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BABOK Enterprise Analysis
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1. In the EA Activity Business Case Development - who is the ______? Business Analyst
Owner
Business Stakeholders
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
2. Investigative - Feasibility - or Business Architecture Endeavor; Managed as Stand-Alone Project.
Inputs
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
3. In the EA Activity - Business Architecture Development - what are the Deliverables?
Future Course of an Enterprise
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
Business Case Document
Business Architecture
4. The Strategic Planning Process provides ______________ in which Enterprise Analysis is Conducted.
Context
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process
Business Architecture
Project Plan
5. In the EA Activity - Feasibility Studies - BAs (1) Collaborate with SME; (2) Facilitate team to (a) Identify Solutions; (b) Examine Feasibility of Each Option; (c) _______________
Determine Most Viable Option
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process
Managing Projects has 2 initiatives
Enterprise Governance Body
6. In the EA Activity - Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities - Sr. BAs (1) ________________; (2) Present Proposal for New Projects.
Business Case Document
Requirements Communications Tasks
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
Measured and Analyzed
7. In the EA Activity - New Project Proposal - BAs (1) Collect relevant Info about Proposed new Project; (2) _________________; (3) Provide Decision Package to Business Sponsor to propose New Project to Organizational Project Investment Governance Body.
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
Provide Executive Presentation
DA: Document Analysis
Strategic Plan
8. Collection of Pre-Project Activities to Capture Future view of Business to provide Context to Project Requirements Elicitation - and Solution Design for Given Initiative or long-term Planning.
Support PM in Initiating/ Planning New Project
Enterprise Analysis Activities
Business Architecture
New Project Proposal
9. The 8 S________________: 1) DAS: Develop Alternate Solutions; 2) ETO: Evaluate Technology Options; 3) FSS: Facilitate the Selection of a Solution: 4) EUS: Ensure the Usability of theSolution; 5) SQAP: Support theQuality Assurance Process; 6) SIS: Sup
Strategic Goal Development
Enterprise Analysis Activities
Solution Assessment and Validation Activities
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
10. In the EA Activity - Business Architecture Development - who is the Owner?
Decision-Support Information
Measured and Analyzed
Business Analyst
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
11. In the EA Activity - _______________ - what are the Deliverables? (1) Executive Prsentation; (2) Decision Package
Solution Assessment and Validation Activities
Strategic Plan Document
New Project Proposal
Invest in Most Valuable Projects
12. The attributes of a small - low risk project type: 1) < 6 months; 2) Schedule is flexible; 3) Not complex: easily understood/solution readily available; 4) ________________; 5) Impacts a single bu; 6) No major dependencies/inter-related projects
Executive Team
Feasibility Study Report
Internal interest only
Business Architecture
13. Enterprise Analysis Activities continue until Information is gathered to ___________ and Supporting Projects to Management for go/no go Decision to (1) Select - (2) Prioritize - (3) Fund new project.
Relevant stakeholders
Propose New Programs
Updated Business Case at Key Control Gates
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
14. Outputs from Enterprise Analysis will become ________ to: a) Requirements Planning and Management; b) Requirements Elicitation/Gathering; c) Requirements Communication.
Strategic Goal Development
Inputs
Requirements Communications Tasks
Future Course of an Enterprise
15. In the EA Activity - Launching New Projects - who is the owner?
Project Manager
Future Course of an Enterprise
Context
Business Analyst
16. Information Compiled as a Result of Enterprise Analysis Facilitates: _____________ that Manifest themselves in Programs and Supporting Projects.
Investment Decisions
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process
17. In the EA Activity - _________________ - who is the owner? Business Analyst
Long term goals/objectives
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
Managing Projects for Value
Enterprise Analysis Activities
18. The 10 Requirements Analysis and Documentation Tasks:: 1) ______________; 2) CBDM: Create Business Domain Model; 3) AUR: Analyze User Requirements; 4) AFR: Analyze Functional Requirements; 5) AQSR: Analyze Quality of Service Requirements; 6) DAC: Det
Context
Actual vs. Expected Benefits
SRP: Structure Requirements Packages
Business Requirements
19. The attributes of a low-to-moderate risk project type: 1) ______________; 2) Schedule undergos variations - but deadlines are firm; 3) Complexity small: difficult to understand or solution is difficult to achieve/unclear; 4) Some direct business impa
6 - 12 months
Application
Determine Most Viable Option
Organization's Future
20. The Requirements Planning and Management Activities: 1) ____________; 2) DBAWDS: Define Business Analyst Work Division Strategy; 3) DRRA: Define Requirements Risk Approach; 4) DPC: Determine Planning Considerations; 5) SRA: Select Requirements Activi
Managing Projects for Value
Requirements Communications Tasks
Invest in Most Valuable Projects
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
21. In the EA Activity - Feasibility Studies - who is the owner?
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
Solution Assessment and Validation Activities
Business Analyst
Decision-Support Information
22. As PM matures into Critical Management Discipline - Orgs realize that _______.
Managing Projects has 2 initiatives
Future Course of an Enterprise
Business Analyst
Inputs
23. In the EA Activity - Strategic Goal Development - who is the owner?
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
Executive Team
Business Requirements
24. In the EA Strategic Planning - the BA needs to (1) ___________________; (2) Fully Understand Current Enterprise Strategies.
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
Inputs
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process
Sponsor
25. The Requirements Elicitation Task
Strategic Plan
ER: Elicit Requirements
Maintenance of Current and Future State Business Architecture
Inputs
26. The Strategic Planning Focus: _______________ AND Provide Foundation to Select/Prioritize Programs/Projects.
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27. Set of documentation that defines an organization's current and future capabilities;
Collaborate with SME
Strategic Plan Document
Business Architecture
Investment Decisions
28. Why are Companies adopting the practice of Professional Business Analysis? To ___________.
Increase the Value Projects Bring to the Organization
Internal interest only
Feasibility Study Report
Business Architecture
29. In the EA Activity - Feasibility Studies - what are the Deliverables?
Project Manager
Business Requirements
Enterprise Analysis Activities
Feasibility Study Report
30. The 7 _______________: 1) CRCP: Create a Requirements Communication Plan; 2) MRC: Manage Requirements Conflicts; 3) DARF: Determine Appropriate Requirements Format; 4) CRP: Create a Requirements Package; 5) CRP: Conduct a Requirements Presentation; 6
Inputs
Balanced Scorecard Reports
Requirements Communications Tasks
Strategic Goal Development
31. For Management to _____________ they need: 1) Accurate - (2) Consistent - (3) Useful Information about new ventures and currently funded ventures.
Executive Team
Business Requirements descriptions
Actual vs. Expected Benefits
Invest in Most Valuable Projects
32. In the EA Activity - Strategic Plan Development - who is the owner?
Executive Team
Investment Decisions
Sponsor
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
33. In the EA Activity - Managing Projects for Value - what are the Deliverables?
Updated Business Case at Key Control Gates
DA: Document Analysis
Business Circumstances and Needs
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
34. (1) Invest in most Valuable Projects; (2) Planning - Executing - Controlling project Activities to Attain The Business Value As Early As Possible.
Enterprise Governance Body
Propose New Programs
Initiatives realized by Organizations
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
35. The Activities in Enterprise Analysis: (1) Strategic Plan Development; (2) ______________ (3) Business Architecture Developoment; (4) Feasibility Studies; (5) Business Case Development; (6) New Project Proposal; (7) Selecting and Prioritizing New Bus
Balanced Scorecard Reports
Determine Most Viable Option
Future Course of an Enterprise
Strategic Goal Development
36. What does the Business Architecture define?
Maintenance of Current and Future State Business Architecture
Relevant stakeholders
Internal interest only
Managing Projects has 2 initiatives
37. In the EA Acitivity - Strategic Plan Development - ______: (1) Conduct Competitive Analysis; (2) Benchmark Studies to servve as Input to Strategic Planning Process; (3) Plan/Facilitate Strategic Planning Sessions.
Strategic Plan
Requirements Communications Tasks
Invest in Most Valuable Projects
Sr. BAs
38. In the EA Activity - Launching New Project - the BAs (1) ___________________. (2) During Project Initiation/Planning Processes - Elicit - Analyze - Document - Validate business Requirements AND Collaborate with System Architect during Intiial Design
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process
Provide Executive Presentation
Support PM in Initiating/ Planning New Project
Business Requirements
39. Living - Breathing Document that Changes as Business Needs Evolve.
Fixed deadline. no flexibility
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
Investment Decisions
Strategic Plan
40. Higher-level statements of Goals - Objectives - Needs of Enterprise.
Business Architecture
Business Requirements
Inputs
Organization's Future
41. In the Activity - Strategic Goal Development - Sr. BA's _______________
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
Enterprise Analysis
Decision-Support Information
Relevant stakeholders
42. The level of enterprise analysis needed for a ______________: 1) Full set of enterprise analysis deliverables: a) Business Architecture; b) Feasibility Study; c) Business Case; d) Risk Rating; e) Decision Package
Unified structure and context
New Project Proposal
Significant - High-Risk project
Strategic asset
43. Business Architecture provides ____________ that guides selection and management of programs/projects.
Business Sponsor
Determine Most Viable Option
Internal interest only
Unified structure and context
44. In the EA Activity - New Project Proposal - who is the owner?
Unified structure and context
Business Sponsor
Business Requirements
DA: Document Analysis
45. The 3 ____________________ Techniques: 1) DBM: Data and Behavior Models; 2) P/FM: Process / Flow Models; 3) UM: Usage Models
6 - 12 months
Project Plan
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
Strategic asset
46. In the EA Activity - Managing Projects for Value - BAs (1) Works in Partnership with PM to Update Business Case at key checkpoint control gate reviews to ________________ to Help Determine whether to Continue to Invest in Project.
Provide Management with Info
Project Manager
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process
Future Course of an Enterprise
47. The Enterprise Analysis Activities? 1) _______________; 2) CFS: Conducting Feasibility Studies; 3) DPS: Determining Project Scope; 4) PBC: Preparing ttheeh Business Case; 5) CIRA: Conducting the Initial Risk Assessment; 6) PDP: Preparing theDecision
Project Manager
Strategic Plan Document
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
Internal interest only
48. The Enterprise Architecture consists of five architectures: 1) Business Architecture; 2) Information Architecture; 3) ____________ Architecture; 4) Technology Architecture; 5) Security Architecture
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
Increase the Value Projects Bring to the Organization
Application
Project Manager
49. The attributes of a significant - high risk project type: 1) 12 - 24 months; 2) _____________; 3) Problem and solution difficult to define/understand and solution difficult to achieve; 4) Affects core service delivery or directly relates to key initi
Fixed deadline. no flexibility
Unified structure and context
Project Manager
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
50. In the EA Activity - _________________ - what are the Deliverables? (1) Project Selection; (2) Project Priority; (3) Project Charter
Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities
Collaborate with SME
Strategic asset
Determine Most Viable Option