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BABOK Enterprise Analysis
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1. As PM matures into Critical Management Discipline - Orgs realize that _______.
Owner
Business Case Document
Enterprise Governance Body
Managing Projects has 2 initiatives
2. Set of documentation that defines an organization's current and future capabilities;
Business Architecture
Business Circumstances and Needs
Provide Executive Presentation
Updated Business Case at Key Control Gates
3. 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
Strategic Plan Document
Actual vs. Expected Benefits
Enterprise Analysis
Propose New Programs
4. Business Architecture considered to be: __________ used to understand the current state and plans for the future state of the enterprise.
Measured and Analyzed
Requirements Communications Tasks
Application
Strategic asset
5. In the EA Activity - Tracking Project Benefits - who is the owner? Business ___________
DA: Document Analysis
Sponsor
Determine Most Viable Option
Propose New Programs
6. Business Requirements for future project investments which are also Documented.
Executive Team
Collaborate with SME
Organization's Reason for Being
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
7. Higher-level statements of Goals - Objectives - Needs of Enterprise.
Support PM in Initiating/ Planning New Project
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
Business Requirements
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
8. In the EA Activity - Strategic Goal Development - what are the Deliverables?
Propose New Programs
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
Business Architecture
Business Requirements
9. 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
Inputs
Fixed deadline. no flexibility
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
Collaborate with SME
10. 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 Plan Document
Business Analyst
DA: Document Analysis
Sr. BAs
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
Strategic Plan
Executive Team
Fixed deadline. no flexibility
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
12. The Strategic Planning Focus: _______________ AND Provide Foundation to Select/Prioritize Programs/Projects.
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13. 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.
Business Analyst
Sr. BAs
Enterprise Analysis
Inputs
14. In the EA Activity - _______________ - what are the Deliverables? (1) Executive Prsentation; (2) Decision Package
New Project Proposal
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
Decision-Support Information
Fixed deadline. no flexibility
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
Executive Team
Application
Measured and Analyzed
SRP: Structure Requirements Packages
16. In the EA Activity - Launching New Projects - who is the owner?
Managing Projects for Value
Enterprise Analysis Activities
Project Manager
Requirements Communications Tasks
17. In the EA Activity - Tracking Project Benefits - what are the Deliverables?
Enterprise Analysis
Business Architecture
DA: Document Analysis
Balanced Scorecard Reports
18. (1) Why a Project is Initiated; (2) What a Project will Achieve; (3) Metrics used to Measure Success.
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
Business Requirements descriptions
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
Business Analyst
19. In the EA Activity - Strategic Plan Development - what are the Deliverables?
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
Strategic Plan Document
ER: Elicit Requirements
Increase the Value Projects Bring to the Organization
20. In the EA Activity - Feasibility Studies - what are the Deliverables?
Feasibility Study Report
SRP: Structure Requirements Packages
Sponsor
Provide Executive Presentation
21. (1) Invest in most Valuable Projects; (2) Planning - Executing - Controlling project Activities to Attain The Business Value As Early As Possible.
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
Requirements Communications Tasks
Initiatives realized by Organizations
22. Enterprise Analysis Activities end after benefits of Project Outcomes are _______________.
Project Manager
Measured and Analyzed
Investment Decisions
Business Analyst
23. In the EA Activity Business Case Development - what are the Deliverables?
Project Manager
Business Case Document
Determine Most Viable Option
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
24. In the EA Activity - _________________ - what are the Deliverables? (1) Project Selection; (2) Project Priority; (3) Project Charter
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
ER: Elicit Requirements
Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities
Organization's Reason for Being
25. 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.
Business Architecture
Maintenance of Current and Future State Business Architecture
Provide Executive Presentation
Long term goals/objectives
26. 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
6 - 12 months
Balanced Scorecard Reports
Context
27. Begin fter Executive Team Develops Strategic Plans and Goals
Enterprise Analysis Activites
Business Requirements descriptions
Strategic Plan Document
Determine Most Viable Option
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
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
Relevant stakeholders
Business Circumstances and Needs
Solution Assessment and Validation Activities
29. Information Compiled as a Result of Enterprise Analysis Facilitates: _____________ that Manifest themselves in Programs and Supporting Projects.
Propose New Programs
Requirements Communications Tasks
Investment Decisions
Enterprise Analysis
30. In the EA Activity - Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities - Sr. BAs (1) ________________; (2) Present Proposal for New Projects.
Low-to-Moderate Risk project
Strategic Goal Development
Small - Low-Risk project
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
31. Business Architecture provides ____________ that guides selection and management of programs/projects.
Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities
Unified structure and context
Context
Project Plan
32. The Requirements Elicitation Task
ER: Elicit Requirements
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
Business Architecture
Provide Management with Info
33. In the EA Activity - Strategic Plan Development - who is the owner?
Long term goals/objectives
Business Architecture
Business Sponsor
Executive Team
34. Through Business Analysis Practices - _____________ is: (1) Gathered - (2) Analyzed - (3) Prepared in form of Decision Package for new projects.
Business Requirements
Small - Low-Risk project
Fixed deadline. no flexibility
Decision-Support Information
35. In the EA Activity - New Project Proposal - who is the owner?
Measured and Analyzed
Requirements Communications Tasks
Business Sponsor
Long term goals/objectives
36. 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
Internal interest only
Business Analyst
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
Unified structure and context
37. In the EA Activity - Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities - who is the owner?
Enterprise Governance Body
Strategic asset
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
Owner
38. In the EA Strategic Planning - the BA needs to (1) ___________________; (2) Fully Understand Current Enterprise Strategies.
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process
Collaborate with SME
Business Stakeholders
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
39. 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.
Future Course of an Enterprise
Small - Low-Risk project
Business Analyst
Invest in Most Valuable Projects
40. Why are Companies adopting the practice of Professional Business Analysis? To ___________.
Owner
Project Plan
Application
Increase the Value Projects Bring to the Organization
41. The Strategic Planning Process provides ______________ in which Enterprise Analysis is Conducted.
Context
Initiatives realized by Organizations
Provide Executive Presentation
Project Plan
42. 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
Business Architecture
Increase the Value Projects Bring to the Organization
Fixed deadline. no flexibility
Business Requirements
43. What does Strategic Planning Serve to Establish?
Future Course of an Enterprise
Organization's Future
Low-to-Moderate Risk project
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
44. 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
Provide Management with Info
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
Future Course of an Enterprise
Enterprise Analysis
45. In the EA Activity - Business Architecture Development - the BAs (1) Use Information from Strategic Plan and Goals (2) Lead Development and ________________.
Organization's Future
Provide Management with Info
Future Course of an Enterprise
Maintenance of Current and Future State Business Architecture
46. Business Analyst collaborates with ____________ to build a Strong Relationship between the Business and Technical Communities when Implementing a New IT-Enabled Business Solution.
Business Requirements
Decision-Support Information
New Project Proposal
Business Stakeholders
47. In the EA Activity - Feasibility Studies - who is the owner?
Small - Low-Risk project
Business Analyst
New Project Proposal
Balanced Scorecard Reports
48. The Enterprise Architecture consists of five architectures: 1) Business Architecture; 2) Information Architecture; 3) ____________ Architecture; 4) Technology Architecture; 5) Security Architecture
Executive Team
Maintenance of Current and Future State Business Architecture
DA: Document Analysis
Application
49. In the EA Activity - Launching New Project - what are the Deliverables?
Internal interest only
Business Architecture
Project Plan
Invest in Most Valuable Projects
50. For Management to _____________ they need: 1) Accurate - (2) Consistent - (3) Useful Information about new ventures and currently funded ventures.
Organization's Future
Invest in Most Valuable Projects
Business Stakeholders
Owner