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BABOK Enterprise Analysis
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1. The Strategic Planning Process provides ______________ in which Enterprise Analysis is Conducted.
Long term goals/objectives
Context
New Project Proposal
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
2. In the EA Activity - Launching New Projects - who is the owner?
Project Manager
Enterprise Analysis Activities
Provide Executive Presentation
Strategic asset
3. Business Requirements for future project investments which are also Documented.
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
Sponsor
Organization's Reason for Being
Strategic asset
4. In the EA Activity - Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities - who is the owner?
Balanced Scorecard Reports
Executive Team
Enterprise Governance Body
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
5. (1) Why a Project is Initiated; (2) What a Project will Achieve; (3) Metrics used to Measure Success.
Strategic asset
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
Business Requirements descriptions
Enterprise Analysis Activities
6. In the Activity - Strategic Goal Development - Sr. BA's _______________
Solution Assessment and Validation Activities
Invest in Most Valuable Projects
Enterprise Analysis
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
7. Living - Breathing Document that Changes as Business Needs Evolve.
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
Requirements Communications Tasks
Strategic Plan
Future Course of an Enterprise
8. 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
Significant - High-Risk project
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
Solution Assessment and Validation Activities
New Project Proposal
9. 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
Business Requirements
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process
Strategic Goal Development
Context
10. In the EA Activity - Tracking Project Benefits - who is the owner? Business ___________
Business Architecture
Sponsor
Managing Projects for Value
Balanced Scorecard Reports
11. In the EA Activity - Tracking Project Benefits - what are the Deliverables?
Provide Executive Presentation
Strategic Plan
Balanced Scorecard Reports
Increase the Value Projects Bring to the Organization
12. Higher-level statements of Goals - Objectives - Needs of Enterprise.
Organization's Future
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
Business Requirements
Provide Management with Info
13. 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
Enterprise Analysis
Relevant stakeholders
Business Case Document
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
14. 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
Business Architecture
Internal interest only
Updated Business Case at Key Control Gates
Enterprise Analysis
15. In the EA Activity - Managing Projects for Value - what are the Deliverables?
Business Sponsor
Updated Business Case at Key Control Gates
Propose New Programs
Decision-Support Information
16. Investigative - Feasibility - or Business Architecture Endeavor; Managed as Stand-Alone Project.
Propose New Programs
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
Project Manager
Managing Projects for Value
17. Business Architecture considered to be: __________ used to understand the current state and plans for the future state of the enterprise.
Maintenance of Current and Future State Business Architecture
Low-to-Moderate Risk project
Strategic asset
Updated Business Case at Key Control Gates
18. 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
Strategic Goal Development
Increase the Value Projects Bring to the Organization
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
Initiatives realized by Organizations
19. 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.
Project Manager
Propose New Programs
Provide Management with Info
Collaborate with SME
20. In the EA Activity - Business Architecture Development - the BAs (1) Use Information from Strategic Plan and Goals (2) Lead Development and ________________.
Investment Decisions
Maintenance of Current and Future State Business Architecture
Feasibility Study Report
Executive Team
21. 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
Low-to-Moderate Risk project
Enterprise Analysis Activites
Project Plan
Executive Team
22. Things defined in the Strategic Planning Role: _______________ in Terms of (1) Vision - (2) Mission - (3) Strategic Goals.
23. What does the Business Architecture define?
Solution Assessment and Validation Activities
Strategic Plan Document
Strategic Plan
Relevant stakeholders
24. In the EA Activity - Strategic Goal Development - what are the Deliverables?
Enterprise Governance Body
Business Sponsor
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
Business Analyst
25. The 3 ____________________ Techniques: 1) DBM: Data and Behavior Models; 2) P/FM: Process / Flow Models; 3) UM: Usage Models
Enterprise Analysis Activites
ER: Elicit Requirements
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
26. 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)
Updated Business Case at Key Control Gates
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
Enterprise Analysis Activities
DA: Document Analysis
27. The Strategic Planning Focus: _______________ AND Provide Foundation to Select/Prioritize Programs/Projects.
28. For Management to _____________ they need: 1) Accurate - (2) Consistent - (3) Useful Information about new ventures and currently funded ventures.
Invest in Most Valuable Projects
Business Analyst
Context
Managing Projects has 2 initiatives
29. Set of documentation that defines an organization's current and future capabilities;
Context
Low-to-Moderate Risk project
Business Architecture
6 - 12 months
30. Enterprise Analysis Activities end after benefits of Project Outcomes are _______________.
Measured and Analyzed
Enterprise Analysis Activities
Owner
Strategic Plan
31. 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
6 - 12 months
Business Analyst
Relevant stakeholders
Organization's Reason for Being
32. The Requirements Elicitation Task
Application
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
ER: Elicit Requirements
33. The Enterprise Architecture consists of five architectures: 1) Business Architecture; 2) Information Architecture; 3) ____________ Architecture; 4) Technology Architecture; 5) Security Architecture
Small - Low-Risk project
Project Plan
Organization's Reason for Being
Application
34. 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
Inputs
Business Analyst
Collaborate with SME
ER: Elicit Requirements
35. 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
Business Requirements
Actual vs. Expected Benefits
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
Enterprise Governance Body
36. The Business Architecture describes: 1) Business Strategy; 2) ___________________; 3) High level business environment through process or functional view; 4) Technological environment; 5) External environment.
Internal interest only
Enterprise Analysis Activities
Long term goals/objectives
Business Case Document
37. Business Architecture provides ____________ that guides selection and management of programs/projects.
Unified structure and context
Provide Management with Info
Decision-Support Information
Support PM in Initiating/ Planning New Project
38. 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.
Balanced Scorecard Reports
Provide Executive Presentation
Small - Low-Risk project
Relevant stakeholders
39. In the EA Activity - _________________ - what are the Deliverables? (1) Project Selection; (2) Project Priority; (3) Project Charter
Propose New Programs
Determine Most Viable Option
Future Course of an Enterprise
Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities
40. In the EA Activity - _______________ - what are the Deliverables? (1) Executive Prsentation; (2) Decision Package
Enterprise Analysis
Business Circumstances and Needs
New Project Proposal
Determine Most Viable Option
41. In the EA Activity - Business Architecture Development - who is the Owner?
Feasibility Study Report
Invest in Most Valuable Projects
Business Analyst
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
42. 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.
Strategic Plan Document
ER: Elicit Requirements
Provide Management with Info
Sponsor
43. In the EA Activity - Business Architecture Development - what are the Deliverables?
Business Architecture
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
Unified structure and context
44. In the EA Activity Business Case Development - who is the ______? Business Analyst
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
Enterprise Governance Body
New Project Proposal
Owner
45. _________________________- 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)
Business Circumstances and Needs
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
Business Architecture
Context
46. In the EA Activity - Strategic Plan Development - who is the owner?
Long term goals/objectives
Executive Team
Business Sponsor
Enterprise Governance Body
47. 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
SRP: Structure Requirements Packages
Organization's Reason for Being
Project Plan
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
48. Begin fter Executive Team Develops Strategic Plans and Goals
Enterprise Analysis Activites
Enterprise Governance Body
Sr. BAs
Feasibility Study Report
49. In the EA Activity - Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities - Sr. BAs (1) ________________; (2) Present Proposal for New Projects.
Business Case Document
Context
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
50. 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.
Sr. BAs
Propose New Programs
Executive Team
Small - Low-Risk project