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BABOK Task Descriptions
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Answer 32 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. To manage the performance of business analysis activities to ensure that they are executed as effectively as possible.
Manage BA Performance (BAPM)
Define Transition Reqs (SAV)
Prepare Req Package (RMC)
Plan BA Approach (BAPM)
2. The purpose of this is to ensure that all reqs support the delivery of value to the biz - fulfill its goals & objectives - & meet a stakeholder need.
Plan BA Activites (BAPM)
Validate Reqs (RA)
Assess Proposed Solution (SAV)
Define Transition Reqs (SAV)
3. Ranking of requirements ensures that analysis and implementation efforts focus on the most critical requirements. Non-negiotiable Demands - Unrealistic tradeoffs
Prioritize Reqs (RA)
Manage BA Performance (BAPM)
Manage Reqs for Re-Use (RMC)
Specify & Model Reqs (RA)
4. Ensure all needed resources are organized and scheduled for conducting the elicitation activities.
Plan BA Communication (BAPM)
Determine Solution Approach (EA)
Prepare for Elicitation (E)
Prioritize Reqs (RA)
5. Determine the activities that must be performed & the deliverables that must be produced - estimate the effort required to perform that work - & id the mgmt tools required to measure the progress of those activities &deliverables.
Manage Req Traceability (RMC)
Specify & Model Reqs (RA)
Plan BA Activites (BAPM)
Define Biz Case (EA)
6. To define requirements for capabilities needed to transition from an existing solution to a new solution.
Define Assumption & Constraints (RA)
Assess Org Readiness (SAV)
Define Transition Reqs (SAV)
Verify Reqs (RA)
7. Validate that the stated requirements expressed by the stakeholder match the stakeholder's understanding of the problem and the stakeholder's needs.
Confirm Elicitation Results (E)
Plan BA Approach (BAPM)
Determine Solution Approach (EA)
Plan BA Activites (BAPM)
8. Evaluate functioning solutions to understand the value they deliver and identify opportunities for improvement.
Evaluate Solution Performance (SAV)
Define Biz Case (EA)
Confirm Elicitation Results (E)
Manage Solution Scope & Reqs (RMC)
9. Understand which models are appropriate for the business domain & solution scope. Identify model interrelationships & dependencies
Conduct Elicitation (E)
Organize Reqs (RA)
Prioritize Reqs (RA)
Assess Capability Gaps (EA)
10. Meet with stakeholder(s) to elicit information regarding their needs.
Verify Reqs (RA)
Conduct Elicitation (E)
Allocate Reqs (SAV)
Specify & Model Reqs (RA)
11. To identify new capabilities required by the enterprise to meet the business need.
Assess Capability Gaps (EA)
Allocate Reqs (SAV)
Define Biz Case (EA)
Plan Req Mgmt Process (BAPM)
12. Identify factors other than requirements that may affect which solutions are viable.
Assess Capability Gaps (EA)
Define Biz Case (EA)
Plan Req Mgmt Process (BAPM)
Define Assumption & Constraints (RA)
13. Describes the proposed structure & schedule for communications regarding BA activities. Record & organize the activities to provide a basis for setting expectations for BA work - meetings - walkthroughs - & other communications.
Document Eliciation results (E)
Manage Req Traceability (RMC)
Plan BA Communication (BAPM)
Define Solution Scope (EA)
14. Obtain and maintain consensus among key stakeholders regarding the overall solution scope and the requirements that will be implemented.
Specify & Model Reqs (RA)
Manage Solution Scope & Reqs (RMC)
Assess Proposed Solution (SAV)
Communicate Reqs (RMC)
15. Create and maintain relationships between business objectives - requirements - other team deliverables - and solution components to support business analysis or other activities.
Assess Capability Gaps (EA)
Define Solution Scope (EA)
Organize Reqs (RA)
Manage Req Traceability (RMC)
16. Define the process that will be used to approve requirements for implementation and manage changes to the solution or requirements scope.
Communicate Reqs (RMC)
Manage Reqs for Re-Use (RMC)
Evaluate Solution Performance (SAV)
Plan Req Mgmt Process (BAPM)
17. To select and structure a set of requirements in an appropriate fashion to ensure that the requirements are effectively communicated to - understood by - and usable by a stakeholder group or groups.
Prioritize Reqs (RA)
Assess Capability Gaps (EA)
Prepare Req Package (RMC)
Define Biz Case (EA)
18. To determine the most viable solution approach to meet the business need in enough detail to allow for definition of solution scope and prepare the business case.
Manage Solution Scope & Reqs (RMC)
Prepare Req Package (RMC)
Determine Solution Approach (EA)
Define Transition Reqs (SAV)
19. To analyze expressed stakeholder desires &/or the current state of the organization using a combination of textual statements - matrices - diagrams & formal models
Plan BA Approach (BAPM)
Prepare for Elicitation (E)
Specify & Model Reqs (RA)
Plan BA Communication (BAPM)
20. This is essential for bringing stakeholders to a common understanding of requirements.
Communicate Reqs (RMC)
Define Assumption & Constraints (RA)
Organize Reqs (RA)
Validate Solution (SAV)
21. Identify and define why a change to organizational systems or capabilities is required.
Define Biz Need (EA)
Define Solution Scope (EA)
Prioritize Reqs (RA)
Verify Reqs (RA)
22. Covers the id of stakeholders who may be affected by a proposed initiative or who share a common business need - id appropriate stakeholders for the project or project phase - & determining stakeholder influence &/or authority regarding the approval
Define Solution Scope (EA)
Confirm Elicitation Results (E)
Conduct Stakeholder Analysis (BAPM)
Validate Solution (SAV)
23. Record the information provided by stakeholders for use in analysis.
Plan BA Approach (BAPM)
Allocate Reqs (SAV)
Document Eliciation results (E)
Plan BA Activites (BAPM)
24. To determine if an organization can justify the investment required to deliver a proposed solution.
Define Biz Case (EA)
Verify Reqs (RA)
Validate Solution (SAV)
Prepare Req Package (RMC)
25. Allocate stakeholder and solution requirements among solution components and releases in order to maximize the possible business value given the options and alternatives generated by the design team.
Plan BA Communication (BAPM)
Prepare Req Package (RMC)
Validate Reqs (RA)
Allocate Reqs (SAV)
26. This ensures that requirements specifications & models meet the necessary standard of quality to allow them to be used effectively to guide further work.
Assess Proposed Solution (SAV)
Verify Reqs (RA)
Plan BA Activites (BAPM)
Prioritize Reqs (RA)
27. Describes how to select an approach to performing BA - which stakeholders need to be involved in the decision - who will be consulted regarding & informed of the approach - & the rationale for using it.
Conduct Stakeholder Analysis (BAPM)
Plan BA Approach (BAPM)
Conduct Elicitation (E)
Assess Org Readiness (SAV)
28. To define which new capabilities a project or iteration will deliver.
Manage Reqs for Re-Use (RMC)
Define Solution Scope (EA)
Document Eliciation results (E)
Determine Solution Approach (EA)
29. Assess whether the organization is ready to make effective use of a new solution.
Assess Org Readiness (SAV)
Confirm Elicitation Results (E)
Prioritize Reqs (RA)
Verify Reqs (RA)
30. This ensures that a solution meets the business need and determine the most appropriate response to identified defects.
Validate Solution (SAV)
Plan BA Approach (BAPM)
Verify Reqs (RA)
Define Biz Need (EA)
31. To manage knowledge of requirements following their implementation.
Conduct Elicitation (E)
Validate Reqs (RA)
Manage Reqs for Re-Use (RMC)
Manage BA Performance (BAPM)
32. This to done to solutions in order to determine how closely they meet stakeholder and solution requirements.
Define Assumption & Constraints (RA)
Plan BA Communication (BAPM)
Assess Capability Gaps (EA)
Assess Proposed Solution (SAV)