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BABOK Enterprise Analysis
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1. Information Compiled as a Result of Enterprise Analysis Facilitates: _____________ that Manifest themselves in Programs and Supporting Projects.
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
6 - 12 months
Investment Decisions
Enterprise Analysis Activites
2. In the EA Activity Business Case Development - what are the Deliverables?
Business Case Document
Business Analyst
Decision-Support Information
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
3. Business Architecture provides ____________ that guides selection and management of programs/projects.
Organization's Future
Business Analyst
Enterprise Analysis Activities
Unified structure and context
4. The Enterprise Architecture consists of five architectures: 1) Business Architecture; 2) Information Architecture; 3) ____________ Architecture; 4) Technology Architecture; 5) Security Architecture
Application
Enterprise Analysis
6 - 12 months
Determine Most Viable Option
5. Living - Breathing Document that Changes as Business Needs Evolve.
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
Strategic Plan
Invest in Most Valuable Projects
Propose New Programs
6. In the EA Activity - _________________ - who is the owner? Business Analyst
Managing Projects for Value
Support PM in Initiating/ Planning New Project
Requirements Communications Tasks
Business Sponsor
7. 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
Business Requirements descriptions
Project Plan
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
8. 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
6 - 12 months
Maintenance of Current and Future State Business Architecture
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
Relevant stakeholders
9. Things defined in the Strategic Planning Role: _______________ in Terms of (1) Vision - (2) Mission - (3) Strategic Goals.
10. Outputs from Enterprise Analysis will become ________ to: a) Requirements Planning and Management; b) Requirements Elicitation/Gathering; c) Requirements Communication.
Business Requirements descriptions
Business Circumstances and Needs
Inputs
Business Architecture
11. 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
Propose New Programs
Unified structure and context
Business Architecture
12. Investigative - Feasibility - or Business Architecture Endeavor; Managed as Stand-Alone Project.
Propose New Programs
Invest in Most Valuable Projects
Enterprise Analysis Activities
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
13. In the Activity - Strategic Goal Development - Sr. BA's _______________
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
Project Plan
Determine Most Viable Option
14. 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
Significant - High-Risk project
Determine Most Viable Option
SRP: Structure Requirements Packages
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
15. 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
Provide Executive Presentation
SRP: Structure Requirements Packages
Strategic Goal Development
Enterprise Analysis Activities
16. 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
Increase the Value Projects Bring to the Organization
Project Manager
Small - Low-Risk project
17. In the EA Activity - _______________ - what are the Deliverables? (1) Executive Prsentation; (2) Decision Package
New Project Proposal
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
Application
Business Requirements
18. In the EA Activity - Strategic Plan Development - what are the Deliverables?
Strategic Plan Document
Maintenance of Current and Future State Business Architecture
Strategic Goal Development
Unified structure and context
19. Higher-level statements of Goals - Objectives - Needs of Enterprise.
Project Manager
Low-to-Moderate Risk project
Business Analyst
Business Requirements
20. In the EA Activity - Strategic Goal Development - what are the Deliverables?
Strategic Plan
Executive Team
Sponsor
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
21. 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
Invest in Most Valuable Projects
Fixed deadline. no flexibility
Enterprise Analysis Activities
Strategic Plan Document
22. In the EA Activity - Business Architecture Development - who is the Owner?
Business Requirements
Relevant stakeholders
Business Analyst
Business Case Document
23. In the EA Activity - Tracking Project Benefits - what are the Deliverables?
SRP: Structure Requirements Packages
Strategic Plan Document
Balanced Scorecard Reports
Significant - High-Risk project
24. 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
Propose New Programs
25. In the EA Activity - Strategic Plan Development - who is the owner?
Application
Relevant stakeholders
Executive Team
Support PM in Initiating/ Planning New Project
26. In the EA Activity - Feasibility Studies - who is the owner?
Business Analyst
Strategic Plan Document
Selecting and Prioritizing New Business Opportunities
Application
27. 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
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
Significant - High-Risk project
Decision-Support Information
28. In the EA Activity - Business Architecture Development - the BAs (1) Use Information from Strategic Plan and Goals (2) Lead Development and ________________.
Provide Executive Presentation
Maintenance of Current and Future State Business Architecture
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
Provide Management with Info
29. 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
Managing Projects has 2 initiatives
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
Business Stakeholders
Low-to-Moderate Risk project
30. 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
Determine Most Viable Option
Internal interest only
Application
Business Requirements
31. What does the Business Architecture define?
Small - Low-Risk project
Relevant stakeholders
Updated Business Case at Key Control Gates
Significant - High-Risk project
32. Business Architecture considered to be: __________ used to understand the current state and plans for the future state of the enterprise.
Enterprise Analysis Activites
Business Architecture
Collaborate with SME
Strategic asset
33. Set of documentation that defines an organization's current and future capabilities;
Business Analyst
Project Manager
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
Business Architecture
34. 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
Significant - High-Risk project
Relevant stakeholders
Business Requirements descriptions
35. 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.
Provide Management with Info
Plan and Facilitate Portfolio Management Meetings
Sr. BAs
Business Requirements descriptions
36. _________________________- 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 Requirements
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
Business Circumstances and Needs
Initiatives realized by Organizations
37. In the EA Activity - Managing Projects for Value - what are the Deliverables?
Strategic Goal Development
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process
Updated Business Case at Key Control Gates
Context
38. 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.
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
Support PM in Initiating/ Planning New Project
Enterprise Analysis Activites
Provide Executive Presentation
39. In the EA Activity Business Case Development - who is the ______? Business Analyst
6 - 12 months
Owner
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
Enterprise Analysis in large organizations
40. The Business Architecture describes: 1) Business Strategy; 2) ___________________; 3) High level business environment through process or functional view; 4) Technological environment; 5) External environment.
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
Internal interest only
Fixed deadline. no flexibility
Long term goals/objectives
41. Business Requirements for future project investments which are also Documented.
Context
Significant - High-Risk project
Business Sponsor
Identified during Enterprise Analysis Activities
42. 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
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
Project Manager
CMBA: Creating and Maintaining The Business Architecture
43. The Requirements Elicitation Task
ER: Elicit Requirements
Strategic Goals - Themes - and Measures
Strategic Goal Development
Business Architecture
44. For Management to _____________ they need: 1) Accurate - (2) Consistent - (3) Useful Information about new ventures and currently funded ventures.
Managing Projects for Value
Significant - High-Risk project
Enterprise Analysis Activities
Invest in Most Valuable Projects
45. In the EA Strategic Planning - the BA needs to (1) ___________________; (2) Fully Understand Current Enterprise Strategies.
Fixed deadline. no flexibility
Facilitate Strategic Goal Setting Sessions
Fully Understand Strategic Planning Process
New Project Proposal
46. 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
Updated Business Case at Key Control Gates
Balanced Scorecard Reports
Solution Assessment and Validation Activities
Future Course of an Enterprise
47. 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
Sponsor
Context
Strategic Goal Development
48. In the EA Activity - Feasibility Studies - what are the Deliverables?
Balanced Scorecard Reports
Feasibility Study Report
Strategic Plan
Project Manager
49. The Strategic Planning Process provides ______________ in which Enterprise Analysis is Conducted.
Requirements Communications Tasks
Inputs
Context
Enterprise Analysis Activities
50. 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
Decision-Support Information
DA: Document Analysis
Business Sponsor