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CBAP Business Analysis And Planning

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






2. What are the Composite Data 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.






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.






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.






6. What is the output to the task - Evaluate Solution Performance?






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






8. Investigating how a solution is actually used after it is deployed and assessing the effect it has had - both positive and negative.






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






10. What are the techniques used in the task Define Business Need?






11. Who is the primary stakeholder in the Define Business Case task?






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






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






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






15. Two techniques used in Root Cause Analysis?






16. The people involved - the interactions between them - the external forces affecting their behavior and all other relevant elements and factors.






17. Issues that may influence the replacement or elimination decision of a system include:






18. What are the tasks in Business Analysis Planning & Monitoring?






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.






20. A package should contain a consistent - cohesive and coherent set of requirements. This describes the ____________.






21. What are the output(s) of the task - Validate Solution?






22. Involves assessing a situation - understanding it as fully as possible - and making judgments about possible solutions to the problem.






23. Elicitation Results are the inputs for the ____________






24. What are the inputs for the task - Prepare Requirements Package?






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






26. Three types of organizational structures






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






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






29. What are the techniques used in the task - Validate Solution?






30. Benefits that could have been achieved with an alternative investment rather than this one.






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.






32. What are the inputs for the task Prepare for Elicitation?






33. What are the factors of influence by stakeholders on a project?






34. Elements identified for each activity and task.






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






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.






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.






38. Ensure that the solution meets the business need and determine the most appropriate response to identified defects.






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






40. A formal written specification with possible walk-thru - an informal one is possibly verbal or email Communication






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






42. What are the inputs to the task Conduct Elicitation Activity?






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.






44. What are the inputs for the task Confirm Elicitation Results?






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






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






47. Prioritizes requirements based on a allocated fixed amount of money.






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






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.






50. What is the output of the task Plan Business Analysis Communication?