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CBAP Business Analysis And Planning

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1. Issues that may influence the replacement or elimination decision of a system include:






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






3. A non-actionable directive that supports a business goal.






4. What is the output of the task Document Elicitation Results?






5. What techniques are used in the task - Prepare Requirements Package?






6. Gathering information relevant to a decision - breaking down the information relevant to a decision - making comparisons and tradeoffs between similar and dissimilar options and identifying the option that is most desirable.






7. Confidence in the problem solving process that a selected solution is correct - new solution options can be evaluated effectively using the problem solving framework - selected solutions meet the defined objectives and solve the underlying problem -






8. Set of requirements that will be used to choose between multiple solutions.






9. Name the 2 types of Stakeholder maps.






10. What are the elements of Communication Skills?






11. What are the techniques used in the task - Evaluate Solution Performance?






12. Three key factors when assessing the quality of indicators and their metrics






13. Rules that the organization chooses to enforce as a matter of policy. They are intended to guide the actions of people working within the organization. They may oblige people to take certain actions - prevent people from taking actions - or prescribe






14. 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.






15. What is the output of the task - Verify Requirements?






16. What are the techniques used in Plan Business Analysis Approach?






17. Who is the primary stakeholder in the Define Business Case task?






18. What are the techniques used in the task - Define Assumptions & Constraints?






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






20. What are the inputs to the task Manage Requirements Traceability?






21. What are the factors of influence by stakeholders on a project?






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






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






25. What are the tasks of the Elicitation Knowledge Area?






26. Is generally understood to describe just one way that an actor can accomplish a particular goal






27. What are the inputs to the task - Communicate Requirements?






28. What is the output of the task - Specify & Model Requirements?






29. What are the techniques used in the task - Organize Requirements?






30. 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.






31. What are the inputs to the task - Verify Requirements?






32. What knowledge area discusses the business analysis activities necessary to identify a business need - problem or opportunity - define the capture of the solution and justify the investment necessary to deliver the solution.






33. Ability to find information - on-time completion of tasks - efficiency in the completion of work - ability to easily identify all outstanding work and the status of each work item.






34. What are stakeholder requirements?






35. This prototype extends the initial interface requirements into a fully functioning system and requires a specialized prototyping tool or language.






36. What are the elements of the task Plan Requirements Management Process?






37. What are the attributes of a Data Model?






38. What is the output of the task Plan Business Analysis Communication?






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






40. What is the output to the task - Evaluate Solution Performance?






41. The people involved - the interactions between them - the external forces affecting their behavior and all other relevant elements and factors.






42. What are the techniques used in the task - Determine Solution Approach?






43. What are some examples of stakeholder concerns?






44. What are the characteristics of quality for a requirements?






45. What are the inputs to the task - Define Business Need?






46. The purpose is to describe the required qualities of a system - such as its usability and performance characteristics.






47. The purpose of _______________ is to ensure that a stakeholder's actual underlying needs are understood - rather than the their stated or superficial desires.






48. Elements of a Requirements Management Plan include?






49. Two techniques used in Root Cause Analysis?






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