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