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BABOK Task Descriptions
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Answer 32 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. 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.
Assess Proposed Solution (SAV)
Validate Solution (SAV)
Define Solution Scope (EA)
Plan BA Communication (BAPM)
2. This is essential for bringing stakeholders to a common understanding of requirements.
Organize Reqs (RA)
Define Solution Scope (EA)
Communicate Reqs (RMC)
Plan Req Mgmt Process (BAPM)
3. 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 Approach (BAPM)
Prepare Req Package (RMC)
Assess Proposed Solution (SAV)
Validate Reqs (RA)
4. 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.
Validate Solution (SAV)
Validate Reqs (RA)
Manage BA Performance (BAPM)
Plan BA Approach (BAPM)
5. Define the process that will be used to approve requirements for implementation and manage changes to the solution or requirements scope.
Plan Req Mgmt Process (BAPM)
Verify Reqs (RA)
Prepare for Elicitation (E)
Specify & Model Reqs (RA)
6. Validate that the stated requirements expressed by the stakeholder match the stakeholder's understanding of the problem and the stakeholder's needs.
Plan BA Communication (BAPM)
Evaluate Solution Performance (SAV)
Confirm Elicitation Results (E)
Manage Req Traceability (RMC)
7. Meet with stakeholder(s) to elicit information regarding their needs.
Conduct Elicitation (E)
Communicate Reqs (RMC)
Define Transition Reqs (SAV)
Plan Req Mgmt Process (BAPM)
8. Create and maintain relationships between business objectives - requirements - other team deliverables - and solution components to support business analysis or other activities.
Define Transition Reqs (SAV)
Manage Req Traceability (RMC)
Validate Reqs (RA)
Manage BA Performance (BAPM)
9. To manage knowledge of requirements following their implementation.
Define Assumption & Constraints (RA)
Manage Reqs for Re-Use (RMC)
Plan BA Communication (BAPM)
Assess Org Readiness (SAV)
10. 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.
Assess Proposed Solution (SAV)
Manage Solution Scope & Reqs (RMC)
Document Eliciation results (E)
Determine Solution Approach (EA)
11. This to done to solutions in order to determine how closely they meet stakeholder and solution requirements.
Define Transition Reqs (SAV)
Manage Solution Scope & Reqs (RMC)
Assess Proposed Solution (SAV)
Manage Reqs for Re-Use (RMC)
12. 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
Conduct Stakeholder Analysis (BAPM)
Plan BA Communication (BAPM)
Manage Solution Scope & Reqs (RMC)
Prioritize Reqs (RA)
13. Obtain and maintain consensus among key stakeholders regarding the overall solution scope and the requirements that will be implemented.
Confirm Elicitation Results (E)
Manage Solution Scope & Reqs (RMC)
Assess Proposed Solution (SAV)
Allocate Reqs (SAV)
14. This ensures that a solution meets the business need and determine the most appropriate response to identified defects.
Validate Solution (SAV)
Plan BA Communication (BAPM)
Document Eliciation results (E)
Manage Reqs for Re-Use (RMC)
15. To determine if an organization can justify the investment required to deliver a proposed solution.
Define Biz Case (EA)
Communicate Reqs (RMC)
Document Eliciation results (E)
Define Assumption & Constraints (RA)
16. Ensure all needed resources are organized and scheduled for conducting the elicitation activities.
Prepare for Elicitation (E)
Manage Req Traceability (RMC)
Manage BA Performance (BAPM)
Determine Solution Approach (EA)
17. Evaluate functioning solutions to understand the value they deliver and identify opportunities for improvement.
Define Biz Case (EA)
Manage BA Performance (BAPM)
Validate Solution (SAV)
Evaluate Solution Performance (SAV)
18. To define requirements for capabilities needed to transition from an existing solution to a new solution.
Plan BA Communication (BAPM)
Define Transition Reqs (SAV)
Validate Solution (SAV)
Conduct Elicitation (E)
19. Record the information provided by stakeholders for use in analysis.
Document Eliciation results (E)
Define Biz Case (EA)
Determine Solution Approach (EA)
Define Transition Reqs (SAV)
20. Identify factors other than requirements that may affect which solutions are viable.
Define Assumption & Constraints (RA)
Define Biz Case (EA)
Define Biz Need (EA)
Document Eliciation results (E)
21. 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.
Plan BA Activites (BAPM)
Prepare Req Package (RMC)
Verify Reqs (RA)
Prioritize Reqs (RA)
22. Ranking of requirements ensures that analysis and implementation efforts focus on the most critical requirements. Non-negiotiable Demands - Unrealistic tradeoffs
Validate Reqs (RA)
Allocate Reqs (SAV)
Prioritize Reqs (RA)
Assess Proposed Solution (SAV)
23. To analyze expressed stakeholder desires &/or the current state of the organization using a combination of textual statements - matrices - diagrams & formal models
Communicate Reqs (RMC)
Plan Req Mgmt Process (BAPM)
Specify & Model Reqs (RA)
Prepare Req Package (RMC)
24. Assess whether the organization is ready to make effective use of a new solution.
Validate Reqs (RA)
Assess Org Readiness (SAV)
Plan Req Mgmt Process (BAPM)
Define Transition Reqs (SAV)
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 Approach (BAPM)
Assess Org Readiness (SAV)
Specify & Model Reqs (RA)
Allocate Reqs (SAV)
26. To manage the performance of business analysis activities to ensure that they are executed as effectively as possible.
Assess Org Readiness (SAV)
Prepare for Elicitation (E)
Prioritize Reqs (RA)
Manage BA Performance (BAPM)
27. 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.
Prepare Req Package (RMC)
Plan BA Activites (BAPM)
Define Solution Scope (EA)
Validate Solution (SAV)
28. Identify and define why a change to organizational systems or capabilities is required.
Assess Proposed Solution (SAV)
Prepare Req Package (RMC)
Manage Req Traceability (RMC)
Define Biz Need (EA)
29. To define which new capabilities a project or iteration will deliver.
Define Biz Case (EA)
Determine Solution Approach (EA)
Define Solution Scope (EA)
Evaluate Solution Performance (SAV)
30. Understand which models are appropriate for the business domain & solution scope. Identify model interrelationships & dependencies
Define Transition Reqs (SAV)
Assess Proposed Solution (SAV)
Organize Reqs (RA)
Conduct Elicitation (E)
31. To identify new capabilities required by the enterprise to meet the business need.
Assess Capability Gaps (EA)
Organize Reqs (RA)
Communicate Reqs (RMC)
Confirm Elicitation Results (E)
32. This ensures that requirements specifications & models meet the necessary standard of quality to allow them to be used effectively to guide further work.
Communicate Reqs (RMC)
Define Assumption & Constraints (RA)
Prepare Req Package (RMC)
Verify Reqs (RA)