When you select a solution, which option should guide your decisions?

Question

Options

• Alowest possible cost
• Bmost advanced solution, both technically and for the business operation
• Can appropriate mix of risk, technology capability, and business capability, based on customer
• Dmust fit within the current IT budget

• A
  20% (13)
• B
  5% (3)
• C
  67% (43)
• D
  8% (5)

Explanation

Selecting a solution requires balancing multiple competing factors - risk tolerance, what the technology can actually deliver, and what the business is capable of adopting - which is exactly what option C captures. A good solution isn't the cheapest or the flashiest; it's the one that fits the customer's specific context and constraints.

Why the distractors fail:

• A (lowest cost) ignores that cheap solutions may carry unacceptable risk or lack necessary capability - cost is one input, not the goal.
• B (most advanced) is the "shiny object" trap; cutting-edge technology the business can't operate or that introduces unnecessary complexity is a poor fit, not a good one.
• D (current IT budget) is too rigid - budgets can be adjusted, phased, or justified by ROI; anchoring to today's budget as a hard constraint ignores business value and strategic need.

Memory tip: Think of C as the "Goldilocks rule" - not too cheap, not too advanced, not budget-locked, but just right for the customer's risk appetite, technical maturity, and business readiness. When in doubt, the exam answer that mentions balancing multiple customer-specific factors is almost always correct over any single-constraint option.

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