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BABOK Enterprise Analysis
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Investigative - Feasibility - or Business Architecture Endeavor; Managed as Stand-Alone Project.
Business Requirements descriptions
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
Sponsor
Small - Low-Risk project
2. In the EA Activity - Feasibility Studies - who is the owner?
Executive Team
Initiatives realized by Organizations
Business Analyst
Internal interest only
3. 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
Enterprise Governance Body
Actual vs. Expected Benefits
Small - Low-Risk project
4. In the EA Strategic Planning - the BA needs to (1) ___________________; (2) Fully Understand Current Enterprise Strategies.
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process
Strategic Plan Document
Organization's Future
Business Analyst
5. Begin fter Executive Team Develops Strategic Plans and Goals
Enterprise Analysis Activites
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
Strategic Goal Development
Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities
6. In the EA Activity - Strategic Plan Development - who is the owner?
Business Analyst
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
Executive Team
7. In the EA Activity - Business Architecture Development - what are the Deliverables?
Application
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
Business Architecture
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
8. 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
Actual vs. Expected Benefits
Managing Projects has 2 initiatives
Managing Projects for Value
Support PM in Initiating/ Planning New Project
9. In the EA Activity - Tracking Project Benefits - who is the owner? Business ___________
Context
Sponsor
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
10. In the EA Activity - Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities - Sr. BAs (1) ________________; (2) Present Proposal for New Projects.
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process
Significant - High-Risk project
Provide Executive Presentation
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
11. In the EA Activity Business Case Development - what are the Deliverables?
Business Architecture
Internal interest only
DA: Document Analysis
Business Case Document
12. Business Analyst collaborates with ____________ to build a Strong Relationship between the Business and Technical Communities when Implementing a New IT-Enabled Business Solution.
Strategic Goal Development
Business Stakeholders
Business Analyst
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
13. The Enterprise Architecture consists of five architectures: 1) Business Architecture; 2) Information Architecture; 3) ____________ Architecture; 4) Technology Architecture; 5) Security Architecture
Decision-Support Information
Low-to-Moderate Risk project
ER: Elicit Requirements
Application
14. In the EA Activity - _______________ - what are the Deliverables? (1) Executive Prsentation; (2) Decision Package
Owner
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
New Project Proposal
Managing Projects has 2 initiatives
15. Through Business Analysis Practices - _____________ is: (1) Gathered - (2) Analyzed - (3) Prepared in form of Decision Package for new projects.
Enterprise Analysis Activities
Maintenance of Current and Future State Business Architecture
Decision-Support Information
Project Manager
16. In the EA Activity Business Case Development - who is the ______? Business Analyst
Determine Most Viable Option
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
Owner
Business Stakeholders
17. In the EA Activity - Launching New Projects - who is the owner?
Project Manager
Requirements Communications Tasks
Enterprise Governance Body
Executive Team
18. Why are Companies adopting the practice of Professional Business Analysis? To ___________.
Business Analyst
Updated Business Case at Key Control Gates
Project Plan
Increase the Value Projects Bring to the Organization
19. The Business Architecture describes: 1) Business Strategy; 2) ___________________; 3) High level business environment through process or functional view; 4) Technological environment; 5) External environment.
Long term goals/objectives
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
Requirements Communications Tasks
Enterprise Governance Body
20. Business Requirements for future project investments which are also Documented.
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
Decision-Support Information
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process
Context
21. 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
Business Requirements descriptions
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
22. Higher-level statements of Goals - Objectives - Needs of Enterprise.
Provide Executive Presentation
Business Requirements
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
Provide Management with Info
23. Business Architecture provides ____________ that guides selection and management of programs/projects.
Initiatives realized by Organizations
Unified structure and context
DA: Document Analysis
Requirements Communications Tasks
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
Balanced Scorecard Reports
Business Architecture
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
Internal interest only
25. The Requirements Elicitation Task
Inputs
Actual vs. Expected Benefits
ER: Elicit Requirements
Application
26. 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
Propose New Programs
Support PM in Initiating/ Planning New Project
Business Case Document
27. 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
Enterprise Analysis
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
Internal interest only
Managing Projects for Value
28. In the EA Activity - Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities - who is the owner?
Feasibility Study Report
Enterprise Governance Body
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
Business Requirements
29. 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
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
Invest in Most Valuable Projects
Business Architecture
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
30. As PM matures into Critical Management Discipline - Orgs realize that _______.
Managing Projects has 2 initiatives
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities
Business Analyst
31. 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 Sponsor
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
Owner
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
Enterprise Analysis
Measured and Analyzed
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
33. In the EA Activity - _________________ - who is the owner? Business Analyst
Managing Projects for Value
Enterprise Governance Body
Fixed deadline. no flexibility
Application
34. In the EA Activity - _________________ - what are the Deliverables? (1) Project Selection; (2) Project Priority; (3) Project Charter
Support PM in Initiating/ Planning New Project
Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
New Project Proposal
35. 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
Organization's Reason for Being
Solution Assessment and Validation Activities
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
Measured and Analyzed
36. In the EA Activity - Business Architecture Development - the BAs (1) Use Information from Strategic Plan and Goals (2) Lead Development and ________________.
Decision-Support Information
Strategic Goal Development
Maintenance of Current and Future State Business Architecture
Project Manager
37. In the EA Activity - Strategic Goal Development - who is the owner?
Relevant stakeholders
Executive Team
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
Managing Projects for Value
38. _________________________- 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
Internal interest only
Unified structure and context
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
39. What does the Business Architecture define?
Enterprise Analysis
Maintenance of Current and Future State Business Architecture
Relevant stakeholders
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
40. Information Compiled as a Result of Enterprise Analysis Facilitates: _____________ that Manifest themselves in Programs and Supporting Projects.
Future Course of an Enterprise
Investment Decisions
Internal interest only
Decision-Support Information
41. Business Architecture considered to be: __________ used to understand the current state and plans for the future state of the enterprise.
Business Requirements
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process
Strategic asset
Measured and Analyzed
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
Fixed deadline. no flexibility
6 - 12 months
Investment Decisions
Future Course of an Enterprise
43. 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
Inputs
Executive Team
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
44. The Strategic Planning Process provides ______________ in which Enterprise Analysis is Conducted.
Managing Projects for Value
Significant - High-Risk project
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
Context
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.
Strategic Plan Document
Enterprise Analysis Activites
Propose New Programs
Business Architecture
46. 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
Executive Team
Business Sponsor
Significant - High-Risk project
Small - Low-Risk project
47. In the Activity - Strategic Goal Development - Sr. BA's _______________
Business Stakeholders
Business Sponsor
Managing Projects has 2 initiatives
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
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.
Updated Business Case at Key Control Gates
Business Sponsor
Executive Team
Provide Management with Info
49. Outputs from Enterprise Analysis will become ________ to: a) Requirements Planning and Management; b) Requirements Elicitation/Gathering; c) Requirements Communication.
Inputs
New Project Proposal
Enterprise Analysis Activites
Support PM in Initiating/ Planning New Project
50. 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.
Unified structure and context
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process
Enterprise Analysis Activities
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities