Chapter 7 Controlled End Solution Evaluatio

1. Solution Evaluation tasks can be performed on solutions in different stages of development. You want to evaluate a solution component that is part of a limited implementation that is not fully releaseWhat type of solution are you working on?

• Prototype
• Operational
• Pilot
• Proof of concept

Answer explanation

1. Solution Evaluation tasks can be performed on solutions in different stages of development. A pilot or beta release is the name given to a solution component that is part of a limited implementation that is not fully released.

2. Which input best provides you with the measurable result that the enterprise wants to achieve?

• Business goal
• Business objective
• Business requirement
• Business need

Answer explanation

2. Business objectives provide you with the measurable result that the enterprise wants to achieve.

3. What technique ensures that issues arising from assessing enterprise limitations are addressed and resolved?

• Decision analysis
• Item tracking
• Metrics and KPIs
• Root cause analysis

Answer explanation

3. The item tracking technique is used to ensure that issues identified by assessing enterprise limitations are resolved.

4. According to the BACCM™, a business analyst may recommend a change either to a solution or to the ____________ to realize the potential value of a solution.

• Limitations
• Requirements
• Solution
• Enterprise

Answer explanation

4. According to the BACCM™, a business analyst may recommend a change to either a solution or to the enterprise to realize the potential value of a solution.

5. You are determining the most appropriate response to identified problems in a delivered solution. What task are you performing?

• Measuring solution performance
• Assessing solution limitations
• Analyzing solution performance
• Assessing the enterprise limitations

Answer explanation

5. Determining the most appropriate response to identified problems in a delivered solution is an element of the assessing solution limitations task.

6. What is the best recommendation to make when the value of a change from a current state is low relative to the effort required to make that change?

• Retire solution.
• Reduce complexity.
• Do nothing.
• Avoid waste.

Answer explanation

6. “Do nothing” is the best recommendation to make when the value of a change from a current state is low relative to the effort required to make that change.

7. To evaluate solution performance, the solution must exist in some form and be ____________.

• Verified
• Approved
• External
• In Use

Answer explanation

7. To evaluate solution performance, the solution must exist in some form and be in use.

8. Which stakeholder approves the potential value of a solution?

• Business analyst
• Sponsor
• Domain SME
• Project manager

Answer explanation

8. The project sponsor is responsible for approving the potential value of a solution.

9. Requirements that are associated with the solution component that will implement them are called:

• Verified requirements
• Solution requirements
• Traced requirements
• Allocated requirements

Answer explanation

9. Allocated requirements are associated with a solution component that will implement them.

10. You are making decisions about replacing or retiring a solution. One factor you consider includes the money and effort that has already been committed to this current initiative. What factor are you considering?

• Sunk cost
• Necessity
• Opportunity cost
• Ongoing cost

Answer explanation

10. You are making decisions about replacing or retiring a solution. One factor you consider is the money/effort that has already been committed to this current initiative, which is the sunk cost.