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Module 7 – CBAP ®
Solution Assessment and Validation
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
Solution Assessment and Validation
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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
Solution Assessment and Validation
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Assumptions and constraints
Prioritized and approved requirements
Solution option(s)
Assessment of solution
Solution selection
Assess Proposed Solution – Input-Output
Solution Assessment and Validation
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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
Solution Assessment and Validation
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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
Solution Assessment and Validation
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Force Field Analysis
Solution Assessment and Validation
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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.
Solution Assessment and Validation
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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.
Solution Assessment and Validation
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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Answer: b. Prioritized requirements.Explanation: Prioritized requirements are the most important
requirements which should be the first to be recognized and
implemented.
Solution Assessment and Validation
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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