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CBAP Business Analysis And Planning

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1. Investigating how a solution is actually used after it is deployed and assessing the effect it has had - both positive and negative.






2. What are the inputs to the task - Verify Requirements?






3. What techniques are used in the task - Define Solution Scope?






4. When a conflict arises between stakeholders on one or more documented requirements - the first thing that needs to take place is what?






5. A package should contain a consistent - cohesive and coherent set of requirements. This describes the ____________.






6. What is the output of the task - Determine Solution Approach?






7. This knowledge area involves analyzing stakeholder needs to define solutions that meet those needs - assessing the current state of the business to identify and recommend improvements and the verification and validation of the resulting requirements.






8. This task describes the work required to decide which formats are appropriate for a particular project and its stakeholders. The requirements must be clear - concise - accurate and at the appropriate level of detail to assure clear understanding by t






9. What are the inputs for the task - Prepare Requirements Package?






10. Knowing the dependencies and relationships between requirements helps when determining the sequence in which requirements are to be addressed. Common relations are:






11. According to the BABOK 2.0 - what type of analysis generates STAKEHOLDER requirements?






12. When a requirement is changed - the BA can easily review all the related requirements and software components in order to understand the impact of the change.






13. What are stakeholder requirements?






14. The goal of this task is validate that the stated requirements expressed by the stakeholder match the stakeholder's understanding of the problem and the stakeholder's needs. Analyst's understanding conforms to the actual desire or intentions of the s






15. What techniques are used in the task - Prepare Requirements Package?






16. A continuous process of collecting data to determine how well a solution has been implemented compared to expected results.






17. This task determines if an organization can justify the investment required to deliver a proposed solution.






18. What are the characteristics of Interaction Skills?






19. Define the requirements that must be met in order for a solution to be considered acceptable to key stakeholders.






20. What does RACI stand for?






21. Creates a conceptual model of the work that needs to be completed to deliver the new business solution.






22. What are the inputs to the task - Assess Proposed Solution?






23. The goal of this task is to create a set of views of the requirements for the new business solution that are comprehensive - complete - consistent and understood from all stakeholder perspectives.






24. Defines the key terms and data relevant to a business domain.






25. What is the output of the task Confirm Elicitation Results?






26. Elicitation Results are the inputs for the ____________






27. Corrective or preventative measures uncovered while performing a Business Analysis Performance Assessment will result in changes to what plan?






28. Industry Knowledge - Organization Knowledge - Solution Knowledge What are the elements of Business Knowledge?






29. What are the inputs to the task Conduct Elicitation Activity?






30. Organizational culture - Stakeholder preference - complexity - organizational maturity and availability of resources are all factors used to do what?






31. What is the output of the task - Organize Requirements?






32. What is the output of the task Plan Business Analysis Activities?






33. Documents terms unique to a domain.






34. Elements identified for each activity and task.






35. What are the techniques used in the task - Evaluate Solution Performance?






36. What is the output of the task - Validate Requirements?






37. What is the output of the task Document Elicitation Results?






38. Using this technique the business analyst has collected the deliverables - activities - tasks - and estimates from all the involved stakeholders and rolls them up to get a total for all the activities and tasks.






39. What are the inputs of the task Plan Business Analysis Communication?






40. To define the rules that govern decisions in an organization and that define - constrain or enable organization operations.






41. What is the output of the task - Allocate Resources?






42. What is the output of the task Plan Requirements Management Process?






43. Business rules require a defined glossary of terms and an understanding of the relationships between them - this is known as:






44. What is the output of the task - Specify & Model Requirements?






45. Involved motivating people to act in ways that enable them to work together to achieve shared goals and objectives.






46. What are the techniques used in the task - Assess Organizational Readiness?






47. Two effective trade-off methods.






48. A specific - actionable - testable directive that is under the control of an organization and supports a business policy.






49. What are the inputs to the task - Define Business Case?






50. Name the 2 types of Software categories that assist in BA productivity.