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BABOK Enterprise Analysis
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1. Business Architecture provides ____________ that guides selection and management of programs/projects.
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
Business Circumstances and Needs
Unified structure and context
Executive Team
2. In the EA Activity - Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities - Sr. BAs (1) ________________; (2) Present Proposal for New Projects.
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
New Project Proposal
Internal interest only
Business Case Document
3. Set of documentation that defines an organization's current and future capabilities;
Strategic Plan Document
Business Requirements
New Project Proposal
Business Architecture
4. 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
Internal interest only
ER: Elicit Requirements
Business Requirements
5. As PM matures into Critical Management Discipline - Orgs realize that _______.
Project Manager
Business Sponsor
Managing Projects has 2 initiatives
Measured and Analyzed
6. In the EA Activity - Feasibility Studies - what are the Deliverables?
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
Significant - High-Risk project
Enterprise Analysis
Feasibility Study Report
7. 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
Investment Decisions
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
Managing Projects has 2 initiatives
Fixed deadline. no flexibility
8. The Business Architecture describes: 1) Business Strategy; 2) ___________________; 3) High level business environment through process or functional view; 4) Technological environment; 5) External environment.
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
Long term goals/objectives
Balanced Scorecard Reports
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
9. The Requirements Elicitation Task
New Project Proposal
Strategic Goal Development
ER: Elicit Requirements
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
10. 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
Determine Most Viable Option
Small - Low-Risk project
Solution Assessment and Validation Activities
Internal interest only
11. Begin fter Executive Team Develops Strategic Plans and Goals
Enterprise Analysis Activites
Sponsor
Small - Low-Risk project
Actual vs. Expected Benefits
12. In the EA Activity - Business Architecture Development - who is the Owner?
Enterprise Analysis Activities
Business Analyst
Future Course of an Enterprise
DA: Document Analysis
13. 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
Enterprise Analysis Activities
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
Enterprise Analysis
Maintenance of Current and Future State Business Architecture
14. In the EA Activity - Strategic Goal Development - who is the owner?
Significant - High-Risk project
SRP: Structure Requirements Packages
Unified structure and context
Executive Team
15. In the EA Activity - Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities - who is the owner?
Enterprise Governance Body
Strategic Goal Development
Business Sponsor
Business Circumstances and Needs
16. 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
Strategic Goal Development
Requirements Communications Tasks
DA: Document Analysis
17. 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
Low-to-Moderate Risk project
Business Requirements
Investment Decisions
Collaborate with SME
18. Things defined in the Strategic Planning Role: _______________ in Terms of (1) Vision - (2) Mission - (3) Strategic Goals.
19. Business Analyst collaborates with ____________ to build a Strong Relationship between the Business and Technical Communities when Implementing a New IT-Enabled Business Solution.
Business Stakeholders
Business Case Document
Business Analyst
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
20. In the EA Activity - New Project Proposal - who is the owner?
Significant - High-Risk project
Strategic Goal Development
Business Sponsor
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
21. In the EA Activity - Strategic Goal Development - what are the Deliverables?
Organization's Future
Business Circumstances and Needs
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
22. In the EA Activity - Strategic Plan Development - who is the owner?
Long term goals/objectives
Executive Team
Strategic Goal Development
Determine Most Viable Option
23. 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
Balanced Scorecard Reports
Internal interest only
Support PM in Initiating/ Planning New Project
Low-to-Moderate Risk project
24. What does Strategic Planning Serve to Establish?
Future Course of an Enterprise
SRP: Structure Requirements Packages
Internal interest only
Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities
25. In the EA Activity - Business Architecture Development - the BAs (1) Use Information from Strategic Plan and Goals (2) Lead Development and ________________.
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
Managing Projects has 2 initiatives
Maintenance of Current and Future State Business Architecture
Business Analyst
26. In the EA Activity Business Case Development - who is the ______? Business Analyst
Executive Team
Strategic Plan
Owner
Enterprise Analysis
27. In the EA Activity - Launching New Projects - who is the owner?
Managing Projects has 2 initiatives
Application
Business Analyst
Project Manager
28. What does the Business Architecture define?
Business Case Document
Application
Business Analyst
Relevant stakeholders
29. Enterprise Analysis Activities end after benefits of Project Outcomes are _______________.
Project Manager
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
Support PM in Initiating/ Planning New Project
Measured and Analyzed
30. In the EA Activity - Managing Projects for Value - what are the Deliverables?
Collaborate with SME
Internal interest only
Updated Business Case at Key Control Gates
Owner
31. Business Architecture considered to be: __________ used to understand the current state and plans for the future state of the enterprise.
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
Low-to-Moderate Risk project
Business Analyst
Strategic asset
32. (1) Invest in most Valuable Projects; (2) Planning - Executing - Controlling project Activities to Attain The Business Value As Early As Possible.
Initiatives realized by Organizations
Context
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
Balanced Scorecard Reports
33. 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
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
Long term goals/objectives
Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities
Context
34. Business Requirements for future project investments which are also Documented.
Increase the Value Projects Bring to the Organization
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
Business Architecture
Long term goals/objectives
35. Investigative - Feasibility - or Business Architecture Endeavor; Managed as Stand-Alone Project.
Updated Business Case at Key Control Gates
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
Business Circumstances and Needs
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
36. 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.
Enterprise Analysis
Small - Low-Risk project
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
ER: Elicit Requirements
37. 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
Balanced Scorecard Reports
Strategic Goal Development
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
Measured and Analyzed
38. In the EA Activity - Launching New Project - what are the Deliverables?
Managing Projects for Value
Enterprise Analysis Activities
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
Project Plan
39. 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
Solution Assessment and Validation Activities
Business Analyst
Support PM in Initiating/ Planning New Project
Business Requirements
40. 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
Feasibility Study Report
Project Plan
Strategic Plan
Significant - High-Risk project
41. 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) _______________
Executive Team
Determine Most Viable Option
Enterprise Analysis Activites
Provide Management with Info
42. _________________________- 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)
Business Analyst
Strategic asset
Business Circumstances and Needs
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
43. 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
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
Project Plan
Feasibility Study Report
44. In the Activity - Strategic Goal Development - Sr. BA's _______________
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
6 - 12 months
Support PM in Initiating/ Planning New Project
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
45. The 3 ____________________ Techniques: 1) DBM: Data and Behavior Models; 2) P/FM: Process / Flow Models; 3) UM: Usage Models
Business Stakeholders
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
Inputs
Measured and Analyzed
46. In the EA Activity - Feasibility Studies - who is the owner?
Business Analyst
Low-to-Moderate Risk project
Solution Assessment and Validation Activities
Provide Management with Info
47. Collection of Pre-Project Activities to Capture Future view of Business to provide Context to Project Requirements Elicitation - and Solution Design for Given Initiative or long-term Planning.
Enterprise Analysis Activities
Determine Most Viable Option
Project Plan
Business Architecture
48. Through Business Analysis Practices - _____________ is: (1) Gathered - (2) Analyzed - (3) Prepared in form of Decision Package for new projects.
Strategic Goal Development
Balanced Scorecard Reports
Decision-Support Information
Executive Team
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
Requirements Communications Tasks
Relevant stakeholders
Future Course of an Enterprise
SRP: Structure Requirements Packages
50. 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
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
Support PM in Initiating/ Planning New Project
Measured and Analyzed
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture