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BABOK Enterprise Analysis
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1. As PM matures into Critical Management Discipline - Orgs realize that _______.
Enterprise Analysis Activities
Managing Projects has 2 initiatives
Enterprise Analysis
Maintenance of Current and Future State Business Architecture
2. 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)
Unified structure and context
DA: Document Analysis
Collaborate with SME
Business Analyst
3. _________________________- 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 Goals - Themes - and Measures
Business Circumstances and Needs
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
6 - 12 months
4. 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.
Project Manager
Provide Management with Info
Balanced Scorecard Reports
Enterprise Analysis Activities
5. In the EA Activity - Launching New Project - what are the Deliverables?
Balanced Scorecard Reports
Project Plan
Support PM in Initiating/ Planning New Project
Sr. BAs
6. 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
Enterprise Analysis
Balanced Scorecard Reports
7. In the EA Strategic Planning - the BA needs to (1) ___________________; (2) Fully Understand Current Enterprise Strategies.
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process
Business Requirements descriptions
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
Organization's Reason for Being
8. In the EA Activity - Strategic Goal Development - who is the owner?
Executive Team
Determine Most Viable Option
Relevant stakeholders
Initiatives realized by Organizations
9. 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.
Business Sponsor
Provide Management with Info
Future Course of an Enterprise
Balanced Scorecard Reports
10. Outputs from Enterprise Analysis will become ________ to: a) Requirements Planning and Management; b) Requirements Elicitation/Gathering; c) Requirements Communication.
Future Course of an Enterprise
Inputs
Solution Assessment and Validation Activities
Sponsor
11. (1) Invest in most Valuable Projects; (2) Planning - Executing - Controlling project Activities to Attain The Business Value As Early As Possible.
Initiatives realized by Organizations
Small - Low-Risk project
Business Stakeholders
Decision-Support Information
12. In the EA Activity - Business Architecture Development - who is the Owner?
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
Business Analyst
Balanced Scorecard Reports
Business Requirements descriptions
13. Through Business Analysis Practices - _____________ is: (1) Gathered - (2) Analyzed - (3) Prepared in form of Decision Package for new projects.
Inputs
Decision-Support Information
Significant - High-Risk project
Collaborate with SME
14. 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
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
Business Architecture
Actual vs. Expected Benefits
Business Analyst
15. In the EA Activity - Business Architecture Development - what are the Deliverables?
Business Architecture
Enterprise Analysis Activites
Updated Business Case at Key Control Gates
Executive Team
16. Begin fter Executive Team Develops Strategic Plans and Goals
Propose New Programs
Executive Team
Project Plan
Enterprise Analysis Activites
17. 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
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
Measured and Analyzed
Collaborate with SME
18. 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.
Provide Executive Presentation
Relevant stakeholders
Business Architecture
Business Circumstances and Needs
19. In the EA Activity - Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities - who is the owner?
Measured and Analyzed
Enterprise Governance Body
Unified structure and context
Sr. BAs
20. The Strategic Planning Focus: _______________ AND Provide Foundation to Select/Prioritize Programs/Projects.
21. What does Strategic Planning Serve to Establish?
Investment Decisions
Future Course of an Enterprise
DA: Document Analysis
Low-to-Moderate Risk project
22. In the Activity - Strategic Goal Development - Sr. BA's _______________
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
Project Manager
Actual vs. Expected Benefits
Significant - High-Risk project
23. 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
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
Enterprise Analysis
Executive Team
Inputs
24. In the EA Activity - _______________ - what are the Deliverables? (1) Executive Prsentation; (2) Decision Package
Executive Team
ER: Elicit Requirements
Sr. BAs
New Project Proposal
25. 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
Measured and Analyzed
Organization's Reason for Being
Project Plan
26. Living - Breathing Document that Changes as Business Needs Evolve.
Business Requirements descriptions
New Project Proposal
Project Manager
Strategic Plan
27. What does the Business Architecture define?
Organization's Future
6 - 12 months
Relevant stakeholders
Business Case Document
28. In the EA Activity - Tracking Project Benefits - what are the Deliverables?
Support PM in Initiating/ Planning New Project
Business Sponsor
Balanced Scorecard Reports
Business Requirements descriptions
29. 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
Requirements Communications Tasks
Strategic Goal Development
Executive Team
Future Course of an Enterprise
30. Business Architecture provides ____________ that guides selection and management of programs/projects.
Unified structure and context
Maintenance of Current and Future State Business Architecture
Sponsor
Relevant stakeholders
31. 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
Inputs
Business Circumstances and Needs
Significant - High-Risk project
Strategic Goal Development
32. Information Compiled as a Result of Enterprise Analysis Facilitates: _____________ that Manifest themselves in Programs and Supporting Projects.
Project Plan
Maintenance of Current and Future State Business Architecture
New Project Proposal
Investment Decisions
33. 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
Organization's Future
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
Project Plan
34. 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.
Provide Management with Info
Enterprise Analysis Activites
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
Propose New Programs
35. 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
New Project Proposal
Strategic Plan
Organization's Future
36. In the EA Activity - Business Architecture Development - the BAs (1) Use Information from Strategic Plan and Goals (2) Lead Development and ________________.
Low-to-Moderate Risk project
Maintenance of Current and Future State Business Architecture
ER: Elicit Requirements
Context
37. Business Analyst collaborates with ____________ to build a Strong Relationship between the Business and Technical Communities when Implementing a New IT-Enabled Business Solution.
Project Plan
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
DA: Document Analysis
Business Stakeholders
38. In the EA Activity - _________________ - who is the owner? Business Analyst
Determine Most Viable Option
Managing Projects for Value
Business Architecture
Future Course of an Enterprise
39. In the EA Activity - _________________ - what are the Deliverables? (1) Project Selection; (2) Project Priority; (3) Project Charter
DA: Document Analysis
Significant - High-Risk project
Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities
Managing Projects has 2 initiatives
40. 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
Business Requirements
Provide Management with Info
Support PM in Initiating/ Planning New Project
Increase the Value Projects Bring to the Organization
41. Investigative - Feasibility - or Business Architecture Endeavor; Managed as Stand-Alone Project.
New Project Proposal
SRP: Structure Requirements Packages
Increase the Value Projects Bring to the Organization
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
42. Higher-level statements of Goals - Objectives - Needs of Enterprise.
Enterprise Analysis
Relevant stakeholders
Business Requirements
Future Course of an Enterprise
43. 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
Determine Most Viable Option
Enterprise Analysis Activities
SRP: Structure Requirements Packages
Business Architecture
44. 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
Provide Management with Info
Decision-Support Information
Fixed deadline. no flexibility
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
45. The Strategic Planning Process provides ______________ in which Enterprise Analysis is Conducted.
New Project Proposal
Context
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
Strategic Plan
46. 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
Solution Assessment and Validation Activities
Strategic Plan
Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities
Owner
47. Business Requirements for future project investments which are also Documented.
Business Requirements
Investment Decisions
Invest in Most Valuable Projects
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
48. Set of documentation that defines an organization's current and future capabilities;
Business Analyst
Business Architecture
Project Manager
Low-to-Moderate Risk project
49. In the EA Activity - Strategic Goal Development - what are the Deliverables?
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
Context
Determine Most Viable Option
Sr. BAs
50. 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
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
Business Stakeholders
Sponsor
Significant - High-Risk project
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