Chap 1: Introduction

Question 1

What is Business Analysis?

Answer 1

the practice of enabling change in an enterprise by defining needs and recommending solutions that deliver value to stakeholders.

Question 2

Who is considered a BA?

Answer 2

anyone whose responsible for discovering, synthesizing, and analyzing information from a variety of sources within an enterprise, including tools, processes, documentation, and stakeholders, eliciting needs of stakeholders-which frequently involves investigating and clarifying their expressed desires-in order to determine underlying issues and causes.

Question 3

What are the six knowledge areas of business analysis?

Answer 3

1. business analysis and monitoring
2. elicitation and collaboration
3. requirements life cycle management
4. strategy analysis
5. requirements analysis and design
   definition
6. solution evaluation

Question 4

A ____ is a discrete piece of work that may be performed formally or informally as part of business analysis.

Answer 4

task

Question 5

Underlying __________ reflect knowledge, skills, behaviors, characteristics, and personal qualities that help one successfully perform the role of the business anaylst

Answer 5

competencies

Question 6

_________ provide additional information on ways that a task may be performed.

Answer 6

techniques

Question 7

___________ are used within business analysis work to provide focus to tasks and techniques specific to the context of the initiative.

Answer 7

perspectives