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CBAP Business Analysis And Planning

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1. What are the inputs to the task Manage Requirements Traceability?
Implementation SME
Requirements Structure
They describe what a solution must be capable of doing to meet the needs of one or more stakeholder groups
Requirements - Requirements Management Plan

2. What is a STAKEHOLDER requirement - according to the BABOK 2.0?
Business Need
A statement of the needs of a particular stakeholder or class of stakeholders
Business Rules Analysis
Requirements Structure

3. What are the techniques used in the task - Assess Organizational Readiness?
Problem Tracking - Baselining - Signoff
Decision Analysis
Solution Knowledge
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria - Data Flow Diagrams - Process Models - Focus Groups - Interviews - Survey/Questionnaire - Organizational Modeling - Problem Tracking - Risk Analysis - SWOT Analysis - Force Field Analysis

4. An excellent way to foster creative thinking about a problem. The goal is to produce numerous new ideas and to derive themes for further analysis. - Ability to elicit many ideas in a short time period. - - Non-judgmental environment enables creative
Business Analysis Planning & Monitoring
Repository - Traceability - Requirement Attributes - Prioritization Process - Change Management - Tailoring the Requirements Management Process
Brainstorming
Define Transitional Requirements

5. What are the techniques used in the task - Allocate Resources?
This person will be involved in monitoring the performance and effectiveness of a solution or its components.
Problem Tracking - Baselining - Signoff
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria - Business Rules Analysis - Decision Analysis - Functional Decomposition - Process Modeling - Scenarios & Use Cases
Requirements (Any Except Stated)

6. What is the output of the task Manage Solution Scope & Requirements?
Functions - Markets - Matrix
Estimation - Functional Decomposition - Risk Analysis
Assessment of Proposed Solution
Requirements (Approved)

7. A formal written specification with possible walk-thru - an informal one is possibly verbal or email Communication
Business Analysis Communication Plan - Organizational Process Assets - Requirements - Requirements Structure
Structured Walkthrough
Interviews - Observation
Formal requirements presentation to stakeholders

8. What are some examples of stakeholder concerns?
Organizational Readiness Assessment
Risk - assumptions - constraints - etc.
Business Value - Business or Technical Risk - Implementation Difficulty - Likelihood of Success - Regulatory or Policy Compliance - Relationship to Other Requirements - Stakeholder Agreement - Urgency
Data Dictionary & Glossary

9. What are the factors of influence by stakeholders on a project?
Trustworthiness
Influence on the project - organizational - project health and other stakeholders
Stakeholder Lists - Roles & Responsibilities
Assessment of Proposed Solution

10. What are the inputs for the task - Define Solution Scope?
Assumptions & Constraints - Required Capabilities - Solution Approach
Define Business Need - Access Capability Gaps - Determine Solution Approach - Define Solution Scope - Define Business Case
Industry Knowledge
Timeboxing

11. Performed to communicate - verify and validate requirements. Is a working session where invited participants review and discuss a set of requirements
Business Analysis Approach - BA Performance Assessment - Organizational Process Assets - Stakeholder List - Roles & Responsibilities
Structured Walkthrough
Acceptance & Evaluation Technique
Bottom-up Estimation

12. The knowledge area that describes how a BA manages conflicts - issues and changes in order to ensure that stakeholders and the project team remain in agreement on the solution scope - how requirements are communicated to stakeholders and how knowledg
Requirements (Any Except Stated)
Customer
Enterprise Analysis - often the starting point for initiating a new project
Requirements Management & Communication

13. What is the output of the Manage Business Analysis Performance task?
Conduct Elicitation Activity
Benchmarking - Brainstorming - Decision Analysis - Estimation - SWOT Analysis - Feasibility Analysis
All
Business Analysis Performance Assessment - Business Analysis Process Assets - Includes a comparison of planned versus actual performance - understanding the root cause of variances from the plan and other information to help understand the level of

14. This task describes the work required to decide which formats are appropriate for a particular project and its stakeholders. The requirements must be clear - concise - accurate and at the appropriate level of detail to assure clear understanding by t
Elicitation Results
Term and Fact Model
Business Value - Business or Technical Risk - Implementation Difficulty - Likelihood of Success - Regulatory or Policy Compliance - Relationship to Other Requirements - Stakeholder Agreement - Urgency
Prepare Requirements Package

15. Forecast the cost and effort involved in pursuing a course of action. Used to develop a better understanding of the possible range of costs and effort associated with any initiative
Evaluation Criteria
Monitoring
Estimation
Acceptance - Transfer - Avoidance - Mitigation

16. What are the inputs to the task Conduct Stakeholder Analysis?
Business Need - Enterprise Architecture - Organizational Process Assets
Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving - Behavioral Characteristics - Business Knowledge - Communication Skills - Interaction Skills - Software Application
Creative Thinking - Decision Making - Learning - Problem Solving - Systems Thinking
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria Definition - Brainstorming - Interviews - Organizational Modeling - Process Modeling - Requirements Workshop - Risk Analysis - Scenarios & Use Cases - User Stories - Scope Modeling - Survey/Questionnaire - RACI Matrix

17. What are the inputs to the Plan Business Analysis Approach?
Reliability - Performance Efficiency - Operability - Security - Compatibility - Maintainability - Transferability
Data Flow Diagrams
Business Need - Expert Judgment - Organizational Process Assets
Root Cause Analysis

18. A continuous process of collecting data to determine how well a solution has been implemented compared to expected results.
Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving
Evaluation Criteria
Business Case
Monitoring

19. What are the characteristics of a Problem Record?
Description - Raised by - Date Identified - Impact - Priority - Need by Date - Owner - Status - Action Needed to be Resolved - Responsible for Action - Completion Date of Action - Outcome
Evaluation Criteria
Decision Analysis
Interviews

20. What are the classifications used to describe requirements
All
Business Requirements - Stakeholder Requirements - Solution Requirements - Transition Requirements
That they understand them and the current state the requirements are in
Root Cause Analysis

21. This knowledge area describes how the BA assesses proposed solutions and determines which solution best fits the business need - identifies gaps and shortcomings to solutions and determines necessary workarounds or changes to the solution.
Impact Analysis - Requirements Coverage - Requirements Allocation
Solution Assessment & Validation
Specific - Measurable - Achievable - Relevant - Time-bound Objectives must be SMART.
Requirements (Approved)

22. What are the elements of the task - Define Solution Scope?
Decision Analysis - Problem Tacking - Risk Analysis
Solution Scope Definition - Implementation Approach - Dependencies
Decision Analysis - Risk Analysis - MoSCoW Analysis - Timeboxing/Budgeting - Voting
Organizational Readiness Assessment - Requirements (Stated) - Solution (Deployed) - Solution (Designed)

23. Elements identified for each activity and task.
Unique Number - Activity Description - Assumptions - Dependencies - Milestones
Solution Assessment & Validation
Non-functional Requirements Analysis
Formal requirements presentation to stakeholders

24. Industry Knowledge - Organization Knowledge - Solution Knowledge What are the elements of Business Knowledge?
Throw-away Prototype
Assumptions & Constraints
Acceptance Criteria
Business Principles & Practices

25. Models a deep - and usually narrow slice of the entire system's functionality.
Vertical Prototype
Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving - Behavioral Characteristics - Business Knowledge - Communication Skills - Interaction Skills - Software Application
Business Analysis Communication Plan - Organizational Process Assets - Requirements - Requirements Structure
Lessons Learned Process

26. According to the BABOK 2.0 - what type of analysis generates STAKEHOLDER requirements?
Plan Business Analysis Approach - Conduct Stakeholder Analysis - Plan Business Analysis Activities - Plan Business Analysis Communication - Plan Requirements Management Process - Manage BA Performance
Observation
Data Flow Diagrams
Requirements Analysis

27. This knowledge area describes the tasks that are performed in order to ensure that solutions meet the business need and to facilitate successful implementation.
Business Rule
Solution Assessment & Validation
Sequences - Repetitions - Optional Elements
Requirements Management Plan

28. What are the inputs of the task Plan Business Analysis Communication?
Business Analysis Approach - Business Analysis Plan - Organizational Process Assets
Goals
Advantages of Document Analysis
Business Analysis Approach - Business Analysis Plan - Organizational Process Assets - Stakeholder Lists - Roles & Responsibilities

29. A non-actionable directive that supports a business goal.
Decision Analysis
Assess Organization Readiness
Creative Thinking - Decision Making - Learning - Problem Solving - Systems Thinking
Business Policy

30. What are the inputs to the task - Allocate Resources?
Requirements (Prioritized and Approved) - Solution (Designed) - Solution Scope
Fishbone Diagram - Five Whys
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria - Decision Analysis - Vendor Assessment
User Story

31. Describes the effect a new solution will have on an organization and whether the organization is prepared for the organizational change the solution implementation will cause.
Ongoing Cost versus Initial Investment - Opportunity Costs - Necessity - Sunk Costs
Assess Organization Readiness
SWOT Analysis
Scope Modeling

32. Used to describe the roles - responsibilities and reporting structures that exist within an organization and to align those structures with the organization's goals.
Transition Requirements
Assess Organization Readiness
Organization Modeling
Requirements Structure

33. What are the inputs to the task Manage Business Analysis Performance?
Enterprise Analysis - often the starting point for initiating a new project
Business Analysis Performance Metrics - Business Analysis Plan - Organization Performance Standards - Requirements Management Plan
Required Capabilities
Focus Group

34. What stakeholder receives noticeable negative impact if information is incorrectly transferred from the old to new solution?
Prioritize Requirements - Organize Requirements - Specify & Model Requirements - Define Assumptions & Constraints - Verify Requirements - Validate Requirements
Business Domain - Corporate Culture & Environment - Skills of the Analyst - Requirement Deliverable
Customer
Assumptions & Constraints - Business Need - Solution Scope - Stakeholder Concerns

35. The goal of this task is to create a set of views of the requirements for the new business solution that are comprehensive - complete - consistent and understood from all stakeholder perspectives.
Business Domain - Corporate Culture & Environment - Skills of the Analyst - Requirement Deliverable
Automate or Simplify Work - Improve Access to Information - Reduce Complexity of Interfaces - Increase Consistency of Behavior - Eliminate Redundancy
Organize Requirements
Goals

36. What are the tasks in the knowledge area - Enterprise Analysis?
Define Business Need - Access Capability Gaps - Determine Solution Approach - Define Solution Scope - Define Business Case
Business Analysis Approach - Business Analysis Plan - Organizational Process Assets
Structured Walkthrough
Interface Analysis

37. Requires the team to focus on examining the premises - assumptions - observations and expectations of the team members. This type of conflict can have a beneficial effect of strengthening the foundations of the analysis and the solution.
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria - Data Flow Diagrams - Process Models - Focus Groups - Interviews - Survey/Questionnaire - Organizational Modeling - Problem Tracking - Risk Analysis - SWOT Analysis - Force Field Analysis
Requirements Structure
Requirements (Traced)
Cognitive Conflict

38. Name the 2 types of Software categories that assist in BA productivity.
Requirements (Validated)
Evolutionary or Functional Prototype
Primary stakeholders in the Organize Requirements task
General Purpose Applications & Specialized Applications

39. What are the elements to the task - Define Business Case?
Benefits - Costs - Risk Assessment - Results Measurement
Problem Solving
Relationships - Impact Analysis - Configuration Management System
User Story

40. When a requirement is changed - the BA can easily review all the related requirements and software components in order to understand the impact of the change.
Transition Requirements
Impact Analysis
Business Principles & Practices
Benchmarking - Brainstorming - Decision Analysis - Estimation - SWOT Analysis - Feasibility Analysis

41. Stakeholders involved the BA in decision making - acceptance of the BA's recommendations - willingness to discuss difficult or controversial topics with the BA - stakeholders willing to support or defend the BA when problems occur.
Acceptance & Evaluation Technique
Business Case
This person will be involved in monitoring the performance and effectiveness of a solution or its components.
Trustworthiness

42. Domain SME - End User - Implementation SME - and Sponsor: They Affected by analysis techniques used to organize requirements since they need to verify and validate the requirements.
Solution Knowledge
Primary stakeholders in the Organize Requirements task
Fishbone Diagram - Five Whys
Monitoring

43. This knowledge area involves analyzing stakeholder needs to define solutions that meet those needs - assessing the current state of the business to identify and recommend improvements and the verification and validation of the resulting requirements.
Cultural Assessment - Operational or Technical Assessment - Stakeholder Impact Analysis
Requirements Analysis
Requirements (Prioritized and Approved) - Solution (Designed) - Solution Scope
Requirements Structure

44. Who is the primary stakeholder in the Define Business Case task?
Budgeting
Business Analysis Performance Assessment - Business Analysis Process Assets - Includes a comparison of planned versus actual performance - understanding the root cause of variances from the plan and other information to help understand the level of
Learning
The Sponsor

45. Decisions are made with the interest of all stakeholders considered - reasons for a decision are cleared articulated - prompt and full disclosure of conflicts of interest - honesty regarding one's abilities and the performance of one's work.
Business Rules Analysis
Business Analysis Process Assets
Ethics
Business Analysis Communication Plan - Requirements - Requirements Package

46. Long-term - ongoing and qualitative statements of a state or condition that the organization is seeking to establish and maintain.
Required Capabilities
Decision Analysis - Risk Analysis - MoSCoW Analysis - Timeboxing/Budgeting - Voting
Goals
Term and Fact Model

47. What are the inputs to the task Plan Requirements Management Process?
Problem Tracking - Baselining - Signoff
Cultural Assessment - Operational or Technical Assessment - Stakeholder Impact Analysis
Implementation SME
Business Analysis Approach - Business Analysis Plan - Organizational Process Assets

48. What is the output of the Plan Business Analysis Approach?
Business Analysis Approach
Oral Communications - Teaching - Written Communication
Underlying Competencies
Cohesive - Complete - Consistent - Correct - Feasible - Modifiable - Unambiguous - Testable

49. What is the output of the task - Maintain Requirements for Re-use?
Functional Decomposition
Requirements (Maintained and Reusable)
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria Definition - Metrics & KPIs - Prototyping - Risk Analysis - Structured Walkthrough
Elicitation

50. What are some of the commonly used requirement attributes?
Stakeholder Matrix
Scheduled Resources - Supporting Materials
Absolute Reference - Author - Complexity - Ownership - Priority - Risks - Source - Stability - Status - Urgency
Estimation - Functional Decomposition - Risk Analysis