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CBAP Business Analysis And Planning
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What are the inputs for the task - Define Solution Scope?
Requirements (Validated)
Solution Scope Definition - Implementation Approach - Dependencies
Assumptions & Constraints - Required Capabilities - Solution Approach
Relationship to Time - Relationship to Task Completion - Relationship to Contracts - Relationships to Formal and Informal Authority
2. What are the Composite Data Elements?
Requirements (Prioritized)
Solution Knowledge
Personal Organization
Sequences - Repetitions - Optional Elements
3. Are written to describe how an actor interacts with a solution to accomplish one or more of that actor's goals - or to respond to an event.
Acceptance Criteria
Timeboxing
Scenarios & Use Cases
Automate or Simplify Work - Improve Access to Information - Reduce Complexity of Interfaces - Increase Consistency of Behavior - Eliminate Redundancy
4. Models a shallow - and possibly wide view of the system's functionality. It typically does not have any business logic running behind the visualization.
Reliability - Validity - Timeliness
Horizontal Prototype
Business Analysis Performance Metrics - Business Analysis Plan - Organization Performance Standards - Requirements Management Plan
State Diagrams
5. Rules that are intended to help determine when something is or is not true - or when things fall into a specific category. They are expressed as rules because they describe categorizations that may change over time.
Plan Business Analysis Approach - Conduct Stakeholder Analysis - Plan Business Analysis Activities - Plan Business Analysis Communication - Plan Requirements Management Process - Manage BA Performance
Structural Rules
Business Analysis Communication Plan - Requirements - Requirements Package
Data Dictionary & Glossary - Brainstorming - Document Analysis - Focus Groups - Interface Analysis - Interviews - Observation - Prototyping - Requirements Workshops - Survey/Questionnaire
6. What is the output to the task - Evaluate Solution Performance?
Vendor Assessment
Problem or Vision Statement
Industry Knowledge
Solution Performance Assessment
7. What are the techniques used in the task - Determine Solution Approach?
Requirements Structure
System
Benchmarking - Brainstorming - Decision Analysis - Estimation - SWOT Analysis - Feasibility Analysis
Assumptions & Constraints
8. Investigating how a solution is actually used after it is deployed and assessing the effect it has had - both positive and negative.
Enterprise Analysis - often the starting point for initiating a new project
Formal Documentation - Presentation - Model
Reporting
Evaluate Solution Performance
9. What techniques are used in the task - Define Solution Scope?
Functional Decomposition - Interface Analysis - Scope Modeling - User Stories - Problem or Vision Statement
Benchmarking - Brainstorming - Business Rules Analysis - Focus Groups - Functional Decomposition - Root Cause Analysis
Organizational Knowledge
Decision Analysis - Problem Tacking - Risk Analysis
10. What are the techniques used in the task Define Business Need?
Relationship to Time - Relationship to Task Completion - Relationship to Contracts - Relationships to Formal and Informal Authority
Analogous Estimation
Benchmarking - Brainstorming - Business Rules Analysis - Focus Groups - Functional Decomposition - Root Cause Analysis
Cohesive - Complete - Consistent - Correct - Feasible - Modifiable - Unambiguous - Testable
11. Who is the primary stakeholder in the Define Business Case task?
Brings them to a Communication on understanding
The Sponsor
Structured Walkthrough
Document Analysis
12. 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
Stakeholder Concerns
Interviews
Assumptions & Constraints - Business Need - Solution Scope - Stakeholder Concerns
Prepare Requirements Package
13. 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
Brainstorming
Advantages of a Data Dictionary & Glossary
Strengths - Weaknesses
Prepare for Elicitation - Conduct Elicitation Activity - Document Elicitation Results - Confirm Elicitation Results
14. What are the underlying competencies a BA should possess?
Functional Decomposition
Sequence Diagrams
Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving - Behavioral Characteristics - Business Knowledge - Communication Skills - Interaction Skills - Software Application
Transition Requirements
15. Two techniques used in Root Cause Analysis?
Relationship to Time - Relationship to Task Completion - Relationship to Contracts - Relationships to Formal and Informal Authority
Fishbone Diagram - Five Whys
Requirements Management Plan
Expert Judgment
16. The people involved - the interactions between them - the external forces affecting their behavior and all other relevant elements and factors.
Requirements Analysis
System
Automate or Simplify Work - Improve Access to Information - Reduce Complexity of Interfaces - Increase Consistency of Behavior - Eliminate Redundancy
Data - Ongoing Work - Organizational Change
17. Issues that may influence the replacement or elimination decision of a system include:
Solution Assessment & Validation
Business Analysis Communication Plan - Requirements - Requirements Package
Required Capabilities
Ongoing Cost versus Initial Investment - Opportunity Costs - Necessity - Sunk Costs
18. What are the tasks in Business Analysis Planning & Monitoring?
Timeboxing
Interviews
Plan Business Analysis Approach - Conduct Stakeholder Analysis - Plan Business Analysis Activities - Plan Business Analysis Communication - Plan Requirements Management Process - Manage BA Performance
Share - Enhance - Exploit
19. Uses history as a basis for estimating. It is similar to analogous estimation - but is used not only for the top-down estimate - but for the detailed tasks as well.
Trustworthiness
Historic Analysis
Requirements (Stated - Confirmed) - Stakeholder Concerns (Confirmed)
Leadership
20. A package should contain a consistent - cohesive and coherent set of requirements. This describes the ____________.
Structured Walkthrough
Expert Judgment
Requirements Structure
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria - Decision Analysis - Vendor Assessment
21. What are the output(s) of the task - Validate Solution?
Interface Analysis
Decision Analysis - Process Modeling - Structured Walkthrough
Throw-away Prototype
Identified Defects - Mitigating Actions - Solution Validation Assessment
22. Involves assessing a situation - understanding it as fully as possible - and making judgments about possible solutions to the problem.
Expert Judgment
The Sponsor
Leadership
Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving
23. Elicitation Results are the inputs for the ____________
Evaluation Criteria
Organizational Readiness Assessment
Document Elicitation Results task
Rolling Wave
24. What are the inputs for the task - Prepare Requirements Package?
Requirements (Stated - Confirmed) - Stakeholder Concerns (Confirmed)
MoSCoW Analysis
Discounted Cash Flow - Net Present Value - Internal Rate of Return - Average Rate of Return - Pay Back Period - Cost-Benefit Analysis
Business Analysis Communication Plan - Organizational Process Assets - Requirements - Requirements Structure
25. What are the inputs of the task Plan Business Analysis Communication?
Business Analysis Approach - Business Analysis Plan - Organizational Process Assets - Stakeholder Lists - Roles & Responsibilities
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
Estimation - Functional Decomposition - Risk Analysis
Business Analysis Communication Plan - Organizational Process Assets - Requirements - Requirements Structure
26. Three types of organizational structures
Assumptions & Constraints - Requirements (Prioritized and Approved) - Solution Options
Functions - Markets - Matrix
Elicitation
Opportunity Cost
27. What techniques are used in the task Prepare for Elicitation?
Brainstorming - Document Analysis - Focus Groups - Interface Analysis - Interviews - Observation - Prototyping - Requirements Workshop - Survey/Questionnaire
Name - Value/Meanings - Description
Brainstorming - Document Analysis - Focus Groups - Interface Analysis - Interviews - Observation - Problem Tracking - Prototyping - Requirements Workshop - Survey/Questionnaire
Requirements Management & Communication
28. A diagram indicating how involved the stakeholder is with the solution.
Functions - Markets - Matrix
Transition Requirements
Necessity - Effort - Subset - Cover - Value
Onion Diagram
29. What are the techniques used in the task - Validate Solution?
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria Definition - Metrics & KPIs - Prototyping - Risk Analysis - Structured Walkthrough
Requirements Structure
Assess Proposed Solution - Allocate Requirements - Assess Organizational Readiness - Define Transition Requirements - Validate Solution - Evaluate Solution Performance
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria - Problem Tracking - Root Cause Analysis
30. Benefits that could have been achieved with an alternative investment rather than this one.
Data Dictionary & Glossary
Opportunity Cost
Reliability - Validity - Timeliness
Business Need
31. What knowledge area discusses the business analysis activities necessary to identify a business need - problem or opportunity - define the capture of the solution and justify the investment necessary to deliver the solution.
Define Business Case
Metrics & KPIs
Enterprise Analysis - often the starting point for initiating a new project
Leadership
32. What are the inputs for the task Prepare for Elicitation?
Business Need - Solution Scope & Business Case - Stakeholder List - Roles & Responsibilities
Brainstorming
The Business Analysis Communication Plan
Decision Analysis - Estimation - Metrics & KPIs - Risk Analysis - SWOT Analysis - Vendor Assessment
33. What are the factors of influence by stakeholders on a project?
Benefits - Costs - Risk Assessment - Results Measurement
Influence on the project - organizational - project health and other stakeholders
Reliability - Performance Efficiency - Operability - Security - Compatibility - Maintainability - Transferability
Business Case
34. Elements identified for each activity and task.
Unique Number - Activity Description - Assumptions - Dependencies - Milestones
Business Analysis Communication Plan - Organizational Process Assets - Requirements - Requirements Structure
Acceptance Criteria
Requirements (Verified)
35. What are the techniques used in the task - Assess Proposed Solution?
Requirements (Stated) - Requirements Structure
Business Rules Analysis - Data Flow Diagrams - Process Modeling - Organization Modeling - Data Modeling
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria - Decision Analysis - Vendor Assessment
Key Performance Indicator (KPI )
36. While eliciting requirements it is important to guard against scope creep - This activity will ensure that the requirements should be included since they meet the business goal/objectives.
Discounted Cash Flow - Net Present Value - Internal Rate of Return - Average Rate of Return - Pay Back Period - Cost-Benefit Analysis
Tracing Requirements
Define Business Need - Access Capability Gaps - Determine Solution Approach - Define Solution Scope - Define Business Case
BABOK
37. Estimating relies on the expertise of those who have performed the work in the past. These experts can be internal or external to the project team or to the organization.
Organizational Readiness Assessment - Requirements (Stated) - Solution (Deployed) - Solution (Designed)
Decision Analysis - Estimation - Metrics & KPIs - Risk Analysis - SWOT Analysis - Vendor Assessment
Expert Judgment
Non-functional Requirements Analysis
38. Ensure that the solution meets the business need and determine the most appropriate response to identified defects.
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria - Decision Analysis - Vendor Assessment
Validate Solution
Risk Analysis
Prototyping
39. States the business need - identifies key stakeholders and briefly describes the positive impact that meeting the business need will have on those stakeholders.
All
Problem or Vision Statement
Requirements (Maintained and Reusable)
Prepare for Elicitation - Conduct Elicitation Activity - Document Elicitation Results - Confirm Elicitation Results
40. A formal written specification with possible walk-thru - an informal one is possibly verbal or email Communication
Business Need - Enterprise Architecture - Organizational Process Assets
Formal requirements presentation to stakeholders
Throw-away Prototype
Opportunity Cost
41. Rules that the organization chooses to enforce as a matter of policy. They are intended to guide the actions of people working within the organization. They may oblige people to take certain actions - prevent people from taking actions - or prescribe
Requirements Management Plan
Operative Rules
Organizational Process Assets - Requirements
The Sponsor
42. What are the inputs to the task Conduct Elicitation Activity?
Acceptance Criteria
Business Need - Organizational Process Assets - Requirements Management Plan - Scheduled Resources - Solution Scope & Business Case - Supporting Materials
Compliance with regulatory or other standards
Sequence Diagrams
43. 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.
Document Elicitation Results task
Assess Organization Readiness
Analogous Estimation
Solution Assessment & Validation
44. What are the inputs for the task Confirm Elicitation Results?
Requirements (Stated - Unconfirmed) - Stakeholder Concerns (Unconfirmed)
Rolling Wave
Stakeholder Matrix - Onion Diagram
Decision Analysis - Focus Groups - Observation - Survey/Questionnaire
45. What are the techniques used in the task - Prioritize Requirements?
Decision Analysis - Risk Analysis - MoSCoW Analysis - Timeboxing/Budgeting - Voting
Observation
Brainstorming - Document Analysis - Focus Groups - Interface Analysis - Interviews - Observation - Problem Tracking - Prototyping - Requirements Workshop - Survey/Questionnaire
Operative Rules
46. What are the inputs to the task - Prioritize Requirements?
Requirements (Maintained and Reusable)
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
Prepare for Elicitation - Conduct Elicitation Activity - Document Elicitation Results - Confirm Elicitation Results
Business Case - Business Need - Requirements - Requirements Management Plan - Stakeholder List - Roles & Responsibilities
47. Prioritizes requirements based on a allocated fixed amount of money.
Budgeting
The Sponsor
Identified Defects - Mitigating Actions - Solution Validation Assessment
Ongoing Cost versus Initial Investment - Opportunity Costs - Necessity - Sunk Costs
48. The process of informing stakeholders of metrics of indicators in specified formats at specified intervals.
Elimination of Dominated Alternative - Ranking Objects on a Similar Scale
Reporting
Enterprise Architecture - Solution Scope - Solution (Designed) - Stakeholder Concerns
Solution Approach
49. Gathering information relevant to a decision - breaking down the information relevant to a decision - making comparisons and tradeoffs between similar and dissimilar options and identifying the option that is most desirable.
Industry Knowledge
Data Modeling
Decision Analysis
Acceptance - Transfer - Avoidance - Mitigation
50. What is the output of the task Plan Business Analysis Communication?
Requirements Workshop - Structured Walkthrough
Business Analysis Communication Plan
Industry Knowledge
Decision Analysis - Focus Groups - Observation - Survey/Questionnaire