IIBA ECBA - Questions & Answers

A focus group is a form of qualitative research. The session results are usually analyzed and reported as themes and perspectives rather than numerical findings.

Examples of collaboration tools include video conferencing, electronic white boarding, wikis, electronic calendars, online brainstorming tools, electronic
decision-making, electronic voting, document sharing, and idea sharing.

An opening step, in which the participants get involved, learn the rules of the game, and start generating ideas.

Business analysts assess the merits of the solution approaches for each design option.

If stakeholders are not identified, the business analyst may miss uncovering critical needs. Stakeholder needs uncovered late will often require a revision to business analysis tasks that are either in progress or are completed. This can result in increased costs and decreased stakeholder satisfaction.

As comparisons are drawn, business analysts identify variations in results and resolve them in collaboration with stakeholders.

Page 76 - BABOK V3 Prioritize Requirements: assesses the value, urgency, and risks associated with particular requirements and designs to ensure that analysis and/or delivery work is done on the most important ones at any given time.

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The purpose of Prioritize Requirements is to rank requirements in the order of relative importance.

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Prioritization is the act of ranking requirements to determine their relative importance to stakeholders.

When proposing design options, a number of opportunities to improve the operation of the business may occur and are compared.

Some common examples of opportunities include: Increase Efficiencies: automate or simplify the work people perform