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CBAP Business Analysis And Planning

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1. What are the different types of learning styles?






2. Corrective or preventative measures uncovered while performing a Business Analysis Performance Assessment will result in changes to what plan?






3. What are the techniques used in Plan Business Analysis Approach?






4. 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.






5. What are the Primitive Data Elements?






6. Shows how the behavior of a concept - entity or object changes in response to events during its lifetime - and defines which events cause a transition between those states.






7. 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






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






9. The process of informing stakeholders of metrics of indicators in specified formats at specified intervals.






10. What are the elements of the area - Analytical Thinking and Problem Solving - Successful generation of new ideas - application of new ideas to resolve existing problems - willingness of stakeholders to accept new approaches.






11. Checklist of characteristics to consider when considering non-functional requirements.






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






13. What are some examples of stakeholder concerns?






14. Use of a similar project as the basis for developing estimates for the current project. Also known as "top-down" estimating. This is usually done at the beginning of the project or project phase and more detailed estimates follow as more is known.






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






16. Two effective trade-off methods.






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






18. Three types of organizational structures






19. Defines the key terms and data relevant to a business domain.






20. What are the inputs to the task - Define Business Case?






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






22. What techniques are used in the task - Define Solution Scope?






23. 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.






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






25. 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.






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






27. What are the inputs to the task Plan Requirements Management Process?






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






29. Strengths - Weaknesses - Opportunities - Threats - A valuable tool to quickly analyze various aspects of the current state of the business process undergoing change.






30. Communication of requirements does what for stakeholders?






31. Are used to describe the scope of analysis or the scope of a solution. Serve as a basis for defining and delimiting the scope of business analysis and project work. Allow the definition of a "complete" scope—that is - the boundaries of the scope corr






32. What are the inputs to the task - Verify Requirements?






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






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






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






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






37. Used to describe the roles - responsibilities and reporting structures that exist within an organization and to align those structures with the organization's goals.






38. What techniques are used in the task - Prepare Requirements Package?






39. What are the inputs to the task - Prioritize Requirements?






40. What does SMART stand for?






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






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






43. What are the inputs to the task - Assess Proposed Solution?






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






45. Two types of conflict.






46. This technique shows how information is input - processed - stored and output from a system in a visual representation.






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






48. 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






49. 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






50. 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.