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CBAP Business Analysis And Planning

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1. What are the techniques used in the task - Define Business Case?






2. What are the techniques used in the task - Prioritize Requirements?






3. Understanding of how a change to a component affects the system as a whole - identification of reinforcing and compensating feedback loops - understanding of how systems adapt to external pressures and changes - A system as a whole will have properti






4. What are the tasks for the knowledge area - Requirements Management & Communication?






5. The goal of this task is validate that the stated requirements expressed by the stakeholder match the stakeholder's understanding of the problem and the stakeholder's needs. Analyst's understanding conforms to the actual desire or intentions of the s






6. What are the inputs for the task Plan Business Analysis Activities?






7. What are the inputs to the task Manage Solution Scope & Requirements?






8. What are the techniques used in the task - Assess Proposed Solution?






9. Useful for ensuring that all stakeholders are in agreement on the format and content of relevant information. Capturing these definitions in a single model ensures that these terms will be used consistently.






10. 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






11. This knowledge area describes the behaviors - knowledge and other characteristics that support the effective performance of a BA.






12. What are the inputs for the task - Define Solution Scope?






13. What is the output of the task - Specify & Model Requirements?






14. What are the techniques used in the task - Determine Solution Approach?






15. The purpose is to measure the performance of solutions - solution components - and other matters of interest to stakeholders.






16. A good indicator has 5 characteristics:






17. What are the techniques used in the task Document Elicitation Results?






18. Provides an organized approach to tracking - management - and resolution of defects - issues - problems - and risks throughout business analysis activities. Management of issues is important so that they can be resolved in a timely manner to ensure s






19. 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.






20. Combination of expert judgment and history. Individual estimates - sharing the estimates with experts - and having several rounds until consensus is reached. An average of the three estimates is used






21. What are the techniques used in the task Conduct Stakeholder Analysis?






22. What are the techniques used in the task - Allocate Resources?






23. What are the Cultural diversity issues that should be taken into account when planning communication?






24. What are the characteristics of quality for a requirements?






25. List 3 possible forms of a requirements packages.






26. What are stakeholder requirements?






27. Allocate stakeholder and solution requirements among solution components and releases in order to maximize the possible business value given the options and alternatives generated by the design team.






28. Familiarity with the range of commercially available solutions or suppliers can assist with the identification of possible alternatives.






29. To assess the ability of a potential vendor to meet commitments regarding a product or service






30. Is generally understood to describe just one way that an actor can accomplish a particular goal






31. Two types of conflict.






32. What are the techniques used in the task Manage Solution Scope & Requirements?






33. This prototype extends the initial interface requirements into a fully functioning system and requires a specialized prototyping tool or language.






34. What are the inputs to the task - Validate Requirements?






35. What are the characteristics of Interaction Skills?






36. Two effective trade-off methods.






37. What are the inputs to the task - Assess Organizational Readiness?






38. What are the characteristics of a Problem Record?






39. The minimum set of requirements that must be met in order for a particular solution to be worth implementing.






40. What are the inputs of the task Plan Business Analysis Communication?






41. When a conflict arises between stakeholders on one or more documented requirements - the first thing that needs to take place is what?






42. A diagram indicating how involved the stakeholder is with the solution.






43. To identify and manage areas of uncertainty that can impact an initiative - solution - or organization.






44. This knowledge area describes the tasks that are performed in order to ensure that solutions meet the business need and to facilitate successful implementation.






45. 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.






46. What are the techniques for the task - Verify Requirements?






47. What are the tasks of the Elicitation Knowledge Area?






48. Understanding of the competitive forces that shape an industry - understand the various customer segments that the industry services and the demographic or other characteristics common to that segment.






49. What are some of the key variables used in determining the priority of a requirement?






50. Confidence in the decision analysis process that a decision is correct - new information or alternative that cause a decision to be revisited are new and not simply overlooked - decisions are effective in addressing underlying problem - impact of unc