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CBAP Business Analysis And Planning

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1. A continuous process of collecting data to determine how well a solution has been implemented compared to expected results.






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.






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.






4. Strengths - Weaknesses - Opportunities - Threats - A valuable tool to quickly analyze various aspects of the current state of the business process undergoing change.






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






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






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






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.






9. What are the likely sources of transition requirements?






10. Two techniques used in Root Cause Analysis?






11. The minimum set of requirements that must be met in order for a particular solution to be worth implementing.






12. What are stakeholder requirements?






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






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






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






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






17. What are the inputs to the task Conduct Stakeholder Analysis?






18. What are the elements of Communication Skills?






19. What is the output of the task Conduct Elicitation Activity?






20. Investigating how a solution is actually used after it is deployed and assessing the effect it has had - both positive and negative.






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.






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.






23. What are the inputs for the task - Prepare Requirements Package?






24. What are the characteristics of Interaction Skills?






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






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






27. What are the techniques used in the task - Assess Capability Gaps?






28. Checklist of characteristics to consider when considering non-functional requirements.






29. What are the inputs for the task - Maintain Requirements for Re-use?






30. Ensure that the solution meets the business need and determine the most appropriate response to identified defects.






31. What are the inputs for the task Prepare for Elicitation?






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






33. What are the inputs for the task - Define Transitional Requirements?






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. -






35. This will impose constraints to the effort to deploy the solution - including relationships that may exist between solution components.






36. A requirement that does not deliver direct or indirect value to a stakeholder is a strong candidate for what?






37. Describes all the possible outcomes of an attempt to accomplish a particular goal that the solution will support.






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






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






40. What is the output of the task - Define Business Case?






41. What are the Primitive Data Elements?






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






43. What are the general modeling concepts that are relevant to business analysis?






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






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






46. What are the techniques used in the task - Allocate Resources?






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






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.






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






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