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