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Definition of business analysis? The set of tasks and techniques used to work as a liaison among stakeholders in order to understand the structure, policies and operations of an organization, and to recommend end solutions that enable the organization to achieve its goals. What is the definition of a business analyst? A person who performs business analysis activities no matter what their job title or organizational role may be. A business analyst performs business analysis in order to do what? Align the needs of the business units with the capabilities delivered by information technology. What is the definition of a solution? A set of changes to the current state of an organization that are made in order to enable that organization to meet a business need, solve a problem, or take advantage of an opportunity. What is the definition of a requirement? A condition or capability needed by a stakeholder to solve a problem or achieve an objective OR ::A condition or capability that must be met or possessed by a solution or solution component to satisfy a contract, standard, specification or other formally imposed documents ::OR ::A documented representation of a condition or capability According to the BABOK what type of analysis generates BUSINESS requirements? Enterprise Analysis What is a BUSINESS requirement? A high level statement of the goals or objectives or needs of the enterprise What is a STAKEHOLDER requirement A statement of the needs of a particular stakeholder or class of stakeholders What type of analysis generates STAKEHOLDER requirements? Requirements Analysis What is a SOLUTION requirement? A characteristic of the solution that meets the business requirements and stakeholder requirements. SOLUTION Requirements are comprised of what two types of requirements? Functional and Non-functional requirements According to the BABOK when are SOLUTION requirements gathered? Requirements Analysis What is a TRANSITION requirement A requirement that describes the capabilities the solution must have to facilitate the transition from current to future state of the enterprise, but will not be needed after the transition When are TRANSITION requirements gathered? Solution Assessment and Validation What is the definition of a knowledge area? They define what a practitioner of business analysis needs to understand and the tasks that a practitioner must be able to perform How many Knowledge Areas are identified in the BABOK and what are they? There are 7: ::Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring ::Elicitation ::Enterprise Analysis ::Solution Assessment and Validation ::Requirements Analysis ::Requirements Management and Communication ::Underlying Competencies What is the objective of the Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring knowledge area? To show how the BA determines which activities are necessary in order to complete a business analysis effort What is the objective of the Elicitation knowledge area? To show how the BA works with stakeholders to identify and understand their needs and concerns, and understand the environment in which they work What is the purpose of elicitation? To ensure that the stakeholders' underlying needs are understood, rather than their stated or superficial desires What is the objective of the Requirements Management and Communication knowledge area? To define how a BA manages conflict, issues and changes in order to ensure the stakeholders and the project team remain in agreement on the solution scope What is the objective of the Enterprise Analysis knowledge area? To define how a BA identifies a business need, refines and clarifies the need and defines the solution scope that can be feasibly implemented What is the objective of the Requirements Analysis knowledge area? To define how a BA prioritizes and progressively elaborates stakeholder and solution requirements in order to enable the project team to implement a solution