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CBAP Business Analysis And Planning

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1. 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 -
Business Rules Analysis
Organizational Knowledge
Automate or Simplify Work - Improve Access to Information - Reduce Complexity of Interfaces - Increase Consistency of Behavior - Eliminate Redundancy
Solution (Constructed) - Requirements (Prioritized and Validated)

2. What are the underlying competencies a BA should possess?
Risk - assumptions - constraints - etc.
Business Analysis Approach - Business Analysis Plan - Organizational Process Assets
Requirements (Verified)
Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving - Behavioral Characteristics - Business Knowledge - Communication Skills - Interaction Skills - Software Application

3. The objective of this technique is to determine how companies achieve their superior performance levels and use that information to design projects to improve operations of the enterprise.
Solution Knowledge
Benchmarking
Transition Requirements
Primary stakeholders in the Organize Requirements task

4. A formal written specification with possible walk-thru - an informal one is possibly verbal or email Communication
Requirements (Maintained and Reusable)
Decision Analysis - Process Modeling - Structured Walkthrough
Business Case; Stakeholder - Solution or Transition Requirements (Verified)
Formal requirements presentation to stakeholders

5. What are the inputs to the task - Assess Organizational Readiness?
The Sponsor
Enterprise Architecture - Solution Scope - Solution (Designed) - Stakeholder Concerns
Prototyping
Evaluate Solution Performance

6. Are used to describe the scope of analysis or the scope of a solution. Serve as a basis for defining and delimiting the scope of business analysis and project work. Allow the definition of a "complete" scope—that is - the boundaries of the scope corr
Relationship to Time - Relationship to Task Completion - Relationship to Contracts - Relationships to Formal and Informal Authority
Business Analysis Approach - Business Analysis Plan - Organizational Process Assets - Stakeholder Lists - Roles & Responsibilities
Scope Modeling
Evolutionary or Functional Prototype

7. Define requirements for capabilities needed to move from an existing solution to a new solution.
Determine the Process - Who will Authorize Changes - Impact Analysis - Wording of the Request - Coordinate Prioritization of Change
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria Definition - Metrics & KPIs - Prototyping - Risk Analysis - Structured Walkthrough
Requirements Analysis
Define Transitional Requirements

8. A non-actionable directive that supports a business goal.
Requirements (Any Except Stated)
Business Policy
Requirements Documentation - Requirements for Vendor Selection
Automate or Simplify Work - Improve Access to Information - Reduce Complexity of Interfaces - Increase Consistency of Behavior - Eliminate Redundancy

9. What is the output of the task - Manage Requirements Traceability?
Requirements (Traced)
Elicitation
Expert Judgment
Business Analysis Approach - BA Performance Assessment - Organizational Process Assets - Stakeholder List - Roles & Responsibilities

10. What stakeholder receives noticeable negative impact if information is incorrectly transferred from the old to new solution?
Requirements Analysis
Identified Defects - Mitigating Actions - Solution Validation Assessment
Budgeting
Customer

11. What are the output(s) of the task - Validate Solution?
Stakeholder Matrix
Identified Defects - Mitigating Actions - Solution Validation Assessment
Requirements (Traced)
Business Analysis Communication Plan

12. Defines the key terms and data relevant to a business domain.
Data Dictionary & Glossary
Business Need - Organizational Process Assets - Required Capabilities
Business Analysis Plan
Decision Analysis - Risk Analysis - MoSCoW Analysis - Timeboxing/Budgeting - Voting

13. What is the output of the Manage Business Analysis Performance task?
Brainstorming - Document Analysis - Focus Groups - Interface Analysis - Interviews - Observation - Problem Tracking - Prototyping - Requirements Workshop - Survey/Questionnaire
Root Cause Analysis
Impact Analysis - Requirements Coverage - Requirements Allocation
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

14. What are the inputs to the task Manage Solution Scope & Requirements?
Requirements Management Plan - Solution Scope - Stakeholder List - Roles & Responsibilities - Stakeholder/Solution or Transition Requirements (Communicated or Traced)
Requirements (Any Except Stated)
Prototyping
Dependencies

15. What are the techniques used in the task Conduct Elicitation Activity?
Goals
Historic Analysis
Assumptions & Constraints - Requirements (Prioritized and Approved) - Solution Options
Data Dictionary & Glossary - Brainstorming - Document Analysis - Focus Groups - Interface Analysis - Interviews - Observation - Prototyping - Requirements Workshops - Survey/Questionnaire

16. What are the inputs to the task - Validate Requirements?
Timeboxing
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria - Data Flow Diagrams - Process Models - Focus Groups - Interviews - Survey/Questionnaire - Organizational Modeling - Problem Tracking - Risk Analysis - SWOT Analysis - Force Field Analysis
Brainstorming - Document Analysis - Focus Groups - Interface Analysis - Interviews - Observation - Problem Tracking - Prototyping - Requirements Workshop - Survey/Questionnaire
Business Case; Stakeholder - Solution or Transition Requirements (Verified)

17. To assess the ability of a potential vendor to meet commitments regarding a product or service
Rolling Wave
Emotional and Cognitive
Vendor Assessment
Key Performance Indicator (KPI )

18. What are the inputs to the task - Determine Solution Approach?
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 - Organizational Process Assets - Required Capabilities
Document Analysis - SWOT Analysis
Rolling Wave

19. What is the output of the task - Determine Solution Approach?
Solution Approach
Data - Ongoing Work - Organizational Change
Benefits - Costs - Risk Assessment - Results Measurement
Implementation SME

20. What is the output of the task - Specify & Model Requirements?
BABOK
Business Analysis Process Assets
Requirements (Analyzed)
Stakeholder Matrix

21. Checklist of characteristics to consider when considering non-functional requirements.
Define Business Need - Access Capability Gaps - Determine Solution Approach - Define Solution Scope - Define Business Case
Delphi Estimation
Oral Communications - Teaching - Written Communication
Reliability - Performance Efficiency - Operability - Security - Compatibility - Maintainability - Transferability

22. An organized structure for the requirements and a documented set of relationships between them. Is used so the analyst and stakeholders know where a specific requirement should be found. Should have a clear implicit scope (clear to the stakeholders w
Organizational Process Assets - Requirements (Stated) - Solution Scope
Data Dictionary & Glossary - Brainstorming - Document Analysis - Focus Groups - Interface Analysis - Interviews - Observation - Prototyping - Requirements Workshops - Survey/Questionnaire
Interviews
Requirements Structure

23. What are the tasks in the knowledge area - Enterprise Analysis?
Confirm Elicitation Results
Estimation - Functional Decomposition - Risk Analysis
Enterprise Architecture - Solution Scope - Solution (Designed) - Stakeholder Concerns
Define Business Need - Access Capability Gaps - Determine Solution Approach - Define Solution Scope - Define Business Case

24. What is the output of the task - Define Business Case?
Implementation SME
Coverage Matrix - Table or spreadsheet used to manage tracing.
Problem Tracking
Business Case

25. States the business need - identifies key stakeholders and briefly describes the positive impact that meeting the business need will have on those stakeholders.
Problem or Vision Statement
Estimation
Underlying Competencies
Data - Ongoing Work - Organizational Change

26. 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.
Problem Solving
Business Analysis Communication Plan
Observation
Business Rules Analysis - Data Flow Diagrams - Data Modeling - Functional Decomposition - Organizational Modeling - Process Modeling - Scenarios & Use Cases - Scope Modeling - User Stories

27. What are the techniques used in the task - Define Business Case?
Enterprise Analysis - often the starting point for initiating a new project
Decision Analysis - Estimation - Metrics & KPIs - Risk Analysis - SWOT Analysis - Vendor Assessment
Responsible - Accountable - Consulted - Informed
Elimination of Dominated Alternative - Ranking Objects on a Similar Scale

28. 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.
Validate Solution
Validate Requirements
Trustworthiness
Define Transitional Requirements

29. The process of informing stakeholders of metrics of indicators in specified formats at specified intervals.
Decision Analysis - Focus Groups - Observation - Survey/Questionnaire
Reporting
Problem Tracking - Baselining - Signoff
Business Need

30. What are the tasks in the knowledge area - Requirements Analysis?
Estimation
Requirements (Stated) - Stakeholder Concerns
Business Analysis Approach
Prioritize Requirements - Organize Requirements - Specify & Model Requirements - Define Assumptions & Constraints - Verify Requirements - Validate Requirements

31. While eliciting requirements it is important to guard against scope creep - This activity will ensure that the requirements should be included since they meet the business goal/objectives.
Coverage Matrix - Table or spreadsheet used to manage tracing.
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria Definition - Metrics & KPIs - Prototyping - Risk Analysis - Structured Walkthrough
Benchmarking - Brainstorming - Business Rules Analysis - Focus Groups - Functional Decomposition - Root Cause Analysis
Tracing Requirements

32. Details user interface requirements and integrates them with other requirements such as use cases - scenarios - data and business rules. Stakeholders often find this to be a concrete means of identifying - describing and validating their interface ne
Prototyping
Reliability - Validity - Timeliness
Validate Requirements
Business Need - Enterprise Architecture - Solution Performance Assessment

33. Business rules require a defined glossary of terms and an understanding of the relationships between them - this is known as:
Implementation Approach
Estimation
Term and Fact Model
Evaluate Solution Performance

34. What are the inputs for the task Prepare for Elicitation?
Business Need - Solution Scope & Business Case - Stakeholder List - Roles & Responsibilities
Elicitation
BABOK
Historic Analysis

35. What are the tasks for the knowledge area - Requirements Management & Communication?
Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria - Data Flow Diagrams - Process Models - Focus Groups - Interviews - Survey/Questionnaire - Organizational Modeling - Problem Tracking - Risk Analysis - SWOT Analysis - Force Field Analysis
Reliability - Performance Efficiency - Operability - Security - Compatibility - Maintainability - Transferability
Manage Solution Scope & Requirements - Manage Requirements Traceability - Maintain Requirements for Re-use - Prepare Requirements Package - Communicate Requirements
Relationships - Impact Analysis - Configuration Management System

36. What are the Primitive Data Elements?
Historic Analysis
Name - Aliases - Values/Meanings - Description
Root Cause Analysis
Requirements (Stated) - Stakeholder Concerns

37. What are the characteristics of a Problem Record?
Cohesive - Complete - Consistent - Correct - Feasible - Modifiable - Unambiguous - Testable
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
Expert Judgment
Historic Analysis

38. What techniques are used in the task - Prepare Requirements Package?
Brainstorming
Organize Requirements
Business Need
Requirements Documentation - Requirements for Vendor Selection

39. What is the output of the task - Define Transition Requirements?
Transition Requirements
Repository - Traceability - Requirement Attributes - Prioritization Process - Change Management - Tailoring the Requirements Management Process
Cultural Assessment - Operational or Technical Assessment - Stakeholder Impact Analysis
Organization Modeling

40. Domain SME - End User - Implementation SME - and Sponsor: They Affected by analysis techniques used to organize requirements since they need to verify and validate the requirements.
Compliance with regulatory or other standards
Strengths - Weaknesses
Primary stakeholders in the Organize Requirements task
Acceptance Criteria

41. The BA is a stakeholder in ______ business analysis activities.
Data Modeling
Define Business Need - Access Capability Gaps - Determine Solution Approach - Define Solution Scope - Define Business Case
Document Analysis - SWOT Analysis
All

42. A brief description of functionality that users need from a solution to meet a business objective. The goal they are trying to accomplish - and any additional information that may be critical to understanding the scope of the story.
Formal Documentation - Presentation - Model
Evaluation
User Story
Identified Defects - Mitigating Actions - Solution Validation Assessment

43. What are the techniques used in the task - Organize Requirements?
Name - Aliases - Values/Meanings - Description
Three-point Estimation
Business Rules Analysis - Data Flow Diagrams - Data Modeling - Functional Decomposition - Organizational Modeling - Process Modeling - Scenarios & Use Cases - Scope Modeling - User Stories
Document Analysis

44. What are the inputs for the task - Prepare Requirements Package?
Allocate Requirements
Determine the Process - Who will Authorize Changes - Impact Analysis - Wording of the Request - Coordinate Prioritization of Change
Business Analysis Communication Plan - Organizational Process Assets - Requirements - Requirements Structure
Benefits - Costs - Risk Assessment - Results Measurement

45. This task ensures that requirement specifications and models meet the necessary standard of quality to allow them to be used effectively to guide further work. Requirements have been defined correctly.
Estimation - Functional Decomposition - Risk Analysis
Requirements Workshop - Structured Walkthrough
Responsible - Accountable - Consulted - Informed
Verify Requirements

46. Approach to decision making that examines and models the possible consequences of different decisions. Make an optimal decision under conditions of uncertainty.
Decision Analysis
Benchmarking
Business Analysis Approach - Business Analysis Plan - Organizational Process Assets
Creative Thinking - Decision Making - Learning - Problem Solving - Systems Thinking

47. 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.
Document Analysis - SWOT Analysis
Business Value - Business or Technical Risk - Implementation Difficulty - Likelihood of Success - Regulatory or Policy Compliance - Relationship to Other Requirements - Stakeholder Agreement - Urgency
Formal requirements presentation to stakeholders
Organize Requirements

48. What is the output of the task Document Elicitation Results?
Requirements (Stated) - Stakeholder Concerns
Business Need - Organizational Process Assets - Requirements Management Plan - Scheduled Resources - Solution Scope & Business Case - Supporting Materials
Business Rules Analysis
Interface Analysis

49. Long-term - ongoing and qualitative statements of a state or condition that the organization is seeking to establish and maintain.
Underlying Competencies
Goals
Requirements (Approved)
Influence on the project - organizational - project health and other stakeholders

50. What are the Behavioral Characteristics a BA should exhibit?
Requirements Structure
Clear - Relevant - Economical - Adequate - Quantifiable
Customer
Ethics - Trustworthiness - Personal Organization