7: SAV - Solution Assessment and Validation

Question 1

Assumptions and Constraints in SAV

Answer 1

Assumptions may lead to certain solutions being favored, while constraints may limit available solution options.

Question 2

Role of Implementation SME in Access Proposed solution in SAV

Answer 2

Implementation SME: Gather information from experts with specific expertise in the solution options under consideration. Interoperability with the organization’s enterprise architecture needs to be considered.

Question 3

in Access Proposed solution, Can stakeholder (BA) terminate initiative in special case?

Answer 3

Output: Assessment of Proposed Solution:………….A recommendation to terminate the initiative may be given if no solution delivers enough value to justify being implemented.

Question 4

Can the requirement be allocated to Job function, peoples and software ?

Answer 4

Requirements may be allocated between organizational units, between job functions, between people and software, software application components or releases of a solution.

Question 5

When Requirement Allocation could begin?

Answer 5

Requirements allocation typically begins early in the project lifecycle (as soon as the solution approach can be determined) and will continue to be performed until all valid requirements are allocated.

Question 6

At what state (stated, analyzed, verified, validated) it is OK to allocate requirement?

Answer 6

Requirements allocation may be performed with requirements in any state (e.g. stated, analyzed, verified, validated) although completion of this task requires requirements have been approved.

Question 7

What solution component is consist of ?

Answer 7

1. Business policies and business rules
2. Business processes to be performed and managed
3. People who operate and maintain the solution, including their job functions and responsibilities
4. Software applications and application components used in the solution.
5. Structure of the organization, including interactions between the organization, its customers, and its suppliers

Question 8

When the cost/befit trade-off get to know - the cost to implement the solution and the benefits delivered by it?

Answer 8

The allocation of requirements to solution components will be a primary driver of the cost to implement the solution and the benefits delivered by it.

Question 9

What consideration BA should made if the business analyst need to assess whether the requirement allocation represents the most effective trade offs between delivery options?

Answer 9

Considerations are likely to include:

1. Available resources
2. Constraints on the solution
3. Dependencies between requirements

Question 10

What are the elements of Allocate Requirement?

Answer 10

1. Solution Component

2. Release Planning

Question 11

What are the factor that guide release planning during allocation of requirement?

Answer 11

There are many factors that will guide

1. the overall project budget,
2. the need to implement a solution or parts of the solution by a certain date,
3. resource constraints,
4. training schedule and
5. ability for the business to absorb changes within a defined timeframe.

Question 12

What are the elements of Access Proposed Solution?

Answer 12

1. Ranking of Solution Options

2. Identification of Additional Potential Capabilities

Question 13

What is the role of Implementation SME in Allocate Requirements?

Answer 13

Will make recommendations regarding the allocation of requirements and may take ownership of allocation if the decision regarding a particular allocation does not have any significant impact on the ability of the solution to meet business or stakeholder requirements.

Question 14

What is the main role of BA in accessing Organisational Readiness?

Answer 14

Identify impacts:

Business Analyst should understand what changes will occur in the business area, technical infrastructure or processes and how these affect other business units or operations.

Question 15

What can be an optional input for access Organisational Readiness?

Answer 15

Solution Scope as:

Solution Scope: used to determine which components of the business architecture are affected.
Solution [Designed]: Used in place of the solution scope, if available.

Question 16

What are the elements of assess Organisational Readiness?

Answer 16

Cultural Assessment
Operational or Technical Assessment
Stakeholder Impact Analysis
              Functions:
              Location 
              Task
              Concern

Question 17

What does it mean by Cultural Assessment under Assess Organisational Readiness?

Answer 17

• Determine whether stakeholder groups genuinely want the change to be successful.
• Assess the beliefs, attitudes and feelings common to key stakeholder
• Determine whether stakeholders understand the reasons that a new solution is being implemented,
• whether they view that solution as something that will be beneficial, and they understand the reasons why a new solution is required.

Question 18

What is Force field analysis and which task it is being used?

Answer 18

Used in Assess Organisation Readiness.
Force field analysis is a graphical method for depicting the forces that support and oppose a change, depicting them on opposite sides of a line, and then estimating the strength of each force in order to assess which set of forces are stronger.

Question 19

Which stakeholder has the strong role in assessing Organisational Readiness?

Answer 19

Implementation SME: Supplies information on the skills and capabilities necessary to successfully operate the new solution.
CUT

Question 20

Which Stakeholder require more to know about organizational readiness assessment?

Answer 20

Projetc Manager requires the organizational readiness assessment to determine if additional project work is required for a successful implementation of the solution

Question 21

In what situation Transition Requirement need not to be identified?

Answer 21

In instances where there is no existing solution, and the new solution is adding a entirely new capability to the enterprise rather than extending and improving an existing capability, then transition requirements do not need to be analyzed.

Question 22

What state the requirement should have to define the Transition Requirements?

Answer 22

Requirement [Stated]

Question 23

What are the likely source of transition requirements?

Answer 23

1. Data
2. Ongoing Work
3. Organisational Change

Question 24

Transition Requirements defined under Solution Assessment and Validation KA need to be validated, verified, managed and communicated?

Answer 24

YES!!!!!!!!!! it is not different then other requirement of method and process used. Transition requirements are analyzed by this task and must still be verified, validated, managed and communicated.

Question 25

What the purpose of Validate Solution Task?

Answer 25

Validate that a solution

1. meets the business need and
2. determine the most appropriate response to identified defects.

Question 26

Why Solution [Constructed] is used as input during Validate Solution task?

Answer 26

Validation can only be performed against a solution that actually exists. The solution may or may not be in actual use by the enterprise.

Question 27

What are the elements of Validate Solution task?

Answer 27

1. Investigate Defective Solution Outputs

2. Assess Defects and Issues

Question 28

What is the role of BA for assessing defects and Issues identified during Solution Validation?

Answer 28

The business analyst may be required to identify which defects must be resolved, which can be mitigated through workarounds or other approaches, and which can be accepted until resources exist to address them.

Question 29

What BA can do if a defect (identified during Solution Validation) cannot be resolved in a time frame and stakeholders cannot accept it ?

Answer 29

The business analyst may investigate options for mitigating the effects for example additional quality control checks, new manual processes, removal of support for certain exception cases etc.

Question 30

Which stakeholder has main responsibility during Validation Solution under SAV?

Answer 30

Solution verification (that is, verifying that the solution behaves in accordance with the solution requirements) is the responsibility of the tester.

Question 31

What is the output of Validate Solution and what does it cover?

Answer 31

Solution Validation Assessment: An assessment of whether the solution is able to meet the business need at an acceptable level of quality.

Question 32

What is the purpose of Evaluate Solution Performance?

Answer 32

To Evaluate functioning solutions to understand the value they deliver and identify opportunities for improvement.

Question 33

With what other name Evaluate Solution Performance can be referred to?

Answer 33

Evaluate Solution Performance may also be referred to as post-implementation assessment when performed immediately following the completion of a project.

Question 34

Why Business Requirements used as an input to Evaluate Solution Performance?

Answer 34

The performance of the solution will be measured against the business requirements. Without clear business requirements it is impossible to assess the solution’s performance effectively, since there are no defined goals that it is supposed to meet.

Question 35

What are the element of Evaluate Solution Performance?

Answer 35

1. Understand Value Delivered By Solution
2. Validate Solution Metrics
3. Solution Replacement or Elimination

Question 36

What does Significant over-performance indicate during solution performance evaluation?

Answer 36

Significant over-performance may indicate that resources devoted to the solution can be used elsewhere,
OR
that the value of the solution to the business was underestimated. It is likely that there are lessons that can be learned and applied elsewhere.

Question 37

What are the issues that may influence the decision for replacement or elimination of a solution?

Answer 37

1. Ongoing Cost versus Initial Investment
2. Opportunity Cost
3. Necessity
4. Sunk Cost

Question 38

What is opportunity cost and what is it context?

Answer 38

Opportunity Cost is used as one of the issues that may influence the decision for replacement or elimination of a solution.

Opportunity Cost: Opportunity cost represents the potential value that could be realized by pursuing alternative courses of action.

Question 39

What is Sunk Cost and what is it context?

Answer 39

Sunk Cost is used as one of the issues that may influence the decision for replacement or elimination of a solution.

Sunk cost describes the money and effort already committed to an initiative.

Question 40

Do Sunk Cost is used for future action?

Answer 40

As this investment cannot be recovered, it is effectively irrelevant when considering future action. Decisions should be based on the future investment required and the future benefits that can be gained.

Question 41

Why focus group is used for the Evaluation of Solution Performance ?

Answer 41

Focus Groups is useful to gain a detailed qualitative understanding of the value of a solution to a group of stakeholders.

Question 42

During a stakeholder impact analysis, the business analyst would like to understand which processes most involve the stakeholders and the applications they use. Which element of this impact analysis is being considered?

a. Stakeholder’s Functions
b. Stakeholder’s Tasks
c. Stakeholder’s concerns
d. Stakeholder’s titiles

Answer 42

a. Stakeholder’s Functions

Question 43

Which of the following is a component or an element of a solution component?

Select one:

a. Business policies or rules.
b. Vendor assessment, decision analysis, and risk assessment. Incorrect
c. Business metrics.
d. Solution assessment recommendations.

Answer 43

The correct answer is:
a. Business policies or rules.

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Correct Answer Feedback
BABOK 7.2.4.1.

Question 44

Which stakeholder will investigate defects and determine the root cause of problems in a software application?
Select one:

a. Tester. Incorrect
b. Operational Support.
c. Implementation SME.
d. Project Manager.

Answer 44

The correct answer is:
c. Implementation SME.

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Correct Answer Feedback
BABOK 7.5.4. The implementation SME supports the validation process, investigates defects, corrects identified defects, and participates in the defect prioritization and resolution process.

Question 45

When ranking COTS packages that all have similar basic functions and features, what should the BA do to rank the options in order of the most value added?

Select one:

a. Focus on the differences between the packages.
b. Focus on the package with highest operating cost.
c. Consider the people who will operate and maintain the solution.
d. Complete a vendor assessment, key performance indicators, and acceptance/evaluation criteria definition.

Answer 45

The correct answer is:
a. Focus on the differences between the packages.

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Correct Answer Feedback
BABOK 7.1.4.1. When relatively few criteria are involved, it may be easiest to focus on criteria where substantive differences exist between solution options. Those differences then form the basis for the decision.