CBAP · Question #176
What are the activities performed by business analyst?
The correct answer is A. Understanding enterprise problems and goals, analyze needs and solutions, devise strategies. Business analysts operate at the enterprise level to understand problems and goals, analyze needs and solutions, and devise strategies - not merely at the project level.
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What are the activities performed by business analyst?
Options
- AUnderstanding enterprise problems and goals, analyze needs and solutions, devise strategies,
- BUnderstanding enterprise problems and goals, analyze needs and solutions, drive change, and
- CUnderstanding project level problems and goals, analyze needs and solutions, devise strategies,
- DUnderstanding enterprise problems and goals, analyzing needs and solutions, devising
How the community answered
(29 responses)- A72% (21)
- B17% (5)
- C3% (1)
- D7% (2)
Why each option
Business analysts operate at the enterprise level to understand problems and goals, analyze needs and solutions, and devise strategies - not merely at the project level.
According to the IIBA BABOK, business analysts perform activities at the enterprise scope: understanding enterprise-level problems and goals, analyzing needs and solutions, and devising strategies that align solutions with organizational objectives. Choice A correctly reflects this enterprise-level focus along with the full recognized set of core BA activities. The enterprise scope distinguishes the BA role from project-level roles such as project manager or team lead.
Choice B substitutes 'drive change' for 'devise strategies,' which does not accurately represent the standard set of core business analyst activities as defined in the IIBA BABOK.
Choice C incorrectly limits scope to 'project level problems and goals' rather than enterprise-level problems and goals, misrepresenting the broad organizational scope of the business analyst role.
Choice D is incomplete and does not fully enumerate the recognized core activities of a business analyst, making it an inaccurate and insufficient description of the role.
Concept tested: Core activities and enterprise scope of business analyst
Source: https://www.iiba.org/career-resources/a-business-analysis-body-of-knowledge/babok/
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