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BABOK Enterprise Analysis
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1. Business Architecture provides ____________ that guides selection and management of programs/projects.
Unified structure and context
Solution Assessment and Validation Activities
Business Stakeholders
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
2. Through Business Analysis Practices - _____________ is: (1) Gathered - (2) Analyzed - (3) Prepared in form of Decision Package for new projects.
Decision-Support Information
Business Circumstances and Needs
Executive Team
Strategic asset
3. Outputs from Enterprise Analysis will become ________ to: a) Requirements Planning and Management; b) Requirements Elicitation/Gathering; c) Requirements Communication.
Determine Most Viable Option
Sr. BAs
Inputs
Organization's Reason for Being
4. 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.
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
Small - Low-Risk project
Enterprise Analysis Activities
5. 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
Internal interest only
Requirements Communications Tasks
Managing Projects has 2 initiatives
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
6. Business Architecture considered to be: __________ used to understand the current state and plans for the future state of the enterprise.
Strategic asset
Internal interest only
Unified structure and context
Low-to-Moderate Risk project
7. What does Strategic Planning Serve to Establish?
Business Sponsor
Sr. BAs
Future Course of an Enterprise
Fixed deadline. no flexibility
8. _________________________- 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)
Propose New Programs
Business Circumstances and Needs
Project Plan
Enterprise Analysis Activites
9. Investigative - Feasibility - or Business Architecture Endeavor; Managed as Stand-Alone Project.
Project Plan
Managing Projects has 2 initiatives
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
Enterprise Analysis
10. 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
Business Analyst
Sr. BAs
Collaborate with SME
Context
11. Begin fter Executive Team Develops Strategic Plans and Goals
Support PM in Initiating/ Planning New Project
Project Manager
Updated Business Case at Key Control Gates
Enterprise Analysis Activites
12. Information Compiled as a Result of Enterprise Analysis Facilitates: _____________ that Manifest themselves in Programs and Supporting Projects.
Investment Decisions
Significant - High-Risk project
Propose New Programs
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
13. 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
Sr. BAs
Support PM in Initiating/ Planning New Project
Sponsor
14. 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
Measured and Analyzed
Strategic Plan
Organization's Reason for Being
15. 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
Sr. BAs
Enterprise Analysis Activites
16. In the EA Activity - Strategic Goal Development - what are the Deliverables?
Enterprise Governance Body
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
Business Analyst
Initiatives realized by Organizations
17. In the EA Activity - Feasibility Studies - who is the owner?
ER: Elicit Requirements
Sr. BAs
Business Analyst
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
18. As PM matures into Critical Management Discipline - Orgs realize that _______.
Internal interest only
Determine Most Viable Option
Provide Executive Presentation
Managing Projects has 2 initiatives
19. Business Requirements for future project investments which are also Documented.
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
Business Analyst
Support PM in Initiating/ Planning New Project
Inputs
20. 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
Executive Team
Solution Assessment and Validation Activities
Strategic Plan Document
Fixed deadline. no flexibility
21. The Requirements Elicitation Task
Provide Management with Info
Executive Team
ER: Elicit Requirements
6 - 12 months
22. Living - Breathing Document that Changes as Business Needs Evolve.
Context
Strategic Plan
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process
Business Analyst
23. What does the Business Architecture define?
Project Manager
Invest in Most Valuable Projects
Organization's Future
Relevant stakeholders
24. Enterprise Analysis Activities end after benefits of Project Outcomes are _______________.
Measured and Analyzed
Strategic Plan
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
Organization's Future
25. 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.
Solution Assessment and Validation Activities
Provide Executive Presentation
Significant - High-Risk project
Provide Management with Info
26. 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
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
Managing Projects for Value
27. 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
Initiatives realized by Organizations
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
Sr. BAs
Enterprise Analysis
28. Why are Companies adopting the practice of Professional Business Analysis? To ___________.
Enterprise Analysis
Increase the Value Projects Bring to the Organization
Actual vs. Expected Benefits
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
29. In the EA Activity Business Case Development - who is the ______? Business Analyst
Enterprise Analysis
Future Course of an Enterprise
Owner
Business Circumstances and Needs
30. 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
Enterprise Governance Body
Solution Assessment and Validation Activities
SRP: Structure Requirements Packages
31. (1) Invest in most Valuable Projects; (2) Planning - Executing - Controlling project Activities to Attain The Business Value As Early As Possible.
New Project Proposal
Initiatives realized by Organizations
Provide Management with Info
Collaborate with SME
32. 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
New Project Proposal
Actual vs. Expected Benefits
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
Enterprise Analysis Activites
33. In the EA Activity - _______________ - what are the Deliverables? (1) Executive Prsentation; (2) Decision Package
Business Requirements descriptions
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
New Project Proposal
Owner
34. In the EA Activity - Feasibility Studies - what are the Deliverables?
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process
Enterprise Analysis
Business Sponsor
Feasibility Study Report
35. 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
Strategic Goal Development
SRP: Structure Requirements Packages
Fixed deadline. no flexibility
36. The Strategic Planning Focus: _______________ AND Provide Foundation to Select/Prioritize Programs/Projects.
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37. 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
Support PM in Initiating/ Planning New Project
Project Plan
Managing Projects for Value
UTRP: Understand Team Roles for the Project
38. 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 Architecture
Actual vs. Expected Benefits
Enterprise Analysis
Inputs
39. The Strategic Planning Process provides ______________ in which Enterprise Analysis is Conducted.
Sponsor
Organization's Reason for Being
Determine Most Viable Option
Context
40. 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.
Relevant stakeholders
Propose New Programs
Determine Most Viable Option
Small - Low-Risk project
41. The Enterprise Architecture consists of five architectures: 1) Business Architecture; 2) Information Architecture; 3) ____________ Architecture; 4) Technology Architecture; 5) Security Architecture
Enterprise Analysis Activites
Organization's Reason for Being
Context
Application
42. 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.
Strategic Plan
Executive Team
Owner
Sr. BAs
43. In the EA Strategic Planning - the BA needs to (1) ___________________; (2) Fully Understand Current Enterprise Strategies.
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
Low-to-Moderate Risk project
Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities
44. The attributes of a low-to-moderate risk project type: 1) ______________; 2) Schedule undergos variations - but deadlines are firm; 3) Complexity small: difficult to understand or solution is difficult to achieve/unclear; 4) Some direct business impa
Strategic Goal Development
6 - 12 months
Requirements Communications Tasks
Executive Team
45. In the EA Activity - Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities - Sr. BAs (1) ________________; (2) Present Proposal for New Projects.
Organization's Future
Strategic Goal Development
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
Executive Team
46. Things defined in the Strategic Planning Role: _______________ in Terms of (1) Vision - (2) Mission - (3) Strategic Goals.
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47. In the EA Activity - Strategic Plan Development - what are the Deliverables?
Strategic Plan Document
Internal interest only
Initiatives realized by Organizations
Long term goals/objectives
48. For Management to _____________ they need: 1) Accurate - (2) Consistent - (3) Useful Information about new ventures and currently funded ventures.
Organization's Reason for Being
Invest in Most Valuable Projects
SRP: Structure Requirements Packages
Determine Most Viable Option
49. In the EA Activity - Business Architecture Development - what are the Deliverables?
Business Architecture
Updated Business Case at Key Control Gates
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
Increase the Value Projects Bring to the Organization
50. Higher-level statements of Goals - Objectives - Needs of Enterprise.
Enterprise Analysis
Business Requirements
SRP: Structure Requirements Packages
DA: Document Analysis