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BABOK Enterprise Analysis
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The Business Architecture describes: 1) Business Strategy; 2) ___________________; 3) High level business environment through process or functional view; 4) Technological environment; 5) External environment.
Internal interest only
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
Long term goals/objectives
Updated Business Case at Key Control Gates
2. Enterprise Analysis Activities end after benefits of Project Outcomes are _______________.
Sr. BAs
Measured and Analyzed
Executive Team
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
3. In the EA Activity - Strategic Goal Development - who is the owner?
Long term goals/objectives
Business Analyst
Executive Team
Low-to-Moderate Risk project
4. The Strategic Planning Focus: _______________ AND Provide Foundation to Select/Prioritize Programs/Projects.
5. The Strategic Planning Process provides ______________ in which Enterprise Analysis is Conducted.
Organization's Future
Context
6 - 12 months
Collaborate with SME
6. The Requirements Elicitation Task
Strategic Plan
ER: Elicit Requirements
Significant - High-Risk project
Project Plan
7. Begin fter Executive Team Develops Strategic Plans and Goals
Managing Projects has 2 initiatives
Enterprise Analysis Activites
Application
Determine Most Viable Option
8. In the EA Activity - _________________ - who is the owner? Business Analyst
Sponsor
Managing Projects for Value
Organization's Reason for Being
Small - Low-Risk project
9. In the EA Activity - Tracking Project Benefits - what are the Deliverables?
Investment Decisions
Decision-Support Information
Balanced Scorecard Reports
Support PM in Initiating/ Planning New Project
10. 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
Fixed deadline. no flexibility
Determine Most Viable Option
Enterprise Analysis
Maintenance of Current and Future State Business Architecture
11. What does the Business Architecture define?
Investment Decisions
Provide Executive Presentation
Executive Team
Relevant stakeholders
12. In the EA Activity - New Project Proposal - who is the owner?
SRP: Structure Requirements Packages
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
Executive Team
Business Sponsor
13. Why are Companies adopting the practice of Professional Business Analysis? To ___________.
Sponsor
Feasibility Study Report
Increase the Value Projects Bring to the Organization
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
14. Information Compiled as a Result of Enterprise Analysis Facilitates: _____________ that Manifest themselves in Programs and Supporting Projects.
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
Long term goals/objectives
Investment Decisions
15. Business Analyst collaborates with ____________ to build a Strong Relationship between the Business and Technical Communities when Implementing a New IT-Enabled Business Solution.
ER: Elicit Requirements
Business Stakeholders
Business Circumstances and Needs
Context
16. 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)
Strategic Goal Development
Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities
DA: Document Analysis
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
17. The 3 ____________________ Techniques: 1) DBM: Data and Behavior Models; 2) P/FM: Process / Flow Models; 3) UM: Usage Models
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
Business Case Document
Inputs
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
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.
Application
Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities
Provide Executive Presentation
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
19. In the EA Activity - Feasibility Studies - what are the Deliverables?
Collaborate with SME
Feasibility Study Report
Sponsor
Future Course of an Enterprise
20. 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
Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities
Sponsor
Low-to-Moderate Risk project
Feasibility Study Report
21. In the EA Activity - Launching New Project - what are the Deliverables?
Solution Assessment and Validation Activities
Project Plan
Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities
DA: Document Analysis
22. In the EA Activity - Business Architecture Development - the BAs (1) Use Information from Strategic Plan and Goals (2) Lead Development and ________________.
Collaborate with SME
Solution Assessment and Validation Activities
New Project Proposal
Maintenance of Current and Future State Business Architecture
23. 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
Organization's Future
Unified structure and context
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
Application
24. (1) Why a Project is Initiated; (2) What a Project will Achieve; (3) Metrics used to Measure Success.
Business Requirements descriptions
Context
Organization's Reason for Being
Sr. BAs
25. 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
Application
Enterprise Analysis Activites
ER: Elicit Requirements
Strategic Goal Development
26. 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.
Executive Team
Managing Projects has 2 initiatives
Sr. BAs
Business Architecture
27. 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.
Enterprise Analysis Activities
Business Case Document
Strategic asset
Sr. BAs
28. 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
ER: Elicit Requirements
Determine Most Viable Option
Measured and Analyzed
Support PM in Initiating/ Planning New Project
29. In the Activity - Strategic Goal Development - Sr. BA's _______________
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
Sr. BAs
Enterprise Analysis Activities
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
30. In the EA Activity - Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities - Sr. BAs (1) ________________; (2) Present Proposal for New Projects.
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
Project Plan
Fixed deadline. no flexibility
31. 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
Application
Business Requirements
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
Decision-Support Information
32. In the EA Activity - Business Architecture Development - who is the Owner?
Business Analyst
Internal interest only
Support PM in Initiating/ Planning New Project
Actual vs. Expected Benefits
33. In the EA Activity - Managing Projects for Value - what are the Deliverables?
Business Sponsor
Updated Business Case at Key Control Gates
Investment Decisions
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
34. Higher-level statements of Goals - Objectives - Needs of Enterprise.
SRP: Structure Requirements Packages
Business Circumstances and Needs
Requirements Communications Tasks
Business Requirements
35. In the EA Strategic Planning - the BA needs to (1) ___________________; (2) Fully Understand Current Enterprise Strategies.
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process
Initiatives realized by Organizations
Business Circumstances and Needs
Business Requirements descriptions
36. For Management to _____________ they need: 1) Accurate - (2) Consistent - (3) Useful Information about new ventures and currently funded ventures.
Strategic Plan
Invest in Most Valuable Projects
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
6 - 12 months
37. 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
Strategic Plan Document
Fixed deadline. no flexibility
Solution Assessment and Validation Activities
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
38. In the EA Activity - Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities - who is the owner?
Strategic Plan Document
6 - 12 months
Enterprise Governance Body
Organization's Future
39. Investigative - Feasibility - or Business Architecture Endeavor; Managed as Stand-Alone Project.
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
Small - Low-Risk project
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
Context
40. 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
Significant - High-Risk project
Business Case Document
Business Requirements descriptions
Updated Business Case at Key Control Gates
41. Business Architecture provides ____________ that guides selection and management of programs/projects.
Significant - High-Risk project
Relevant stakeholders
Unified structure and context
Investment Decisions
42. 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
Determine Most Viable Option
Invest in Most Valuable Projects
Strategic Plan
Solution Assessment and Validation Activities
43. In the EA Activity Business Case Development - what are the Deliverables?
Executive Team
Enterprise Analysis Activites
Business Case Document
Investment Decisions
44. As PM matures into Critical Management Discipline - Orgs realize that _______.
Sr. BAs
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
Small - Low-Risk project
Managing Projects has 2 initiatives
45. Business Requirements for future project investments which are also Documented.
Strategic Goal Development
Long term goals/objectives
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
Collaborate with SME
46. In the EA Activity - Strategic Plan Development - what are the Deliverables?
Strategic Plan Document
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
Business Sponsor
Decision-Support Information
47. In the EA Activity Business Case Development - who is the ______? Business Analyst
Maintenance of Current and Future State Business Architecture
Collaborate with SME
Owner
Managing Projects for Value
48. Things defined in the Strategic Planning Role: _______________ in Terms of (1) Vision - (2) Mission - (3) Strategic Goals.
49. 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
Business Requirements
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process
6 - 12 months
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
50. In the EA Activity - Launching New Projects - who is the owner?
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
Business Requirements descriptions
Project Manager
Initiatives realized by Organizations