cbap module 07 v1

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Module 7 – CBAP ®

Solution Assessment and Validation


CBAP® is a registered certification mark owned by International Institute of Business Analysis.


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Topics to be covered are:

Assess Proposed Solution

Allocate Requirements

Assess Organizational Readiness

Define Transition Requirements

Validate the Solution

Evaluate Solution Performance

Agenda



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Assess the proposed solution:

• Does the solution provide the business value?

• Inputs: Assumptions and constraints, prioritized and approved

requirements, solution options

• Techniques: Acceptance of criteria, decision analysis, vendor

assessment

• Output: Assessment of proposed solutions

Assess Proposed Solution



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Assumptions and constraints

Prioritized and approved requirements

Solution option(s)

Assessment of solution

Solution selection

Assess Proposed Solution – Input-Output



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Allocate requirements:

• Maximize business value of the solutions

• Inputs: Prioritized and approved requirements, designed solution,

solution scope

• Techniques: Evaluation criteria, functional decomposition, decision

analysis, process modeling, scenario, and case studies

• Output: Allocated requirements

Allocate Requirements



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Assess organizational readiness:

• Is the current company organization ready to make effective use of

the new solution?

• Inputs: Enterprise architecture, solution scope, designed solution,

stakeholder concerns

• Techniques: Review of implementation plans, organizational

modeling, SWOT analysis, and force field analysis

• Output: Organizational readiness assessment

Assess Organizational Readiness



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Babok ® Guide

Force Field Analysis



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What is transition requirements?

• Phasing in the solution

• Inputs: Operational readiness assessment, requirements, solution

deployed, solution designed, implementation schedule

• Techniques: Business rules analysis, data or process flow diagrams,

data modeling, and stakeholder analysis• Outputs: Transition requirements

Define Transition Requirements



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Transition Requirements – Input-Output Diagram

Organizational readiness assessment

Stated requirements

Deployed solution

Designed solution

Define transition requirements

Prioritize requirements

Verify requirements

Requirements management and communication



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Validate the Solution

The process of validating the solution

• Does the delivered solution meet the business need?

• Input: Solution scope, prioritized requirements

• Techniques: Acceptance and evaluation criteria definition, problem

tracking, root cause analysis

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Output: Identified defects, mitigating actions, solution validationassessment



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Validate Solution – Input-Output Diagram

Prioritized and validated requirements

Designed solution scope

Validate the solutions

Identified defects

Evaluate and mitigate defects

Solution implementation



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Evaluate Solution Performance

Evaluate solution performance

• How is a solution functioning after implementation?

• Inputs: Deployed solution, business requirements, solution

performance metrics, identified defects

• Techniques: Observation, survey/questionnaire, focus groups,

decision analysis• Output: Solution performance assessment



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Evaluate Solution Performance – Input-Output Diagram

Business requirements

Deployed solution

Solution performance metrics

Identified defects

Evaluate solution performance

Solution evaluation report



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Summary

In this module we learned: The business analyst team will normally employ tasks to execute in the

solution and assessment knowledge area.

The tasks start with assessing the proposed solution.

The second task was assessing the proper allocation of requirements.

The third task was to assess organizational readiness to implement thesolution.

The fourth task is defining transition requirements.

The fifth task is the validation of the solution which reviews the solution

scope and prioritized requirements.

The sixth and final task is the evaluation of the solution performance.



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Quiz – 1

Which of the following techniques helps in evaluating the merits and

demerits of each significant change according to the solution?

a) Decision analysis

b) Business rules analysis

c) Force field analysis

d) SWOT analysis



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Quiz – 1

Answer: c. Force field analysis

Explanation: Force field analysis is a technique related with assessing

organizational change readiness relative to deploying a new solution. It helps in

evaluating the pros and cons of each significant change according to the solution.

Force field analysis graphically describes the positive and negative forces that

support or oppose a specific change. It includes the following steps: Identify the

forces that are for or against the change; Depict the forces on each side of the

line; and Estimate the strength of each force.


Which of the following techniques helps in evaluating the merits and demerits of

each significant change according to the solution?

a) Decision analysis

b) Business rules analysis

c) Force field analysisd) SWOT analysis


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Quiz – 2

While allocating requirements to solution, which one of the following is

not a possible solution component?

a) Business policies and business rules

b) People who operate and maintain the solution, including their job

functions and ▶▶responsibilities

c) Software applications and application components used in the

solution

d) Defect matrix



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Quiz – 2

While allocating requirements to solution, which one of the following is

not a possible solution component?

a) Business policies and business rules

b) People who operate and maintain the solution, including their job

functions and ▶▶responsibilitiesc) Software applications and application components used in the

solution

d) Defect matrix

Answer: d. Defect matrixExplanation: Defect matrix is not a valid solution component during

allocation of requirements.



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Quiz – 3

Which of the following is an output of Stakeholder analysis?

a) Stakeholder RACI matrix, and onion diagram

b) Stakeholder list, roles, and responsibilities

c) Stakeholder summary matrix, and chart

d) Stakeholder roles and responsibilities



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Which of the following is an output of Stakeholder analysis?

a) Stakeholder RACI matrix, and onion diagram

b) Stakeholder list, roles, and responsibilities

c) Stakeholder summary matrix, and chart

d) Stakeholder roles and responsibilities

Quiz – 3

Answer: b. Stakeholder list, roles, and responsibilities

Explanation: The stakeholder analysis is done to help identify the best

stakeholder fit for certain roles and responsibilities as the analysis processdevelops.



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Quiz – 4

____ is the degree to which a set of inherent characteristics of the

solution fulfills requirements.

a) Regulation

b) Quality

c) Scope

d) Project phase



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Quiz – 4

____ is the degree to which a set of inherent characteristics of the

solution fulfills requirements.

a) Regulation

b) Quality

c) Scope

d) Project phase

Answer: b. Quality

Explanation: A requirement which has simple and efficient elements that

lend itself well to a high probability of the desired outcome is said to have

high quality.



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Quiz – 5

When assessing a solution or solution options, a Business Analyst must

also consider ________________________ to ensure that the most

significant requirements are acknowledged and implemented.

a) Concise requirementsb) Prioritized requirements

c) Stakeholder requirements

d) Validating solution performance



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Quiz – 5

Answer: b. Prioritized requirements.Explanation: Prioritized requirements are the most important

requirements which should be the first to be recognized and

implemented.


When assessing a solution or solution options, a Business Analyst must

also consider ________________________ to ensure that the most

significant requirements are acknowledged and implemented.

a) Concise requirementsb) Prioritized requirements

c) Stakeholder requirements

d) Validating solution performance


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