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