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CBAP Business Analysis And Planning
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A continuous process of collecting data to determine how well a solution has been implemented compared to expected results.
Business Analysis Approach - BA Performance Assessment - Organizational Process Assets - Stakeholder List - Roles & Responsibilities
Benchmarking
Elimination of Dominated Alternative - Ranking Objects on a Similar Scale
Monitoring
2. Estimating relies on the expertise of those who have performed the work in the past. These experts can be internal or external to the project team or to the organization.
Business Need - Expert Judgment - Organizational Process Assets
Expert Judgment
Business Domain - Corporate Culture & Environment - Skills of the Analyst - Requirement Deliverable
Reliability - Validity - Timeliness
3. Models a shallow - and possibly wide view of the system's functionality. It typically does not have any business logic running behind the visualization.
Horizontal Prototype
Define Business Need - Access Capability Gaps - Determine Solution Approach - Define Solution Scope - Define Business Case
Elicitation Results
Name - Aliases - Values/Meanings - Description
4. Strengths - Weaknesses - Opportunities - Threats - A valuable tool to quickly analyze various aspects of the current state of the business process undergoing change.
SWOT Analysis
Elicitation Results
Metrics & KPIs
Budgeting
5. Prioritizes requirements based on the amount of work that the project team is capable of delivering in a set period of time. Approaches include: All-in - All Out - Selective
Business Need - Enterprise Architecture - Organizational Process Assets
Verify Requirements
Acceptance - Transfer - Avoidance - Mitigation
Timeboxing
6. What are the inputs to the task Manage Solution Scope & Requirements?
Structured Walkthrough
Requirements Management Plan - Solution Scope - Stakeholder List - Roles & Responsibilities - Stakeholder/Solution or Transition Requirements (Communicated or Traced)
Requirements Package
Problem Tracking - Risk Analysis
7. Use of parameters - multiplied by the number of hours. (COCOMO II - Function Point Counting - Use Case Points - and Story Points)
Requirements (Approved)
Solution Scope
Parametric Estimation
Automate or Simplify Work - Improve Access to Information - Reduce Complexity of Interfaces - Increase Consistency of Behavior - Eliminate Redundancy
8. Are written to describe how an actor interacts with a solution to accomplish one or more of that actor's goals - or to respond to an event.
Scenarios & Use Cases
Required Capabilities
Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving - Behavioral Characteristics - Business Knowledge - Communication Skills - Interaction Skills - Software Application
Acceptance Criteria
9. What are the likely sources of transition requirements?
Data - Ongoing Work - Organizational Change
Decision Analysis - Risk Analysis - MoSCoW Analysis - Timeboxing/Budgeting - Voting
Transition Requirements
Organizational Readiness Assessment - Requirements (Stated) - Solution (Deployed) - Solution (Designed)
10. Two techniques used in Root Cause Analysis?
Fishbone Diagram - Five Whys
Solution (Constructed) - Requirements (Prioritized and Validated)
Influence on the project - organizational - project health and other stakeholders
Business Need - Solution Scope & Business Case - Stakeholder List - Roles & Responsibilities
11. The minimum set of requirements that must be met in order for a particular solution to be worth implementing.
Prioritize Requirements - Organize Requirements - Specify & Model Requirements - Define Assumptions & Constraints - Verify Requirements - Validate Requirements
Business Domain - Corporate Culture & Environment - Skills of the Analyst - Requirement Deliverable
Acceptance Criteria
Absolute Reference - Author - Complexity - Ownership - Priority - Risks - Source - Stability - Status - Urgency
12. What are stakeholder requirements?
Emotional and Cognitive
They describe what a solution must be capable of doing to meet the needs of one or more stakeholder groups
Evolutionary or Functional Prototype
Influence on the project - organizational - project health and other stakeholders
13. Is generally understood to describe just one way that an actor can accomplish a particular goal
Assumptions & Constraints - Required Capabilities - Solution Approach
Scenario
Creative Thinking - Decision Making - Learning - Problem Solving - Systems Thinking
Functional Decomposition - Interface Analysis - Scope Modeling - User Stories - Problem or Vision Statement
14. Combination of expert judgment and history. Individual estimates - sharing the estimates with experts - and having several rounds until consensus is reached. An average of the three estimates is used
Onion Diagram
Tracing Requirements
Sequence Diagrams
Delphi Estimation
15. What techniques are used in the task - Define Solution Scope?
Necessity - Effort - Subset - Cover - Value
System
Problem Tracking
Functional Decomposition - Interface Analysis - Scope Modeling - User Stories - Problem or Vision Statement
16. When a conflict arises between stakeholders on one or more documented requirements - the first thing that needs to take place is what?
To record the conflict in the Requirements Issues Log.
Clear - Relevant - Economical - Adequate - Quantifiable
Document Elicitation Results task
Observation
17. What are the inputs to the task Conduct Stakeholder Analysis?
Business Need - Enterprise Architecture - Organizational Process Assets
Requirements Management Plan
Document Analysis - SWOT Analysis
Elicitation Results
18. What are the elements of Communication Skills?
Business Need
Oral Communications - Teaching - Written Communication
Operative Rules
Evaluation
19. What is the output of the task Conduct Elicitation Activity?
Evaluation
Elicitation Results
Prioritize Requirements - Organize Requirements - Specify & Model Requirements - Define Assumptions & Constraints - Verify Requirements - Validate Requirements
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria - Problem Tracking - Root Cause Analysis
20. Investigating how a solution is actually used after it is deployed and assessing the effect it has had - both positive and negative.
Validate Solution
Functions - Markets - Matrix
Evaluate Solution Performance
Benefits - Costs - Risk Assessment - Results Measurement
21. The goal of this task is to ensure that all requirements support the delivery of value to the business - fulfill its goal and objectives and meet a stakeholder need.
This person will be involved in monitoring the performance and effectiveness of a solution or its components.
Cultural Assessment - Operational or Technical Assessment - Stakeholder Impact Analysis
Decision Analysis
Validate Requirements
22. 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.
Organize Requirements
SWOT Analysis
Scenarios & Use Cases
Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving - Behavioral Characteristics - Business Knowledge - Communication Skills - Interaction Skills - Software Application
23. What are the inputs for the task - Prepare Requirements Package?
Business Analysis Communication Plan - Organizational Process Assets - Requirements - Requirements Structure
Data Dictionary & Glossary
Risk - assumptions - constraints - etc.
Survey/Questionnaire
24. What are the characteristics of Interaction Skills?
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria - Problem Tracking - Root Cause Analysis
Evaluate Solution Performance
Facilitation & Negotiation - Leadership & Influencing - Teamwork
Decision Analysis - Risk Analysis - MoSCoW Analysis - Timeboxing/Budgeting - Voting
25. What are the 3 elements in the Assess Organizational Readiness?
Estimation
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
Cultural Assessment - Operational or Technical Assessment - Stakeholder Impact Analysis
Requirements (Allocated)
26. Who is the primary stakeholder in the Define Business Case task?
The Sponsor
Business Analysis Planning & Monitoring
Relationships - Impact Analysis - Configuration Management System
Problem Tracking - Baselining - Signoff
27. What are the techniques used in the task - Assess Capability Gaps?
Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving
Requirements (Prioritized and Approved) - Solution (Designed) - Solution Scope
Document Analysis - SWOT Analysis
Responsible - Accountable - Consulted - Informed
28. Checklist of characteristics to consider when considering non-functional requirements.
Discounted Cash Flow - Net Present Value - Internal Rate of Return - Average Rate of Return - Pay Back Period - Cost-Benefit Analysis
Reliability - Performance Efficiency - Operability - Security - Compatibility - Maintainability - Transferability
Decision Making
Creative Thinking - Decision Making - Learning - Problem Solving - Systems Thinking
29. What are the inputs for the task - Maintain Requirements for Re-use?
Impact Analysis - Requirements Coverage - Requirements Allocation
Business Goals & Objectives - Requirements (Stated)
Requirements Workshop
Organizational Process Assets - Requirements
30. Ensure that the solution meets the business need and determine the most appropriate response to identified defects.
Business Analysis Approach - BA Performance Assessment - Organizational Process Assets - Stakeholder List - Roles & Responsibilities
Requirements Package
Validate Solution
Problem or Vision Statement
31. What are the inputs for the task Prepare for Elicitation?
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria - Business Rules Analysis - Decision Analysis - Functional Decomposition - Process Modeling - Scenarios & Use Cases
Data Modeling
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 Need - Solution Scope & Business Case - Stakeholder List - Roles & Responsibilities
32. Set of requirements that will be used to choose between multiple solutions.
Evaluation Criteria
The Business Analysis Communication Plan
Business Analysis Communication Plan - Requirements - Requirements Package
Expert Judgment
33. What are the inputs for the task - Define Transitional Requirements?
Emotional and Cognitive
Document Elicitation Results task
Organizational Readiness Assessment - Requirements (Stated) - Solution (Deployed) - Solution (Designed)
Solution Scope Definition - Implementation Approach - Dependencies
34. 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. -
Required Capabilities
Unique Number - Activity Description - Assumptions - Dependencies - Milestones
Enterprise Analysis - often the starting point for initiating a new project
Document Analysis
35. This will impose constraints to the effort to deploy the solution - including relationships that may exist between solution components.
Dependencies
Non-functional Requirements Analysis
Confirm Elicitation Results
Requirements Structure
36. A requirement that does not deliver direct or indirect value to a stakeholder is a strong candidate for what?
Monitoring
Emotional and Cognitive
Elimination
Learning
37. Describes all the possible outcomes of an attempt to accomplish a particular goal that the solution will support.
Responsible - Accountable - Consulted - Informed
Requirements Documentation - Requirements for Vendor Selection
Use Case
Prepare Requirements Package
38. What is the output of the task Plan Business Analysis Activities?
Ethics - Trustworthiness - Personal Organization
Solution Scope
Business Analysis Plan
Requirements (Stated) - Requirements Structure
39. Three key factors when assessing the quality of indicators and their metrics
Horizontal Prototype
Reliability - Validity - Timeliness
Requirements Structure
Business Rules Analysis
40. What is the output of the task - Define Business Case?
Advantages of a Data Dictionary & Glossary
Parametric Estimation
Business Case
Decision Analysis
41. What are the Primitive Data Elements?
Business Analysis Approach - Business Analysis Plan - Organizational Process Assets - Stakeholder Lists - Roles & Responsibilities
Assessment of Proposed Solution
Name - Aliases - Values/Meanings - Description
Perform tailoring exercises
42. What is the output of the task - Prioritize Requirements?
Elicitation
Requirements (Prioritized)
Evolutionary or Functional Prototype
Business Need - Organizational Process Assets - Required Capabilities
43. What are the general modeling concepts that are relevant to business analysis?
Formal requirements presentation to stakeholders
Confirm Elicitation Results
Non-functional Requirements Analysis
User Classes - Profiles or Roles; Concepts & Relationships - Events - Processes - Rules
44. 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
BABOK
Requirements (Stated - Unconfirmed) - Stakeholder Concerns (Unconfirmed)
Compliance with regulatory or other standards
Fishbone Diagram - Five Whys
45. What are the inputs to the task - Define Business Need?
Business Need - Expert Judgment - Organizational Process Assets
Business Goals & Objectives - Requirements (Stated)
Expert Judgment
Elimination of Dominated Alternative - Ranking Objects on a Similar Scale
46. What are the techniques used in the task - Allocate Resources?
Document Analysis - SWOT Analysis
All
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria - Business Rules Analysis - Decision Analysis - Functional Decomposition - Process Modeling - Scenarios & Use Cases
Business Analysis Approach - Business Analysis Plan - Organizational Process Assets - Stakeholder Lists - Roles & Responsibilities
47. What are the techniques used in the task - Validate Requirements?
Implementation Approach
Requirements (Stated) - Stakeholder Concerns
Requirements - Requirements Management Plan
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria Definition - Metrics & KPIs - Prototyping - Risk Analysis - Structured Walkthrough
48. 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.
Cultural Assessment - Operational or Technical Assessment - Stakeholder Impact Analysis
Document Analysis - SWOT Analysis
Evaluation
Vendor Assessment
49. 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
Emotional and Cognitive
Term and Fact Model
Name - Aliases - Values/Meanings - Description
50. 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
Validate Solution
Advantages of Document Analysis
Influence on the project - organizational - project health and other stakeholders