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Enterprise Analysis Flashcards

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What tasks are in Enterprise Analysis?

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  1. Define Business Need
  2. Assess Capability Gaps
  3. Determine Solution Approach
  4. Define Solution Scope
  5. Define Business Case
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What are the outputs of Enterprise Analysis?

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  1. Business Case
  2. Business Need
  3. Required Capabilities
  4. Solution Approach
  5. Solution Scope
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What is the primary output of Enterprise Analysis?

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Business Requirements

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What are the inputs to Enterprise Analysis?

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  1. Assumptions and constraints
  2. Business goals and objectives
  3. Enterprise architecture
  4. Organizational process assets
  5. Requirements[stated]
  6. Solution performance assessment
  7. Stakeholder concerns
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Define Business Need:What are the outputs?

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Business need

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Define Business Need: What are the inputs?

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  1. Business goals and objects
  2. Requirements[stated]
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Define Business Need:Who are the stakeholders?

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  1. Customer or supplier - need may come from these
  2. Domain SME and end user - most direct awarness of problem or limitations
  3. Implementation SME - aware of current problems and limitations
  4. Regulator - may impose new regulatory requirements
  5. Sponsor - must identify who is responsible for making sure need is met and who can authorize action to meet it
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Define Business Need: What techniques are used?

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  1. Benchmarking
  2. Brainstorming
  3. Business Rule Analysis
  4. Focus Groups
  5. Functional De-composition
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Define Business Need: What are the elements?

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  1. Business goals and objectives-Review the ends the organization is seeking to achieve
  2. Business Problem or Opportunity-Investigate to see if there is one
  3. Desired Outcome-Identify the business benefit that will result
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Assess Capability Gaps: what is the purpose?

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To identify new capabilities needed to meet the business need

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Assess Capability Gaps: What are the inputs?

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  1. Business Need
  2. Enterprise Architecture
  3. Solution Performance Assessment
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Assess Capability Gaps: What techniques are used?

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  1. Document Analysis
  2. SWOT Analysis
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Assess Capability Gaps: What elements are used?

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  1. Current capabilities analysis-Gather current state of enterprise
  2. Assessment of new capabilities-Identify needed capabilities
  3. Assumptions- Identify and document assumptions
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Assess Capability Gaps: What are the outputs?

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Required Capabilities

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Assess Capability Gaps:Who are the stakeholders?

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  1. Customer and supplier - may be impacted by change, or provide new capabilities
  2. Domain SME, End User, Implementation SME, Sponsor - provide infromation on stenghts and weaknesses of current capabilities
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Determine Solution Approach: What is the purpose?

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To determine the most viable solution approach in enough detail to allow definition of solution scope

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Determine Solution Approach: What are the inputs?

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  1. Business Need
  2. Organizational Process Assets
  3. Required Capabilities
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Define Solution Scope: What is the purpose?

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To define which capabilities a project or iteration will deliver

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Determine Solution Approach: What are the elements?

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  1. Alternative generation - Generate alternatives
  2. Assumptions and Constraints - Identify assumptions and constraints for each alternative
  3. Ranking and selection of approaches - Capture consistent information, compare, may need a ranking system
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Determine Solution Approach: What techniques can be used?

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  1. Benchmarking
  2. Brainstorming
  3. Decision Analysis
  4. Estimation
  5. SWOT Analysis
  6. Feasibility Analysis
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Determine Solution Approach: Who are the Stakeholders?

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  1. Customer, Domain SME, End user, Supplier - provide suggested approaches
  2. Implementation SME - assess feasibility
  3. Sponsor - source of constraints, approve the approach
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Determine Solution Approach: What are the outputs?

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Solution Approach - a description of the approach that will be used to implement a new set of capabilities

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Define Business Case: What is the purpose?

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To determine if an organization can justify the investment required to deliver a proposed solution

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Define Business Case: What are the inputs?

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  1. Assumptions and Constraints
  2. Business Need
  3. Solution Scope
  4. Stakeholder Concerns
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Define Business Case: What are the elements?

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  1. Benefits - Measure the benefits to the business
  2. Costs- Measure the costs of the solution
  3. Risk Assessment - Assess to determine if organization is willing to take the risk
  4. Results Measurement - how costs and benefits will be assessed and evaluated
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What is the output of Define Solution Scope?

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Solution Scope: a definition of what must be delivered to meet the business need and the effect of the change on the business

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Define Business Case: What techniques can be use?

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  1. Decision Analysis
  2. Estimation
  3. Metrics and Key Performance Indicators
  4. Risk Analysis
  5. SWOT Analysis
  6. Vendor Assessment
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Define Business Case: Who are the stakeholders?

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  1. Sponsor - approves case and authorizes funding
  2. Domain SME - estimates business benefits
  3. Implementation SME - estimates costs
  4. Project Manager - participates in all
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Define Business Case: What are the outputs?

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Business Case - information necessary to support a go/no go decision to invest and move forward with a proposed project.

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What are the steps in a Feasibility Analysis?

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  1. Plan the study
  2. Conduct a current state assessment
  3. Identify potential solutions
  4. Determine feasibility of each
  5. Present to a key stakeholder in a document
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Why do a feasibility analysis?

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To determine whether and how each option or alternative can provide the expected benefit to meet the business need

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When can a feasibility analysis occur?

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Determine solution approach, it is a technique of this task, it is a ranking and selection method

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What is the purpose of Define Solution Scope?

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To define which new capabilities a project or iteration will deliver

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What are the inputs to Define Solution Scope?

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  1. Assumptions and Constraints
  2. Business Need
  3. Required Capabilities
  4. Solution Approach
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What are the elements of Define Solution Scope?

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  1. Solution Scope Definition - Identify major features, in scope and out of scope
  2. Implementation Approach - Determine how the implementation approach will deliver the solution scope
  3. Dependencies - Determine dependencies that will impose constraints
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What techniques can be used in Define Solution Scope?

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  1. Functional Decomposition
  2. Interface Analysis
  3. Scope Modeling
  4. User Stories
  5. Problem or Vision Statement
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Who are the stakeholders of Define Solution Scope?

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Domain SME Implementation SME Project Manager Sponsor

38
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What are the parts of a problem statement?

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  • The problem of … (problem description)
  • Affects….(stakeholders affected)
  • The impact of which is ….(impact on each type of stakeholder)
  • A successful solution would …..(list of key benefits of solution)

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