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CBAP Business Analysis And Planning

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1. Three key factors when assessing the quality of indicators and their metrics






2. What does RACI stand for?






3. What are the different types of learning styles?






4. Models a shallow - and possibly wide view of the system's functionality. It typically does not have any business logic running behind the visualization.






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






6. A non-actionable directive that supports a business goal.






7. What is the output of the task - Define Business Need?






8. Provides an organized approach to tracking - management - and resolution of defects - issues - problems - and risks throughout business analysis activities. Management of issues is important so that they can be resolved in a timely manner to ensure s






9. What is the output of the task Prepare for Elicitation?






10. A means to elicit ideas and attitudes about a specific product - service or opportunity in an interactive group environment. The participants share their impressions - preferences and needs - guided by a moderator. - Effective for learning people's a






11. What are the tasks of the Elicitation Knowledge Area?






12. What are the inputs for the task Prepare for Elicitation?






13. Business value can be delivered through requirements that support _______________ - alignment with internal standards or policies of the organization - or increased satisfaction for stakeholders - even if those things do not have a direct measurable






14. What are the inputs to the task - Allocate Resources?






15. Use of a similar project as the basis for developing estimates for the current project. Also known as "top-down" estimating. This is usually done at the beginning of the project or project phase and more detailed estimates follow as more is known.






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






17. The objective of this technique is to determine how companies achieve their superior performance levels and use that information to design projects to improve operations of the enterprise.






18. What factors guide technique selection?






19. A diagram indicating how involved the stakeholder is with the solution.






20. What are the techniques used in the task - Prioritize Requirements?






21. What knowledge area discusses the business analysis activities necessary to identify a business need - problem or opportunity - define the capture of the solution and justify the investment necessary to deliver the solution.






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






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






24. Maps the level of stakeholder influence and interest in a project.






25. What are the inputs to the task Manage Requirements Traceability?






26. This knowledge area describes how the BA assesses proposed solutions and determines which solution best fits the business need - identifies gaps and shortcomings to solutions and determines necessary workarounds or changes to the solution.






27. What are the tasks in the knowledge area - Enterprise Analysis?






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






29. To assess the ability of a potential vendor to meet commitments regarding a product or service






30. What is the output of the task Manage Solution Scope & Requirements?






31. Two effective trade-off methods.






32. What are the techniques for the task - Verify Requirements?






33. What are the strategies for a positive risk?






34. This describes how the chosen solution will deliver the solution scope - may break delivery down into releases or provide a roadmap that indicates the timeframe in which a capability is expected.






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






36. Name some commonly used financial valuation techniques.






37. Prioritizes requirements based on the amount of work that the project team is capable of delivering in a set period of time. Approaches include: All-in - All Out - Selective






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






39. When performing root cause analysis as part of the Validate Solution task - what stakeholder may be involved?






40. What are the elements of Communication Skills?






41. What is the output of the task - Assess Proposed Solution?






42. A means to elicit requirements by studying available documentation on existing and comparable solutions and identifying relevant information. - Not starting from a blank page.- Leveraging existing materials to discover and/or confirm requirements. -






43. Stakeholders involved the BA in decision making - acceptance of the BA's recommendations - willingness to discuss difficult or controversial topics with the BA - stakeholders willing to support or defend the BA when problems occur.






44. The skill of moderating discussions among a group or enable all participants to effectively articulate their views on a topic under discussion and to further ensure that participants in the discussion are able to recognize and appreciate the differin






45. What are the techniques used in the task - Validate Solution?






46. Used to describe the roles - responsibilities and reporting structures that exist within an organization and to align those structures with the organization's goals.






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






48. Long-term - ongoing and qualitative statements of a state or condition that the organization is seeking to establish and maintain.






49. Approach to decision making that examines and models the possible consequences of different decisions. Make an optimal decision under conditions of uncertainty.






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