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ErrataforCBAPCertificationStudyGuideCoversallversionsthroughver.2.1March31,2011

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General:WeaddedmentionoftheCCBAexamtoourGuidetohelpCCBAcandidatespreparefor

theirexam.BoththeCBAPandCCBAexamsdrawalmostexclusivelyfromtheBABOK,andinthe

samegeneralpercentageswithinthevariousKnowledgeAreas.OurGuideisheavilyfocusedon

structuringandexplainingittheBABOK.WefeltthatkeepingourGuideconcentratedonthe

BABOKwouldservebothgroupsofexamcandidatesthebestinsteadofcreatingtwoGuidesthat

wouldfeaturealmostidenticalmaterial.Themaindifferenceisinthedifficultyofexamquestions.

ii ChangedwordinginDisclaimersectiontoread:Westrivetoeliminatethemall.Pleaseseethe

sectionsmarkedFeedbackandUpdatesinthisguide,forinformationrelatedtoproviding

feedbackandreceivingupdatenotices.

iii ChangedwordingofUpdatessectiontoread:Toreceivenoticeoftheseupdates,pleaseregister

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xv Figure4.10ChangedPlanBusinessAnalysisActivitiesTechniquestoManageRequirements

TraceabilityTechniques.

xvii Figure8.7ChangedBehavioralCharacteristicsOverviewtoBusinessKnowledgeOverview.

Figure8.8ChangedBehavioralCharacteristicstoBusinessKnowledge.

1 ChangedwordinginOverviewsectiontoread:severalstrategiesandtipstoprepareforand

passtheexam.

2 ChangedwordinginCBAPOverviewsectiontoread:TheCBAPcertificationprocessevolvedfrom

abusinessanalysistaskanalysisstudyfirstdonein2006.

7 ChangedexplanationofListsofListsquestionstoread:Youmaybeasked,Whichgroupof

modelingtoolsisusedtodocumentbusinessprocesses?andthecorrectanswermightbeFlowcharts,

ProcessMaps,andActivityDiagrams.Thesequestionsaretricky,inthatanalternativeincorrectanswer

mightbeFlowcharts,SequenceMaps,andActivityDiagrams.

10 AddedexampleIPOdiagram,andrelatednote: Note:InIPO,SIPOC,andITTOdiagrams,the

inputsandtasksmaybenumbered.Thosenumberscorrespondtothechapterandtasknumber

thatcreatethatobject.Forexample,theIPOabovedescribesTask2.1:PlanBusinessAnalysis

Approach,

which

is

covered

in

Chapter

2.

One

of

the

inputs

to

this

task

is

5.1:

Business

Need.

This

isanoutputofTask5.1DefineBusinessNeed,coveredinChapter5.


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ExpertJudgment

BusinessAnalysis

Approach

Task2.1:PlanBusinessAnalysisApproachSelectthebusinessanalysisapproach,basedonavailablemethodologies,org.needsandobjectives,standardsinplace,andprojectapproach.

Business

Need 5.1

OrganizationalProcessAssets

Example IPO Diagram

19 AddedKnowledgeAreaTechniquesandrelatednote:

EachoftheKnowledgeAreasutilizesmultipletechniques.Someareapplicabletoasingletask

andaredescribedalongwiththetasktheysupport.Severalareconsideredgeneralandapplyto

twoormoreKnowledgeAreas.Thenumberedtechniquesinthefollowingtablewillbe

referencedanddiscussedindetailinthechaptersrelatedtothePrimaryKnowledgeAreathe

techniquesupports.

Number TechniqueName PrimaryKA9.1 AcceptanceandEvaluationCriteriaDefinition BAPM

9.2 Benchmarking EA

9.3 Brainstorming RE

9.4 BusinessRulesAnalysis RA

9.5 DataDictionaryandGlossary RA

9.6 DataFlowDiagrams RA

9.7 DataModeling RA

9.8 DecisionAnalysis EA

9.9

Document

Analysis RE

9.10 Estimation BAPM

9.11 FocusGroups RE

9.12 FunctionalDecomposition EA

9.13 InterfaceAnalysis RE

9.14 Interviews RE

9.15 LessonsLearnedProcess BAPM

9.16 MetricsandKeyPerformanceIndicators EA

9.17 NonfunctionalRequirementsAnalysis RA

9.18 Observation RE

9.19 OrganizationModeling BAPM

9.20 ProblemTracking BAPM

9.21 ProcessModeling RA

9.22 Prototyping RE

9.23 RequirementsWorkshops RE

9.24 RiskAnalysis BAPM

9.25 RootCauseAnalysis EA

9.26 ScenariosandUseCases RA


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Page* Change/Correction9.27 ScopeModeling RA

9.28 SequenceDiagrams RA

9.29 StateDiagrams RA

9.30 StructuredWalkthrough RMC

9.31 Survey/Questionnaire RE

9.32 SWOTAnalysis EA

9.33 UserStories RA

9.34 VendorAssessment SAV

Figurex.xGeneralTechniquesandtheirPrimaryKnowledgeArea

32 UpdatedthethemestochangeConsidertheMethodology/ApproachtoConsidertheLifecycle

Approach. RewordedthethemeofControl Scope to PlanRequirementsManagement. Plan

processestocontrolscopeandgetapprovalforallchanges.Animportantcomponentofthis

themeistoplanatraceabilitystructuretohelpcontrolscope.

38 Inparagraph3.Standards,thefirstsentenceshouldread:Whetherformalorinformal,most

organizations

have

standards

for

how

to

conduct

business

analysis.

42 ChangedfirstsentenceafterFigure2.12tobeDeterminingtheinfluencepatternsandfinding

individualswithinfluenceinanorganizationcanimproveprojectsuccess.

45 CorrectedthetasknameprecedingthelistoftechniquesforConductStakeholderAnalysisto

read:Thereareseveraltechniquesthatcanhelpinconductingstakeholderanalysis.

47 ChangedwordingofOutputstoread,ThemainoutputfromthistaskistheStakeholderList,

RolesandResponsibilities.

47 ChangedCOTStoCommercialofftheshelf(COTS).

50 ChangeddescriptionofRiskAnalysisinthetechniquesforPlanBusinessAnalysisActivitiestoreadConsiderrequirementsrisksthatwouldimpactconductingbusinessanalysisandproducingtheplanneddeliverables.

53 CorrectedwordingintheElementssectionofthePlanBusinessAnalysisActivitiestasktoread:

PlanBusinessAnalysisCommunicationhastheseelements:ChangedwordinginAuthority

sectiontoread:Authoritysomeculturesadheretoaformal,centralizedauthority;others

preferagroupconsensusapproach,andothersaremoreinformalanddecentralized.

60 ChangedwordingofTechniquestoread:Therearethreegeneraltechniquesinvolvedin

requirementsmanagementplanning.

64 ChangedwordingofOutputstoread:ThetwomainoutputsfromthistaskaretheBA

PerformanceAssessmentandanynewProcessAssets.

67 ChangedParametricestimatestoread:Usingparametersofworkhoursperunittimesthe

numberofunitstocomplete,toarriveatatotalestimate.

77 BAPlanningandMonitoringPracticeExamQuestion#2:

Fixedincorrectnumberingthatlisteditemsehandchangedtobead.

78 BAPlanningandMonitoringPracticeExamQuestion#3:

Thecorrectanswerisb(Theuseoftheplandrivenandchangedrivenapproaches)even

thoughinthequestionitwasoptiona.


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Page* Change/Correction78 BAPlanningandMonitoringPracticeExam#4questionandanswersdontmatchthequestionon

page74.Thequestionshouldread: 4.WhatisanoutputoftheConductStakeholderAnalysis

taskinbusinessanalysisplanningandmonitoring?Answersshouldbe:a. Stakeholder concerns.b. Enterprise architecture.

c. Organizational process assets.d. Stakeholder roles and responsibilities.

85 Figure3.3ElicitationSIPOC,changedoutput#4tobe4)Requirements(Stated,Confirmed)

insteadof4)Requirements(Stated).

91 ChangedexplanationforTask3.2ElicitationActivityoutputtobeTheoutputfromanyofthe

elicitationtechniquesthatcapturesthedesiredinformationprovidedbystakeholders.The

Techniquesheadingshouldread: Techniques ConductElicitationActivityandthefigurename

waschanged,accordingly.

113 ElicitationPracticeExamQuestion#6:

Thefollowingdistractershouldbepartoftheanswercexplanation,notanswerd:Building

theprototypewiththedesignteamisnotpartofbusinessanalysis.

119 AddedtwothemestotheRequirementsManagementandCommunicationchapter:

ControlScope. Controlscopeofthesolutionandgetapprovalforallchanges.ArecurringthreadintheBABOK.UseaCoverage(i.e.,traceability)Matrixtotracerequirementstobusiness

objectivesandtoasolution.

UnderstandStakeholders.Communicatewithstakeholdersappropriatelyandaccordingtotheirneeds.

125 Figure4.10ChangedPlanBusinessAnalysisActivitiesTechniquestoManageRequirements

TraceabilityTechniques.

146and

149

ChangedQuestion1intheRequirementsManagementandCommunicationPracticeExamtobe

Bymaintainingrequirementsthatarecandidatesforotherprojectsintheorganization,reduced

time

for

future

analysis

and

easier

maintenance

is

enabled.

When

a

BA

does

this,

which

task

is

he

orsheperforming?Thecorrectanswerisc,Maintainrequirementsforreuse.

158 Firstsentenceshouldread:Thereasonprojectsgetlaunched,andBAworkgetsdone,isbecause

ofabusinessneed.

163 AddedthetopicofTOGAFtothelistoftypicalEnterpriseArchitectures,includingitsfoursubsets:

Business,Data,Application,andTechnology.

167 Infigure5.12,thetextObtainnewasoftwarepackagebyshouldreadObtainanewsoftware

packageby

169 ChangedfirstsentenceinTechniquestoread:Thetechniqueslistedbelowcanhelpto

DetermineSolutionApproach.

184

Decision

Tree

shows

the

EMV

for

the

bottom

decision

to

be

$238,000.

It

should

be

$265,000.

The

formulaiscorrect,butthepublishedresultwasincorrect.

185 ReferencetoFigure5.9changedtorefertoFigure5.29.

187 Functional DecompositionPracticalExamplereferstoaFigure,whichshouldbe5.31.

193194 ReferencetoFigure5.37changedtorefertoFigure5.36.


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Page* Change/Correction195and

200

EnterpriseAnalysisTechniquesExercise.ChangedtheDecisionAnalysistechnique(answerb)

fromtheexercisebecausethereweretwointerchangeableanswerspossible.Thecorrectanswer

forbis:Helpfulinmakingwiseinvestmentchoices,usingtoolssuchascostbenefitanalysisand

financialanalysis.

197and202

Changedquestion5ontheEnterpriseanalysisPracticeExamtoread:WhichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribestheroleoftheDomainSMEwhendefiningsolutionscope?Thecorrect

answerisb,SMEsneedtoparticipateindefiningthescopeofsolutions.BABOK5.4.6.

197and

202

Changedquestion6ontheEnterpriseanalysisPracticeExamtoread:Whichofthefollowing

stepswilllogicallyoccurlastinenterpriseanalysis:

203 Changedquestion10answercexplanationtoread:Wrongbecausethereshouldbenothing

lefttofinishinthesolutionscopeonceithasbeendefinedandapproved.Theimplementation

approachisanelementofthetaskDefineSolutionScopeandwouldhavealreadybeendoneif

thescopehasbeenapproved.

214 Figure6.9shouldread"RequirementsOrganizationCriteria"andnot"Prioritization."

218 ChangedthemnemonicTMDMtojustTMMtobettermatchtheBABOK.

219 Theformattingoftable6.13showingguidelinesforTextrequirementshasbeenchanged.It

clarifiesthatguidelinesoneandfivehaveaDOandDONTandarenotmissingguidelines.

222 ChangedthedescriptionforModeledandSpecifiedRequirementstoreadTheanalyzed,

modeled,andspecifiedrequirementsforaproject.Theymaybeintheformoftext,matrices,

diagrams,ormodelsandnottest.

227 Changedwordingofthe.1CharacteristicsofRequirementsQualitysectionto: TheBABOKlists

thesecharacteristicsofrequirementsquality,orwhatmakesagoodrequirement.


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Page* Change/Correction229 Fixedtypoinlastsentenceof1.IdentifyAssumptionstonowreadThoseassumptionsmaybe

ariskandshouldbemanagedassuch.

229 Fixedtypoinlastsentenceof2.DefineMeasurableEvaluationCriteriatoreadwillhave

benefitandthatitcanbemeasured.

238

Section

9.6

Data

Modeling

renumbered

to

9.7

to

match

the

BABOK.

261 RequirementsAnalysispracticequestion9:correctanswerhasbeen(c),UseCaseDescription

andthathasbeenshortenedtoUseCasetobettermatchtheBABOKterminology. Question10

wordinghasbeenchangedtonowreadWhendocumentingdatarequirementsusingadata

model,whatisthepreferredwaytohandlerelatedbusinessrulesthataffectthedata?Same

answer(a).

274 IntheSolutionAssessmentandValidationchapter,thestatementAhighlevellistofthemain

inputstoBusinessAnalysisPlanningandMonitoringinclude:hasbeenreplacedwithAhigh

levellistofthemaininputstoSolutionAssessmentandValidation include:

281 ChangedFigure7.11toread"StakeholderImpactConsiderations,"not"SolutionScopeComponents."

282 AddedaForceFieldAnalysisDiagramasanexample,andaddedacaptionofForceFieldAnalysis

DiagramSample.

282 ChangedFigure7.13toread"ForceFieldAnalysisDiagramSample."

288 ChangedFigure7.19toread"SolutionElimination/ReplacementFactors"andnot"SolutionScope

Components."

311 CommunicationsComplexityClarifiedthefirstsentencetoread:Themorepeoplethatare

involvedonaproject,thelargerthenumberofcommunicationchannelsthereare.

304 Figure8.7ChangedBehavioralCharacteristicsOverviewtoBusinessKnowledgeOverview.

305 Figure8.8ChangedBehavioralCharacteristicstoBusinessKnowledge.


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Page* Change/Correction376 AppendixBPracticeExamquestion13,answerexplanationfordshouldread:Brainstorming,

documentanalysis,focusgroup,interfaceanalysis,observation,requirementsworkshop,

survey/questionnairearealllistedaselicitationtechniques.BABOK3.2.5.

*TheexactpagenumbermayvaryfromyoureditionbecauseofchangesandadditionstotheGuide.

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