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CBAP Business Analysis And Planning
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1. What is the output of the task - Prepare Requirements Package?
Business Analysis Approach - Business Analysis Plan - Organizational Process Assets - Stakeholder Lists - Roles & Responsibilities
Vendor Assessment
Term and Fact Model
Requirements Package
2. 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.
Rolling Wave
Data Modeling
Decision Analysis - Estimation - Metrics & KPIs - Risk Analysis - SWOT Analysis - Vendor Assessment
Expert Judgment
3. What is the output of the task - Define Business Need?
Impact Analysis
Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving - Behavioral Characteristics - Business Knowledge - Communication Skills - Interaction Skills - Software Application
Assumptions & Constraints - Business Need - Solution Scope - Stakeholder Concerns
Business Need
4. Includes the standard definition of data elements - their meanings and allowable values.
Organizational Readiness Assessment
Impact Analysis - Requirements Coverage - Requirements Allocation
Data Dictionary
Horizontal Prototype
5. What is the output of the task Conduct Elicitation Activity?
Organizational Readiness Assessment - Requirements (Stated) - Solution (Deployed) - Solution (Designed)
Business Case - Business Need - Requirements - Requirements Management Plan - Stakeholder List - Roles & Responsibilities
Enterprise Architecture - Solution Scope - Solution (Designed) - Stakeholder Concerns
Elicitation Results
6. 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.
Strengths - Weaknesses
Benchmarking - Brainstorming - Decision Analysis - Estimation - SWOT Analysis - Feasibility Analysis
Compliance with regulatory or other standards
Interviews
7. 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.
Historic Analysis
Business Analysis Approach - BA Performance Assessment - Organizational Process Assets - Stakeholder List - Roles & Responsibilities
Observation
Activity List
8. What are the factors of influence by stakeholders on a project?
Requirements (Stated - Confirmed) - Stakeholder Concerns (Confirmed)
Influence on the project - organizational - project health and other stakeholders
Organization Modeling
Requirements (Approved)
9. What are the techniques used in the task - Assess Capability Gaps?
Assess Proposed Solution - Allocate Requirements - Assess Organizational Readiness - Define Transition Requirements - Validate Solution - Evaluate Solution Performance
Document Analysis - SWOT Analysis
Plan Business Analysis Approach - Conduct Stakeholder Analysis - Plan Business Analysis Activities - Plan Business Analysis Communication - Plan Requirements Management Process - Manage BA Performance
Assess Organization Readiness
10. The knowledge area that describes how a BA manages conflicts - issues and changes in order to ensure that stakeholders and the project team remain in agreement on the solution scope - how requirements are communicated to stakeholders and how knowledg
Requirements Management & Communication
Scheduled Resources - Supporting Materials
Business Rules Analysis
Fishbone Diagram - Five Whys
11. What does SMART stand for?
Solution Approach
Specific - Measurable - Achievable - Relevant - Time-bound Objectives must be SMART.
Expert Judgment
Onion Diagram
12. This knowledge area describes the behaviors - knowledge and other characteristics that support the effective performance of a BA.
Underlying Competencies
Data Flow Diagrams
Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving
Absolute Reference - Author - Complexity - Ownership - Priority - Risks - Source - Stability - Status - Urgency
13. What are the characteristics of quality for a requirements?
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria Definition - Problem Tracking - Structured Walkthrough - Checklists
Estimation - Functional Decomposition - Risk Analysis
Cohesive - Complete - Consistent - Correct - Feasible - Modifiable - Unambiguous - Testable
Sequences - Repetitions - Optional Elements
14. This knowledge area describes the problem definition and analysis - business case development - feasibility studies and the definition of solution scope.
The Business Analysis Communication Plan
Enterprise Analysis
Requirements (Stated - Confirmed) - Stakeholder Concerns (Confirmed)
Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving
15. What are the techniques used in the task - Evaluate Solution Performance?
Influence on the project - organizational - project health and other stakeholders
Decision Analysis - Focus Groups - Observation - Survey/Questionnaire
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria Definition - Brainstorming - Interviews - Organizational Modeling - Process Modeling - Requirements Workshop - Risk Analysis - Scenarios & Use Cases - User Stories - Scope Modeling - Survey/Questionnaire - RACI Matrix
Responsible - Accountable - Consulted - Informed
16. What are the Primitive Data Elements?
Absolute Reference - Author - Complexity - Ownership - Priority - Risks - Source - Stability - Status - Urgency
Brainstorming - Document Analysis - Focus Groups - Interface Analysis - Interviews - Observation - Problem Tracking - Prototyping - Requirements Workshop - Survey/Questionnaire
Name - Aliases - Values/Meanings - Description
Reliability - Performance Efficiency - Operability - Security - Compatibility - Maintainability - Transferability
17. What are the inputs for the task - Define Solution Scope?
Benchmarking
Tracing Requirements
Relationship to Time - Relationship to Task Completion - Relationship to Contracts - Relationships to Formal and Informal Authority
Assumptions & Constraints - Required Capabilities - Solution Approach
18. A means of eliciting requirements by conducting an assessment of the stakeholder's work environment. This technique is appropriate when documenting details about current processes or if the project is intended to enhance or change a current process.
Evaluation Criteria
Observation
Problem Tracking
Expert Judgment
19. 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.
Specific - Measurable - Achievable - Relevant - Time-bound Objectives must be SMART.
State Diagrams
Necessity - Effort - Subset - Cover - Value
Non-functional Requirements Analysis
20. When performing root cause analysis as part of the Validate Solution task - what stakeholder may be involved?
That they understand them and the current state the requirements are in
To record the conflict in the Requirements Issues Log.
Implementation SME
Assess Proposed Solution - Allocate Requirements - Assess Organizational Readiness - Define Transition Requirements - Validate Solution - Evaluate Solution Performance
21. What is the output of the task - Allocate Resources?
Tracing Requirements
Requirements (Allocated)
Functional Decomposition - Interface Analysis - Scope Modeling - User Stories - Problem or Vision Statement
Business Analysis Planning & Monitoring
22. 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.
MoSCoW Analysis
Decision Analysis
Clear - Relevant - Economical - Adequate - Quantifiable
Vendor Assessment
23. 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
Business Analysis Approach
Throw-away Prototype
Enterprise Analysis
Business Requirements - Identified Defects - Solution Performance Metrics - Solution (Deployed)
24. A good indicator has 5 characteristics:
Visual Learner - Auditory Learner - Kinesthetic Learner
Ethics - Trustworthiness - Personal Organization
Functional Decomposition
Clear - Relevant - Economical - Adequate - Quantifiable
25. Communication of requirements does what for stakeholders?
Assess Proposed Solution - Allocate Requirements - Assess Organizational Readiness - Define Transition Requirements - Validate Solution - Evaluate Solution Performance
Business Analysis Plan
Interviews - Observation
Brings them to a Communication on understanding
26. Two types of conflict.
Emotional and Cognitive
Stakeholder Matrix - Onion Diagram
Elimination of Dominated Alternative - Ranking Objects on a Similar Scale
Prototyping
27. A non-actionable directive that supports a business goal.
Business Policy
Cognitive Conflict
Elimination of Dominated Alternative - Ranking Objects on a Similar Scale
Assumptions & Constraints - Required Capabilities - Solution Approach
28. What are the techniques used in the task - Allocate Resources?
Budgeting
Formal Documentation - Presentation - Model
Document Analysis
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria - Business Rules Analysis - Decision Analysis - Functional Decomposition - Process Modeling - Scenarios & Use Cases
29. The goal of tracing is to ensure that requirements are linked back to a business objective. Creation of this relationship helps in what other traceability activities?
Onion Diagram
Impact Analysis - Requirements Coverage - Requirements Allocation
Benchmarking
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria Definition - Brainstorming - Interviews - Organizational Modeling - Process Modeling - Requirements Workshop - Risk Analysis - Scenarios & Use Cases - User Stories - Scope Modeling - Survey/Questionnaire - RACI Matrix
30. The purpose is to compile and document successes - opportunities for improvement - failures - and recommendations for improving the performance of future projects or project phases
Requirements (Approved)
Goals
Business Principals
Lessons Learned Process
31. What is the output of the task Document Elicitation Results?
Solution Assessment & Validation
Requirements (Stated) - Stakeholder Concerns
Metrics & KPIs
Requirements (Prioritized)
32. Is generally understood to describe just one way that an actor can accomplish a particular goal
Scenario
Scheduled Resources - Supporting Materials
Assumptions & Constraints
System
33. What are the techniques used in the task - Assess Organizational Readiness?
Requirements (Analyzed)
A statement of the needs of a particular stakeholder or class of stakeholders
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria - Data Flow Diagrams - Process Models - Focus Groups - Interviews - Survey/Questionnaire - Organizational Modeling - Problem Tracking - Risk Analysis - SWOT Analysis - Force Field Analysis
Underlying Competencies
34. Industry Knowledge - Organization Knowledge - Solution Knowledge What are the elements of Business Knowledge?
Unique Number - Activity Description - Assumptions - Dependencies - Milestones
Impact Analysis - Requirements Coverage - Requirements Allocation
Organizational Process Assets - Requirements (Stated) - Solution Scope
Business Principles & Practices
35. 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.
Horizontal Prototype
Requirements Analysis
Coverage Matrix - Table or spreadsheet used to manage tracing.
Bottom-up Estimation
36. What are the inputs to the task - Allocate Resources?
Data Dictionary & Glossary - Brainstorming - Document Analysis - Focus Groups - Interface Analysis - Interviews - Observation - Prototyping - Requirements Workshops - Survey/Questionnaire
Primary stakeholders in the Organize Requirements task
Business Case; Stakeholder - Solution or Transition Requirements (Verified)
Requirements (Prioritized and Approved) - Solution (Designed) - Solution Scope
37. What are the inputs to the task - Communicate Requirements?
Analogous Estimation
Business Analysis Communication Plan - Requirements - Requirements Package
Impact Analysis
Functional Decomposition
38. 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
Delphi Estimation
Implementation SME
Observation
Business Analysis Communication Plan
39. Familiarity with the range of commercially available solutions or suppliers can assist with the identification of possible alternatives.
Bottom-up Estimation
Business Analysis Communication Plan
Functional Decomposition - Interface Analysis - Scope Modeling - User Stories - Problem or Vision Statement
Solution Knowledge
40. Ensure that the solution meets the business need and determine the most appropriate response to identified defects.
State Diagrams
Functions - Markets - Matrix
Decision Analysis - Risk Analysis - MoSCoW Analysis - Timeboxing/Budgeting - Voting
Validate Solution
41. The knowledge area that covers how BAs determine which activities are necessary in order to complete a business analysis effort.
Brings them to a Communication on understanding
Influence on the project - organizational - project health and other stakeholders
Sequences - Repetitions - Optional Elements
Business Analysis Planning & Monitoring
42. Techniques used in the task Plan Requirements Management Process.
Decision Analysis - Problem Tacking - Risk Analysis
Risk Analysis
Underlying Competencies
Cognitive Conflict
43. To assess the ability of a potential vendor to meet commitments regarding a product or service
Vendor Assessment
Estimation - Functional Decomposition - Risk Analysis
Business Rules Analysis - Data Flow Diagrams - Process Modeling - Organization Modeling - Data Modeling
Confirm Elicitation Results
44. What are the inputs to the task - Assess Proposed Solution?
Assumptions & Constraints - Requirements (Prioritized and Approved) - Solution Options
Ethics - Trustworthiness - Personal Organization
Solution Assessment & Validation
Business Analysis Approach - Business Analysis Plan - Organizational Process Assets
45. What are the attributes of a Data Model?
Name - Value/Meanings - Description
Prepare for Elicitation - Conduct Elicitation Activity - Document Elicitation Results - Confirm Elicitation Results
Conduct Elicitation Activity
Elimination of Dominated Alternative - Ranking Objects on a Similar Scale
46. Who is the primary stakeholder in the Define Business Case task?
Horizontal Prototype
Data - Ongoing Work - Organizational Change
Systems Thinking
The Sponsor
47. According to the BABOK 2.0 - what type of analysis generates STAKEHOLDER requirements?
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria - Data Flow Diagrams - Process Models - Focus Groups - Interviews - Survey/Questionnaire - Organizational Modeling - Problem Tracking - Risk Analysis - SWOT Analysis - Force Field Analysis
Implementation SME
Observation
Requirements Analysis
48. What are the techniques used in the task - Prioritize Requirements?
Decision Analysis - Risk Analysis - MoSCoW Analysis - Timeboxing/Budgeting - Voting
Creative Thinking - Decision Making - Learning - Problem Solving - Systems Thinking
Business Domain - Corporate Culture & Environment - Skills of the Analyst - Requirement Deliverable
Emotional and Cognitive
49. The process of informing stakeholders of metrics of indicators in specified formats at specified intervals.
Requirements Structure
The Business Analysis Communication Plan
Facilitation & Negotiation - Leadership & Influencing - Teamwork
Reporting
50. What are the inputs to the task - Define Assumption & Constraints?
Business Principles & Practices
Stakeholder Concerns
Stakeholder Matrix
Cohesive - Complete - Consistent - Correct - Feasible - Modifiable - Unambiguous - Testable