3 Planning and Monitoring (5%) Flashcards
What is the Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring ?
The Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring knowledge area tasks organize and coordinate the efforts of business analysts and stakeholders.
What are the TASKS of Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring ?
- Plan BA Approach
- Plan Stakeholder Engagement
- Plan BA Governance
- Plan BA Information Management
- Identify BA Performance Improvements
- 0 Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring
- 1 Plan Business Analysis Approach
What is the “Plan Business Analysis Approach” purpose ?
Define an appropriate method to conduct business analysis activities.
- 0 Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring
- 2 Plan Stakeholder Engagement
What is the “Plan Stakeholder Engagement” purpose ?
Plan an approach for establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with the stakeholders.
- 0 Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring
- 3 Plan Business Analysis Governance
What is the “Plan Business Analysis Governance” purpose ?
Define how decisions are made about requirements and designs, including reviews, change control, approvals, and prioritization.
- 0 Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring
- 4 Plan Business Analysis Information Management
What is the “Plan Business Analysis Information Management” purpose ?
Develop an approach for how business analysis information will be stored and accessed.
- 0 Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring
- 5 Identify Business Analysis Performance Improvements
What is the “Identify Business Analysis Performance Improvements” purpose ?
Assess business analysis work and plan to improve processes where required.
- 0 Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring
- 1 Plan Business Analysis Approach
What is the “Plan Business Analysis Approach” Outputs ?
3.1 Business Analysis Approach
Identifies the business analysis approach and activities that will be performed across an initiative including who will perform the activities, the timing and sequencing of the work, the deliverables that will be produced and the business analysis techniques that may be utilized.
- 0 Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring
- 2 Plan Stakeholder Engagement
What is the “Plan Stakeholder Engagement” Outputs ?
3.2 Stakeholder Engagement Approach
Contains a list of the stakeholders, their characteristics which were analyzed, and a listing of roles and responsibilities for the change. It also identifies the collaboration and communication approaches the business analyst will utilize during the initiative.
- 0 Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring
- 3 Plan Business Analysis Governance
What is the “Plan Business Analysis Governance” Outputs ?
3.3 Governance Approach
Identifies the stakeholders who will have the responsibility and authority to make decisions about business analysis work including who will be responsible for setting priorities and who will approve changes to business analysis information. It also defines the process that will be utilized to manage requirement and design changes across the initiative.
- 0 Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring
- 4 Plan Business Analysis Information Management
What is the “Plan Business Analysis Information Management” Outputs ?
3.4 Information Management Approach
Includes the defined approach for how business analysis information will be stored, accessed, and utilized during the change and after the change is complete.
- 0 Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring
- 5 Identify Business Analysis Performance Improvements
What is the “Identify Business Analysis Performance Improvements” Outputs ?
3.5 Business Analysis Performance Assessment
Includes a comparison of planned versus actual performance, identifying the root cause of variances from the expected performance, proposed approaches to address issues, and other findings to help understand the performance of business analysis processes.
- 0 Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring
- 1 Plan Business Analysis Approach
What are the “Plan Business Analysis Approach” Elements ?
1- Planning approach (Predictive vs Adaptive)
2- Formality and details of BA Deliverables
3- Business Analysis Activities
4- Timing of Business Analysis work
5- Complexity and Risk
6- Acceptance
- 0 Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring
- 2 Plan Stakeholder Engagement
What are the “Plan Stakeholder Engagement” Elements ?
1- Perform Stakeholder Analysis
( Roles / Attitudes / Decision Making / Authority / Level of Power or Influence)
2- Define Stakeholder Collaboration
3- Stakeholder Communication Needs (Who? When? How? What?)
- 0 Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring
- 3 Plan Business Analysis Governance
What are the “Plan Business Analysis Governance” Elements ?
1- Decision Making (escalation path and key stakeholders)
2- Change Control Process
3- Plan Prioritization Approach
4- Plan for Approval