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CBAP Business Analysis And Planning
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1. The goal of tracing is to ensure that requirements are linked back to a business objective. Creation of this relationship helps in what other traceability activities?
Impact Analysis - Requirements Coverage - Requirements Allocation
Primary stakeholders in the Organize Requirements task
Functions - Markets - Matrix
To record the conflict in the Requirements Issues Log.
2. Who is the primary stakeholder in the Define Business Case task?
The Sponsor
Decision Analysis - Risk Analysis - MoSCoW Analysis - Timeboxing/Budgeting - Voting
Prioritize Requirements - Organize Requirements - Specify & Model Requirements - Define Assumptions & Constraints - Verify Requirements - Validate Requirements
Customer
3. Elements of a Requirements Management Plan include?
Fishbone Diagram - Five Whys
Brainstorming - Document Analysis - Focus Groups - Interface Analysis - Interviews - Observation - Prototyping - Requirements Workshop - Survey/Questionnaire
Relationships - Impact Analysis - Configuration Management System
Benefits - Costs - Risk Assessment - Results Measurement
4. What are the techniques used in Plan Business Analysis Approach?
Business Rules Analysis - Data Flow Diagrams - Process Modeling - Organization Modeling - Data Modeling
Document Analysis
Decision Analysis - Process Modeling - Structured Walkthrough
Data Dictionary
5. A continuous process of collecting data to determine how well a solution has been implemented compared to expected results.
Metrics & KPIs
Estimation - Functional Decomposition - Risk Analysis
Monitoring
Parametric Estimation
6. What techniques are used in the task - Prepare Requirements Package?
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria Definition - Problem Tracking - Structured Walkthrough - Checklists
Requirements Documentation - Requirements for Vendor Selection
Operative Rules
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
7. This technique represents the types of peoples - places - things and concepts that are important to the business - attributes associated with them and the significant business relationships among them.
Problem Tracking - Risk Analysis
Data Modeling
Business Analysis Communication Plan - Organizational Process Assets - Requirements - Requirements Structure
Fishbone Diagram - Five Whys
8. The knowledge area that covers how BAs determine which activities are necessary in order to complete a business analysis effort.
Benchmarking - Brainstorming - Business Rules Analysis - Focus Groups - Functional Decomposition - Root Cause Analysis
Business Analysis Planning & Monitoring
Define Transitional Requirements
Solution Scope Definition - Implementation Approach - Dependencies
9. What are the techniques for the task - Verify Requirements?
Advantages of a Data Dictionary & Glossary
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria Definition - Problem Tracking - Structured Walkthrough - Checklists
Requirements (Stated - Confirmed) - Stakeholder Concerns (Confirmed)
SWOT Analysis
10. Name the 2 types of Stakeholder maps.
They describe what a solution must be capable of doing to meet the needs of one or more stakeholder groups
Organizational Process Assets - Requirements
Estimation
Stakeholder Matrix - Onion Diagram
11. 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
Decision Analysis - Focus Groups - Observation - Survey/Questionnaire
Sequences - Repetitions - Optional Elements
Focus Group
Parametric Estimation
12. What are the inputs to the task - Assess Organizational Readiness?
Requirements Workshop
Business Need - Enterprise Architecture - Organizational Process Assets
Enterprise Architecture - Solution Scope - Solution (Designed) - Stakeholder Concerns
Focus Group
13. What is the output of the task - Assess Organizational Readiness?
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Throw-away Prototype
Plan Business Analysis Approach - Conduct Stakeholder Analysis - Plan Business Analysis Activities - Plan Business Analysis Communication - Plan Requirements Management Process - Manage BA Performance
Organizational Readiness Assessment
14. Are used to model the logic of usage scenarios - by showing the information passed between objects in the system through the execution of the scenario. Shows how classes and objects interact during a scenario.
Relationships - Impact Analysis - Configuration Management System
Requirements (Prioritized)
System
Sequence Diagrams
15. What is a STAKEHOLDER requirement - according to the BABOK 2.0?
Risk - assumptions - constraints - etc.
Data - Ongoing Work - Organizational Change
A statement of the needs of a particular stakeholder or class of stakeholders
Industry Knowledge
16. 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.
Enterprise Analysis
Industry Knowledge
Organize Requirements
User Classes - Profiles or Roles; Concepts & Relationships - Events - Processes - Rules
17. What are the techniques used in the task - Assess Capability Gaps?
Data Dictionary & Glossary
Business Analysis Performance Metrics - Business Analysis Plan - Organization Performance Standards - Requirements Management Plan
Document Analysis - SWOT Analysis
The Business Analysis Communication Plan
18. 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.
Solution Assessment & Validation
Elicitation
Implementation Approach
Communicated Requirements
19. 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.
Elimination of Dominated Alternative - Ranking Objects on a Similar Scale
Rolling Wave
Solution Assessment & Validation
Brainstorming
20. This knowledge area describes the tasks that are performed in order to ensure that solutions meet the business need and to facilitate successful implementation.
Requirements - Requirements Management Plan
Evaluation Criteria
Solution Assessment & Validation
Business Analysis Approach - Business Analysis Plan - Organizational Process Assets
21. What are the inputs for the task Prepare for Elicitation?
Advantages of Document Analysis
Business Case; Stakeholder - Solution or Transition Requirements (Verified)
Business Need - Solution Scope & Business Case - Stakeholder List - Roles & Responsibilities
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria - Decision Analysis - Vendor Assessment
22. According to the BABOK 2.0 - what type of analysis generates STAKEHOLDER requirements?
Requirements (Prioritized and Approved) - Solution (Designed) - Solution Scope
Advantages of Document Analysis
Requirements Analysis
Business Principles & Practices
23. Elicitation Results are the inputs for the ____________
Solution Scope
Metrics & KPIs
Specific - Measurable - Achievable - Relevant - Time-bound Objectives must be SMART.
Document Elicitation Results task
24. What are the techniques used in the task - Determine Solution Approach?
Benchmarking - Brainstorming - Decision Analysis - Estimation - SWOT Analysis - Feasibility Analysis
Evaluation Criteria
Validate Requirements
Requirements Structure
25. Forecast the cost and effort involved in pursuing a course of action. Used to develop a better understanding of the possible range of costs and effort associated with any initiative
Relationships - Impact Analysis - Configuration Management System
Business Need - Expert Judgment - Organizational Process Assets
Estimation
Decision Analysis
26. What does RACI stand for?
Responsible - Accountable - Consulted - Informed
Strengths - Weaknesses
Metrics & KPIs
Validate Solution
27. What are the tasks of the Elicitation Knowledge Area?
Organization Modeling
Prepare for Elicitation - Conduct Elicitation Activity - Document Elicitation Results - Confirm Elicitation Results
Enterprise Architecture - Solution Scope - Solution (Designed) - Stakeholder Concerns
Organizational Process Assets - Requirements (Stated) - Solution Scope
28. Understanding of the competitive forces that shape an industry - understand the various customer segments that the industry services and the demographic or other characteristics common to that segment.
MoSCoW Analysis
Business Analysis Plan
Solution Assessment & Validation
Industry Knowledge
29. What are the inputs for the task - Maintain Requirements for Re-use?
Prototyping
Requirements Workshop - Structured Walkthrough
Organizational Process Assets - Requirements
Data Dictionary & Glossary - Brainstorming - Document Analysis - Focus Groups - Interface Analysis - Interviews - Observation - Prototyping - Requirements Workshops - Survey/Questionnaire
30. What is the output of the task Prepare for Elicitation?
Requirements (Stated) - Stakeholder Concerns
Scheduled Resources - Supporting Materials
Problem Tracking - Baselining - Signoff
Business Need - Organizational Process Assets - Requirements Management Plan - Scheduled Resources - Solution Scope & Business Case - Supporting Materials
31. 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
Problem Tracking
Facilitation & Negotiation - Leadership & Influencing - Teamwork
Requirements Package
Requirements Analysis
32. An important tool in defining the scope of work and developing estimates. Decomposes the project scope into smaller and smaller pieces - creating a hierarchy of work.
Confirm Elicitation Results
Reliability - Validity - Timeliness
Decision Analysis - Problem Tacking - Risk Analysis
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
33. Corrective or preventative measures uncovered while performing a Business Analysis Performance Assessment will result in changes to what plan?
Solution Performance Assessment
Interviews - Observation
Business Analysis Plan
The Sponsor
34. What factors guide technique selection?
Formal requirements presentation to stakeholders
Scope Modeling
Parametric Estimation
Business Domain - Corporate Culture & Environment - Skills of the Analyst - Requirement Deliverable
35. What are the inputs to the task - Assess Capability Gaps?
Budgeting
Data Dictionary & Glossary - Brainstorming - Document Analysis - Focus Groups - Interface Analysis - Interviews - Observation - Prototyping - Requirements Workshops - Survey/Questionnaire
Business Need - Enterprise Architecture - Solution Performance Assessment
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria - Business Rules Analysis - Decision Analysis - Functional Decomposition - Process Modeling - Scenarios & Use Cases
36. Revised process and templates for BA deliverables should be analyzed and documented and lessons learned should be recorded.
Horizontal Prototype
Business Analysis Process Assets
Prepare Requirements Package
Requirements (Prioritized)
37. What are the Composite Data Elements?
Sequences - Repetitions - Optional Elements
User Story
Acceptance - Transfer - Avoidance - Mitigation
Structural Rules
38. The minimum set of requirements that must be met in order for a particular solution to be worth implementing.
Requirements (Traced)
Requirements (Verified)
Formal requirements presentation to stakeholders
Acceptance Criteria
39. 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
Advantages of Document Analysis
Requirements (Prioritized and Approved) - Solution (Designed) - Solution Scope
Necessity - Effort - Subset - Cover - Value
User Story
40. What are the techniques used in the task - Assess Organizational Readiness?
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria - Data Flow Diagrams - Process Models - Focus Groups - Interviews - Survey/Questionnaire - Organizational Modeling - Problem Tracking - Risk Analysis - SWOT Analysis - Force Field Analysis
Business Analysis Approach - BA Performance Assessment - Organizational Process Assets - Stakeholder List - Roles & Responsibilities
Decision Analysis - Process Modeling - Structured Walkthrough
Requirements (Any Except Stated)
41. 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.
Requirements (Any Except Stated)
Structured Walkthrough
Solution Performance Assessment
Assess Organization Readiness
42. Organizational culture - Stakeholder preference - complexity - organizational maturity and availability of resources are all factors used to do what?
BABOK
Perform tailoring exercises
Emotional and Cognitive
Requirements Structure
43. What are the likely sources of transition requirements?
Evaluation
Data - Ongoing Work - Organizational Change
Data Dictionary & Glossary
Define Business Need - Access Capability Gaps - Determine Solution Approach - Define Solution Scope - Define Business Case
44. What are the inputs for the task - Define Transitional Requirements?
Prioritize Requirements - Organize Requirements - Specify & Model Requirements - Define Assumptions & Constraints - Verify Requirements - Validate Requirements
Organizational Readiness Assessment - Requirements (Stated) - Solution (Deployed) - Solution (Designed)
That they understand them and the current state the requirements are in
Requirements (Any Except Stated)
45. What is the output of the task Conduct Elicitation Activity?
BABOK
Requirements (Analyzed)
Ethics - Trustworthiness - Personal Organization
Elicitation Results
46. When a conflict arises between stakeholders on one or more documented requirements - the first thing that needs to take place is what?
Unique Number - Activity Description - Assumptions - Dependencies - Milestones
To record the conflict in the Requirements Issues Log.
Implementation Approach
Enterprise Analysis - often the starting point for initiating a new project
47. To identify and manage areas of uncertainty that can impact an initiative - solution - or organization.
Risk Analysis
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Requirements (Prioritized)
Responsible - Accountable - Consulted - Informed
48. What are the inputs to the task - Validate Requirements?
Interviews - Lessons Learned Process - Metrics and KPIs - Problem Tracking - Process Modeling - Root Cause Analysis - Survey/Questionnaire - Variance Analysis
Solution Performance Assessment
Business Case; Stakeholder - Solution or Transition Requirements (Verified)
Acceptance & Evaluation Technique
49. What is the output of the task Plan Business Analysis Activities?
Business Analysis Plan
Advantages of a Data Dictionary & Glossary
Customer
Document Analysis - SWOT Analysis
50. This knowledge area describes the problem definition and analysis - business case development - feasibility studies and the definition of solution scope.
To record the conflict in the Requirements Issues Log.
Enterprise Analysis
Business Analysis Communication Plan
Prepare Requirements Package