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