BABOK v3: Introduction

Question 1

Business Analysis is the practice of 1.) ___________________, by 2.) ______________ and 3.) ___________________, that 4.) ________________.

Answer 1

1. ) enabling change in an enterprise
2. ) defining needs
3. ) recommending solutions
4. ) deliver value to stakeholders

Question 2

Business Analysis may be performed on initiatives that are 1.) _______________, 2.)______________, or 3.) _______________.

Answer 2

strategic, tactical, or operational

Question 3

Business Analysis can be used to understand the 1.) _______________, define the 2.) _______________, and to determine the 3.) _____________________ from one to the other.

Answer 3

1. ) current state
2. ) future state
3. ) activities required to move

Question 4

Business Analysts are responsible for 1.)__________________________ - which frequently involves 2.)________________ and 3.)______________ their 4.)___________________ - in order to determine 5.)_______________ and_______________.

Answer 4

1. ) eliciting the actual needs of stakeholders
2. ) investigating
3. ) clarifying
4. ) expressed desires
5. ) underlying issues and causes

Question 5

These provide a description of the behaviors, characteristics, knowledge, and personal qualities that support the effective practice of business analysis.

Answer 5

Underlying Competencies

Question 6

These provide a means to perform business analysis tasks, especially the most common and widespread techniques practiced within the business analyst community.

Answer 6

Techniques

Question 7

These describe the various views of business analysis, and help business analysts working from various points of view to better perform business analysis tasks, given the context of the initiative.

Answer 7

Perspectives

Question 8

The knowledge area that describes the tasks that business analysts perform to organize and coordinate the efforts of business analysts and stakeholders.

Answer 8

Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring

Question 9

The knowledge area that describes tasks that business analysts perform to prepare for and conduct elicitation activities and confirm the results obtained. It also describes the communication with stakeholders once the business analysis information is assembled and the ongoing collaboration with them throughout the business analysis activites.

Answer 9

Elicitation and Collaboration

Question 10

The knowledge area that describes the tasks that business analysts perform in order to manage and maintain requirements and design information from inception to retirement. These tasks describe establishing meaningful relationships between related requirements and designs, and assessing, analyzing and gaining consensus on proposed changes to requirements and designs.

Answer 10

Requirements Life Cycle Management

Question 11

The knowledge area that describes the business analysis work that must be performed to collaborate with stakeholders in order to identify a need of strategic or tactical importance (the business need), enable the enterprise to address that need, and align the resulting strategy for the change with higher- and lower-level strategies.

Answer 11

Strategy Analysis

Question 12

The knowledge area that describes the tasks that business analysts perform to structure and organize requirements discovered during elicitation activities, specify and model requirements and designs, validate and verify information, identify solution options that meet business needs, and estimate the potential value that could be realized for each solution option. This knowledge area covers the incremental and iterative activities ranging from the initial concept and exploration of the need through the transformation of those needs into a particular recommended solution.

Answer 12

Requirements Analysis and Design Definition

Question 13

The knowledge area that describes the tasks that business analysts perform to assess the performance of and value delivered by a solution in use by the enterprise, and to recommend removal of barriers or constraints that prevent the full realization of value.

Answer 13

Solution Evaluation

Question 14

The six knowledge areas of Business Analysis are:

1. )
2. )
3. )
4. )
5. )
6. )

Answer 14

1. ) Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring
2. ) Elicitation and Collaboration
3. ) Requirements Life Cycle Management
4. ) Strategy Analysis
5. ) Requirements Analysis and Design Definition
6. ) Solution Evaluation