Chapter 1

Question 1

The activities that business analysts perform include:

Answer 1

• understanding enterprise problems and goals,
• analyzing needs and solutions,
• devising strategies,
• driving change, and
• facilitating stakeholder collaboration.

Question 2

The six knowledge areas are:

Answer 2

• Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring:
• Elicitation and Collaboration:
• Requirements Life Cycle Management:
• Strategy Analysis:
• Requirements Analysis and Design Definition:
• Solution Evaluation:

Question 3

Underlying Competencies

Answer 3

reflect knowledge, skills, behaviours, characteristics,
and personal qualities that help one successfully perform the role of the business
analyst.

Question 4

Underlying competencies have the following structure:

Answer 4

• Purpose
• Definition
• Effectiveness Measures

Question 5

The perspectives included in the BABOK®

Guide are:

Answer 5

• Agile
• Business Intelligence
• Information Technology
• Business Architecture
• Business Process Management

Question 6

Perspectives have the following structure:

Answer 6

• Change Scope
• Business Analysis Scope
• Methodologies, Approaches, and Techniques
• Underlying Competencies
• Impact on Knowledge Areas

Question 7

The change scope also identifies

Answer 7

the type of problems solved, the nature of the solutions being sought, and the approach to delivering these solutions and measuring their value.