CBAP Exam Application: Business Analysis Activity Performed on Projects

Name

Exam Date

Project Name
Exam Site

KAs Activities
Creating and Maintaining Business Architecture

Business Architecture artifacts

Deliverables
Alignment of problem / opportunity to the business
Gap Analysis
Business Architecture
Frameworks
Zachman Framework

POLDAT
Techniques

Component Business Models

Techniques
Modeling

Business Process Models

Class Models
Use Case Models
Business Scenario
Knowledge Management
Determine Scope of the Business Architecture Effort
Tasks

Create or update Architectural Drawings and Documents

Consuct a quality review and baseline the Business
Architecture
Feasibility report
Deliverables

Strategic Alignment

Technical Alignment

Alternative Solution Ranking & Recommendation

Organizational Charts
Plan Feasibility Conduct Current State

Geographical Maps
Techniques

Data Flow Diagram

Technology Architecture Diagrams
Enterprise Analysis

Process Flow Diagrams

Domain Modeling
Six Sigma
Root Cause Analysis

Project Management Techniques

Study

Brainstorming
Work Breakdown Structure
Brainstorming
Conducting Feasibility Study

Solution
Identify

Option

Six Sigma
Business Process Reengineering
Cause-and-effects
Techniques

Market Surveys
Techniques to Conduct the Analysis of the Feasibility of each

Technology Feasibility Assessment

Interviews
Prototyping
Risk Identification
Risk Assessment
Risk Ranking
Risk Response Planning
Benchmarking Analysis
Competitive Analysis
Option

Environmental Impact Analysis

Technology Advancement Analysis
Cost vs. Benefit Analysis
COTS Package
Issue
Pareto Diagram
Analytic Hierarchy Process
Decision Analysis
Decision Tables
Structured Problem Solving
Data Gathering and Research
Probability Analysis
Determine reguirements for the study
Determine objectives, scope and approach and plan the
effort
Conduct a current state assessment
Tasks

Identify potential solutions

Determine the feasibility of each option
Document and communicate the result of the study
Obtain approval to develop the Business Case for
recommended solution

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Strategic Fit
Business Objective & High level requirements

Deliverables
Root Cause analysis
Rational for options selected
Product description and scope
Assumptions and Constraints
Determining Project Scope
Initial Project approach & Resourcing
Major Project Milestones & Funding Requirements
Draft preliminary project scope statement

Tasks
Develop high-level work breakdown structure
Develop cost and time estimates
Describe project approach
Work Breakdown Structure
Decomposition
Scope

Product Breakdown Structure

Techniques

System Interface Analysis

Context Diagram
Modeling
Context

Use Case Diagram

Deliverables

Business Case Report

Preparing Business Case

Business Case Summary Presentation

Enterprise Analysis

Identify and quantify the benefits

Tasks

Identify and quantify the costs

Prepare the business case
Determine the measurement process for costs and benefits
SWOT Analysis
Discounted Cash Flow
Valuation
Financial
Techniques

Net Present Value

Internal Rate of Return
Average Rate of Return
Pay Back Period
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Activity Based Costing
Deliverables

Initial Risk Rating

Conducting Initial Risk

Proposed Risk Response

Assessment

Identify Risk
Assess Risks
Tasks

Plan Risk Responses

Assess Organizational Readiness
Brainstorming
Techniques

Interviewing
Root Cause analysis
SWOT Analysis
Collated package of entreprise activity product
Deliverables
Preparing Decision Package

Enhanced Business Case Report

Recommendations
Exectutive/Sponsor Briefing Material
Compile relevant information from EA activities
Tasks

Prepare executive presentation summary

Techniques

Exectutive level communication techniques

Data representation techniques

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Clear Definition of business problem or opportunity and the

Selecting and
impacts of the proposed project to the entreprise

Prioritizing

Deliverables
Projects
Relevant Cost and benefit for alternative opportunity

Analysis of project resource capacity

Establish mean to measure progess

Launching New

Deliverables
Projects
Enterprise Analysis

Plan requirement elicitation, analysis, documentation

activities
Projects for
Managing

Deliverables
Value

Updated Milestones
Tracking Project

Re-validate Business Case

Deliverables
Benefits

Review current Estimates of cost and time

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Revised / updated business analysis requirement planning
and mgt plan X

Deliverables
List of all team roles from the previous task with clearly
define responsibilities X

Understand Team Roles

List of Stakeholders
Summary of Stakeholder (Job Title, Stake, Description)
Stakeholder Matrix
Identify and Document Team Roles
Identify and Document Team Role Responsibilities

Tasks
Identify Stakeholders
Describe Stakeholders
Categorise Stakeholders
Consult Reference Materials
Techniques

Questionnaire to Identify Stakeholders

Interview Stakeholder to Solicit Descriptions

Tasks

Divide work amongst BA team

Define BA Work Division

Business Analyst Work Division Strategy

Techniques

Coordination of Information within BA Team

Requirements Planning & Management

Knowledge Transfer
Deliverables

BA Requirement Work Plan

Deliverables

List of requirement risk associated with requirement and their

Define Requirement Risk

attributes

Documented strategic response to risk identified

Approach

Identify Requirement Risks

Tasks

Define Requirement Risk Management Approach

Techniques

Requirement risk planning

Requirement risk monitoring

Requirement risk control
Determine Planning Consideration

List of relevant items for business analyst to utilize in process

of planning requirement related activities
Deliverables

Document selected SDLC

Document selected PLC
Modified requirement management plan
Updated requirement management plan
Updated requirement management plan
Updated requirement management plan
Identify Key Planning Impact areas
Consider SDLC Methodology
Consider Project Life Cycle Methodology
Tasks

Consider project risk, expectations and standars

Re-Planning
Consider Key Stakeholder Needs and Location
Consider Project Type

List of activities (WBS) detailed for requirements elicitation

Deliverables
Select Requirement

List of activities (WBS) detailed for requirements analysis

and modeling and documentation
List of activities detailed for requirement communication
Activities

(review with Key Stakeholders & Signoffs)

List of activities detailed for solution assessement based on
requirements
Determine Requirement Elicitation Stakeholders & Activities
Tasks

Determine requirement analysis and documentation activities

Determine requirement communication activities
Determine Solution Assessement and Validation Activities

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List of milestones and associated requirement activities
List of components and dependencies associated with every
requirements activity

Deliverables
List of estimated time to complete each requirements activity

Estimate Requirements Activitiies List of assumptions, their degree of risk and their significance
List of risks, their affect, and any actions taken to mitigate or
minimize their affect
Revised plan along with documentation noting the purpose
for change
Identify Milestones in the requirement activities development
and delivery
Define Units of work
Tasks

Estimate effort per unit of work

Identify Assumptions
Identify Risk
Modify the requirement plan
Techniques

User Documentation from past requirements activities to

Requirements Planning & Management

estimate duration

List of requirement now considered under Change Control

Manage Requirement Scope

Deliverables

Mgt X
Traceability Matrix X
Updated Traceability Matrix X
List of requirement & Updated Traceability Matrix
List of requirement & Updated Traceability Matrix
Establish Requirement Baseline
Structure Requirement for Traceability
Identify Impact to external system and/or other areas of the
Tasks

project
Identify Scope Change Resulting from Requirement Change
Maintain Scope Approval
List of currently identified project metrics X
List of currently identified product metrics X
List of identified Project Metrics with any current values as
Measure and Report on

Deliverables

well as updated automated data base for storage of them X

requirement activity

List of identified Product Metrics with any current values as

well as updated automated data base for storage of them X
Series of defined and ad-hoc reporting capabilities utilising
identified product metrics X
Series of defined and ad-hoc reporting capabilities utilising
identified project metrics X
Determine Project Metrics
Determine Product Metrics
Tasks

Collect Project Metrics

Collect Product Metrics
Reporting Product Metrics
Reporting Project Metrics
Integration Plan
Documented requirement changes
Manage Requirement

Impact Analysis document

Deliverables

Change request form

Updated Traceability Matrix
Change

Updated Traceability Matrix

Prioritized change requests
Approval on change request
Plan Requirement Change
Tasks

Understand changes to requirement

Document changes to requirement
Analyze Change request

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Deliverables
Requirement Elicitation
Notes / List of potential requirements

Brainstorming
Document Analysis

Focus Group

Techniques
Interface Analysis
Interview
Observation
Prototyping
Requirement Workshop
Reverse Engineering
Survey/Questionnaire
Tasks

Elicit Requirements

Description of solution model

High level description of as-is system, processes and to-be
system
User Requirement Document
Deliverables

Description of behavior of the proposed solution

Description of QoS requirements
Description of Assumptions and Constraints
Requirement Analysis and Documentation

Requirments have attributes populated

Requirment Document for formal presentation and signoff by
stakeholder
Revise requirement document X
Business Rules
Data & Behavioral

Class Model
CRUD Matrix
Models

Data Dictionary
Data Transformation & Mapping
Entity Relationship Diagram
Metadata Definition
Activity Diagram
Data Flow Diagram
Process Flow
Techniques

Event Identification
Models

Flowchart
Sequence Diagram
State Machine Diagram
Workflow Models
Prototyping
Usage Models

Storyboard/Screen Flows
Use Case Description
Use Case Diagram X
Use Interface Designs
User Profiles
User Stories
Structure Requirements Packages
Create Business Domain Model
Analyze User Requirements
Analyze Functional Requirements
Tasks

Analyze Quality of Service Requirements

Determine Assumptions and Constraints
Determine Requirments Attributes
Document Requirements
Verify Requirements
Validate Requirements

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Requirement Communication Plan
Agreed upon requirement
Requirements Communication
Agreed upon format for presentation

Formal Requirement Presentation document or package of

requirements ready to be reviewed
List of Agreed amendments

Deliverables
List of actions for Business Analyst
Actions for business users requiring clarification
Delivery team actions
Agreement on requirement meeting objectives
Requirment approval
List of unresolved issues with associated assumptions
List of Agreed amendments
List of actions for Business Analyst
Actions for business users requiring clarification
List of agreed issues with associated assumptions
Conduct a formal requirement review
Obtain requirement signoff X
Conduct a requirement presentation
Tasks

Manage requirements conflicts

Determine appropriate requirements format
Create a requirement package
Create a requirement communication plan

Develop Alternate Solutions X

Solution Assessment and

Evaluate Technology Options X

Tasks

Facilitate the Selection of a Solution

Validation

Ensure the Quality Assurance Process X

Support the implementation of solution X

Communicate the Solution Impacts X
Post Implementation review and assessment X
Deliverables

Document of Alternate Solutions

Document of Technology Options

List of potential solutions
List of Actions

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Analysis Skills
X

Basic Skills
Business/Domain Knowledge
X

IT Knowledge

Meeting Management
X

Presentation Skills

Decision-making Skills
Underlying Fundamentals

Facilitation Skills
Advanced Skills

Communication Skills

Conflict Resolution

Negotiation Skills

Relationship Skils
X
Questionning Skills X
System Thinking
Escalation Skills
Logic
Cultural Awareness
Coaching Skills
Facilitating Long-Term Goal Setting
Motivational Skills
Leadership Skills

Appraisal Skills
Interviewing Skills
Role Definition Skills
Behavioral Coaching
Delegation Skills
Succession Planning
IT Architectural Skills
Sales
X

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 CBAP Exam Application: Business Analysis Activity Performed on Projects

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 CBAP Exam Application: Business Analysis Activity Performed on Projects

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 CBAP Exam Application: Business Analysis Activity Performed on Projects

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 CBAP Exam Application: Business Analysis Activity Performed on Projects

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 CBAP Exam Application: Business Analysis Activity Performed on Projects

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