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CBAP Business Analysis And Planning

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1. This knowledge area describes the problem definition and analysis - business case development - feasibility studies and the definition of solution scope.






2. The purpose is to describe the required qualities of a system - such as its usability and performance characteristics.






3. Involved motivating people to act in ways that enable them to work together to achieve shared goals and objectives.






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






5. 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.






6. What are the classifications used to describe requirements






7. 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.






8. What techniques are used in the task Prepare for Elicitation?






9. What are the inputs to the task - Communicate Requirements?






10. 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.






11. What are the strategies for a positive risk?






12. 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






13. Measures progress towards a strategic goal or objective.






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






15. What are the elements of the task Plan Requirements Management Process?






16. What stakeholder receives noticeable negative impact if information is incorrectly transferred from the old to new solution?






17. Understanding of the business architecture of the organization that is being analyzed. Understanding business models (generates profit) - org structure - relationships between business units and the persons who occupy key stakeholder positions.






18. A requirement that does not deliver direct or indirect value to a stakeholder is a strong candidate for what?






19. What are the inputs to the task - Specify & Model Requirements?






20. What is the output of the task Prepare for Elicitation?






21. A systematic approach designed to elicit information from a person or group of people in an informal or formal setting by talking to an interviewee - asking relevant questions and documenting the responses.






22. What is the output of the task Manage Solution Scope & Requirements?






23. What is the output of the task - Assess Proposed Solution?






24. What are the Behavioral Characteristics a BA should exhibit?






25. What are the inputs to the task - Validate Solution?






26. 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.






27. Includes the standard definition of data elements - their meanings and allowable values.






28. 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






29. 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.






30. Business rules require a defined glossary of terms and an understanding of the relationships between them - this is known as:






31. The goal of this task is to meet with stakeholder(s) to gather information regarding their needs.






32. A means to elicit ideas and attitudes about a specific product - service or opportunity in an interactive group environment. The participants share their impressions - preferences and needs - guided by a moderator. - Effective for learning people's a






33. What is the output of the task - Define Assumptions & Constraints?






34. This prototype seeks to quickly uncover and clarify interface requirements using simple tools - sometimes just paper and pencil. The focus is on functionality that is not easily elicited by other techniques - has conflicting viewpoints - or is diffic






35. What are the inputs for the task - Maintain Requirements for Re-use?






36. 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.






37. What are the techniques used in the task Confirm Elicitation Results?






38. A brief description of functionality that users need from a solution to meet a business objective. The goal they are trying to accomplish - and any additional information that may be critical to understanding the scope of the story.






39. The knowledge area that covers how BAs determine which activities are necessary in order to complete a business analysis effort.






40. What are the different types of learning styles?






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






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






43. This will impose constraints to the effort to deploy the solution - including relationships that may exist between solution components.






44. Characteristics that are common to all organizations with a similar purpose and structure - whether or not the are in the same industry.






45. What is the output of the task - Assess Organizational Readiness?






46. Define requirements for capabilities needed to move from an existing solution to a new solution.






47. 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.






48. States the business need - identifies key stakeholders and briefly describes the positive impact that meeting the business need will have on those stakeholders.






49. What are the underlying competencies a BA should possess?






50. What are the 3 elements in the Assess Organizational Readiness?