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What is the purpose of analysis at the Initiative Horizon?
Inform decisions regarding solution options, features, priorities, and lifespan
Provide one question to answer which supports the goal of the Initiative Horizon.
What solution options satisfy the need?
Which solution option appears to provide the maximum outcome with the minimum output and fits within the given constraints?
What are the solution components as described by features of the preferred solution option?
What features should be delivered now, next, and in the future?
Has enough value been delivered to satisfy the need?
Based on ongoing feedback and learning, should the solution continue, change, or be cancelled?
Which horizon informs decisions at the Initiative Horizon?
Strategy Horizon
Feedback from which horizons is used at the Initiative Horizon to determine if the solution is producing the anticipated outcome
Strategy and Delivery Horizons
In what context are solution components referred to as "features"?
Agile context
What is the goal of analysis in the Initiative Horizon?
Deliver a solution in a way that minimizes output and maximizes outcome
Multiple solution options allow the agile team to analyze each option to determine what?
If the option is viable or not
The shared understanding of the need to satisfy,
Any assumptions surrounding what will make a viable solution,
The risks that satisfying the need will introduce,
A very broad description of every solution option, and
The constraints that may make some solution options nonviable.
At the Initiative Horizon, business analysis practitioners recommend the solution options based on what?
Which solution option provides the maximum outcome with the minimum output and fits within identified constraints
Name one task business analysis practitioners must do when recommending solution options
Validate any made assumptions when identifying solution options,
Identify methods of assessing the implementation practicality,
Consider information about the people, processes, tools, organizations, systems, vendors, and other external entities that are impacted by the solution to identify potential conflicts or risks,
Assess the solution’s projected impact on the identified need, and
Estimate the cost of each solution option in of time, money, or any other resource relevant for the team.
Who makes the decision to proceed with the identified solution components or not?
What are used to evaluate an identified component?
Desired outcome, costs, impacts, and constraints
A backlog
After identifying solution components, what is the next step?
Prioritizing solution components
Name one element used to assess the priority and sequence of solution components.
The impact that each solution component has on the overall outcome,
The cost (either actual or in terms of team capacity) in implementing the solution component,
The current state of the initiative,
Feedback from stakeholders,
Current performance toward the desired outcome, and
Current understanding of the constraints and risks.
True or false - Prioritization and sequencing of solution components occurs multiple times throughout the course of an initiative
True
True or False - Determining if the need is satisfied is based on assessing if the outcome delivered meet the desired outputs
False
If the desired outcome is achieved, what is the next task?
Efforts are shifted to meeting the next identified need
Business analysis practitioners consider whether to continue, change, or cancel the initiative if what happens?
Desired outcome has not been met
Name one element used to assess the viability of solutions
the impact of the current solution on reaching the desired outcomes,
identified measures of success,
the anticipated work needed to complete the list of solution components,
the ongoing assessment of constraints and risks,
a clarified understanding of the need from the Delivery Horizon, and
a clarified understanding of the relevance of the need in relation to the broader organizational strategy from the Strategy Horizon.
Name one of three questions used to form the basis of a roadmap for the solution.
What outcomes are we driving now?
What outcomes will we be addressing next?
What outcomes will we be addressing in the future?
True or False - Decisions made in the Initiative Horizon use feedback from the Strategy Horizon to determine if the solution and its components are appropriate and sequenced and prioritized correctly and every component must be delivered
False
Which Agile principle is used when analyzing the solution components to deliver next because they continually consider the overall strategic need they are trying to satisfy
True or False - The agile practice of rapid and frequent delivery aligns with the principle Understand What is Doable.
False - Think as a Customer
What is avoided when initiatives are cancelled when it becomes clear that the solution will not satisfy the need, or when the solution has provided sufficient value to satisfy the need?
Waste