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CBAP Business Analysis And Planning

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1. Elicitation Results are the inputs for the ____________






2. 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






3. What is the output of the task Conduct Stakeholder Analysis?






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






5. The objective of this technique is to determine how companies achieve their superior performance levels and use that information to design projects to improve operations of the enterprise.






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






7. What are the inputs to the task - Allocate Resources?






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






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






10. 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.






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






12. What is the output of the task - Organize Requirements?






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






14. 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.






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






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






17. Elements of a Requirements Management Plan include?






18. Using this technique the business analyst has collected the deliverables - activities - tasks - and estimates from all the involved stakeholders and rolls them up to get a total for all the activities and tasks.






19. 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






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






21. What does SMART stand for?






22. Long-term - ongoing and qualitative statements of a state or condition that the organization is seeking to establish and maintain.






23. Three types of organizational structures






24. Elements identified for each activity and task.






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






26. Creates a conceptual model of the work that needs to be completed to deliver the new business solution.






27. What are the inputs to the task - Assess Capability Gaps?






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






29. Means of eliciting information from many people - sometimes anonymously - in a relatively short period of time






30. What are the techniques used in the task - Validate Requirements?






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






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






33. Use of parameters - multiplied by the number of hours. (COCOMO II - Function Point Counting - Use Case Points - and Story Points)






34. What are the elements of Communication Skills?






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






36. 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






37. A good indicator has 5 characteristics:






38. 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.






39. 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






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






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






42. What is the output of the task Document Elicitation Results?






43. What are the techniques used in the task - Communicate Requirements?






44. What are the strategies for a negative risk?






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






46. What are the inputs to the Plan Business Analysis Approach?






47. 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.






48. What is the output of the task - Maintain Requirements for Re-use?






49. 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.






50. What is the output of the Manage Business Analysis Performance task?