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CBAP Business Analysis And Planning
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1. Measures progress towards a strategic goal or objective.
User Classes - Profiles or Roles; Concepts & Relationships - Events - Processes - Rules
Emotional and Cognitive
Name - Value/Meanings - Description
Key Performance Indicator (KPI )
2. To identify interfaces between solutions and/or solution components and define requirements that describe how they will interact.
The Sponsor
Enterprise Analysis - often the starting point for initiating a new project
Formal requirements presentation to stakeholders
Interface Analysis
3. What are the inputs to the task - Allocate Resources?
Timeboxing
Reliability - Performance Efficiency - Operability - Security - Compatibility - Maintainability - Transferability
Allocate Requirements
Requirements (Prioritized and Approved) - Solution (Designed) - Solution Scope
4. What are the techniques used in the task - Assess Organizational Readiness?
Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving - Behavioral Characteristics - Business Knowledge - Communication Skills - Interaction Skills - Software Application
Document Analysis
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria - Data Flow Diagrams - Process Models - Focus Groups - Interviews - Survey/Questionnaire - Organizational Modeling - Problem Tracking - Risk Analysis - SWOT Analysis - Force Field Analysis
Risk Analysis
5. What is the output of the task - Define Transition Requirements?
Document Analysis
State Diagrams
Reliability - Performance Efficiency - Operability - Security - Compatibility - Maintainability - Transferability
Transition Requirements
6. What are the techniques used in the task Define Business Need?
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria - Decision Analysis - Vendor Assessment
Expert Judgment
Key Performance Indicator (KPI )
Benchmarking - Brainstorming - Business Rules Analysis - Focus Groups - Functional Decomposition - Root Cause Analysis
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
Business Analysis Approach - Business Analysis Plan - Organizational Process Assets
Compliance with regulatory or other standards
Business Analysis Process Assets
Prepare Requirements Package
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.
Problem or Vision Statement
Functional Decomposition
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Assess Organization Readiness
9. What is the output of the task Confirm Elicitation Results?
Throw-away Prototype
Expert Judgment
Requirements (Stated - Confirmed) - Stakeholder Concerns (Confirmed)
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
10. Investigating how a solution is actually used after it is deployed and assessing the effect it has had - both positive and negative.
Evaluate Solution Performance
Assumptions & Constraints - Business Need - Solution Scope - Stakeholder Concerns
Business Need - Organizational Process Assets - Requirements Management Plan - Scheduled Resources - Solution Scope & Business Case - Supporting Materials
Stakeholder Matrix - Onion Diagram
11. What is the output of the task - Allocate Resources?
Structural Rules
Ethics
Stakeholder Matrix - Onion Diagram
Requirements (Allocated)
12. What is the output of the task - Assess Organizational Readiness?
Organizational Readiness Assessment
Leadership
Requirements (Stated) - Stakeholder Concerns
Required Capabilities
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
Automate or Simplify Work - Improve Access to Information - Reduce Complexity of Interfaces - Increase Consistency of Behavior - Eliminate Redundancy
Advantages of Document Analysis
Stakeholder Matrix
State Diagrams
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.
Monitoring
Goals
SWOT Analysis
Evaluation
15. To assess the ability of a potential vendor to meet commitments regarding a product or service
Requirements (Maintained and Reusable)
Vendor Assessment
Business Case
Focus Group
16. What are the inputs to the task - Determine Solution Approach?
Acceptance Criteria
Cultural Assessment - Operational or Technical Assessment - Stakeholder Impact Analysis
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria - Decision Analysis - Vendor Assessment
Business Need - Organizational Process Assets - Required Capabilities
17. What are the inputs for the task Plan Business Analysis Activities?
Oral Communications - Teaching - Written Communication
Requirements (Approved)
Prepare for Elicitation - Conduct Elicitation Activity - Document Elicitation Results - Confirm Elicitation Results
Business Analysis Approach - BA Performance Assessment - Organizational Process Assets - Stakeholder List - Roles & Responsibilities
18. What are the inputs to the task - Assess Capability Gaps?
Business Need - Enterprise Architecture - Solution Performance Assessment
Evaluation
Facilitation & Negotiation - Leadership & Influencing - Teamwork
Interviews - Observation
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.
Requirements Workshop - Structured Walkthrough
Requirements Workshop
Benchmarking - Brainstorming - Decision Analysis - Estimation - SWOT Analysis - Feasibility Analysis
Key Performance Indicator (KPI )
20. Two effective trade-off methods.
Manage Solution Scope & Requirements - Manage Requirements Traceability - Maintain Requirements for Re-use - Prepare Requirements Package - Communicate Requirements
Requirements Documentation - Requirements for Vendor Selection
Elimination of Dominated Alternative - Ranking Objects on a Similar Scale
Discounted Cash Flow - Net Present Value - Internal Rate of Return - Average Rate of Return - Pay Back Period - Cost-Benefit Analysis
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
Ethics
Requirements (Maintained and Reusable)
Strengths - Weaknesses
Throw-away Prototype
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
Term and Fact Model
Business Case
Oral Communications - Teaching - Written Communication
Facilitation
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.
Business Analysis Plan
Requirements (Any Except Stated)
Emotional and Cognitive
Historic Analysis
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.
Requirements Management Plan
Organize Requirements
To record the conflict in the Requirements Issues Log.
Scope Modeling
25. A package should contain a consistent - cohesive and coherent set of requirements. This describes the ____________.
Organize Requirements
Acceptance Criteria
Emotional and Cognitive
Requirements Structure
26. Define the requirements that must be met in order for a solution to be considered acceptable to key stakeholders.
Acceptance & Evaluation Technique
Solution Performance Assessment
Data Dictionary & Glossary - Brainstorming - Document Analysis - Focus Groups - Interface Analysis - Interviews - Observation - Prototyping - Requirements Workshops - Survey/Questionnaire
Brainstorming
27. Long-term - ongoing and qualitative statements of a state or condition that the organization is seeking to establish and maintain.
Decision Analysis - Focus Groups - Observation - Survey/Questionnaire
Responsible - Accountable - Consulted - Informed
Goals
Data Dictionary & Glossary
28. The goal of this task is to meet with stakeholder(s) to gather information regarding their needs.
Discounted Cash Flow - Net Present Value - Internal Rate of Return - Average Rate of Return - Pay Back Period - Cost-Benefit Analysis
Business Rules Analysis
Conduct Elicitation Activity
Ongoing Cost versus Initial Investment - Opportunity Costs - Necessity - Sunk Costs
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
Systems Thinking
Confirm Elicitation Results
Three-point Estimation
Business Rules Analysis
30. What are the inputs for the task Confirm Elicitation Results?
Document Elicitation Results task
Requirements (Stated - Unconfirmed) - Stakeholder Concerns (Unconfirmed)
Solution (Constructed) - Requirements (Prioritized and Validated)
Organizational Process Assets - Requirements
31. What are the tasks in Business Analysis Planning & Monitoring?
Required Capabilities
Plan Business Analysis Approach - Conduct Stakeholder Analysis - Plan Business Analysis Activities - Plan Business Analysis Communication - Plan Requirements Management Process - Manage BA Performance
Risk - assumptions - constraints - etc.
Business Analysis Planning & Monitoring
32. Industry Knowledge - Organization Knowledge - Solution Knowledge What are the elements of Business Knowledge?
Business Principles & Practices
Business Analysis Performance Metrics - Business Analysis Plan - Organization Performance Standards - Requirements Management Plan
Elimination
Functional Decomposition
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.
Business Rules Analysis
Solution Scope
Solution Assessment & Validation
Perform tailoring exercises
34. To identify and manage areas of uncertainty that can impact an initiative - solution - or organization.
Root Cause Analysis
To record the conflict in the Requirements Issues Log.
Requirements Documentation - Requirements for Vendor Selection
Risk Analysis
35. Two techniques used in Root Cause Analysis?
Assumptions & Constraints - Required Capabilities - Solution Approach
Fishbone Diagram - Five Whys
Requirements (Allocated)
Estimation
36. What is the output of the task - Manage Requirements Traceability?
Relationships - Impact Analysis - Configuration Management System
Business Requirements - Identified Defects - Solution Performance Metrics - Solution (Deployed)
Requirements (Traced)
Bottom-up Estimation
37. What are the Composite Data Elements?
Brainstorming
Business Principals
Sequences - Repetitions - Optional Elements
Solution Assessment & Validation
38. What is the output of the task - Assess Capability Gaps?
Sequences - Repetitions - Optional Elements
Transition Requirements
Required Capabilities
Elicitation
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.
Observation
Prioritize Requirements - Organize Requirements - Specify & Model Requirements - Define Assumptions & Constraints - Verify Requirements - Validate Requirements
Trustworthiness
Data Dictionary & Glossary
40. What is the output of the task Manage Solution Scope & Requirements?
Assumptions & Constraints - Requirements (Prioritized and Approved) - Solution Options
Validate Requirements
Business Analysis Plan
Requirements (Approved)
41. Communication of requirements does what for stakeholders?
Business Domain - Corporate Culture & Environment - Skills of the Analyst - Requirement Deliverable
Data Dictionary & Glossary - Brainstorming - Document Analysis - Focus Groups - Interface Analysis - Interviews - Observation - Prototyping - Requirements Workshops - Survey/Questionnaire
Implementation SME
Brings them to a Communication on understanding
42. What is the output of the task - Assess Proposed Solution?
Specific - Measurable - Achievable - Relevant - Time-bound Objectives must be SMART.
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
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
Assessment of 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
Focus Group
Historic Analysis
Non-functional Requirements Analysis
Expert Judgment
44. Checklist of characteristics to consider when considering non-functional requirements.
Throw-away Prototype
Reliability - Performance Efficiency - Operability - Security - Compatibility - Maintainability - Transferability
Scenario
Brings them to a Communication on understanding
45. What are the elements of the task - Define Solution Scope?
Impact Analysis - Requirements Coverage - Requirements Allocation
Problem Tracking - Risk Analysis
Solution Scope Definition - Implementation Approach - Dependencies
Requirements Workshop
46. Divides requirements into 4 categories - Must - Should - Could - Won't
Historic Analysis
To record the conflict in the Requirements Issues Log.
MoSCoW Analysis
Document Analysis
47. What is the output of the Plan Business Analysis Approach?
Business Analysis Approach
Underlying Competencies
Data Dictionary & Glossary - Brainstorming - Document Analysis - Focus Groups - Interface Analysis - Interviews - Observation - Prototyping - Requirements Workshops - Survey/Questionnaire
Business Need - Enterprise Architecture - Organizational Process Assets
48. Organizational culture - Stakeholder preference - complexity - organizational maturity and availability of resources are all factors used to do what?
Manage Solution Scope & Requirements - Manage Requirements Traceability - Maintain Requirements for Re-use - Prepare Requirements Package - Communicate Requirements
Perform tailoring exercises
Impact Analysis
Business Need - Organizational Process Assets - Requirements Management Plan - Scheduled Resources - Solution Scope & Business Case - Supporting Materials
49. When a conflict arises between stakeholders on one or more documented requirements - the first thing that needs to take place is what?
They describe what a solution must be capable of doing to meet the needs of one or more stakeholder groups
To record the conflict in the Requirements Issues Log.
Brainstorming
Enterprise Analysis
50. What is a STAKEHOLDER requirement - according to the BABOK 2.0?
Brainstorming - Document Analysis - Focus Groups - Interface Analysis - Interviews - Observation - Problem Tracking - Prototyping - Requirements Workshop - Survey/Questionnaire
A statement of the needs of a particular stakeholder or class of stakeholders
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria Definition - Brainstorming - Interviews - Organizational Modeling - Process Modeling - Requirements Workshop - Risk Analysis - Scenarios & Use Cases - User Stories - Scope Modeling - Survey/Questionnaire - RACI Matrix
Three-point Estimation