Solution Assessment and Validation

Module 7 CBAP
Solution Assessment and Validation

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Agenda
Topics to be covered are:
Assess Proposed Solution

Allocate Requirements
Assess Organizational Readiness
Define Transition Requirements
Validate the Solution
Evaluate Solution Performance
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Assess Proposed Solution

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

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Assess Proposed Solution Input-Output

Assumptions and constraints
Prioritized and approved requirements
Solution option(s)

Assessment of solution

Solution selection

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Allocate Requirements
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
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Assess Organizational Readiness

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

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Force Field Analysis

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Define Transition Requirements

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

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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

Output: Identified defects, mitigating actions, solution validation

assessment

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Validate Solution Input-Output Diagram

Prioritized and validated requirements
Designed solution scope

Validate the solutions

Identified defects

Solution implementation

Evaluate and mitigate defects

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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 the
solution.
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.

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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
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
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.
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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 responsibilities
c) Software applications and application components used in the
solution
d) Defect matrix
Answer: d. Defect matrix
Explanation: 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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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

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 process
develops.

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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 requirements
b) Prioritized requirements
c) Stakeholder requirements
d) Validating solution performance

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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 requirements
b) Prioritized requirements
c) Stakeholder requirements
d) Validating solution performance

Answer: b. Prioritized requirements.

Explanation: Prioritized requirements are the most important
requirements which should be the first to be recognized and
implemented.

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