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CBAP Business Analysis And Planning
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1. What is the output to the task - Evaluate Solution Performance?
Enterprise Analysis - often the starting point for initiating a new project
Solution Performance Assessment
Reliability - Performance Efficiency - Operability - Security - Compatibility - Maintainability - Transferability
Elimination
2. What are the techniques used in the task - Prioritize Requirements?
Decision Analysis - Risk Analysis - MoSCoW Analysis - Timeboxing/Budgeting - Voting
Assumptions & Constraints
Operative Rules
Leadership
3. 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.
Sequence Diagrams
Acceptance Criteria
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria - Problem Tracking - Root Cause Analysis
Advantages of a Data Dictionary & Glossary
4. What are the inputs for the task Prepare for Elicitation?
Reliability - Performance Efficiency - Operability - Security - Compatibility - Maintainability - Transferability
Cognitive Conflict
System
Business Need - Solution Scope & Business Case - Stakeholder List - Roles & Responsibilities
5. What are the techniques used in the task - Communicate Requirements?
Acceptance Criteria
Strengths - Weaknesses
Solution Performance Assessment
Requirements Workshop - Structured Walkthrough
6. What are the inputs for the task - Prepare Requirements Package?
Parametric Estimation
BABOK
Business Analysis Communication Plan - Organizational Process Assets - Requirements - Requirements Structure
Transition Requirements
7. 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. -
Responsible - Accountable - Consulted - Informed
Document Analysis
General Purpose Applications & Specialized Applications
Structured Walkthrough
8. 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
Fishbone Diagram - Five Whys
Compliance with regulatory or other standards
A statement of the needs of a particular stakeholder or class of stakeholders
Name - Value/Meanings - Description
9. What should be considered when establishing a Change Management process?
Business Analysis Approach - BA Performance Assessment - Organizational Process Assets - Stakeholder List - Roles & Responsibilities
Communicated Requirements
Elimination of Dominated Alternative - Ranking Objects on a Similar Scale
Determine the Process - Who will Authorize Changes - Impact Analysis - Wording of the Request - Coordinate Prioritization of Change
10. What are the inputs to the task Plan Requirements Management Process?
Prioritize Requirements - Organize Requirements - Specify & Model Requirements - Define Assumptions & Constraints - Verify Requirements - Validate Requirements
Solution Scope Definition - Implementation Approach - Dependencies
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
Business Analysis Approach - Business Analysis Plan - Organizational Process Assets
11. A structured examination of the aspects of a situation to establish the root causes and resulting effects of the problem. A critical element is to ensure that the current business thinking and processes are challenged. The purpose is to determine the
Focus Group
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria - Problem Tracking - Root Cause Analysis
Root Cause Analysis
Stakeholder Matrix - Onion Diagram
12. Shows how the behavior of a concept - entity or object changes in response to events during its lifetime - and defines which events cause a transition between those states.
Vendor Assessment
Solution Assessment & Validation
State Diagrams
Requirements - Requirements Management Plan
13. According to the BABOK 2.0 - what type of analysis generates STAKEHOLDER requirements?
Assess Proposed Solution - Allocate Requirements - Assess Organizational Readiness - Define Transition Requirements - Validate Solution - Evaluate Solution Performance
Define Transitional Requirements
That they understand them and the current state the requirements are in
Requirements Analysis
14. 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
Business Policy
Personal Organization
Operative Rules
15. What is the output of the task - Define Assumptions & Constraints?
Assumptions & Constraints
Systems Thinking
Primary stakeholders in the Organize Requirements task
Glossary
16. What are the inputs to the task - Prioritize Requirements?
Observation
To record the conflict in the Requirements Issues Log.
Business Case - Business Need - Requirements - Requirements Management Plan - Stakeholder List - Roles & Responsibilities
Solution Assessment & Validation
17. 7 knowledge areas of ________ : Business Analysis Planning & Monitoring - Elicitation - Requirements Management & Communication - Enterprise Analysis - Requirements Analysis - Solution Assessment & Validation - Underlying Competencies
BABOK
Leadership
Cognitive Conflict
Determine the Process - Who will Authorize Changes - Impact Analysis - Wording of the Request - Coordinate Prioritization of Change
18. 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.
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
Decision Analysis - Estimation - Metrics & KPIs - Risk Analysis - SWOT Analysis - Vendor Assessment
Clear - Relevant - Economical - Adequate - Quantifiable
Solution Scope
19. Ensure that the solution meets the business need and determine the most appropriate response to identified defects.
Validate Solution
Focus Group
Define Business Case
Assumptions & Constraints - Business Need - Solution Scope - Stakeholder Concerns
20. Name the 2 types of Software categories that assist in BA productivity.
Business Need - Expert Judgment - Organizational Process Assets
General Purpose Applications & Specialized Applications
Visual Learner - Auditory Learner - Kinesthetic Learner
Requirements Management & Communication
21. Maps the level of stakeholder influence and interest in a project.
Onion Diagram
Non-functional Requirements Analysis
Solution Assessment & Validation
Stakeholder Matrix
22. What is the output of the task Plan Business Analysis Activities?
Influence on the project - organizational - project health and other stakeholders
Business Analysis Plan
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria - Business Rules Analysis - Decision Analysis - Functional Decomposition - Process Modeling - Scenarios & Use Cases
Enterprise Analysis - often the starting point for initiating a new project
23. What techniques are used in the task Manage Requirements Traceability?
Coverage Matrix - Table or spreadsheet used to manage tracing.
Metrics & KPIs
Vertical Prototype
The Sponsor
24. Elements identified for each activity and task.
Business Analysis Approach - Business Analysis Plan - Organizational Process Assets
Data Modeling
Unique Number - Activity Description - Assumptions - Dependencies - Milestones
Functional Decomposition
25. Elements of a Requirements Management Plan include?
Acceptance - Transfer - Avoidance - Mitigation
Relationships - Impact Analysis - Configuration Management System
Key Performance Indicator (KPI )
Bottom-up Estimation
26. Involved motivating people to act in ways that enable them to work together to achieve shared goals and objectives.
Acceptance - Transfer - Avoidance - Mitigation
Leadership
Business Requirements - Identified Defects - Solution Performance Metrics - Solution (Deployed)
Throw-away Prototype
27. 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
Repository - Traceability - Requirement Attributes - Prioritization Process - Change Management - Tailoring the Requirements Management Process
Focus Group
Requirements (Verified)
System
28. 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.
Evaluation
Requirements Workshop
Impact Analysis
Transition Requirements
29. What is the output of the task Document Elicitation Results?
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria Definition - Problem Tracking - Structured Walkthrough - Checklists
Communicated Requirements
Business Need - Organizational Process Assets - Requirements Management Plan - Scheduled Resources - Solution Scope & Business Case - Supporting Materials
Requirements (Stated) - Stakeholder Concerns
30. Define requirements for capabilities needed to move from an existing solution to a new solution.
Define Transitional Requirements
Responsible - Accountable - Consulted - Informed
Requirements Analysis
Requirements Management Plan
31. What are the inputs to the task Manage Business Analysis Performance?
Business Analysis Performance Metrics - Business Analysis Plan - Organization Performance Standards - Requirements Management Plan
Assumptions & Constraints - Requirements (Prioritized and Approved) - Solution Options
Business Analysis Approach - Business Analysis Plan - Organizational Process Assets - Stakeholder Lists - Roles & Responsibilities
Solution Scope Definition - Implementation Approach - Dependencies
32. The minimum set of requirements that must be met in order for a particular solution to be worth implementing.
Benchmarking
Onion Diagram
Requirements (Any Except Stated)
Acceptance Criteria
33. What are the underlying competencies a BA should possess?
Perform tailoring exercises
Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving - Behavioral Characteristics - Business Knowledge - Communication Skills - Interaction Skills - Software Application
Requirements (Prioritized and Approved) - Solution (Designed) - Solution Scope
General Purpose Applications & Specialized Applications
34. What are the Composite Data Elements?
Business Need - Enterprise Architecture - Solution Performance Assessment
Sequences - Repetitions - Optional Elements
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria Definition - Metrics & KPIs - Prototyping - Risk Analysis - Structured Walkthrough
Structural Rules
35. What is the output of the task - Manage Requirements Traceability?
Business Rules Analysis - Data Flow Diagrams - Data Modeling - Functional Decomposition - Organizational Modeling - Process Modeling - Scenarios & Use Cases - Scope Modeling - User Stories
Ethics - Trustworthiness - Personal Organization
Validate Requirements
Requirements (Traced)
36. What is the output of the task - Validate Requirements?
Interviews - Observation
Allocate Requirements
Solution Knowledge
Requirements (Validated)
37. 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
Requirements Documentation - Requirements for Vendor Selection
Systems Thinking
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
Influence on the project - organizational - project health and other stakeholders
38. What are some of the ways a BA can help to improve the operations of a business? Acceptance and Evaluation Criteria Definition - Business Rules Analysis - Data Dictionary and Glossary - Data Flow Diagrams - Data Modeling - Functional Decomposition -
All
Automate or Simplify Work - Improve Access to Information - Reduce Complexity of Interfaces - Increase Consistency of Behavior - Eliminate Redundancy
Organizational Readiness Assessment
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria - Decision Analysis - Vendor Assessment
39. Benefits that could have been achieved with an alternative investment rather than this one.
Parametric Estimation
State Diagrams
Opportunity Cost
Business Value - Business or Technical Risk - Implementation Difficulty - Likelihood of Success - Regulatory or Policy Compliance - Relationship to Other Requirements - Stakeholder Agreement - Urgency
40. States the business need - identifies key stakeholders and briefly describes the positive impact that meeting the business need will have on those stakeholders.
Organizational Process Assets - Requirements
Share - Enhance - Exploit
Problem or Vision Statement
Reporting
41. What are the techniques used in Plan Business Analysis Activities?
Brainstorming - Document Analysis - Focus Groups - Interface Analysis - Interviews - Observation - Problem Tracking - Prototyping - Requirements Workshop - Survey/Questionnaire
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria Definition - Problem Tracking - Structured Walkthrough - Checklists
Business Case
Estimation - Functional Decomposition - Risk Analysis
42. Who is the primary stakeholder in the Define Business Case task?
Assumptions & Constraints - Business Need - Solution Scope - Stakeholder Concerns
Implementation Approach
The Sponsor
Risk Analysis
43. Divides requirements into 4 categories - Must - Should - Could - Won't
MoSCoW Analysis
Business Need - Enterprise Architecture - Organizational Process Assets
That they understand them and the current state the requirements are in
Document Analysis - SWOT Analysis
44. A requirement that does not deliver direct or indirect value to a stakeholder is a strong candidate for what?
Evaluation
Glossary
Decision Analysis
Elimination
45. Familiarity with the range of commercially available solutions or suppliers can assist with the identification of possible alternatives.
Evolutionary or Functional Prototype
Solution Knowledge
Evaluation
Determine the Process - Who will Authorize Changes - Impact Analysis - Wording of the Request - Coordinate Prioritization of Change
46. What are the techniques for the task - Verify Requirements?
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria Definition - Problem Tracking - Structured Walkthrough - Checklists
Benefits - Costs - Risk Assessment - Results Measurement
Assumptions & Constraints - Required Capabilities - Solution Approach
All
47. What are the inputs to the task - Validate Solution?
Structural Rules
Facilitation
Brings them to a Communication on understanding
Solution (Constructed) - Requirements (Prioritized and Validated)
48. What are the internal factors in a SWOT Analysis?
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria Definition - Problem Tracking - Structured Walkthrough - Checklists
Elicitation Results
Strengths - Weaknesses
49. Issues that may influence the replacement or elimination decision of a system include:
Business Value - Business or Technical Risk - Implementation Difficulty - Likelihood of Success - Regulatory or Policy Compliance - Relationship to Other Requirements - Stakeholder Agreement - Urgency
Decision Analysis - Risk Analysis - MoSCoW Analysis - Timeboxing/Budgeting - Voting
Business Rules Analysis - Data Flow Diagrams - Process Modeling - Organization Modeling - Data Modeling
Ongoing Cost versus Initial Investment - Opportunity Costs - Necessity - Sunk Costs
50. The goal of this task is to meet with stakeholder(s) to gather information regarding their needs.
Scenarios & Use Cases
Delphi Estimation
Three-point Estimation
Conduct Elicitation Activity
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