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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 - Strategic Goal Development - who is the owner?
Business Architecture
Strategic Plan Document
Executive Team
Feasibility Study Report
2. Investigative - Feasibility - or Business Architecture Endeavor; Managed as Stand-Alone Project.
Business Requirements descriptions
Business Circumstances and Needs
Actual vs. Expected Benefits
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
3. 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
Strategic Plan Document
Low-to-Moderate Risk project
Maintenance of Current and Future State Business Architecture
SRP: Structure Requirements Packages
4. In the EA Activity - Managing Projects for Value - what are the Deliverables?
Propose New Programs
Provide Executive Presentation
Initiatives realized by Organizations
Updated Business Case at Key Control Gates
5. The Strategic Planning Focus: _______________ AND Provide Foundation to Select/Prioritize Programs/Projects.
6. Set of documentation that defines an organization's current and future capabilities;
Solution Assessment and Validation Activities
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
Business Architecture
7. Business Analyst collaborates with ____________ to build a Strong Relationship between the Business and Technical Communities when Implementing a New IT-Enabled Business Solution.
Business Stakeholders
Feasibility Study Report
Organization's Reason for Being
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
8. In the EA Activity - Tracking Project Benefits - what are the Deliverables?
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
Owner
Provide Executive Presentation
Balanced Scorecard Reports
9. Things defined in the Strategic Planning Role: _______________ in Terms of (1) Vision - (2) Mission - (3) Strategic Goals.
10. 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
Solution Assessment and Validation Activities
Support PM in Initiating/ Planning New Project
Project Manager
Business Sponsor
11. 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
Significant - High-Risk project
Business Requirements
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
12. For Management to _____________ they need: 1) Accurate - (2) Consistent - (3) Useful Information about new ventures and currently funded ventures.
Invest in Most Valuable Projects
Determine Most Viable Option
Initiatives realized by Organizations
Small - Low-Risk project
13. In the EA Activity - Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities - who is the owner?
Enterprise Analysis
Enterprise Governance Body
Provide Executive Presentation
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
14. 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
Strategic Goal Development
Unified structure and context
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
15. The Requirements Elicitation Task
Managing Projects has 2 initiatives
ER: Elicit Requirements
SRP: Structure Requirements Packages
Strategic Plan Document
16. The Enterprise Architecture consists of five architectures: 1) Business Architecture; 2) Information Architecture; 3) ____________ Architecture; 4) Technology Architecture; 5) Security Architecture
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
Application
Project Manager
Strategic Plan
17. In the EA Activity - Strategic Goal Development - what are the Deliverables?
Business Case Document
Internal interest only
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
Small - Low-Risk project
18. In the EA Activity - Launching New Projects - who is the owner?
Project Plan
Managing Projects has 2 initiatives
Project Manager
Balanced Scorecard Reports
19. Why are Companies adopting the practice of Professional Business Analysis? To ___________.
Managing Projects for Value
Increase the Value Projects Bring to the Organization
Low-to-Moderate Risk project
Strategic Goal Development
20. Outputs from Enterprise Analysis will become ________ to: a) Requirements Planning and Management; b) Requirements Elicitation/Gathering; c) Requirements Communication.
Managing Projects for Value
Business Case Document
Inputs
Business Circumstances and Needs
21. Through Business Analysis Practices - _____________ is: (1) Gathered - (2) Analyzed - (3) Prepared in form of Decision Package for new projects.
Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities
Maintenance of Current and Future State Business Architecture
Updated Business Case at Key Control Gates
Decision-Support Information
22. 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.
Context
Small - Low-Risk project
Business Sponsor
Business Analyst
23. In the EA Activity - New Project Proposal - who is the owner?
Business Sponsor
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
Managing Projects for Value
Decision-Support Information
24. 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 Circumstances and Needs
Provide Executive Presentation
Long term goals/objectives
SRP: Structure Requirements Packages
25. Information Compiled as a Result of Enterprise Analysis Facilitates: _____________ that Manifest themselves in Programs and Supporting Projects.
Business Case Document
Business Architecture
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
Investment Decisions
26. Higher-level statements of Goals - Objectives - Needs of Enterprise.
Future Course of an Enterprise
Project Manager
Business Requirements
Maintenance of Current and Future State Business Architecture
27. The Business Architecture describes: 1) Business Strategy; 2) ___________________; 3) High level business environment through process or functional view; 4) Technological environment; 5) External environment.
Business Architecture
Long term goals/objectives
Strategic Goal Development
Business Requirements descriptions
28. In the EA Activity Business Case Development - who is the ______? Business Analyst
Owner
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process
Business Architecture
Organization's Future
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
Internal interest only
Business Requirements descriptions
Actual vs. Expected Benefits
Provide Management with Info
30. 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
Collaborate with SME
Maintenance of Current and Future State Business Architecture
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
Provide Management with Info
31. In the EA Activity - Business Architecture Development - who is the Owner?
Business Analyst
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
Propose New Programs
Enterprise Analysis
32. Business Architecture provides ____________ that guides selection and management of programs/projects.
Enterprise Analysis Activities
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
Unified structure and context
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
33. What does the Business Architecture define?
Relevant stakeholders
Executive Team
Provide Executive Presentation
Project Plan
34. 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) _______________
Increase the Value Projects Bring to the Organization
Business Architecture
Determine Most Viable Option
Sr. BAs
35. Living - Breathing Document that Changes as Business Needs Evolve.
Initiatives realized by Organizations
Strategic Plan
DA: Document Analysis
Context
36. 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.
Provide Executive Presentation
Enterprise Analysis Activities
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process
Owner
37. 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
Balanced Scorecard Reports
Business Circumstances and Needs
Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
38. In the EA Activity - _______________ - what are the Deliverables? (1) Executive Prsentation; (2) Decision Package
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
Business Requirements
New Project Proposal
39. In the EA Activity - Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities - Sr. BAs (1) ________________; (2) Present Proposal for New Projects.
Feasibility Study Report
Sr. BAs
Measured and Analyzed
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
40. In the EA Activity Business Case Development - what are the Deliverables?
Business Case Document
Enterprise Governance Body
Strategic asset
Managing Projects has 2 initiatives
41. In the EA Activity - Tracking Project Benefits - who is the owner? Business ___________
Context
Investment Decisions
Sponsor
Maintenance of Current and Future State Business Architecture
42. 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)
Collaborate with SME
DA: Document Analysis
Requirements Communications Tasks
Business Requirements descriptions
43. 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
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
Investment Decisions
Determine Most Viable Option
44. In the EA Activity - _________________ - who is the owner? Business Analyst
Unified structure and context
Actual vs. Expected Benefits
Managing Projects for Value
Application
45. 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.
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
Propose New Programs
Business Sponsor
Executive Team
46. In the EA Activity - Strategic Plan Development - what are the Deliverables?
Measured and Analyzed
Solution Assessment and Validation Activities
Strategic Plan
Strategic Plan Document
47. In the EA Activity - Strategic Plan Development - who is the owner?
Executive Team
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
Context
48. 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
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
Internal interest only
Significant - High-Risk project
Fixed deadline. no flexibility
49. 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
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
6 - 12 months
Business Requirements descriptions
Enterprise Analysis Activities
50. In the EA Activity - Feasibility Studies - who is the owner?
Solution Assessment and Validation Activities
Business Analyst
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process