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CBAP Business Analysis And Planning
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1. 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.
Transition Requirements
Root Cause Analysis
Organizational Readiness Assessment - Requirements (Stated) - Solution (Deployed) - Solution (Designed)
Tracing Requirements
2. Name the 2 types of Stakeholder maps.
Assumptions & Constraints - Business Need - Solution Scope - Stakeholder Concerns
Stakeholder Matrix - Onion Diagram
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria - Data Flow Diagrams - Process Models - Focus Groups - Interviews - Survey/Questionnaire - Organizational Modeling - Problem Tracking - Risk Analysis - SWOT Analysis - Force Field Analysis
Non-functional Requirements Analysis
3. The systematic and objective assessment of a solution to determine its status and efficacy in meeting objectives over time - and to identify ways to improve the solution to better meet objectives.
Lessons Learned Process
Evaluation
Learning
Onion Diagram
4. What are the inputs for the task - Prepare Requirements Package?
Requirements Workshop
Business Analysis Communication Plan - Organizational Process Assets - Requirements - Requirements Structure
Functional Decomposition
User Story
5. Ability to find information - on-time completion of tasks - efficiency in the completion of work - ability to easily identify all outstanding work and the status of each work item.
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria - Business Rules Analysis - Decision Analysis - Functional Decomposition - Process Modeling - Scenarios & Use Cases
Enterprise Analysis
Personal Organization
Necessity - Effort - Subset - Cover - Value
6. Confidence in the problem solving process that a selected solution is correct - new solution options can be evaluated effectively using the problem solving framework - selected solutions meet the defined objectives and solve the underlying problem -
Requirements Management & Communication
Data Dictionary & Glossary - Brainstorming - Document Analysis - Focus Groups - Interface Analysis - Interviews - Observation - Prototyping - Requirements Workshops - Survey/Questionnaire
Problem Solving
Requirements Package
7. Models a deep - and usually narrow slice of the entire system's functionality.
Vertical Prototype
Fishbone Diagram - Five Whys
Ethics - Trustworthiness - Personal Organization
Expert Judgment
8. What are the inputs for the task Confirm Elicitation Results?
Term and Fact Model
Requirements (Stated - Unconfirmed) - Stakeholder Concerns (Unconfirmed)
Compliance with regulatory or other standards
Key Performance Indicator (KPI )
9. What are the inputs to the task - Specify & Model Requirements?
Requirements (Stated) - Requirements Structure
Estimation - Functional Decomposition - Risk Analysis
Facilitation
Business Need - Enterprise Architecture - Organizational Process Assets
10. Strengths - Weaknesses - Opportunities - Threats - A valuable tool to quickly analyze various aspects of the current state of the business process undergoing change.
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria - Problem Tracking - Root Cause Analysis
SWOT Analysis
Advantages of a Data Dictionary & Glossary
The Sponsor
11. 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.
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria - Decision Analysis - Vendor Assessment
Decision Analysis - Process Modeling - Structured Walkthrough
Expert Judgment
Elimination of Dominated Alternative - Ranking Objects on a Similar Scale
12. What are the attributes of a Data Model?
Systems Thinking
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
Industry Knowledge
Name - Value/Meanings - Description
13. Elements identified for each activity and task.
Unique Number - Activity Description - Assumptions - Dependencies - Milestones
Requirements (Verified)
Name - Aliases - Values/Meanings - Description
Visual Learner - Auditory Learner - Kinesthetic Learner
14. The decomposition of activities and tasks creates?
Activity List
Stakeholder Concerns
Allocate Requirements
Problem Solving
15. A good indicator has 5 characteristics:
Evolutionary or Functional Prototype
Clear - Relevant - Economical - Adequate - Quantifiable
Business Analysis Approach
Solution Assessment & Validation
16. Knowing the dependencies and relationships between requirements helps when determining the sequence in which requirements are to be addressed. Common relations are:
Business Domain - Corporate Culture & Environment - Skills of the Analyst - Requirement Deliverable
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria Definition - Metrics & KPIs - Prototyping - Risk Analysis - Structured Walkthrough
Necessity - Effort - Subset - Cover - Value
Evaluation
17. Are used to model the logic of usage scenarios - by showing the information passed between objects in the system through the execution of the scenario. Shows how classes and objects interact during a scenario.
Validate Requirements
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria Definition - Metrics & KPIs - Prototyping - Risk Analysis - Structured Walkthrough
Requirements (Verified)
Sequence Diagrams
18. What are the elements to the task - Define Business Case?
Organizational Readiness Assessment
Prepare Requirements Package
Benefits - Costs - Risk Assessment - Results Measurement
Requirements (Maintained and Reusable)
19. An important tool in defining the scope of work and developing estimates. Decomposes the project scope into smaller and smaller pieces - creating a hierarchy of work.
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Structured Walkthrough
Customer
Business Analysis Process Assets
20. This task determines if an organization can justify the investment required to deliver a proposed solution.
Monitoring
Define Business Case
Risk Analysis
Problem Solving
21. To assess the ability of a potential vendor to meet commitments regarding a product or service
Vendor Assessment
Stakeholder Lists - Roles & Responsibilities
All
Trustworthiness
22. What are the inputs to the task Manage Solution Scope & Requirements?
Ethics
Evaluation Criteria
Requirements Management Plan - Solution Scope - Stakeholder List - Roles & Responsibilities - Stakeholder/Solution or Transition Requirements (Communicated or Traced)
Implementation Approach
23. The process of informing stakeholders of metrics of indicators in specified formats at specified intervals.
Repository - Traceability - Requirement Attributes - Prioritization Process - Change Management - Tailoring the Requirements Management Process
Goals
Requirements - Requirements Management Plan
Reporting
24. 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
Business Analysis Communication Plan
Delphi Estimation
All
Cultural Assessment - Operational or Technical Assessment - Stakeholder Impact Analysis
25. Documents terms unique to a domain.
Glossary
Solution Performance Assessment
Functional Decomposition - Interface Analysis - Scope Modeling - User Stories - Problem or Vision Statement
State Diagrams
26. What are the techniques used in the task - Organize Requirements?
Business Rules Analysis - Data Flow Diagrams - Data Modeling - Functional Decomposition - Organizational Modeling - Process Modeling - Scenarios & Use Cases - Scope Modeling - User Stories
Prototyping
Organizational Readiness Assessment - Requirements (Stated) - Solution (Deployed) - Solution (Designed)
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
27. What are the inputs to the task - Define Assumption & Constraints?
Acceptance - Transfer - Avoidance - Mitigation
Stakeholder Concerns
Document Elicitation Results task
Elicitation
28. 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.
Requirements (Prioritized)
Benchmarking - Brainstorming - Decision Analysis - Estimation - SWOT Analysis - Feasibility Analysis
Reporting
Allocate Requirements
29. What are the inputs for the task Plan Business Analysis Activities?
Visual Learner - Auditory Learner - Kinesthetic Learner
Business Case
Business Analysis Approach - BA Performance Assessment - Organizational Process Assets - Stakeholder List - Roles & Responsibilities
Necessity - Effort - Subset - Cover - Value
30. What should be considered when establishing a Change Management process?
Stakeholder Matrix
Facilitation & Negotiation - Leadership & Influencing - Teamwork
Determine the Process - Who will Authorize Changes - Impact Analysis - Wording of the Request - Coordinate Prioritization of Change
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria - Business Rules Analysis - Decision Analysis - Functional Decomposition - Process Modeling - Scenarios & Use Cases
31. A non-actionable directive that supports a business goal.
Elimination of Dominated Alternative - Ranking Objects on a Similar Scale
Business Policy
Business Rule
Learning
32. What is the output of the task Conduct Elicitation Activity?
Organization Modeling
Transition Requirements
Elicitation Results
Historic Analysis
33. This prototype extends the initial interface requirements into a fully functioning system and requires a specialized prototyping tool or language.
Decision Making
Repository - Traceability - Requirement Attributes - Prioritization Process - Change Management - Tailoring the Requirements Management Process
Specific - Measurable - Achievable - Relevant - Time-bound Objectives must be SMART.
Evolutionary or Functional Prototype
34. Checklist of characteristics to consider when considering non-functional requirements.
They describe what a solution must be capable of doing to meet the needs of one or more stakeholder groups
Reliability - Performance Efficiency - Operability - Security - Compatibility - Maintainability - Transferability
Prepare for Elicitation - Conduct Elicitation Activity - Document Elicitation Results - Confirm Elicitation Results
Scenarios & Use Cases
35. What are the techniques used in Plan Business Analysis Activities?
Functional Decomposition - Interface Analysis - Scope Modeling - User Stories - Problem or Vision Statement
Structured Walkthrough
Estimation - Functional Decomposition - Risk Analysis
Business Value - Business or Technical Risk - Implementation Difficulty - Likelihood of Success - Regulatory or Policy Compliance - Relationship to Other Requirements - Stakeholder Agreement - Urgency
36. What are some examples of stakeholder concerns?
Risk - assumptions - constraints - etc.
MoSCoW Analysis
Structured Walkthrough
Responsible - Accountable - Consulted - Informed
37. A structured examination of the aspects of a situation to establish the root causes and resulting effects of the problem. A critical element is to ensure that the current business thinking and processes are challenged. The purpose is to determine the
Problem Solving
Requirements Workshop - Structured Walkthrough
Root Cause Analysis
Formal Documentation - Presentation - Model
38. 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.
Unique Number - Activity Description - Assumptions - Dependencies - Milestones
Structured Walkthrough
Requirements (Verified)
Primary stakeholders in the Organize Requirements task
39. Ensure that the solution meets the business need and determine the most appropriate response to identified defects.
Historic Analysis
Functional Decomposition - Interface Analysis - Scope Modeling - User Stories - Problem or Vision Statement
Responsible - Accountable - Consulted - Informed
Validate Solution
40. What are the inputs to the task Conduct Stakeholder Analysis?
Vertical Prototype
Business Need - Expert Judgment - Organizational Process Assets
Business Need - Enterprise Architecture - Organizational Process Assets
Lessons Learned Process
41. The minimum set of requirements that must be met in order for a particular solution to be worth implementing.
Define Business Case
Customer
Solution Scope Definition - Implementation Approach - Dependencies
Acceptance Criteria
42. States the business need - identifies key stakeholders and briefly describes the positive impact that meeting the business need will have on those stakeholders.
Requirements (Validated)
Business Analysis Communication Plan
Problem or Vision Statement
This person will be involved in monitoring the performance and effectiveness of a solution or its components.
43. The goal of this task is to ensure that all requirements support the delivery of value to the business - fulfill its goal and objectives and meet a stakeholder need.
Business Rule
Solution (Constructed) - Requirements (Prioritized and Validated)
Validate Requirements
Requirements (Prioritized and Approved) - Solution (Designed) - Solution Scope
44. What is the output of the task Conduct Stakeholder Analysis?
Creative Thinking - Decision Making - Learning - Problem Solving - Systems Thinking
Stakeholder Matrix - Onion Diagram
Stakeholder Lists - Roles & Responsibilities
Problem Tracking
45. 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 Rules Analysis - Data Flow Diagrams - Data Modeling - Functional Decomposition - Organizational Modeling - Process Modeling - Scenarios & Use Cases - Scope Modeling - User Stories
Benchmarking - Brainstorming - Business Rules Analysis - Focus Groups - Functional Decomposition - Root Cause Analysis
Ongoing Cost versus Initial Investment - Opportunity Costs - Necessity - Sunk Costs
Brainstorming
46. What are the inputs to the task - Organize Requirements?
Implementation Approach
Decision Making
They describe what a solution must be capable of doing to meet the needs of one or more stakeholder groups
Organizational Process Assets - Requirements (Stated) - Solution Scope
47. This technique represents the types of peoples - places - things and concepts that are important to the business - attributes associated with them and the significant business relationships among them.
Manage Solution Scope & Requirements - Manage Requirements Traceability - Maintain Requirements for Re-use - Prepare Requirements Package - Communicate Requirements
Problem Tracking
Data Modeling
Functional Decomposition
48. What are the techniques used in the task - Allocate Resources?
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria - Business Rules Analysis - Decision Analysis - Functional Decomposition - Process Modeling - Scenarios & Use Cases
Requirements (Stated) - Requirements Structure
Requirements (Verified)
Decision Analysis
49. The skill of moderating discussions among a group or enable all participants to effectively articulate their views on a topic under discussion and to further ensure that participants in the discussion are able to recognize and appreciate the differin
Organization Modeling
Structural Rules
Business Analysis Performance Metrics - Business Analysis Plan - Organization Performance Standards - Requirements Management Plan
Facilitation
50. What describes how - when and why the business analyst will work with stakeholders?
The Business Analysis Communication Plan
Functional Decomposition
Assumptions & Constraints
Bottom-up Estimation