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