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CBAP · Question #104
CBAP Question #104: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is C. Creative thinking. Creative thinking is the analytical thinking style focused on generating novel ideas, innovative approaches, and alternative solutions when addressing business problems.
Question
You are the business analyst for your organization and are training Tracy on business analysis duties. You are explaining to Tracy how it's important for a business analyst to generate new ideas to approaching problems, solving problems, and to generate alternative solutions. You stress that it's important for the business analyst to generate new ideas and innovative concepts. What type of analytical thinking are you describing for Tracy?
Options
- ALateral thinking
- BBrainstorming
- CCreative thinking
- DDecision making
Explanation
Creative thinking is the analytical thinking style focused on generating novel ideas, innovative approaches, and alternative solutions when addressing business problems.
Common mistakes.
- A. Lateral thinking is a specific problem-solving method involving indirect, non-linear approaches to reach a solution, and is a subset technique rather than the broad thinking style that encompasses generating innovative ideas.
- B. Brainstorming is a structured group elicitation technique for collaboratively generating ideas, not an individual analytical thinking style.
- D. Decision making is the process of evaluating available options and selecting a course of action, which is distinct from the generative activity of producing new ideas and innovative concepts.
Concept tested. Creative thinking as an analytical thinking style
Reference. https://www.iiba.org/standards-and-resources/babok/
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