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