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CBAP Business Analysis And Planning

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






2. What is the output of the task - Define Business Case?






3. What are the inputs to the task - Organize Requirements?






4. What are the tasks in the knowledge area - Enterprise Analysis?






5. What are the inputs to the task Manage Business Analysis Performance?






6. What is the output of the task - Manage Requirements Traceability?






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






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






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






10. Elements identified for each activity and task.






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






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






13. 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.






14. What are the inputs for the task - Define Transitional Requirements?






15. What are the elements to the task - Define Business Case?






16. What are the Primitive Data Elements?






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






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






19. A good indicator has 5 characteristics:






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






21. A structured way to capture requirements. May be used to scope - discover - define - prioritize and reach closure on requirements for the target system. Considered one of the most effective ways to deliver high quality requirements quickly.






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






23. Agreement by stakeholders that analysis models effectively and completely describe the domain - identification of related problems or issues from multiple areas in the domain - rapid absorption of new information or new domain.






24. What are the techniques used in Plan Business Analysis Activities?






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






26. What are the techniques used in the task Manage Business Analysis Performance?






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






28. Elements of a Requirements Management Plan include?






29. To identify interfaces between solutions and/or solution components and define requirements that describe how they will interact.






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






31. What are the different types of learning styles?






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






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






34. What are the techniques used in the task - Define Assumptions & Constraints?






35. What is the output of the task - Validate Requirements?






36. An organized structure for the requirements and a documented set of relationships between them. Is used so the analyst and stakeholders know where a specific requirement should be found. Should have a clear implicit scope (clear to the stakeholders w






37. 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






38. List 3 possible forms of a requirements packages.






39. Three types of organizational structures






40. What is the output of the task - Determine Solution Approach?






41. The purpose of _______________ is to ensure that a stakeholder's actual underlying needs are understood - rather than the their stated or superficial desires.






42. What are the techniques used in the task Document Elicitation Results?






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






44. Name the 2 types of Software categories that assist in BA productivity.






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






46. 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






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






48. 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.






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






50. Elicitation Results are the inputs for the ____________