E Flashcards
elicitation
Iterative derivation and extraction of information from stakeholders or other sources
end user
A stakeholder who directly interacts with the solution
enterprise
A system of one or more organizations and the solutions they use to pursue a shared set of common goals
enterprise architecture
A description of the business processes, information
technology, people, operations, information, and projects of an enterprise and the relationships between them
enterprise readiness assessment
An assessment that describes the enterprise is
prepared to accept the change associated with a solution and is able to use it effectively
entity-relationship diagram
A graphical representation of the entities relevant to
a chosen problem domain and the relationships between them
estimate
A quantitative assessment of a planned outcome, resource requirements, and schedule where uncertainties and unknowns are systematically factored into the assessment
evaluation
The systematic and objective assessment of a solution to determine its status and efficacy in meeting objectives over time, and to identify ways to improve the solution to better meet objectives. See also indicator; metric, monitoring
event (business analysis)
An occurrence or incident to which an organizational
unit, system, or process must respond
evolutionary prototype
A prototype that is continuously modified and updated in response to feedback from stakeholders
experiment
Elicitation performed in a controlled manner to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact
external interface
An interaction that is outside the proposed solution. It can be another hardware system, software system, or a human interaction with which the proposed solution will interact
