Business ___________
Investment Decisions
Business Case Document
Internal interest only
Sponsor
13. In the EA Activity - Strategic Plan Development - what are the Deliverables?
Business Case Document
Business Architecture
Project Plan
Strategic Plan Document
14. 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
Feasibility Study Report
Collaborate with SME
Inputs
DA: Document Analysis
15. In the EA Activity - Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities - who is the owner?
Organization's Reason for Being
Enterprise Governance Body
Enterprise Analysis
Organization's Future
16. 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.
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
Inputs
Investment Decisions
Sr. BAs
17. Business Architecture provides ____________ that guides selection and management of programs/projects.
Unified structure and context
Internal interest only
Strategic Plan
Sponsor
18. 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.
Low-to-Moderate Risk project
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
Project Plan
Propose New Programs
19. _________________________- 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)
Inputs
Business Circumstances and Needs
Fixed deadline. no flexibility
Support PM in Initiating/ Planning New Project
20. Business Architecture considered to be: __________ used to understand the current state and plans for the future state of the enterprise.
Strategic asset
Long term goals/objectives
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
New Project Proposal
21. What does the Business Architecture define?
Unified structure and context
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
Relevant stakeholders
6 - 12 months
22. 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
New Project Proposal
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
ER: Elicit Requirements
23. The Requirements Elicitation Task
Inputs
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process
ER: Elicit Requirements
Enterprise Governance Body
24. Outputs from Enterprise Analysis will become ________ to: a) Requirements Planning and Management; b) Requirements Elicitation/Gathering; c) Requirements Communication.
Updated Business Case at Key Control Gates
Collaborate with SME
Enterprise Analysis
Inputs
25. Business Requirements for future project investments which are also Documented.
Low-to-Moderate Risk project
Provide Management with Info
Sr. BAs
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
26. In the EA Activity - Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities - Sr. BAs (1) ________________; (2) Present Proposal for New Projects.
Business Requirements descriptions
Managing Projects for Value
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
27. Information Compiled as a Result of Enterprise Analysis Facilitates: _____________ that Manifest themselves in Programs and Supporting Projects.
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
Investment Decisions
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
Fixed deadline. no flexibility
28. In the EA Activity - _______________ - what are the Deliverables? (1) Executive Prsentation; (2) Decision Package
Business Case Document
Internal interest only
Business Stakeholders
New Project Proposal
29. 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
Managing Projects has 2 initiatives
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
Enterprise Analysis Activites
30. Investigative - Feasibility - or Business Architecture Endeavor; Managed as Stand-Alone Project.
Strategic asset
SRP: Structure Requirements Packages
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
Long term goals/objectives
31. In the EA Activity - Business Architecture Development - the BAs (1) Use Information from Strategic Plan and Goals (2) Lead Development and ________________.
Internal interest only
Managing Projects for Value
Maintenance of Current and Future State Business Architecture
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process
32. In the EA Activity - Launching New Project - what are the Deliverables?
Business Circumstances and Needs
Business Analyst
Business Architecture
Project Plan
33. What does Strategic Planning Serve to Establish?
Balanced Scorecard Reports
DA: Document Analysis
Future Course of an Enterprise
Sponsor
34. The Enterprise Architecture consists of five architectures: 1) Business Architecture; 2) Information Architecture; 3) ____________ Architecture; 4) Technology Architecture; 5) Security Architecture
Application
DA: Document Analysis
Unified structure and context
Invest in Most Valuable Projects
35. In the EA Activity - Launching New Projects - who is the owner?
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities
Future Course of an Enterprise
Project Manager
36. 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.
Small - Low-Risk project
Increase the Value Projects Bring to the Organization
ER: Elicit Requirements
6 - 12 months
37. 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
DA: Document Analysis
Strategic Plan Document
Project Manager
Strategic Goal Development
38. In the EA Activity - Strategic Goal Development - who is the owner?
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
Executive Team
Application
ER: Elicit Requirements
39. In the EA Activity - Strategic Plan Development - who is the owner?
Executive Team
Relevant stakeholders
Provide Executive Presentation
Managing Projects has 2 initiatives
40. 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
Actual vs. Expected Benefits
Project Plan
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
41. Higher-level statements of Goals - Objectives - Needs of Enterprise.
Strategic Goal Development
Business Requirements
Project Manager
Business Analyst
42. 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
Business Stakeholders
Enterprise Analysis Activites
Relevant stakeholders
43. 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
Measured and Analyzed
Provide Management with Info
Business Requirements descriptions
Fixed deadline. no flexibility
44. Business Analyst collaborates with ____________ to build a Strong Relationship between the Business and Technical Communities when Implementing a New IT-Enabled Business Solution.
Sr. BAs
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
Managing Projects for Value
Business Stakeholders
45. The Strategic Planning Focus: _______________ AND Provide Foundation to Select/Prioritize Programs/Projects.
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46. In the EA Activity - _________________ - who is the owner? Business Analyst
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
Relevant stakeholders
Strategic Plan
Managing Projects for Value
47. In the EA Activity Business Case Development - what are the Deliverables?
Invest in Most Valuable Projects
Support PM in Initiating/ Planning New Project
Business Case Document
Enterprise Analysis
48. (1) Invest in most Valuable Projects; (2) Planning - Executing - Controlling project Activities to Attain The Business Value As Early As Possible.
Managing Projects has 2 initiatives
Initiatives realized by Organizations
Small - Low-Risk project
Strategic Plan
49. 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.
Executive Team
Business Circumstances and Needs
Fixed deadline. no flexibility
Provide Management with Info
50. 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
Strategic Plan
Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities
Inputs
Enterprise Analysis