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CBAP Business Analysis And Planning

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1. What is the output of the task - Determine Solution Approach?






2. What techniques are used in the task - Define Solution Scope?






3. What are the inputs to the task Manage Solution Scope & Requirements?






4. Industry Knowledge - Organization Knowledge - Solution Knowledge What are the elements of Business Knowledge?






5. Approach to decision making that examines and models the possible consequences of different decisions. Make an optimal decision under conditions of uncertainty.






6. What are the techniques used in the task - Validate Requirements?






7. Use of parameters - multiplied by the number of hours. (COCOMO II - Function Point Counting - Use Case Points - and Story Points)






8. What are the 3 elements in the Assess Organizational Readiness?






9. When a conflict arises between stakeholders on one or more documented requirements - the first thing that needs to take place is what?






10. Business rules require a defined glossary of terms and an understanding of the relationships between them - this is known as:






11. 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.






12. 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






13. What are the techniques used in the task - Assess Proposed Solution?






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.






15. Familiarity with the range of commercially available solutions or suppliers can assist with the identification of possible alternatives.






16. How is the Operational Support stakeholder utilized in the Evaluate Solution Performance task?






17. Communication of requirements does what for stakeholders?






18. What is the output of the task Manage Solution Scope & Requirements?






19. Define requirements for capabilities needed to move from an existing solution to a new solution.






20. What are the inputs for the task Plan Business Analysis Activities?






21. What are the underlying competencies a BA should possess?






22. Three types of organizational structures






23. 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






24. 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.






25. What are the inputs to the task - Allocate Resources?






26. Defines the key terms and data relevant to a business domain.






27. 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.






28. 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.






29. What techniques are used in the task Manage Requirements Traceability?






30. 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?






31. What are the techniques used in the task Confirm Elicitation Results?






32. What is the output of the task - Prioritize Requirements?






33. Name the 2 types of Software categories that assist in BA productivity.






34. What is the output of the task - Define Business Need?






35. To define the rules that govern decisions in an organization and that define - constrain or enable organization operations.






36. 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.






37. What are the elements of the task - Define Solution Scope?






38. An excellent way to foster creative thinking about a problem. The goal is to produce numerous new ideas and to derive themes for further analysis. - Ability to elicit many ideas in a short time period. - - Non-judgmental environment enables creative






39. Two techniques used in Root Cause Analysis?






40. When performing root cause analysis as part of the Validate Solution task - what stakeholder may be involved?






41. What does RACI stand for?






42. 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 -






43. Models a shallow - and possibly wide view of the system's functionality. It typically does not have any business logic running behind the visualization.






44. What is the output of the task - Organize Requirements?






45. What are the Cultural diversity issues that should be taken into account when planning communication?






46. Most optimistic estimate; most pessimistic estimate; most likely estimate






47. 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






48. 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






49. To identify and manage areas of uncertainty that can impact an initiative - solution - or organization.






50. Corrective or preventative measures uncovered while performing a Business Analysis Performance Assessment will result in changes to what plan?