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BABOK Enterprise Analysis

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1. In the EA Strategic Planning - the BA needs to (1) ___________________; (2) Fully Understand Current Enterprise Strategies.






2. In the EA Activity - _______________ - what are the Deliverables? (1) Executive Prsentation; (2) Decision Package






3. Living - Breathing Document that Changes as Business Needs Evolve.






4. 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






5. In the EA Activity - Launching New Project - what are the Deliverables?






6. Higher-level statements of Goals - Objectives - Needs of Enterprise.






7. 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) _______________






8. 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






9. 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






10. In the EA Activity - Business Architecture Development - the BAs (1) Use Information from Strategic Plan and Goals (2) Lead Development and ________________.






11. 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)






12. 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.






13. 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






14. _________________________- 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)






15. Business Analyst collaborates with ____________ to build a Strong Relationship between the Business and Technical Communities when Implementing a New IT-Enabled Business Solution.






16. In the EA Activity - Tracking Project Benefits - who is the owner? Business ___________






17. In the EA Activity - _________________ - what are the Deliverables? (1) Project Selection; (2) Project Priority; (3) Project Charter






18. In the EA Activity - _________________ - who is the owner? Business Analyst






19. In the EA Activity - Feasibility Studies - what are the Deliverables?






20. Set of documentation that defines an organization's current and future capabilities;






21. Enterprise Analysis Activities end after benefits of Project Outcomes are _______________.






22. In the EA Activity - Strategic Plan Development - who is the owner?






23. The Business Architecture describes: 1) Business Strategy; 2) ___________________; 3) High level business environment through process or functional view; 4) Technological environment; 5) External environment.






24. The Requirements Elicitation Task






25. Why are Companies adopting the practice of Professional Business Analysis? To ___________.






26. In the EA Activity - Feasibility Studies - who is the owner?






27. (1) Why a Project is Initiated; (2) What a Project will Achieve; (3) Metrics used to Measure Success.






28. 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






29. 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.






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






31. In the EA Activity - Business Architecture Development - what are the Deliverables?






32. Information Compiled as a Result of Enterprise Analysis Facilitates: _____________ that Manifest themselves in Programs and Supporting Projects.






33. The Strategic Planning Process provides ______________ in which Enterprise Analysis is Conducted.






34. 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






35. The Enterprise Architecture consists of five architectures: 1) Business Architecture; 2) Information Architecture; 3) ____________ Architecture; 4) Technology Architecture; 5) Security Architecture






36. Things defined in the Strategic Planning Role: _______________ in Terms of (1) Vision - (2) Mission - (3) Strategic Goals.


37. 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






38. Through Business Analysis Practices - _____________ is: (1) Gathered - (2) Analyzed - (3) Prepared in form of Decision Package for new projects.






39. 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.






40. As PM matures into Critical Management Discipline - Orgs realize that _______.






41. 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






42. In the EA Activity - Launching New Projects - who is the owner?






43. Investigative - Feasibility - or Business Architecture Endeavor; Managed as Stand-Alone Project.






44. In the EA Activity - Managing Projects for Value - what are the Deliverables?






45. Outputs from Enterprise Analysis will become ________ to: a) Requirements Planning and Management; b) Requirements Elicitation/Gathering; c) Requirements Communication.






46. Business Architecture provides ____________ that guides selection and management of programs/projects.






47. In the EA Activity Business Case Development - what are the Deliverables?






48. The Strategic Planning Focus: _______________ AND Provide Foundation to Select/Prioritize Programs/Projects.


49. In the EA Activity - Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities - Sr. BAs (1) ________________; (2) Present Proposal for New Projects.






50. For Management to _____________ they need: 1) Accurate - (2) Consistent - (3) Useful Information about new ventures and currently funded ventures.