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BABOK Enterprise Analysis

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1. 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.






2. Higher-level statements of Goals - Objectives - Needs of Enterprise.






3. Things defined in the Strategic Planning Role: _______________ in Terms of (1) Vision - (2) Mission - (3) Strategic Goals.


4. 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






5. 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.






6. In the EA Activity - Feasibility Studies - who is the owner?






7. As PM matures into Critical Management Discipline - Orgs realize that _______.






8. Enterprise Analysis Activities end after benefits of Project Outcomes are _______________.






9. In the EA Activity - Strategic Plan Development - what are the Deliverables?






10. 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.






11. In the Activity - Strategic Goal Development - Sr. BA's _______________






12. In the EA Activity - Strategic Plan Development - who is the owner?






13. In the EA Activity - _________________ - who is the owner? Business Analyst






14. Investigative - Feasibility - or Business Architecture Endeavor; Managed as Stand-Alone Project.






15. What does Strategic Planning Serve to Establish?






16. In the EA Activity - Tracking Project Benefits - what are the Deliverables?






17. Outputs from Enterprise Analysis will become ________ to: a) Requirements Planning and Management; b) Requirements Elicitation/Gathering; c) Requirements Communication.






18. Information Compiled as a Result of Enterprise Analysis Facilitates: _____________ that Manifest themselves in Programs and Supporting Projects.






19. Set of documentation that defines an organization's current and future capabilities;






20. 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






21. In the EA Activity - _______________ - what are the Deliverables? (1) Executive Prsentation; (2) Decision Package






22. In the EA Activity - Tracking Project Benefits - who is the owner? Business ___________






23. In the EA Activity Business Case Development - who is the ______? Business Analyst






24. In the EA Activity - Launching New Projects - who is the owner?






25. In the EA Strategic Planning - the BA needs to (1) ___________________; (2) Fully Understand Current Enterprise Strategies.






26. The Requirements Elicitation Task






27. In the EA Activity - Managing Projects for Value - what are the Deliverables?






28. _________________________- 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)






29. In the EA Activity - Launching New Project - what are the Deliverables?






30. In the EA Activity - Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities - Sr. BAs (1) ________________; (2) Present Proposal for New Projects.






31. Begin fter Executive Team Develops Strategic Plans and Goals






32. The Strategic Planning Focus: _______________ AND Provide Foundation to Select/Prioritize Programs/Projects.


33. 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






34. (1) Invest in most Valuable Projects; (2) Planning - Executing - Controlling project Activities to Attain The Business Value As Early As Possible.






35. 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






36. What does the Business Architecture define?






37. Business Analyst collaborates with ____________ to build a Strong Relationship between the Business and Technical Communities when Implementing a New IT-Enabled Business Solution.






38. 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






39. The 3 ____________________ Techniques: 1) DBM: Data and Behavior Models; 2) P/FM: Process / Flow Models; 3) UM: Usage Models






40. Business Requirements for future project investments which are also Documented.






41. 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






42. 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






43. 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






44. In the EA Activity - Business Architecture Development - what are the Deliverables?






45. In the EA Activity - Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities - who is the owner?






46. 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






47. Business Architecture considered to be: __________ used to understand the current state and plans for the future state of the enterprise.






48. (1) Why a Project is Initiated; (2) What a Project will Achieve; (3) Metrics used to Measure Success.






49. Why are Companies adopting the practice of Professional Business Analysis? To ___________.






50. The Strategic Planning Process provides ______________ in which Enterprise Analysis is Conducted.