Chapter 1 Introduction

Question 1

Purpose of BABOK

Answer 1

define profession of business analysis/ provide a set of commonly accepted practices.

Question 2

Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring

Answer 2

tasks performed to organize/coordinate efforts of business analysts and stakeholders. Tasks produce outputs that are used as key inputs/guidelines for other tasks. [step used to organize information]

Question 3

Elicitation and Collaboration

Answer 3

tasks performed to prepare for/conduct elicitation (requirement/realization) activities and confirm the results obtained. Communication with stakeholders once information is assembled + ongoing collaboration. [use information gained from previous step to realize how to obtain goals and execute with stakeholders].

Question 4

Requirements Life Cycle Management

Answer 4

tasks performed to manage/maintain requirements/design information from inception to retirement. Tasks describe establishing meaningful relationships between related requirements/designs and assessing, analyzing/gaining consensus on proposed changes to requirements/designs. [maintain step 2 with new information].

Question 5

Strategy Analysis

Answer 5

work that must be performed to collaborate w/ stakeholders in order to identify a need of strategic/tactical importance, enable enterprise to address need/ align resulting strategy for the change with higher/lower level strategies.

Question 6

Requirements Analysis and Design Definition (RADD)

Answer 6

tasks to structure and organize requirements discovered during elicitation activities, specify and model requirements/designs, validate and verify information, identify solution options meet business needs, estimate potential value that could be realized for each solution option.

Question 7

Solution Evaluation

Answer 7

assess performance of and value delivered by a solution in use by the enterprise, recommend removal of barriers or constraints that prevent full realization of the value.

Question 8

Business Analysis

Answer 8

the practice of enabling change in an enterprise by defining needs and recommending solutions that deliver value to stakeholders.
• Enables an enterprise to articulate needs and the rationale for change, to design and describe solutions that can deliver value.

Question 9

Business Analyst

Answer 9

any person who performs business analysis tasks described in BABOK, no matter job title/organizational role.

Question 10

Task

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Purpose (task)

Answer 11

short description of reason for a business analyst to perform task, value created through performing the task.

Question 12

Description (task)

Answer 12

explains in greater detail what the task is, why it is performed, what it should accomplish.

Question 13

Inputs (task)

Answer 13

information consumed or transformed to produce an output and represent information necessary for a task to begin.

Question 14

Elements (task)

Answer 14

key concepts needed to understand how to perform the task. Elements are not mandatory as part of performing task, usage is dependent on ba approach.

Question 15

Guidelines and Tools (task)

Answer 15

resources required to transform input into output. Provides instructions on why/how to undertake task. Tool is used to undertake task.

Question 16

Techniques (task)

Answer 16

techniques that can be used to perform the ba task.

Question 17

Stakeholders (task)

Answer 17

generic list of people who are likely to participate in performing task/who will be affected by it.

Question 18

Outputs (task)

Answer 18

results produced performing the task. Outputs are created, transformed, changed in state as a result of successful completion of task. Deliverable or be part of a larger deliverable.

Question 19

Underlying Competencies

Answer 19

reflect knowledge, skills behaviors, characteristics, personal qualities that help one successfully perform the role of the ba.

Question 20

Purpose (Underlying Competencies)

Answer 20

why it is beneficial for ba to have this underlying competency.

Question 21

Definition (Underlying Competencies)

Answer 21

describes skills and expertise involved in the application of this competency.

Question 22

Effective Measures (Underlying Competencies)

Answer 22

describes how to determine whether a person is demonstrating skills in this underlying competency.

Question 23

Techniques

Answer 23

provide additional information on ways a task may be performed.

Question 24

Purpose (Techniques )

Answer 24

describes what technique is used for and circumstances under which it is most applicable.

Question 25

Description (Techniques )

Answer 25

what the technique is and how it is used.

Question 26

Elements (Techniques )

Answer 26

key concepts needed to understand how to use.

Question 27

Usage Considerations (Techniques )

Answer 27

conditions under which the technique may be more or less effective.