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CBAP Business Analysis And Planning
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1. What are some of the commonly used requirement attributes?
Requirements (Traced)
Decision Analysis - Process Modeling - Structured Walkthrough
Absolute Reference - Author - Complexity - Ownership - Priority - Risks - Source - Stability - Status - Urgency
Problem Tracking - Baselining - Signoff
2. What are the techniques used in the task - Prioritize Requirements?
Formal requirements presentation to stakeholders
Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving
Requirements Workshop - Structured Walkthrough
Decision Analysis - Risk Analysis - MoSCoW Analysis - Timeboxing/Budgeting - Voting
3. Means of eliciting information from many people - sometimes anonymously - in a relatively short period of time
Organizational Process Assets - Requirements
Business Need - Organizational Process Assets - Required Capabilities
Scenario
Survey/Questionnaire
4. What are the techniques used in the task - Validate Requirements?
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria Definition - Metrics & KPIs - Prototyping - Risk Analysis - Structured Walkthrough
Description - Raised by - Date Identified - Impact - Priority - Need by Date - Owner - Status - Action Needed to be Resolved - Responsible for Action - Completion Date of Action - Outcome
Rolling Wave
Business Analysis Approach - BA Performance Assessment - Organizational Process Assets - Stakeholder List - Roles & Responsibilities
5. 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.
Business Need - Enterprise Architecture - Solution Performance Assessment
Requirements (Stated - Confirmed) - Stakeholder Concerns (Confirmed)
Leadership
Analogous Estimation
6. Useful for ensuring that all stakeholders are in agreement on the format and content of relevant information. Capturing these definitions in a single model ensures that these terms will be used consistently.
Advantages of a Data Dictionary & Glossary
Strengths - Weaknesses
Requirements Structure
Scenario
7. Describes all the possible outcomes of an attempt to accomplish a particular goal that the solution will support.
Use Case
Assumptions & Constraints - Requirements (Prioritized and Approved) - Solution Options
Acceptance - Transfer - Avoidance - Mitigation
They describe what a solution must be capable of doing to meet the needs of one or more stakeholder groups
8. Business rules require a defined glossary of terms and an understanding of the relationships between them - this is known as:
Term and Fact Model
Evaluation Criteria
To record the conflict in the Requirements Issues Log.
Facilitation
9. 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.
Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving
Stakeholder Matrix - Onion Diagram
MoSCoW Analysis
Bottom-up Estimation
10. Checklist of characteristics to consider when considering non-functional requirements.
Business Analysis Approach - Business Analysis Plan - Organizational Process Assets
Evaluation Criteria
Reliability - Performance Efficiency - Operability - Security - Compatibility - Maintainability - Transferability
Requirements (Stated) - Requirements Structure
11. Understanding of the business architecture of the organization that is being analyzed. Understanding business models (generates profit) - org structure - relationships between business units and the persons who occupy key stakeholder positions.
Requirements (Traced)
Vertical Prototype
Requirements Analysis
Organizational Knowledge
12. How is the Operational Support stakeholder utilized in the Evaluate Solution Performance task?
Enterprise Analysis
This person will be involved in monitoring the performance and effectiveness of a solution or its components.
Business Requirements - Stakeholder Requirements - Solution Requirements - Transition Requirements
Observation
13. What are the techniques used in the task Manage Business Analysis Performance?
Repository - Traceability - Requirement Attributes - Prioritization Process - Change Management - Tailoring the Requirements Management Process
Non-functional Requirements Analysis
Solution Knowledge
Interviews - Lessons Learned Process - Metrics and KPIs - Problem Tracking - Process Modeling - Root Cause Analysis - Survey/Questionnaire - Variance Analysis
14. What is the output of the task - Organize Requirements?
Leadership
Activity List
Business Analysis Planning & Monitoring
Requirements Structure
15. The purpose is to measure the performance of solutions - solution components - and other matters of interest to stakeholders.
Metrics & KPIs
Term and Fact Model
Requirements Management & Communication
MoSCoW Analysis
16. Models a deep - and usually narrow slice of the entire system's functionality.
Data Dictionary & Glossary - Brainstorming - Document Analysis - Focus Groups - Interface Analysis - Interviews - Observation - Prototyping - Requirements Workshops - Survey/Questionnaire
Vertical Prototype
Requirements Structure
Solution (Constructed) - Requirements (Prioritized and Validated)
17. According to the BABOK 2.0 - what type of analysis generates STAKEHOLDER requirements?
Business Analysis Communication Plan
Requirements Analysis
Requirements (Any Except Stated)
Sequence Diagrams
18. 7 knowledge areas of ________ : Business Analysis Planning & Monitoring - Elicitation - Requirements Management & Communication - Enterprise Analysis - Requirements Analysis - Solution Assessment & Validation - Underlying Competencies
BABOK
Name - Aliases - Values/Meanings - Description
Document Analysis - SWOT Analysis
Assessment of Proposed Solution
19. 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
Focus Group
Observation
Name - Value/Meanings - Description
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria - Problem Tracking - Root Cause Analysis
20. This knowledge area describes the problem definition and analysis - business case development - feasibility studies and the definition of solution scope.
Enterprise Analysis
All
Systems Thinking
Assess Proposed Solution - Allocate Requirements - Assess Organizational Readiness - Define Transition Requirements - Validate Solution - Evaluate Solution Performance
21. What are the techniques used in the task - Evaluate Solution Performance?
Automate or Simplify Work - Improve Access to Information - Reduce Complexity of Interfaces - Increase Consistency of Behavior - Eliminate Redundancy
Interviews - Observation
Solution Scope
Decision Analysis - Focus Groups - Observation - Survey/Questionnaire
22. Long-term - ongoing and qualitative statements of a state or condition that the organization is seeking to establish and maintain.
Goals
Data Flow Diagrams
Horizontal Prototype
Validate Requirements
23. A package should contain a consistent - cohesive and coherent set of requirements. This describes the ____________.
All
Organization Modeling
Requirements Structure
Evaluate Solution Performance
24. What are the elements of the task Plan Requirements Management Process?
Requirements (Any Except Stated)
Repository - Traceability - Requirement Attributes - Prioritization Process - Change Management - Tailoring the Requirements Management Process
Data Modeling
Prototyping
25. 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.
Relationships - Impact Analysis - Configuration Management System
Requirements Package
Implementation Approach
Decision Analysis - Estimation - Metrics & KPIs - Risk Analysis - SWOT Analysis - Vendor Assessment
26. What are the techniques used in the task - Assess Proposed Solution?
Description - Raised by - Date Identified - Impact - Priority - Need by Date - Owner - Status - Action Needed to be Resolved - Responsible for Action - Completion Date of Action - Outcome
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria - Decision Analysis - Vendor Assessment
Data Dictionary
Repository - Traceability - Requirement Attributes - Prioritization Process - Change Management - Tailoring the Requirements Management Process
27. 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
Interviews - Observation
Solution Scope
Validate Requirements
Systems Thinking
28. Divides requirements into 4 categories - Must - Should - Could - Won't
General Purpose Applications & Specialized Applications
Decision Analysis - Estimation - Metrics & KPIs - Risk Analysis - SWOT Analysis - Vendor Assessment
Term and Fact Model
MoSCoW Analysis
29. 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.
Business Need - Enterprise Architecture - Solution Performance Assessment
Requirements Management Plan - Solution Scope - Stakeholder List - Roles & Responsibilities - Stakeholder/Solution or Transition Requirements (Communicated or Traced)
Coverage Matrix - Table or spreadsheet used to manage tracing.
Impact Analysis
30. What are the techniques used in the task - Communicate Requirements?
Scheduled Resources - Supporting Materials
Organize Requirements
Requirements Workshop - Structured Walkthrough
Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving
31. Two effective trade-off methods.
Business Value - Business or Technical Risk - Implementation Difficulty - Likelihood of Success - Regulatory or Policy Compliance - Relationship to Other Requirements - Stakeholder Agreement - Urgency
Interviews - Observation
Elimination of Dominated Alternative - Ranking Objects on a Similar Scale
Specific - Measurable - Achievable - Relevant - Time-bound Objectives must be SMART.
32. What are the tasks in the knowledge area - Enterprise Analysis?
Problem Tracking
Define Business Need - Access Capability Gaps - Determine Solution Approach - Define Solution Scope - Define Business Case
Implementation SME
Specific - Measurable - Achievable - Relevant - Time-bound Objectives must be SMART.
33. What is a STAKEHOLDER requirement - according to the BABOK 2.0?
A statement of the needs of a particular stakeholder or class of stakeholders
Name - Value/Meanings - Description
Root Cause Analysis
Brings them to a Communication on understanding
34. What are the inputs for the task - Define Transitional Requirements?
Three-point Estimation
Requirements (Stated - Confirmed) - Stakeholder Concerns (Confirmed)
Organizational Readiness Assessment - Requirements (Stated) - Solution (Deployed) - Solution (Designed)
Elicitation Results
35. Name the 2 types of Stakeholder maps.
Stakeholder Matrix - Onion Diagram
Non-functional Requirements Analysis
Observation
Scope Modeling
36. Models a shallow - and possibly wide view of the system's functionality. It typically does not have any business logic running behind the visualization.
Focus Group
Tracing Requirements
Horizontal Prototype
Use Case
37. What are the techniques used in the task Manage Solution Scope & Requirements?
Stakeholder Matrix
Problem Tracking - Baselining - Signoff
Document Analysis - SWOT Analysis
Survey/Questionnaire
38. What are the inputs of the task Plan Business Analysis Communication?
Expert Judgment
Business Analysis Approach - Business Analysis Plan - Organizational Process Assets - Stakeholder Lists - Roles & Responsibilities
Activity List
Business Rule
39. What are the techniques used in the task - Assess Capability Gaps?
Document Analysis - SWOT Analysis
Data Dictionary & Glossary - Brainstorming - Document Analysis - Focus Groups - Interface Analysis - Interviews - Observation - Prototyping - Requirements Workshops - Survey/Questionnaire
Dependencies
Prioritize Requirements - Organize Requirements - Specify & Model Requirements - Define Assumptions & Constraints - Verify Requirements - Validate Requirements
40. A systematic approach designed to elicit information from a person or group of people in an informal or formal setting by talking to an interviewee - asking relevant questions and documenting the responses.
Vertical Prototype
Interviews
Business Need
Parametric Estimation
41. 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.
Trustworthiness
A statement of the needs of a particular stakeholder or class of stakeholders
Scenarios & Use Cases
Business Need - Solution Scope & Business Case - Stakeholder List - Roles & Responsibilities
42. What techniques are used in the task - Define Solution Scope?
Business Analysis Performance Assessment - Business Analysis Process Assets - Includes a comparison of planned versus actual performance - understanding the root cause of variances from the plan and other information to help understand the level of
Functional Decomposition - Interface Analysis - Scope Modeling - User Stories - Problem or Vision Statement
Business Case; Stakeholder - Solution or Transition Requirements (Verified)
Requirements (Analyzed)
43. What are the techniques used in the task - Validate Solution?
Assumptions & Constraints - Required Capabilities - Solution Approach
Business Analysis Approach
Facilitation
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria - Problem Tracking - Root Cause Analysis
44. What are the techniques for the task - Verify Requirements?
Document Elicitation Results task
Elicitation Results
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria Definition - Problem Tracking - Structured Walkthrough - Checklists
Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving - Behavioral Characteristics - Business Knowledge - Communication Skills - Interaction Skills - Software Application
45. Rules that are intended to help determine when something is or is not true - or when things fall into a specific category. They are expressed as rules because they describe categorizations that may change over time.
Influence on the project - organizational - project health and other stakeholders
Structural Rules
Requirements Structure
Requirements Analysis
46. To assess the ability of a potential vendor to meet commitments regarding a product or service
Non-functional Requirements Analysis
Vendor Assessment
Requirements Management & Communication
Delphi Estimation
47. What is the output of the task Document Elicitation Results?
Organizational Process Assets - Requirements
Parametric Estimation
Requirements (Stated) - Stakeholder Concerns
Relationship to Time - Relationship to Task Completion - Relationship to Contracts - Relationships to Formal and Informal Authority
48. Elements identified for each activity and task.
MoSCoW Analysis
Data - Ongoing Work - Organizational Change
Evaluate Solution Performance
Unique Number - Activity Description - Assumptions - Dependencies - Milestones
49. What is the output of the task - Validate Requirements?
Solution Scope
Requirements (Validated)
Organize Requirements
Business Principles & Practices
50. What are the inputs to the task Conduct Elicitation Activity?
The Sponsor
Brings them to a Communication on understanding
Business Need - Organizational Process Assets - Requirements Management Plan - Scheduled Resources - Solution Scope & Business Case - Supporting Materials
Data Dictionary
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