ECBA- IIBA- Study Guide- (BABOK
Guide V3)-Questions Well Answered.
What is Business Analysis? - Answer The practice of enabling change in an enterprise by
defining needs and recommending solutions that deliver value to stakeholders.
Initiative - Answer An introductory step
The Business Analysis Core Concept Model is what? - Answer A conceptual framework for
business analysis, providing what business analysis is and what it means.
6 Core Concepts in the BACCM: - Answer •Change
•Need
•Solution
•Stakeholder
•Value
•Context
Change - Answer The act of transformation in response to a need.
Need - Answer A problem or opportunity to be addressed
Solution - Answer A specific way of satisfying one or more needs in a context
Stakeholder - Answer A group or individual with a relationship to the change, the need, or the
solution.
Value - Answer The worth, importance, or usefulness of something to a stakeholder within a
context
Context - Answer The circumstances that influence, are influenced by, and provide
understanding of the change
Plan Business Analysis Approach (Purpose): - Answer Defines appropriate overall method to
conduct business analysis activities on
a given initiative
, Plan Business Analysis Approach (Description): - Answer •Describes how and when tasks will
be performed & deliverables produced
•Identifies initial set of techniques to use
•May be defined by a methodology or by organizational standards
•May be standardized and formalized and/or tailored to the needs of the
initiative
•May be developed in collaboration with stakeholders to determine how work
will be completed.
The Business Analysis Approach Should? - Answer •Align to overall goals of the change
•Coordinate business analysis tasks with activities and deliverables of
overall change
•Include tasks that manage those risks that could reduce business
analysis deliverables quality or impede task efficiency
•Leverage approaches and select techniques and tools that have historically worked well
Plan Business Analysis Approach (Elements) - Answer 1. Planning Approach
2. Formality & Level of Detail of Business-Analysis Deliverables
3. Business Analysis Activities
4. Timing of Business Analysis Work
5. Complexity & Risk
6. Acceptance
Planning Approach - Answer many different methods used across different industries, such as
the predictive approach & adaptive approach. No matter the approach used, this is essential to
ensure value is delivered to an enterprise
predictive approaches - Answer -focus on minimizing upfront uncertainty and ensuring that
the solution is defined before implementation begins in order to maximize control and minimize
risk
-typically call for formal documentation & representations, usually dependent upon the
companies methodologies
adaptive approaches - Answer -focus on rapid delivery of business value in short iterations in
return for acceptance of a higher degree of uncertainty regarding the overall delivery of the
solution
Guide V3)-Questions Well Answered.
What is Business Analysis? - Answer The practice of enabling change in an enterprise by
defining needs and recommending solutions that deliver value to stakeholders.
Initiative - Answer An introductory step
The Business Analysis Core Concept Model is what? - Answer A conceptual framework for
business analysis, providing what business analysis is and what it means.
6 Core Concepts in the BACCM: - Answer •Change
•Need
•Solution
•Stakeholder
•Value
•Context
Change - Answer The act of transformation in response to a need.
Need - Answer A problem or opportunity to be addressed
Solution - Answer A specific way of satisfying one or more needs in a context
Stakeholder - Answer A group or individual with a relationship to the change, the need, or the
solution.
Value - Answer The worth, importance, or usefulness of something to a stakeholder within a
context
Context - Answer The circumstances that influence, are influenced by, and provide
understanding of the change
Plan Business Analysis Approach (Purpose): - Answer Defines appropriate overall method to
conduct business analysis activities on
a given initiative
, Plan Business Analysis Approach (Description): - Answer •Describes how and when tasks will
be performed & deliverables produced
•Identifies initial set of techniques to use
•May be defined by a methodology or by organizational standards
•May be standardized and formalized and/or tailored to the needs of the
initiative
•May be developed in collaboration with stakeholders to determine how work
will be completed.
The Business Analysis Approach Should? - Answer •Align to overall goals of the change
•Coordinate business analysis tasks with activities and deliverables of
overall change
•Include tasks that manage those risks that could reduce business
analysis deliverables quality or impede task efficiency
•Leverage approaches and select techniques and tools that have historically worked well
Plan Business Analysis Approach (Elements) - Answer 1. Planning Approach
2. Formality & Level of Detail of Business-Analysis Deliverables
3. Business Analysis Activities
4. Timing of Business Analysis Work
5. Complexity & Risk
6. Acceptance
Planning Approach - Answer many different methods used across different industries, such as
the predictive approach & adaptive approach. No matter the approach used, this is essential to
ensure value is delivered to an enterprise
predictive approaches - Answer -focus on minimizing upfront uncertainty and ensuring that
the solution is defined before implementation begins in order to maximize control and minimize
risk
-typically call for formal documentation & representations, usually dependent upon the
companies methodologies
adaptive approaches - Answer -focus on rapid delivery of business value in short iterations in
return for acceptance of a higher degree of uncertainty regarding the overall delivery of the
solution
