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CBAP Business Analysis And Planning

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1. What is the output of the Manage Business Analysis Performance task?






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






3. What are the techniques used in the task - Communicate Requirements?






4. What are the output(s) of the task - Validate Solution?






5. Technique involving refinement of estimates. Estimate the details for activities in the current iteration or increment and provide an analogous estimate for the entire scope of work. As the end of the iteration approaches - estimates for the next ite






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






7. What are the techniques used in the task - Validate Solution?






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






9. What are stakeholder requirements?






10. What is the output of the task - Communicate Requirements?






11. This task determines if an organization can justify the investment required to deliver a proposed solution.






12. What factors guide technique selection?






13. What are the characteristics of Interaction Skills?






14. What are the elements of the area - Analytical Thinking and Problem Solving - Successful generation of new ideas - application of new ideas to resolve existing problems - willingness of stakeholders to accept new approaches.






15. Forecast the cost and effort involved in pursuing a course of action. Used to develop a better understanding of the possible range of costs and effort associated with any initiative






16. What are the techniques used in the task - Define Transition Requirements?






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






18. What is the output of the task - Define Transition Requirements?






19. 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.






20. This technique represents the types of peoples - places - things and concepts that are important to the business - attributes associated with them and the significant business relationships among them.






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






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






23. A specific - actionable - testable directive that is under the control of an organization and supports a business policy.






24. What are the inputs for the task - Evaluate Solution Performance?






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






26. This knowledge area describes the behaviors - knowledge and other characteristics that support the effective performance of a BA.






27. 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






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






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






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






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






32. Performed to communicate - verify and validate requirements. Is a working session where invited participants review and discuss a set of requirements






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






34. 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 -






35. 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. -






36. This prototype seeks to quickly uncover and clarify interface requirements using simple tools - sometimes just paper and pencil. The focus is on functionality that is not easily elicited by other techniques - has conflicting viewpoints - or is diffic






37. What does SMART stand for?






38. Limited to "as-is" perspective. - Existing documentation may not be up-to-date or valid. - Can be a time-consuming and even tedious process to locate the relevant information






39. Elements identified for each activity and task.






40. What are the inputs to the task - Organize Requirements?






41. What are the techniques used in the task Manage Business Analysis Performance?






42. Long-term - ongoing and qualitative statements of a state or condition that the organization is seeking to establish and maintain.






43. Three types of organizational structures






44. A good indicator has 5 characteristics:






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






46. 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.






47. A formal written specification with possible walk-thru - an informal one is possibly verbal or email Communication






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






49. 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






50. What are some of the key variables used in determining the priority of a requirement?