5: EA - Enterprise Analysis

Question 1

How business need can be generated?

Answer 1

New business needs can be generated in several different ways:

• From the top down - the need to achieve a strategic goal
• From the bottom up - a problem with the current state of a process, function or system
• From middle management - a manager needs additional information to make sound decisions or must perform additional functions to meet business objectives
• From external drivers - driven by customer demand or business competition in the marketplace

Question 2

What is the acronym for Enterprise Analysis

Answer 2

Need Gapshirt And Suit Case 
N = Define Business Need 
G = Assess Capability Gaps 
A = Define Solution Approach 
S = Define Solution Scope
C = Define Business Case

Question 3

What state of Requirement is the input for Define Business Need?

Answer 3

Requirement [Stated]

Question 4

What are the elements of Define Business Need?

Answer 4

1. Business Goals and Objectives
2. Business Problem or Opportunity
3. Desired Outcome

Question 5

How to assess the objective, as describe din Define Business Need task of Enterprise Analysis?

Answer 5

Assessing objectives that they are SMART.

S = Specific
M = Measurable
A = Achievable
R = Relevant
T = Time-bounded

Question 6

What are the element of Assess Capability Gaps?

Answer 6

1. Current Capability Analysis
2. Assessment of New Capability Requirements
3. Assumptions

Question 7

What are the element of Determine Solution Approach?

Answer 7

1. Alternative Generation
2. Assumptions and constraints
3. Ranking and Selection of approaches

Question 8

What is the special technique for Determine Solution Approach task?

Answer 8

Feasibility Analysis

Question 9

What is formal Feasibility analysis? and when it is used?

Answer 9

Formal Feasibility analysis is special techniques used during Determine Solution Approach task.

Formal feasibility studies use reliable data and apply statistics and market research to identify and analyze potential solution options.

Question 10

Which Stakeholder is responsible to assess feasibility of solution approaches?

Answer 10

Implementation SME will be needed to assess the feasibility of possible approaches.

Question 11

What are the element of Determine Solution Scope task?

Answer 11

1. Solution Scope Definition
2. Implementation Approach
3. Dependencies

Question 12

What is the special technique used for Determine Solution ScopeTask?

Answer 12

Problem or Vision statement

Question 13

What does Problem or Vision statement states?

Answer 13

A problem or vision statement states the business need, identifies key stakeholders, and briefly describes the positive impact that meeting the business need will have on those stakeholders.

Question 14

Which Stakeholder is responsible for definition of the project scope?

Answer 14

Project Manager

Project Manager assist with the development of the overall solution scope, which will be used as an input into the Project Charter.

Question 15

What does project scope constitute?

Answer 15

Defines what must be delivered in order to meet the business need, and the effect of the proposed change initiative on the business and technology operations and infrastructure.

Question 16

What are the elements of Define Business Case?

Answer 16

1. Benefits
2. Costs
3. Risk Assessment
4. Results Measurement

Question 17

What are different types of Risk should be considered while Defining Business case for Enterprise Analysis KA?

Answer 17

The risk assessment should consider
1. Technical risks
(whether the chosen technology and
suppliers can deliver the required functionality),
2. Financial risks
(whether costs may exceed levels that make the
solution viable or potential benefits may disappear)
3. Business change and organizational risks
(whether the organization will make the changes
necessary to benefit from the new solution).

Question 18

How Business Case is useful for Project Manager?

Answer 18

The project manager will use the business case as an input for a project charter.

Question 19

What does a Business case consist of ?

Answer 19

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

Question 20

How the Define solution scope (task) and implementation approach (element) is different from Allocate Requirements (7.2)?

Answer 20

Define solution scope (task) and implementation approach (element) describes how business requirements are allocated for implementation by a project.

See Allocate Requirements (7.2) for a discussion of how stakeholder and solution requirements are allocated to solution components and releases.