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CBAP Business Analysis And Planning

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1. Measures progress towards a strategic goal or objective.






2. To identify interfaces between solutions and/or solution components and define requirements that describe how they will interact.






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






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






5. What is the output of the task - Define Transition Requirements?






6. What are the techniques used in the task Define Business Need?






7. 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






8. Describes the effect a new solution will have on an organization and whether the organization is prepared for the organizational change the solution implementation will cause.






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






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






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






12. What is the output of the task - Assess Organizational Readiness?






13. Limited to "as-is" perspective. - Existing documentation may not be up-to-date or valid. - Can be a time-consuming and even tedious process to locate the relevant information






14. The systematic and objective assessment of a solution to determine its status and efficacy in meeting objectives over time - and to identify ways to improve the solution to better meet objectives.






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






16. What are the inputs to the task - Determine Solution Approach?






17. What are the inputs for the task Plan Business Analysis Activities?






18. What are the inputs to the task - Assess Capability Gaps?






19. A structured way to capture requirements. May be used to scope - discover - define - prioritize and reach closure on requirements for the target system. Considered one of the most effective ways to deliver high quality requirements quickly.






20. Two effective trade-off methods.






21. This prototype seeks to quickly uncover and clarify interface requirements using simple tools - sometimes just paper and pencil. The focus is on functionality that is not easily elicited by other techniques - has conflicting viewpoints - or is diffic






22. 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






23. Uses history as a basis for estimating. It is similar to analogous estimation - but is used not only for the top-down estimate - but for the detailed tasks as well.






24. 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.






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






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






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






28. The goal of this task is to meet with stakeholder(s) to gather information regarding their needs.






29. Understanding of how a change to a component affects the system as a whole - identification of reinforcing and compensating feedback loops - understanding of how systems adapt to external pressures and changes - A system as a whole will have properti






30. What are the inputs for the task Confirm Elicitation Results?






31. What are the tasks in Business Analysis Planning & Monitoring?






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






33. Defines what must be delivered in order to meet the business need - and the effect of the proposed change initiation on the business and technology operations and infrastructure.






34. To identify and manage areas of uncertainty that can impact an initiative - solution - or organization.






35. Two techniques used in Root Cause Analysis?






36. What is the output of the task - Manage Requirements Traceability?






37. What are the Composite Data Elements?






38. What is the output of the task - Assess Capability Gaps?






39. A means of eliciting requirements by conducting an assessment of the stakeholder's work environment. This technique is appropriate when documenting details about current processes or if the project is intended to enhance or change a current process.






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






41. Communication of requirements does what for stakeholders?






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






43. 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






44. Checklist of characteristics to consider when considering non-functional requirements.






45. What are the elements of the task - Define Solution Scope?






46. Divides requirements into 4 categories - Must - Should - Could - Won't






47. What is the output of the Plan Business Analysis Approach?






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






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






50. What is a STAKEHOLDER requirement - according to the BABOK 2.0?