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BABOK Enterprise Analysis
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Business Analyst collaborates with ____________ to build a Strong Relationship between the Business and Technical Communities when Implementing a New IT-Enabled Business Solution.
Business Stakeholders
Invest in Most Valuable Projects
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
Future Course of an Enterprise
2. 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
Invest in Most Valuable Projects
Enterprise Analysis
Balanced Scorecard Reports
Strategic Goal Development
3. In the EA Activity - Business Architecture Development - who is the Owner?
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
Fixed deadline. no flexibility
Business Analyst
Enterprise Governance Body
4. For Management to _____________ they need: 1) Accurate - (2) Consistent - (3) Useful Information about new ventures and currently funded ventures.
Invest in Most Valuable Projects
Feasibility Study Report
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
Strategic Plan
5. The Enterprise Architecture consists of five architectures: 1) Business Architecture; 2) Information Architecture; 3) ____________ Architecture; 4) Technology Architecture; 5) Security Architecture
Provide Management with Info
Application
Project Plan
Internal interest only
6. In the EA Activity - Feasibility Studies - who is the owner?
Business Analyst
Project Plan
Sr. BAs
Business Architecture
7. In the Activity - Strategic Goal Development - Sr. BA's _______________
6 - 12 months
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
Unified structure and context
Increase the Value Projects Bring to the Organization
8. In the EA Activity - _________________ - who is the owner? Business Analyst
DA: Document Analysis
Managing Projects for Value
Business Circumstances and Needs
Executive Team
9. The 3 ____________________ Techniques: 1) DBM: Data and Behavior Models; 2) P/FM: Process / Flow Models; 3) UM: Usage Models
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
Inputs
Initiatives realized by Organizations
6 - 12 months
10. 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.
Managing Projects has 2 initiatives
Provide Executive Presentation
Sr. BAs
Project Plan
11. 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
Internal interest only
Unified structure and context
Low-to-Moderate Risk project
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
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
Small - Low-Risk project
Business Analyst
Balanced Scorecard Reports
Internal interest only
13. Through Business Analysis Practices - _____________ is: (1) Gathered - (2) Analyzed - (3) Prepared in form of Decision Package for new projects.
Feasibility Study Report
Decision-Support Information
Business Requirements
Enterprise Governance Body
14. Living - Breathing Document that Changes as Business Needs Evolve.
Strategic Plan
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
Invest in Most Valuable Projects
Inputs
15. 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
Business Sponsor
Increase the Value Projects Bring to the Organization
SRP: Structure Requirements Packages
16. 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
Enterprise Analysis
Unified structure and context
ER: Elicit Requirements
17. In the EA Activity Business Case Development - what are the Deliverables?
Organization's Reason for Being
Business Case Document
Support PM in Initiating/ Planning New Project
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
18. 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
Updated Business Case at Key Control Gates
Enterprise Analysis
Strategic Plan
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process
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
Provide Executive Presentation
Business Case Document
6 - 12 months
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
20. 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
Measured and Analyzed
Solution Assessment and Validation Activities
Business Circumstances and Needs
Business Stakeholders
21. 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.
Managing Projects has 2 initiatives
Enterprise Analysis Activities
Project Plan
Significant - High-Risk project
22. 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.
Project Plan
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process
Provide Management with Info
Context
23. In the EA Activity - Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities - Sr. BAs (1) ________________; (2) Present Proposal for New Projects.
Managing Projects for Value
Maintenance of Current and Future State Business Architecture
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
24. The Strategic Planning Focus: _______________ AND Provide Foundation to Select/Prioritize Programs/Projects.
25. In the EA Activity - Tracking Project Benefits - what are the Deliverables?
Long term goals/objectives
Balanced Scorecard Reports
Strategic Plan Document
Organization's Future
26. In the EA Activity - Strategic Goal Development - who is the owner?
Executive Team
Organization's Reason for Being
Measured and Analyzed
Business Circumstances and Needs
27. Things defined in the Strategic Planning Role: _______________ in Terms of (1) Vision - (2) Mission - (3) Strategic Goals.
28. In the EA Activity Business Case Development - who is the ______? Business Analyst
Enterprise Governance Body
Owner
Executive Team
Application
29. Higher-level statements of Goals - Objectives - Needs of Enterprise.
ER: Elicit Requirements
Business Requirements
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
Application
30. 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
Provide Management with Info
Enterprise Analysis
Investment Decisions
Significant - High-Risk project
31. In the EA Activity - Strategic Goal Development - what are the Deliverables?
Propose New Programs
Maintenance of Current and Future State Business Architecture
Organization's Reason for Being
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
32. 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.
New Project Proposal
Small - Low-Risk project
Low-to-Moderate Risk project
Business Requirements
33. 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.
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
Increase the Value Projects Bring to the Organization
Sr. BAs
Business Architecture
34. As PM matures into Critical Management Discipline - Orgs realize that _______.
Organization's Reason for Being
Application
Managing Projects has 2 initiatives
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
35. Business Requirements for future project investments which are also Documented.
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
Business Stakeholders
Significant - High-Risk project
Inputs
36. 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
Significant - High-Risk project
Determine Most Viable Option
Initiatives realized by Organizations
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
37. In the EA Strategic Planning - the BA needs to (1) ___________________; (2) Fully Understand Current Enterprise Strategies.
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process
ER: Elicit Requirements
Sr. BAs
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
38. In the EA Activity - Launching New Projects - who is the owner?
Feasibility Study Report
Project Manager
Application
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
39. (1) Why a Project is Initiated; (2) What a Project will Achieve; (3) Metrics used to Measure Success.
Organization's Future
Business Requirements descriptions
Strategic Goal Development
Investment Decisions
40. The Strategic Planning Process provides ______________ in which Enterprise Analysis is Conducted.
Project Plan
Requirements Communications Tasks
Context
Sponsor
41. In the EA Activity - Strategic Plan Development - who is the owner?
Context
Small - Low-Risk project
Relevant stakeholders
Executive Team
42. In the EA Activity - Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities - who is the owner?
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
Enterprise Governance Body
Business Analyst
Support PM in Initiating/ Planning New Project
43. 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)
DA: Document Analysis
Business Architecture
SRP: Structure Requirements Packages
6 - 12 months
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
Fixed deadline. no flexibility
Future Course of an Enterprise
Small - Low-Risk project
Executive Team
45. In the EA Activity - _________________ - what are the Deliverables? (1) Project Selection; (2) Project Priority; (3) Project Charter
Internal interest only
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities
Initiatives realized by Organizations
46. What does the Business Architecture define?
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
Relevant stakeholders
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
Business Case Document
47. The Requirements Elicitation Task
Provide Executive Presentation
ER: Elicit Requirements
Strategic Plan Document
Strategic asset
48. In the EA Activity - Strategic Plan Development - what are the Deliverables?
Strategic Plan Document
Small - Low-Risk project
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
Actual vs. Expected Benefits
49. Business Architecture provides ____________ that guides selection and management of programs/projects.
Increase the Value Projects Bring to the Organization
Enterprise Analysis Activites
Unified structure and context
Support PM in Initiating/ Planning New Project
50. In the EA Activity - Tracking Project Benefits - who is the owner? Business ___________
Sponsor
Provide Executive Presentation
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
Organization's Reason for Being