Exam 1: Enterprise Analysis

Gap analyses results, business cases, and feasibility studies are all examples of _______ prepared and presented by Business Analysts.

Business Analysts at Wells Fargo prepare preliminary project scope statements. These statements will typically be ________ descriptions of the work.

A Business Analyst at CAGNI Insurance prepares a business case for a health incentives package to corporate clients. Managers are more likely to reject the business case if it ___________.

To conduct a comprehensive risk assessment of a project, a Business Analyst may enlist the help of an experienced Project Manager with expertise in the following skills EXCEPT __________.

When analyzing a company initially, it is important to tally its resources. Company resources are its _________ and _________.

According to the Balanced Scorecard by Kaplan and Norton (1996), the financial strategic goals of a company aim to ________.

AMTRAK hires a Business Analyst to define and propose changes to its ticketing and sales practices company wide. In other words, all branches of the company must change following the completion of the project which is considered to be a(an) ________ level of change.

A metropolitan police department faces its first major haul of practices and procedures in over 20 years. A Business Analyst leads a small group of highly experienced subject matter experts over a period of 18 months. This is considered a ___________ project type.

RBC financial services is interested in updating its online consumer interface. Instead of purchasing a standard _________ product , they opt to have a team of programmers develop a _________ product.

Of the choices below, this is the best evaluation criteria for selecting which projects to proceed with:

A branch of the health department wishes to update its IT framework. Since the project will take only 3 months and involves fewer than 10 people, it is considered to be a small, low-risk project. This means that both the ________ and ____________ are easy to understand.

Amex Textiles contains a unit that produces textiles for a small, highly specialized market in Eastern Europe. This unit is referred to as a _______.

A Subway franchise hires a Business Analyst to explore growth opportunities. Amongst the risk issues defined during enterprise analysis is ______________.

DHL hires a Business Analyst to examine the impact of reducing deliveries to rural areas. During the initial phases of enterprise analysis, the Business Analyst prepares a(an) _______ study.

A business analyst considers opportunity costs in their analysis.

According to the Balanced Scorecard by Kaplan and Norton (1996), the learning and innovation strategic goals of a company aim to address all of the following EXCEPT ___________.

Before the implementation of a business solution, it is the role of the Business Analyst to include metrics and measurements in the deliverables to eventually quantify the _________ of the project.

Princeton University is interested in expanding its offerings to professional and mature students to compensate for expected undergraduate enrollment during the recession. A Business Analyst must _______ and __________ the new business opportunity.