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