Strategy Analysis Flashcards
(32 cards)
What four tasks are included in the strategy analysis knowledge area?
- Analyze current state
- Define future state
- Assess risks
- Define change strategy
What is the purpose of the task analyze current state?
To understand why an enterprise needs to change and to understand what would be directly or indirectly affected by the changes.
What task helps you understand why an enterprise needs to change and what may be impacted by the changes?
Analyze current state in the strategy analysis knowledge area
What triggers potential changes in an organization?
Change is triggered by problems or opportunities that cannot be addressed without altering the current state.
What constitutes the current state that provides context to a change?
Existing stakeholders, processes, technology and policies constitute the current state of an enterprise.
How much detail does the current state get explored in?
The current state is explored in just enough detail to validate the need for a change or change strategy.
Why is understanding the current state of an enterprise necessary prior to a change?
Identify:
- what needs to change to achieve a desired future state,
- how the effects of a change will be assessed
What does the scope of the current state describe?
The scope of the current state describes the important existing characteristics of the environment.
The current state is rarely static. What can affect the current state?
- Internal and external influencers
– other organizational changes
What can changes to the current state impact?
– the desire desired future state.
– Change strategy
– requirements.
– designs
What are the inputs for the task analyze current state?
– Elicitation results, confirmed.
– Needs
How are solicitation results used as an input to the task analyze current state?
Confirmed, elicitation results are used to:
– define and understand the current state
What are the outputs of the task analyze current state?
– Current state description
– business requirements
What are the elements of the task analyze current state in the knowledge area strategy analysis?
– Business needs
– Organizational structure, and culture
– capabilities and processes.
- Technology, and infrastructure
– Policies.
– business architecture.
– internal assets
– external influencers
Business needs, organizational structure, and culture, capabilities, and processes, technology and infrastructure, policies, business architecture, internal assets, and external influencers are elements of which strategy analysis task?
Analyze, current state
What is a business need?
A problem or opportunity of strategic importance.
An issue encountered in the organization, usually triggers, the evaluation of a business need.
A business need that is a strategic goal that needs to be achieved has been identified at what level of an enterprise?
Top down
A business need that is a problem with the current state of a process function or system has been identified at what level of an enterprise?
Bottom up
A business need originating from customer demand or business competition or new legislation has been identified at what level of an enterprise?
External drivers
What perspective are business needs expressed from?
Business needs are always expressed from the perspective of the enterprise not of any particular stakeholder.
Why should business analyst question assumptions, and constraints identified or expressed in a business need?
– To ensure the correct problem is being solved
– To ensure the widest possible range of alternative solutions are considered
What must a solution to a business need or set of business needs do?
– Generate benefits for the enterprise or at stakeholders
– avoid losses that would otherwise occur
What is organizational culture?
– Beliefs.
– values.
– norms.
Shared by members of an organization.
What is organizational culture?
– Beliefs.
– values.
– norms.
Shared by members of an organization.
