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BABOK Enterprise Analysis
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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
Enterprise Analysis Activities
Business Analyst
Fixed deadline. no flexibility
Long term goals/objectives
2. Set of documentation that defines an organization's current and future capabilities;
Enterprise Analysis Activities
Unified structure and context
Business Architecture
Owner
3. In the EA Activity Business Case Development - who is the ______? Business Analyst
Owner
Enterprise Analysis Activities
Managing Projects for Value
Enterprise Analysis Activites
4. In the EA Activity - Business Architecture Development - what are the Deliverables?
Collaborate with SME
Business Circumstances and Needs
Business Architecture
Relevant stakeholders
5. Begin fter Executive Team Develops Strategic Plans and Goals
Fixed deadline. no flexibility
Feasibility Study Report
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
Enterprise Analysis Activites
6. Information Compiled as a Result of Enterprise Analysis Facilitates: _____________ that Manifest themselves in Programs and Supporting Projects.
Investment Decisions
Enterprise Analysis Activities
Fixed deadline. no flexibility
Business Stakeholders
7. In the EA Activity - _________________ - who is the owner? Business Analyst
Managing Projects for Value
Business Case Document
Future Course of an Enterprise
Decision-Support Information
8. _________________________- considered during the Strategic Planning Process: (1) Investigate Current Strategy as related to Environmental and Market Trends; (2) Assess Current Technology Structure and Strategies to Ensure Fit with Business Vison; (3)
Strategic Goal Development
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
Small - Low-Risk project
Business Circumstances and Needs
9. 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
ER: Elicit Requirements
Internal interest only
Enterprise Analysis
Small - Low-Risk project
10. n the EA Activity - Tracking Project Benefits - BAs (1) Ensure Metrics and Measurements are in place; (2) Ensure Metrics and Measurements have been Analyzed and Reported to Business Sponsor to Track ____________________ as Documented in the Business
Business Architecture
Actual vs. Expected Benefits
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
Determine Most Viable Option
11. 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
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
Business Circumstances and Needs
ER: Elicit Requirements
Updated Business Case at Key Control Gates
12. (1) Why a Project is Initiated; (2) What a Project will Achieve; (3) Metrics used to Measure Success.
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
SRP: Structure Requirements Packages
Business Stakeholders
Business Requirements descriptions
13. In the EA Activity - Feasibility Studies - who is the owner?
Updated Business Case at Key Control Gates
Managing Projects for Value
Owner
Business Analyst
14. In the EA Activity - Feasibility Studies - what are the Deliverables?
Feasibility Study Report
Low-to-Moderate Risk project
Strategic asset
Collaborate with SME
15. The Strategic Planning Process provides ______________ in which Enterprise Analysis is Conducted.
Business Analyst
Context
Low-to-Moderate Risk project
Business Requirements descriptions
16. Things defined in the Strategic Planning Role: _______________ in Terms of (1) Vision - (2) Mission - (3) Strategic Goals.
17. In the EA Activity - New Project Proposal - who is the owner?
Fixed deadline. no flexibility
Business Sponsor
Support PM in Initiating/ Planning New Project
Business Architecture
18. 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) _______________
Business Sponsor
Investment Decisions
Determine Most Viable Option
Sr. BAs
19. In the EA Activity - Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities - Sr. BAs (1) ________________; (2) Present Proposal for New Projects.
Updated Business Case at Key Control Gates
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
Unified structure and context
Project Plan
20. In the Activity - Strategic Goal Development - Sr. BA's _______________
Business Requirements
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
Enterprise Analysis
Business Analyst
21. In the EA Activity Business Case Development - what are the Deliverables?
SRP: Structure Requirements Packages
Business Case Document
Enterprise Analysis Activites
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
22. In the EA Activity - Strategic Plan Development - what are the Deliverables?
Strategic Plan Document
Executive Team
Invest in Most Valuable Projects
Business Stakeholders
23. Enterprise Analysis Activities end after benefits of Project Outcomes are _______________.
Measured and Analyzed
Project Plan
Executive Team
Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities
24. For Management to _____________ they need: 1) Accurate - (2) Consistent - (3) Useful Information about new ventures and currently funded ventures.
Solution Assessment and Validation Activities
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
Invest in Most Valuable Projects
Significant - High-Risk project
25. What is the level of enterprise analysis needed for a _______________: 1) Modified set of enterprise analysis deliverables: a) Minimally a full Business Case; b) some Business Architecture activities
Low-to-Moderate Risk project
Business Case Document
Business Architecture
Managing Projects has 2 initiatives
26. Higher-level statements of Goals - Objectives - Needs of Enterprise.
Business Requirements
Balanced Scorecard Reports
Significant - High-Risk project
Unified structure and context
27. As PM matures into Critical Management Discipline - Orgs realize that _______.
Business Stakeholders
ER: Elicit Requirements
Decision-Support Information
Managing Projects has 2 initiatives
28. 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
Feasibility Study Report
Enterprise Analysis
Solution Assessment and Validation Activities
Sr. BAs
29. In the EA Activity Business Case Development - BAs (1) ____________ - Business sponsor - Business Representatives - IT Management; (2) Scope proposed project; (3) Make Time and cost Estimates; (4) Quantify Business Benefits; (5) Prepare Business Cas
Business Architecture
Determine Most Viable Option
6 - 12 months
Collaborate with SME
30. Business Analyst collaborates with ____________ to build a Strong Relationship between the Business and Technical Communities when Implementing a New IT-Enabled Business Solution.
Feasibility Study Report
Project Plan
Actual vs. Expected Benefits
Business Stakeholders
31. 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
Project Manager
Significant - High-Risk project
Maintenance of Current and Future State Business Architecture
Enterprise Analysis
32. Investigative - Feasibility - or Business Architecture Endeavor; Managed as Stand-Alone Project.
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
Business Architecture
Sponsor
Internal interest only
33. In the EA Strategic Planning - the BA needs to (1) ___________________; (2) Fully Understand Current Enterprise Strategies.
Determine Most Viable Option
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
Strategic Goal Development
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process
34. Business Architecture provides ____________ that guides selection and management of programs/projects.
Determine Most Viable Option
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process
Unified structure and context
Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities
35. The 10 Requirements Elicitation Techniques: 1) BS: Brainstorming; 2) _______________; 3) FG: Focus Group; 4) IA: Interface Analysis; 5) I: Interview; 6) O: Observation; 7) P: Prototyping; 8) RW: Requirements Workshop; 9) RE: Reverse Engineering; 10)
Small - Low-Risk project
Long term goals/objectives
DA: Document Analysis
Executive Team
36. The Business Architecture describes: 1) Business Strategy; 2) ___________________; 3) High level business environment through process or functional view; 4) Technological environment; 5) External environment.
Sponsor
Long term goals/objectives
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
Organization's Reason for Being
37. The Strategic Planning Focus: _______________ AND Provide Foundation to Select/Prioritize Programs/Projects.
38. In the EA Activity - Strategic Goal Development - what are the Deliverables?
Organization's Reason for Being
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
Requirements Communications Tasks
Maintenance of Current and Future State Business Architecture
39. In the EA Activity - _________________ - what are the Deliverables? (1) Project Selection; (2) Project Priority; (3) Project Charter
Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
Internal interest only
Invest in Most Valuable Projects
40. 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.
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
Sr. BAs
Sponsor
Feasibility Study Report
41. KA of BABOK that Describes Business Analysis Activities need for organizations to (1) Identify Business Opportunities - (2) Build Business Architecture Framework - (3) Determine Optimum Project Investment Path - including New Business and Technical S
Enterprise Analysis
Enterprise Governance Body
Business Case Document
Measured and Analyzed
42. 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
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
Business Stakeholders
Strategic Goal Development
Context
43. In the EA Activity - Managing Projects for Value - what are the Deliverables?
Organization's Future
Significant - High-Risk project
Business Sponsor
Updated Business Case at Key Control Gates
44. The level of enterprise analysis needed for a ____________: 1) Simplified set of enterprise analysis deliverables: a) Simplified Business Case; b) some Business Architecture to provide context.
Small - Low-Risk project
Owner
Enterprise Analysis Activities
Feasibility Study Report
45. The Enterprise Architecture consists of five architectures: 1) Business Architecture; 2) Information Architecture; 3) ____________ Architecture; 4) Technology Architecture; 5) Security Architecture
Strategic Plan Document
Business Stakeholders
Application
ER: Elicit Requirements
46. The Requirements Elicitation Task
Project Plan
ER: Elicit Requirements
Measured and Analyzed
Invest in Most Valuable Projects
47. What does the Business Architecture define?
Updated Business Case at Key Control Gates
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
Relevant stakeholders
Context
48. 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
Organization's Future
Enterprise Analysis Activites
SRP: Structure Requirements Packages
Enterprise Analysis
49. 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.
Sponsor
Provide Executive Presentation
Propose New Programs
Enterprise Analysis Activites
50. In the EA Activity - Tracking Project Benefits - who is the owner? Business ___________
Measured and Analyzed
Sponsor
Strategic Plan
Maintenance of Current and Future State Business Architecture