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BABOK Enterprise Analysis

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






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






3. The Enterprise Architecture consists of five architectures: 1) Business Architecture; 2) Information Architecture; 3) ____________ Architecture; 4) Technology Architecture; 5) Security Architecture






4. For Management to _____________ they need: 1) Accurate - (2) Consistent - (3) Useful Information about new ventures and currently funded ventures.






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






6. The Requirements Elicitation Task






7. The Business Architecture describes: 1) Business Strategy; 2) ___________________; 3) High level business environment through process or functional view; 4) Technological environment; 5) External environment.






8. 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.






9. 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.






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






11. In the EA Activity - Strategic Goal Development - what are the Deliverables?






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






13. 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






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






15. 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






16. 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)






17. 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






18. Living - Breathing Document that Changes as Business Needs Evolve.






19. 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






20. In the EA Activity - Strategic Goal Development - who is the owner?






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






22. 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






23. 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






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






25. 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






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






27. 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) _______________






28. In the EA Activity - _________________ - what are the Deliverables? (1) Project Selection; (2) Project Priority; (3) Project Charter






29. In the EA Activity - Feasibility Studies - what are the Deliverables?






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


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






32. 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






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






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






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.






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






37. 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






38. Business Architecture provides ____________ that guides selection and management of programs/projects.






39. In the EA Activity - Business Architecture Development - who is the Owner?






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






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






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






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






44. What does the Business Architecture define?






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






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






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






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






49. Begin fter Executive Team Develops Strategic Plans and Goals






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