Which statement about assumptions that are defined when you create the business case is true?

Question

Options

• AThey reflect best case situations for obtaining the highest level of benefit.
• BThey are defined to reduce the risk that the customer is unhappy with solution benefits.
• CThey should reflect factors or activities that are not yet known, but require some estimate or
• DThey should be validated only with the IT representatives, not with business unit personnel.

• A
  6% (2)
• B
  3% (1)
• C
  88% (28)
• D
  3% (1)

Explanation

Assumptions in a business case capture unknowns that must be estimated to proceed - things like resource availability, market conditions, or technology readiness that haven't been confirmed yet but are necessary to plan around (C). Option A is wrong because assumptions are not optimistic projections; inflating them leads to unrealistic business cases. Option B confuses assumptions with risk mitigation strategies - while reducing stakeholder dissatisfaction is a goal, it's not what defines an assumption. Option D is wrong because assumptions must be validated with both business and IT stakeholders, since many assumptions span organizational boundaries.

Memory tip: Think of assumptions as "educated guesses about unknowns" - the moment something is known, it's no longer an assumption. The key word in option C is "not yet known", which is the defining characteristic of any assumption in project or business analysis work.

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