Solution Evaluation
Part of a product is ready for release. Which one is not helpful to ensure the performance of this section?
The rest of the options are for solution evaluation, and option 1 is for project scope and extras.
In adaptive approach when Evaluating Acceptance Results, a series of defects have been observed. What to do next?
Demonstrate what was developed during the most recent iteration, obtain feedback from decision makers, and add defects that need to be addressed to the backlog for prioritization. The PMI Guide to Business Analysis-PMI-(2017)-Ebook PDF-p338
How is technical debt defined in the software industry?
For solutions involving software, this effort often includes time to clean up “technical debt,” the tactical workarounds within the solution that could result in a product that would be difficult to maintain or enhance over time. The PMI Guide to Business Analysis-PMI-(2017)-Ebook PDF-p341
What is philosophy of testing in a project with adaptive lifecycle?
Adaptive life cycles explicitly define acceptance criteria with concrete examples as part of the elaboration of a user story. Business Analysis for Practitioners- PMI- (2015)-Ebook PDF-p158
Given that the product life cycle context may have several project life cycles. Which of the following cannot be a product solution evaluation activity?
Option 4 is related to needs assessment and has nothing to do with solution evaluation.
To evaluate the interim success of a solution during or after development, we can use:
More granular metrics that also trace back to business objectives can be used to evaluate the interim success of a solution during or after development. The PMI Guide to Business Analysis-PMI-(2017)-Ebook PDF-p332
These indicators can be used to evaluate an organization’s progress in achieving its objectives or goals:
Key performance indicators (KPIs) are metrics that are usually defined by an organization’s executives. These indicators can be used to evaluate an organization’s progress in achieving its objectives or goals. Business Analysis for Practitioners- PMI- (2015)-Ebook PDF-p162
The insurance company expected 80% of the claims to be adjudicated automatically as a result of the solution, yet only 50% of the claims were automatically adjudicated. What should we do?
The problem has to be addressed radically, and the rest of the options are next steps.
Which of next is not typical category of KPIs?
Typical broad categories of KPIs are: finance, customer, sales and marketing, operational processes, employee, and environmental/ corporate, and social responsibility/sustainability. Business Analysis for Practitioners- PMI- (2015)-Ebook PDF-p162
Product portfolio matrix is a fair tool for which process?
The Product portfolio matrix provides a quick visual way to evaluate which products are meeting or exceeding performance expectations in the marketplace, and as a result, can contribute to evaluating the performance of a product. The PMI Guide to Business Analysis-PMI-(2017)-Ebook PDF-p327
Elham is working on a new product development as a business analyst. The previous product was not very successful in the market. For the new product, several meetings have been held with the stakeholders and the result is to review their recommendations in the new product. Which tool used to determine the benefits provided by a recommendation or solution against its costs?
Cost-benefit analysis is a financial analysis tool used to determine the benefits provided by a project or solution against its costs. The PMI Guide to Business Analysis-PMI-(2017)-Ebook PDF-p327
To develop new KPIs, it seems that the business analyst of the organization needs to refer to some documents related to the project management office. What is the name of this operation and what are its characteristics?
Examining documents is called document analysis and is an objective method.
Farzaneh works as a business analyst on a CRM project. This project has reached the final phase of establishment in the contractor company. It seems that in July of each year, a large number of customers are registered in the system, and it is a concern for the CEO that the software may not be able to process the data. Which of the following activities can help Farzaneh to successfully implement this project?
DITL testing is a semiformal activity, conducted by someone with in-depth business knowledge. For software solutions, DITL testing consists of a set of use case scenarios or several user stories or functional requirements to exercise in sequence against a specific segment of data, in order to compare the expected results with the actual results. Business Analysis for Practitioners- PMI- (2015)-Ebook PDF-p166
For process “Obtain Solution Acceptance for Release” Which one do you suggest as output?
A release decision may permit the release or partial release of the solution, delay it, or disapprove and prevent it. The PMI Guide to Business Analysis-PMI-(2017)-Ebook PDF-p342
Solution evaluation:
Evaluation consists of business analysis activities performed to validate a full solution—or a segment of a solution—that is about to be or has already been implemented. Business Analysis for Practitioners- PMI- (2015)-Ebook PDF-p157
Which question is not belongs to Plan for Solution Evaluation obviously?
This option has nothing to do with the philosophy of evaluating solutions.
Solution evaluation over the short term:
During a short-term period after a solution or segment is put into operation, such as after a warranty period. The PMI Guide to Business Analysis-PMI-(2017)-Ebook PDF-p323
Which of the following about solution evaluation is incorrect?
Many of the techniques used during evaluation activities are also used during analysis or testing and sometimes during needs assessment. In addition, there is some overlap between evaluation techniques and traceability. Business Analysis for Practitioners- PMI- (2015)-Ebook PDF-p157
Which of the following does not apply to wet signatures?
Agile projects usually do not require a more complex signature process.
Which of the following solution activity is quantitative?
Comparisons between expected and actual results obtained from a solution are usually expressed quantitatively. Business Analysis for Practitioners- PMI- (2015)-Ebook PDF-p157
Which document describes pertinent information to determine whether the initiative is worth the required investment?
The business case describes pertinent information to determine whether the initiative is worth the required investment. It is an authoritative source where expected benefits have been stated. The PMI Guide to Business Analysis-PMI-(2017)-Ebook PDF-p325
Part of the product is ready to be implemented and needs to be approved by the organization. As a business analyst, Javid does not know how to do this. In what area is this problem rooted?
Javaid's problem is that it does not know the key stakeholders of the organization to get their signatures, and this is due to their lack of favorable engagement.
Which can leverage past experiences to plan for the future in Kanban project management?
In Kanban, which is related to agility, retrospective is used.
Which law states that in productive processes, increasing a factor of production by one unit, while holding all others production factors constant, will at some point return a lower unit of output per incremental unit of input?
For projects using iterative or adaptive life cycles, and for multiphase projects using predictive life cycles, evaluation may identify a point of diminishing returns. An example of this is when additional value could be obtained from a project, but the additional effort needed to achieve it is not justified. Business Analysis for Practitioners- PMI- (2015)-Ebook PDF-p157
Which of next best describe a Marketing Metric?
Marketing Metric must be SMART.
What are the most fundamental differences between the Goal and Objective?
Objectives are more precise and specific than goals.
In “Evaluate Acceptance Results and Address Defects” how do we know that the solution is related to the goals and objectives on the one hand and the test coverage on the other?
A traceability matrix can be used to establish relationships among product information, deliverables, and project work to ensure that each relates back to business objectives. The PMI Guide to Business Analysis-PMI-(2017)-Ebook PDF-p337
An approach to software testing that is often described as simultaneous learning, test design, and execution:
The above features are comprehensively are in Exploratory Testing.
Data to evaluate the business value show that over the past six months, IRR has dropped from 5% to 3%. Which of the following is the best solution?
Due to the decline of IRR, we have to go to the business case and compare it with its goals.
Roya works as a business analyst at a telecom company. One day the new CEO calls her and asks her to explain about mean time between failures (MTBF). If she refers to the contract between the customer and the company, what is it called and what is the knowledge area of business analysis?
Techniques for defining acceptance criteria are also used as part of planning and analysis, as a basis for testing, and for defining service-level agreements and nonfunctional requirements. SLA belongs to solution evaluation. Business Analysis for Practitioners- PMI- (2015)-Ebook PDF-p157
Solution evaluation over the long term:
Solution Evaluation consists of the work done to analyze measurements obtained for the solution by comparing the actual results of acceptance testing to the expected or desired values, as defined by the acceptance criteria. Over the long term, these activities evaluate whether the expected business value of a solution has been achieved. The PMI Guide to Business Analysis-PMI-(2017)-Ebook PDF-p322
Which of the following is probably not included in the Transition Plan?
Financial issues and economic formulas have no place in the transition plan.
Which matrix provides a quick visual way to evaluate which products are meeting or exceeding performance expectations in the marketplace, and as a result, can contribute to evaluating the performance of a product?
The product portfolio matrix provides a quick visual way to evaluate which products are meeting or exceeding performance expectations in the marketplace, and as a result, can contribute to evaluating the performance of a product. The PMI Guide to Business Analysis-PMI-(2017)-Ebook PDF-p327
Which of the following is incorrect about readiness assessment?
Option 4 is about business value, and the rest of the options are transition plan activities.
An outline that describes the testing approach of the software development cycle:
A test strategy is an outline that describes the testing approach of the software development cycle. The purpose of a test strategy is to provide a rational deduction from organizational, high-level objectives to actual test activities to meet those objectives from a quality assurance perspective.
Testing existing software applications to make sure that a change or addition hasn't broken any existing functionality:
This definition is consistent with regression testing.
In assessing the business value, when organizations need to consider less costly next-best-alternative ways to measure business value?
"Because many measurements of business value need to take place after a solution is released and often need to be measured over the long term to detect trends, there needs to be organizational commitment to invest in making the measurements and to invest in building or purchasing the capabilities to measure business value when those capabilities would not otherwise be available.When such investments are not possible, organizations need to consider less costly next-best-alternative ways to measure business value. Proxies for business value might be used in these situations. The PMI Guide to Business Analysis-PMI-(2017)-Ebook PDF-p325"
The minimally acceptable value, indicates which field within reasonable ranges in solution evaluation?
The minimally acceptable value, indicates Worst-case value. Business Analysis for Practitioners- PMI- (2015)-Ebook PDF-p168
In the face of a defect, we look for the reason. That means we are doing:
Root cause analysis techniques are used to determine the reason for a variance or a defect. The PMI Guide to Business Analysis-PMI-(2017)-Ebook PDF-p337
Which document less describes the problem or opportunity and its effect on the organization?
A situation statement describes the problem or opportunity and its effect on the organization. The PMI Guide to Business Analysis-PMI-(2017)-Ebook PDF-p332
Which of the following is not Purpose of Solution Evaluation?
For projects using iterative or adaptive life cycles, and for multiphase projects using predictive life cycles, evaluation may identify a point of diminishing returns. Business Analysis for Practitioners- PMI- (2015)-Ebook PDF-p157
In solution evaluation, a business analyst uses a tool to rank the value of the benefits obtained from the solution as well as the severity of any challenges it creates. What approach is she using?
Prioritization schemes are different methods used to prioritize requirements, features, or other product information. For the purposes of evaluating solution performance, prioritization schemes can be used to rank the value of the benefits obtained from the solution as well as the severity of any challenges it creates. The PMI Guide to Business Analysis-PMI-(2017)-Ebook PDF-p328
Which characteristics of a solution are often evaluated with measurements?
Comparisons between expected and actual results obtained from a solution are usually expressed quantitatively. Business Analysis for Practitioners- PMI- (2015)-Ebook PDF-p157
Which test adhere to customers' requirements?
For evaluation, the results obtained from exploratory testing and user acceptance testing are used to determine whether or not a product, service, or solution is working as intended with regard to functionality and ease of use, and when applicable, performance. Business Analysis for Practitioners- PMI- (2015)-Ebook PDF-p165
Which strategy for solution phase-out is suitable with all new business using the replacement solution?
Permanent coexistence of the old and replacement solutions (with all new business using the replacement solution). Business Analysis for Practitioners- PMI- (2015)-Ebook PDF-p174
Which of the following is a formula for analysis of variance?
Variance is a quantifiable deviation, departure, or divergence from a known baseline or expected value. The PMI Guide to Business Analysis-PMI-(2017)-Ebook PDF-p337
What is the best performance of establishing facilitated workshops to reach a solution for product release?
Summarizing the evaluated acceptance results, along with the remaining product and readiness risks, incomplete transition activities, and any gaps between approved requirements and what the solution will deliver, provides decision makers with the necessary information to render a decision more quickly. The PMI Guide to Business Analysis-PMI-(2017)-Ebook PDF-p341
From a customer perspective, evaluation sometimes focuses on:
From a customer perspective, evaluation sometimes focuses on qualitative aspects, such as satisfaction, but even qualitative aspects can be measured semiquantitatively. Business Analysis for Practitioners- PMI- (2015)-Ebook PDF-p163
For what solution evaluation segment, the acceptance criteria are defined quantitatively within reasonable ranges?
Nonfunctional characteristics of a solution (sometimes known as quality attributes) are often evaluated with measurements. Business Analysis for Practitioners- PMI- (2015)-Ebook PDF-p157
Which tool is most recommended to evaluate a software with a large number of users?
surveys can be used to gather information and elicit requirements from a very large and/or geographically dispersed population. Business Analysis for Practitioners- PMI- (2015)-Ebook PDF-p165