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Strategy Analysis (6 & 7) 5% 24% Flashcards

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What are the tasks in the strategy Analysis knowledge area?

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Analyze Current state
Define future state
Assess risk
Define change strategy

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Which of the tasks in the Strategy Analysis knowledge area perform a gap Analysis?

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Define change strategy

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What are the inputs to the strategy Analysis knowledge area?

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Needs
Influences (internal ; external)
Stakeholder engagement approach
Elicitation results (unconfirmed)
Elicitation results (confirmed)
Designs (prioritized)
Requirements (prioritized)
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What are the outputs of the strategy Analysis knowledge area?

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Current state description 
Business requirements
Business objectives
Future state description
Potential value
Risk Analysis results
Change strategy
Solution scope
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What is the purpose of the analyze current state process?

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To understand the reasons why an Enterprise needs to change some aspect of how it operates and what would be directly or indirectly affected by the change

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True or false

An organization’s current state is always static?

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False

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What are the inputs to the analyse current state task?

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Needs
Elicitation results (confirmed)
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What are the outputs to the Analyze current state task?

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Current state description

Business requirements

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What are the Guidelines and tools used for the analyze current state task?

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BA approach
Enterprise limitation
Organizational strategy
Solution limitation
Solution performance goals
Solution performance measures
Stakeholder Analysis results
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Which tasks use the Current state description?

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Plan stakeholder engagement
Plan Business Analysis governance
Define future state
Assess risks
Define change strategy
Analyze potential value and recommend solution
Asses Enterprise limitations
Recommend actions to increase solution value
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Tasks uses the Business requirements

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Define future state

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What are the elements of the Analyze current state task?

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Business needs
Organizational structure and culture
Capabilities and processes
Technology and infrastructure
Policies
Business architecture
Internal assets
External influencers
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What are the external influences that can Impact the current state of an organization?

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Industry structure
Competitors
Customers
Suppliers
Political and regulatory environment
Technology
Macroeconomic factors
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What are the techniques used in the Analyze current state task?

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Benchmarking and market analysis
Business capabilities Analysis
Business model canvas
Business case, focus group
Concept modelling, interviews
Data mining, item tracking
Document Analysis, lesson learned
Financial analysis, mind mapping
Functional decomposition, kpis
Observation, organizational modeling
Process Analysis, process modeling
Risk Analysis and management
Root cause Analysis
Scope modeling
Survey and questionnaire
SWOT analysis
Vendor assessment
Workshops
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Who are the stakeholders in the the Analyze current state task?

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Customers, end user
Domain subject matter expert
Implementation subject matter expert
Organizational support, sponsor
Project manager, suppliers
Regulator, tester
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What is the purpose of the define future state task?

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To determine the set of necessary conditions to meet the business need

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What is the input to the future state task?

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Business requirements

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What are the outputs to the define future state task?

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Business objectives
Future state description
Potential value

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What are the Guidelines and tools used in the define future state task?

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Constraints
Current state description
Metrics and KPIs
Organizational strategy

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What are the elements of the define future state task?

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Business goals and objectives
Scope of solution space
Constraints
Organizational structure and culture
Capabilities and processes
Technology and infrastructure
Policies
Business architecture
Internal assets
Identify assumptions
Potential value
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What are the techniques used in the define future state task?

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Acceptance and evaluation criteria
Balanced score card
Benchmarking and market analysis
Brainstorming
Business capability Analysis
Business case
Business model canvas
Decision Analysis
Decision modeling
Financial analysis
Functional decomposition
Interviews
Lesson learned
Metrics and KPIs
Mind mapping
Organizational mapping
Process modeling
Prototyping
Scope modeling
Survey and questionnaire
SWOT analysis
Vendor assessment
Workshops
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Who are the stakeholders in the define future state task?

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Customers, domain subject matter expert, end user, implementation subject matter expert, operational support, project manager, regulator, sponsor, supplier, tester

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True or false

Assessing the risks includes analyzing and managing them.

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True

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True or false

A collection of risk is used as an input for selecting or coordinating a change strategy

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True

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What are the inputs to the assess risk task?

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Business objectives
Elicitation results (confirmed)
Influences
Potential value
Requirements (prioritized)
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What is the output of the Assess risk task?

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Risk Analysis results

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What tasks use the risk Analysis results?

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Manage stakeholder collaboration
Define change strategy
Analyze potential value and recommend solution
Analyze performance measures
Assess solution limitations
Assess Enterprise limitations
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What are the elements of the assess risk task

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Unknown
Constraints, assumptions and dependencies
Negative impact value
Risk tolerance
Recommendations
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What techniques are used in the assess risk task?

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Brainstorming, business case, decision Analysis, financial analysis, interviews, lessons learned, mind mapping, risk Analysis and management, root cause Analysis, survey and questionnaire, workshops

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Who are the stakeholders in the assess risk task?

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Domain subject matter expert
Implementation subject matter expert
Operational support
Project manager
Regulator
Sponsor
Tester
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What is the purpose of the Define change strategy task?

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To develop and assess alternative approaches to the change, and then select the recommended approach.

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What are the inputs to the Define change Strategy process?

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Current state description
Future state description
Risk Analysis results
Stakeholder engagement approach

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33
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What guidelines and tools are used in the Define change strategy task?

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Business Analysis approach
Design options
Solution recommendation

34
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What are the outputs to the Define Change Strategy task?

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Change strategy

Solution scope

35
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What are the elements of the Design change strategy task?

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Solution scope
Gap Analysis
Enterprise readiness assessment
Change strategy
Transition states and release planning
36
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What are the techniques used in the Define change Strategy task?

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Balanced scorecard, benchmarking and market analysis, brainstorming, business capability Analysis, business case, business model canvas, decision Analysis, estimation, financial analysis, focus groups, functional decomposition, interviews, lesson learned, mind mapping, organizational modeling, process modeling, scope modeling, SWOT analysis, vendor assessment, workshops

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Which of these statement is NOT true regarding strategy ?

It is about reaching a desired goal.

The context in which the strategy works is irrelevant

Its is about defining the future.

Strategy can be at the enterprise level, SBU level, division or department.

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The context in which the strategy works is irrelevant

38
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Where can you find the corporate strategy captured ?

The Meta models

The organization charts

The state diagrams

Product vision and business case.

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Product vision and business case.

39
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The starting point of strategic analysis is

In Understanding the enterprise strategy maps

In Understanding the project plan

In Understanding the enterprise strategy docuement

In understanding why the change is required.

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In understanding why the change is required.

40
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What is /are the output from the task analyse current state ?

Current state description and business requirements

Project plan and approved budget

Current analysis and GAP document

Future state description and business plans

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Current state description and business requirements

41
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Which of these techniques is used in the task define future state ?

Focus groups

Balanced score card

Root cause analysis

Domain models

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Balanced score card

42
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What is the core purpose of the task assess risk analysis ?

To take insurance for major risks .

To understand the undesirable the consequenses of internal and external forces .

To take no risks on matter that affect the enterprise.

To make a fool proof plan so that nothing fails

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To understand the undesirable the consequenses of internal and external forces .

43
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What is the output from the task assess risk ?

Business case

Risk analysis results

Project risk plan

Risk mitigation plan

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Risk analysis results

44
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Which of these statements regarding statements regarding risk is TRUE ?

Insurance covers all risk factors

Risk can be positive or negative

Business should avoid risk at all cost

Risk needs to be avoided

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Risk can be positive or negative

45
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Risk is expressed as

Cost X risk

Economic value added X Impact

Revenue X Risk scale

Probablity X Impact

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Probablity X Impact

46
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Which of the statements is NOT TRUE regarding the task - Define change strategy ?

Help organizations identify alternate change strategies.

Help organization realize value after after the solution is deployed.

Make a risk managent place for the organization.

Enable the organization to develop and assess alternative approaches

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Make a risk managent place for the organization.

47
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Which of these is NOT an input for the task define change strategy ?

Business objectives

Stakeholder engagement approach

Risk analysis results .

Future state description

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Business objectives

48
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Which of these best explains GAP analysis ?

The difference between the current state and the future state capablities.

The cost advantage ( ROI) between the pre project and post project metrics .

The difference between the technology capablities before and after the project .

The difference the process before and after the start of the project.

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The difference between the current state and the future state capablities

49
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What is /are an output for the task define change strategy ?

Change requests and Domain models

Project risk plan and Risk register.

Change Strategy and Solution scope.

Organizational readiness assessment.

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Change Strategy and Solution scope.

50
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Which of these techniques is used in the -Task define change strategy ?

Interface analysis

Balanced score card.

Item tracking

Observation

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Balanced score card.

51
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What are the tasks of the Requirements Analysis and Design Definition knowledge area?

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Specify and model requirements
Verify requirements
Validate requirements
Define requirements architecture
Define solution options
Analyze potential value and recommend solution
52
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What are the inputs to the Requirements Analysis and design definition knowledge area?

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Requirements
Information management approach
Elicitation results
Potential value
Solution scope
Change strategy
53
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List the tasks to be performed in the Requirements Analysis and Design Definition knowledge area

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Specify and model requirements
Verify requirements
Validate requirements
Define requirements architecture
Define design options
Analyze potential value and recommend solution
54
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What are the outputs to the requirements Analysis and design definition knowledge area?

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Requirements (specified and modelled)
Requirements (verified)
Requirements (validated)
Requirements architecture
Design options
Solution recommendation
55
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What is the purpose of the specify and model requirements task?

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To analyze, synthesize and refine elicitation results into requirements.

56
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What are the inputs to the specify and model requirements task?

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Elicitation results

57
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What is the output to the specify and model requirements tasks?

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Requirements (specified and modelled)

58
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What are the Guidelines and tools of the specify and model requirements task?

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Modeling notation/standards
Modeling tools
Requirements Architecture
Requirements life cycle management tools
Solution scope
59
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What tasks use the output from the specify and model requirements task?

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Verify requirements

Validate requirements

60
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What are the elements of the specify and model requirements task?

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Model requirements
Analyze requirements
Represent requirements and attributes
Implement the appropriate levels of abstraction

61
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What are the techniques used in the specify and model requirements task?

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Acceptance and evaluation criteria, business capability Analysis, business model canvas, business rules Analysis, concept modelling, data dictionary, data flow diagrams, data modeling, decision modeling, functional decomposition, glossary, interface Analysis, non functional requirements Analysis, organizational modeling, process modeling, prototyping, roles and permission matrix. Root cause Analysis, scope modeling, sequence diagrams, stakeholders list/maps or personas, state modeling, use cases and scenarios, user stories

62
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What is the input to the verify requirements task?

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Requirements (specified and modelled)

63
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What guidelines and tool is used in the verify requirements task?

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Requirements life cycle management tools

64
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What is the output to the verify requirements task?

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Requirements (verified)

65
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What are the elements of the verify requirements task?

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Characteristics of requirements and design quality
Verification activities
Checklist

66
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What are some of the acceptable quality requirements characteristics?

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Atomic
Complete
Consistent
Concise
Feasible
Unambiguous
Testable
Prioritized
Understandable
67
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True or false

All stakeholders could be involved in the requirements (verified) task

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True

68
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What is the purpose of the Define requirements architecture task?

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To ensure that the requirements collectively support one another to fully achieve the objectives

69
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What are the inputs to the Define requirements architecture task?

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Information management approach
Requirements (any state)
Solution scope

70
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What guidelines and tools are used in the Define requirements architecture task?

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Architecture management software
Legal/regulatory information
Methodologies and framework

71
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What are the elements of the Define requirements architecture task?

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Requirements viewpoints and views
Template architectures
Completeness
Relate and verify requirements relationships
Business Analysis information architecture

72
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What are the techniques used in the Define design options task?

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Data modeling
Functional decomposition
Interviews
Organizational modeling
Scope modeling
Workshops
73
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What is the purpose of the Analyze Potential Value and Recommend solution task?

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Estimate the potential value for each design option and to establish which one is most appropriate to meet the enterprises’s requirements

74
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What are the inputs to the Analyze Potential value and recommend solution task?

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Potential value

Design options

75
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What are the Guidelines and tools used in the Analyze Potential value and recommend solution task?

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Business objectives
Current state description
Future state description
Risk Analysis results
Solution scope
76
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What are the output to the Analyze Potential value and recommend solution task?

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Solution recommendation

77
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What task uses the output to the Analyze Potential value and recommend solution task?

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Define change Strategy

78
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What are the elements to the Analyze Potential value and recommend solution task?

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Expected benefits
Expected costs
Determine value
Assess design options and recommend solution

79
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What are the techniques used in the Analyze Potential value and recommend solution task?

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Acceptance and evaluation criteria, backlog management, brainstorming, business case, business model canvas, decision Analysis, estimation, financial analysis, focus groups, interviews, metrics and KPIs, risk Analysis and management, survey or questionnaire, SWOT analysis, workshops

80
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Who are the stakeholders of the Analyze Potential value and recommend solution task?

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Customer
Domain subject matter expert
End user
Implementation subject matter expert
Project manager
Regulator
Sponsor

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