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BABOK Enterprise Analysis
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1. Begin fter Executive Team Develops Strategic Plans and Goals
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
Enterprise Analysis Activites
Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities
Business Stakeholders
2. 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
Business Analyst
Significant - High-Risk project
Strategic Plan Document
Low-to-Moderate Risk project
3. Why are Companies adopting the practice of Professional Business Analysis? To ___________.
Solution Assessment and Validation Activities
Maintenance of Current and Future State Business Architecture
Increase the Value Projects Bring to the Organization
Business Stakeholders
4. Business Requirements for future project investments which are also Documented.
Sponsor
Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
Application
5. 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
Unified structure and context
Solution Assessment and Validation Activities
Long term goals/objectives
Business Requirements descriptions
6. Business Architecture considered to be: __________ used to understand the current state and plans for the future state of the enterprise.
Investment Decisions
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
Strategic asset
Decision-Support Information
7. In the EA Activity - Strategic Plan Development - who is the owner?
Internal interest only
Executive Team
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
Propose New Programs
8. In the EA Activity - Tracking Project Benefits - what are the Deliverables?
Strategic asset
Invest in Most Valuable Projects
Project Manager
Balanced Scorecard Reports
9. Set of documentation that defines an organization's current and future capabilities;
Business Stakeholders
Project Plan
Business Architecture
Small - Low-Risk project
10. In the EA Activity - Strategic Plan Development - what are the Deliverables?
Owner
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process
Strategic Plan Document
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
11. In the EA Activity - _________________ - what are the Deliverables? (1) Project Selection; (2) Project Priority; (3) Project Charter
Context
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
Business Analyst
Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities
12. 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
Executive Team
Determine Most Viable Option
Enterprise Analysis Activities
Strategic Goal Development
13. Higher-level statements of Goals - Objectives - Needs of Enterprise.
Project Manager
Enterprise Governance Body
Business Architecture
Business Requirements
14. In the EA Activity - Launching New Projects - who is the owner?
Invest in Most Valuable Projects
Investment Decisions
Application
Project Manager
15. 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
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
New Project Proposal
Determine Most Viable Option
Project Manager
16. The Strategic Planning Focus: _______________ AND Provide Foundation to Select/Prioritize Programs/Projects.
17. In the EA Activity - Strategic Goal Development - what are the Deliverables?
Internal interest only
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
Decision-Support Information
Business Case Document
18. 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
Context
Updated Business Case at Key Control Gates
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
Fixed deadline. no flexibility
19. 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
Project Manager
Updated Business Case at Key Control Gates
Business Requirements descriptions
20. 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
Requirements Communications Tasks
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
ER: Elicit Requirements
Determine Most Viable Option
21. In the EA Activity - Launching New Project - what are the Deliverables?
Business Analyst
Project Plan
Fixed deadline. no flexibility
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
22. What does Strategic Planning Serve to Establish?
Future Course of an Enterprise
Initiatives realized by Organizations
Business Stakeholders
Business Case Document
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.
Maintenance of Current and Future State Business Architecture
Actual vs. Expected Benefits
Provide Management with Info
Feasibility Study Report
24. For Management to _____________ they need: 1) Accurate - (2) Consistent - (3) Useful Information about new ventures and currently funded ventures.
Application
ER: Elicit Requirements
Business Sponsor
Invest in Most Valuable Projects
25. In the EA Activity - Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities - who is the owner?
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
Enterprise Governance Body
Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities
Future Course of an Enterprise
26. In the EA Activity - Business Architecture Development - the BAs (1) Use Information from Strategic Plan and Goals (2) Lead Development and ________________.
Initiatives realized by Organizations
Actual vs. Expected Benefits
Maintenance of Current and Future State Business Architecture
Increase the Value Projects Bring to the Organization
27. The Requirements Elicitation Task
New Project Proposal
ER: Elicit Requirements
Propose New Programs
Unified structure and context
28. Through Business Analysis Practices - _____________ is: (1) Gathered - (2) Analyzed - (3) Prepared in form of Decision Package for new projects.
Context
Decision-Support Information
Small - Low-Risk project
Invest in Most Valuable Projects
29. 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.
Sr. BAs
Managing Projects has 2 initiatives
DA: Document Analysis
Decision-Support Information
30. In the EA Activity - Feasibility Studies - what are the Deliverables?
Managing Projects has 2 initiatives
Feasibility Study Report
Strategic Plan
Owner
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
Context
Future Course of an Enterprise
Investment Decisions
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
32. The 3 ____________________ Techniques: 1) DBM: Data and Behavior Models; 2) P/FM: Process / Flow Models; 3) UM: Usage Models
Feasibility Study Report
Future Course of an Enterprise
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
33. In the EA Strategic Planning - the BA needs to (1) ___________________; (2) Fully Understand Current Enterprise Strategies.
ER: Elicit Requirements
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process
Maintenance of Current and Future State Business Architecture
Solution Assessment and Validation Activities
34. 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
Business Requirements descriptions
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
Enterprise Analysis
35. In the EA Activity - Business Architecture Development - who is the Owner?
Long term goals/objectives
Business Analyst
Project Manager
6 - 12 months
36. 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
Requirements Communications Tasks
Balanced Scorecard Reports
Executive Team
37. In the EA Activity - Feasibility Studies - who is the owner?
Low-to-Moderate Risk project
Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities
Business Analyst
Project Manager
38. In the EA Activity - Strategic Goal Development - who is the owner?
Executive Team
Provide Management with Info
Sr. BAs
Measured and Analyzed
39. _________________________- 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)
Investment Decisions
Business Circumstances and Needs
Strategic Goal Development
Organization's Future
40. 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
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
6 - 12 months
Feasibility Study Report
Internal interest only
41. 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)
ER: Elicit Requirements
Business Architecture
Low-to-Moderate Risk project
DA: Document Analysis
42. Outputs from Enterprise Analysis will become ________ to: a) Requirements Planning and Management; b) Requirements Elicitation/Gathering; c) Requirements Communication.
Inputs
Significant - High-Risk project
Increase the Value Projects Bring to the Organization
Decision-Support Information
43. The Strategic Planning Process provides ______________ in which Enterprise Analysis is Conducted.
Updated Business Case at Key Control Gates
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
Business Sponsor
Context
44. In the EA Activity - _______________ - what are the Deliverables? (1) Executive Prsentation; (2) Decision Package
Sr. BAs
Increase the Value Projects Bring to the Organization
New Project Proposal
Fixed deadline. no flexibility
45. 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
Project Manager
Managing Projects for Value
Low-to-Moderate Risk project
6 - 12 months
46. Enterprise Analysis Activities end after benefits of Project Outcomes are _______________.
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
Strategic Goal Development
Measured and Analyzed
47. 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) _______________
Support PM in Initiating/ Planning New Project
Business Circumstances and Needs
Business Requirements descriptions
Determine Most Viable Option
48. Living - Breathing Document that Changes as Business Needs Evolve.
Project Manager
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
Project Plan
Strategic Plan
49. 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
6 - 12 months
Business Architecture
SRP: Structure Requirements Packages
Measured and Analyzed
50. In the EA Activity - Tracking Project Benefits - who is the owner? Business ___________
Propose New Programs
Application
Solution Assessment and Validation Activities
Sponsor