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BABOK Task Descriptions
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Instructions:
Answer 32 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. This ensures that requirements specifications & models meet the necessary standard of quality to allow them to be used effectively to guide further work.
Prepare for Elicitation (E)
Verify Reqs (RA)
Specify & Model Reqs (RA)
Assess Capability Gaps (EA)
2. 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)
Assess Proposed Solution (SAV)
Manage Req Traceability (RMC)
Allocate Reqs (SAV)
3. This ensures that a solution meets the business need and determine the most appropriate response to identified defects.
Manage Req Traceability (RMC)
Validate Solution (SAV)
Verify Reqs (RA)
Assess Org Readiness (SAV)
4. Identify and define why a change to organizational systems or capabilities is required.
Organize Reqs (RA)
Define Biz Need (EA)
Prepare Req Package (RMC)
Evaluate Solution Performance (SAV)
5. Validate that the stated requirements expressed by the stakeholder match the stakeholder's understanding of the problem and the stakeholder's needs.
Communicate Reqs (RMC)
Confirm Elicitation Results (E)
Plan BA Communication (BAPM)
Define Biz Case (EA)
6. 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.
Define Solution Scope (EA)
Prioritize Reqs (RA)
Plan BA Activites (BAPM)
Evaluate Solution Performance (SAV)
7. Meet with stakeholder(s) to elicit information regarding their needs.
Plan Req Mgmt Process (BAPM)
Allocate Reqs (SAV)
Define Transition Reqs (SAV)
Conduct Elicitation (E)
8. 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.
Plan BA Approach (BAPM)
Plan BA Communication (BAPM)
Define Transition Reqs (SAV)
Manage Reqs for Re-Use (RMC)
9. Assess whether the organization is ready to make effective use of a new solution.
Manage Reqs for Re-Use (RMC)
Manage Solution Scope & Reqs (RMC)
Assess Capability Gaps (EA)
Assess Org Readiness (SAV)
10. Understand which models are appropriate for the business domain & solution scope. Identify model interrelationships & dependencies
Conduct Elicitation (E)
Plan BA Approach (BAPM)
Organize Reqs (RA)
Manage Req Traceability (RMC)
11. Ensure all needed resources are organized and scheduled for conducting the elicitation activities.
Organize Reqs (RA)
Allocate Reqs (SAV)
Define Assumption & Constraints (RA)
Prepare for Elicitation (E)
12. Record the information provided by stakeholders for use in analysis.
Verify Reqs (RA)
Document Eliciation results (E)
Conduct Elicitation (E)
Plan Req Mgmt Process (BAPM)
13. Identify factors other than requirements that may affect which solutions are viable.
Confirm Elicitation Results (E)
Plan BA Communication (BAPM)
Validate Solution (SAV)
Define Assumption & Constraints (RA)
14. To identify new capabilities required by the enterprise to meet the business need.
Plan BA Communication (BAPM)
Prepare Req Package (RMC)
Define Biz Case (EA)
Assess Capability Gaps (EA)
15. Ranking of requirements ensures that analysis and implementation efforts focus on the most critical requirements. Non-negiotiable Demands - Unrealistic tradeoffs
Conduct Elicitation (E)
Prioritize Reqs (RA)
Allocate Reqs (SAV)
Communicate Reqs (RMC)
16. 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.
Validate Solution (SAV)
Verify Reqs (RA)
Allocate Reqs (SAV)
Communicate Reqs (RMC)
17. This is essential for bringing stakeholders to a common understanding of requirements.
Prepare for Elicitation (E)
Assess Capability Gaps (EA)
Communicate Reqs (RMC)
Define Transition Reqs (SAV)
18. 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.
Communicate Reqs (RMC)
Evaluate Solution Performance (SAV)
Conduct Elicitation (E)
Plan BA Communication (BAPM)
19. To define which new capabilities a project or iteration will deliver.
Plan Req Mgmt Process (BAPM)
Define Biz Need (EA)
Evaluate Solution Performance (SAV)
Define Solution Scope (EA)
20. To determine if an organization can justify the investment required to deliver a proposed solution.
Plan BA Communication (BAPM)
Define Solution Scope (EA)
Define Transition Reqs (SAV)
Define Biz Case (EA)
21. Obtain and maintain consensus among key stakeholders regarding the overall solution scope and the requirements that will be implemented.
Verify Reqs (RA)
Document Eliciation results (E)
Prepare for Elicitation (E)
Manage Solution Scope & Reqs (RMC)
22. This to done to solutions in order to determine how closely they meet stakeholder and solution requirements.
Conduct Stakeholder Analysis (BAPM)
Plan BA Communication (BAPM)
Plan BA Activites (BAPM)
Assess Proposed Solution (SAV)
23. To define requirements for capabilities needed to transition from an existing solution to a new solution.
Confirm Elicitation Results (E)
Plan BA Activites (BAPM)
Define Transition Reqs (SAV)
Prepare Req Package (RMC)
24. To analyze expressed stakeholder desires &/or the current state of the organization using a combination of textual statements - matrices - diagrams & formal models
Specify & Model Reqs (RA)
Assess Proposed Solution (SAV)
Plan BA Activites (BAPM)
Define Biz Need (EA)
25. 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)
Prioritize Reqs (RA)
Manage Req Traceability (RMC)
Plan BA Activites (BAPM)
26. Evaluate functioning solutions to understand the value they deliver and identify opportunities for improvement.
Validate Reqs (RA)
Allocate Reqs (SAV)
Evaluate Solution Performance (SAV)
Plan Req Mgmt Process (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.
Define Assumption & Constraints (RA)
Assess Proposed Solution (SAV)
Prepare Req Package (RMC)
Prepare for Elicitation (E)
28. 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.
Define Biz Case (EA)
Determine Solution Approach (EA)
Assess Capability Gaps (EA)
Specify & Model Reqs (RA)
29. To manage knowledge of requirements following their implementation.
Manage Reqs for Re-Use (RMC)
Manage Solution Scope & Reqs (RMC)
Define Biz Case (EA)
Define Assumption & Constraints (RA)
30. 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
Manage BA Performance (BAPM)
Conduct Stakeholder Analysis (BAPM)
Manage Solution Scope & Reqs (RMC)
Plan BA Approach (BAPM)
31. To manage the performance of business analysis activities to ensure that they are executed as effectively as possible.
Manage Solution Scope & Reqs (RMC)
Manage BA Performance (BAPM)
Conduct Stakeholder Analysis (BAPM)
Assess Proposed Solution (SAV)
32. 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.
Conduct Stakeholder Analysis (BAPM)
Manage Solution Scope & Reqs (RMC)
Assess Capability Gaps (EA)
Validate Reqs (RA)