Chapter 3 Quiz

methodology

A body of methods, techniques, procedures, working concepts, and rules used to solve a problem.

product vision statement

A brief statement or paragraph that describes the goals of the solution and how it supports the strategy of the organization or enterprise.

requirements artifact

A business analysis artifact containing information about requirements such as a diagram, a matrix, a document or a model.

OLAP (online analytical processing)

A business intelligence approach that allows users to analyze large amounts of data from different points of view.

behavioral business rule

A business rule that places an obligation (or prohibition) on conduct, action, practice, or procedure; a business rule whose purpose is to shape (govern) day-to-day business activity. Also known as an operative rule.

solution requirement

A capability or quality of a solution that meets the stakeholder requirements. Solution requirements can be divided into two parts: functional requirements and non-functional or quality of service requirements.

functional requirement

A capability that a solution must have in terms of the behavior and information the solution will manage

stakeholder List

A catalogue of the stakeholders affected by a change, a business need, or a proposed solution, and a description of their attributes and characteristics related to their involvement in the initiative.

requirements attribute

A characteristic or property of a requirement used to assist with requirements management.

benchmarking

A comparison of a decision, process, service, or system's cost, time, quality, or other metrics to those of leading peers to identify opportunities for improvement

gap analysis

A comparison of the current state and desired future state of an enterprise in order to identify differences that need to be addressed.

value stream mapping

A complete, fact-based, time-series representation of the stream of activities required to deliver a product or service.

change team

A cross-functional group of individuals who are mandated to implement a change. This group may be comprised of product owners, business analysts, developers, project managers, implementation subject matter experts, or any other individual with the relevant set of skills and competencies required to implement the change.

business decision

A decision that can be made based on strategy, executive judgment, consensus, and business rules, and that is generally made in response to events or at defined points in a business process.

defect

A deficiency in a product or service that reduces its quality or varies from a desired attribute, state, or functionality.

work breakdown structure (WBS)

A deliverable-oriented hierarchical decomposition of the work to be executed to accomplish objectives and to create the required deliverables. It organizes and defines the total scope of the project; a structured presentation of the tasks and deliverables required to complete a project.

metadata

A description of data to help understand how to use that data, either in terms of the structure and specification of the data, or the description of a specific instance of an object.

enterprise architecture

A description of the business processes, information technology, people, operations, information, and projects of an enterprise and the relationships between them

strategy

A description of the chosen approach to apply the capabilities of an enterprise in order to reach a desired set of goals or objectives.

stakeholder requirement

A description of the needs of a particular stakeholder or class of stakeholders that must be met in order to achieve the business requirements. They may serve as a bridge between business requirements and the various categories of solution requirements.

use case

A description of the observable interaction between an actor (or actors) and a solution that occurs when the actor uses the system to accomplish a specific goal.

business analysis plan

A description of the planned activities the business analyst will execute in order to perform the business analysis work involved in a specific initiative.

Performed to define how decisions are made about requirements.

Business Analysis Governance is ________________.

Stakeholder group identified during stakeholder analysis for specific activities or deliverables

Decisions on a project are the responsibility of the:

Organizational Standards Frequency of Access Who Needs Access All of the above***

Decisions related to the storage and access of business analysis information depends on which of the following?

Stakeholder

During Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring, business analysts perform a stakeholder analysis to ensure planning and monitoring activities reflect stakeholder needs and account for stakeholder characteristics. This is an application of which core concept from the Business Analysis Core Concept Model?

By conducting performance analysis to ensure business analysis activities continue to produce sufficient value for the stakeholders.

During Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring, the core concept of Value is applied:

Value

During Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring, your team has conducted performance analysis to ensure business analysis activities continue to produce sufficient value for the stakeholders. This is an application of which core concept from the Business Analysis Core Concept Model?

Solution

During Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring, your team has evaluated if business analysis performance was a key contributor to the successful implementation of a solution. This is an application of which core concept from the Business Analysis Core Concept Model?

Identify stakeholder roles, attitudes, decision-making authority, and level of power or influence

During stakeholder analysis, BAs should:

Corrective

Establishing ways to reduce the negative impact of an event is what type of action once the analysis of performance results is complete?

Predictive Approach

For projects that have must have a smooth implementation process and where a complete solution can be defined before implementation begins, which planning approach(es) would be most effective?

A single decision-maker should be appointed for the project team so that decisions can be reached quickly.

Identify the statement that is NOT true about planning for requirements approvals.

assessing business analysis work and to plan to improve processes where required.

Identifying Business Analysis Performance Improvements is ________________.

Ensuring a complete understanding of the context under analysis in order to develop an efficient business analysis approach.

In Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring, you would apply the core concept of Context by:

what happens when teams cannot reach consensus

In a Business Analysis Governance Approach, the decision-making governance defines ________________.

by process or function

In a large, cross-functional project, it might be beneficial to organize requirements ________________.

Determining how changes to business analysis results will be requested and authorized.

In the core concept of Change within Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring, business analysts are responsible for:

When Planning an approach for prioritizing requirements, which of the following would be key considerations

Methodology, timelines and resource constraints

Mind Mapping and Organizational Modeling

Planning stakeholder engagement includes understanding the relationships between the stakeholders and their roles and functions. Which technique(s) would be most appropriate to help with this task.

Identifying potential causes of a problem

The fishbone (or Ishikawa) diagram is used for which analysis activity?

The business analysis activity being undertaken, the availability of specific tools, and the preferences of the stakeholders.

The following factors may influence a BA's approach to stakeholder collaboration:

Why, for whom, what, how, with whom

The nature of the project and the team should drive the organization and content of your requirements repository.

Traceability Approach

The number of requirement deliverables, complexity of the domain, organizational standards, and any requirement-related risk, will help determine which of the following approaches?

Conduct Elicitation

The outputs Stakeholder Engagement Approach and Business Analysis Performance Assessment are associated with what task?

Level of Effort Stakeholder Analysis*** Communication of Changes Priority

There are many elements associated with developing a Change Control Process. Which one of these is NOT part of that process?

All the Time

What is the best time to perform Stakeholder Analysis

Consider why the project is being done, within what context, and for whom it's being done.

When finalizing your analysis approach for your project, you should:

Business analysis Planning and Monitoring

Which knowledge area are the following tasks associated with? Identify Business Analysis Performance Improvements, Plan Business Analysis Governance, Plan Stakeholder Engagement, and Plan Business Analysis Information Management

Governance Approach

Which of the following is NOT a requirements attribute for Business Analysis Information Management?

High Level Requirements

Which of the following is NOT evaluated when determining stakeholder communication needs?

They should only be quantitative so that they can be counted.

Which of the following is NOT true about Performance Metrics?

Business objectives

Which of the following is typically NOT included in an analysis plan?

Stakeholder analysis is only necessary for projects with more than one stakeholder.

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

The outputs from a process should have greater value than the inputs.

Which of the following statements is true?

Maintain Requirements

Which one is NOT a task in Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring? Incorrect - Right Answer: Maintain Requirements

The nature of the project and the team should drive the organization and content of your requirements repository.

Which statement about organizing requirements is true?

Item Tracking

Which technique is best to track issues with current information management processes?

Metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Which technique is used to determine what metrics are appropriate for assessing business analysis performance and how they may be tracked?

Estimation Financial Analysis Lessons Learned Business Cases All of the above***

Which technique(s) can be used to develop your business analysis approach?

Interview and Document Analysis

Which technique(s) would be most effective to develop a business analysis approach when working on a maintenance project with just one stakeholder?