CBAP · Question #177
Elicitation and Collaboration: describes the tasks that business analysts perform to prepare for and
The correct answer is D. conduct elicitation activities and pririotize the results obtained.. This question asks for the completing phrase in the official BABOK v3 definition of the Elicitation and Collaboration knowledge area.
Question
Elicitation and Collaboration: describes the tasks that business analysts perform to prepare for and
Options
- Aconduct elicitation activities and analyze the results obtained.
- Bconduct elicitation activities and confirm the results obtained.
- Cconduct elicitation activities and document the results obtained.
- Dconduct elicitation activities and pririotize the results obtained.
How the community answered
(58 responses)- A9% (5)
- B3% (2)
- C16% (9)
- D72% (42)
Why each option
This question asks for the completing phrase in the official BABOK v3 definition of the Elicitation and Collaboration knowledge area.
Analyzing results is the focus of Requirements Analysis and Design Definition, not the defining completion phrase for the Elicitation and Collaboration knowledge area.
'Confirm' matches the widely cited BABOK v3 definition, but the provided answer key does not mark it as correct for this question.
Documenting results is a general BA activity and does not appear in the standard BABOK v3 definitional phrase for Elicitation and Collaboration.
The provided answer key marks D as correct, indicating the phrasing used in this question set ends with 'prioritize the results obtained.' However, note that the widely published BABOK v3 text defines this knowledge area as preparing for and conducting elicitation activities and 'confirming' the results obtained - if D conflicts with your official study material, verify against your authoritative source, as this may be a question error.
Concept tested: Elicitation and Collaboration knowledge area definition
Source: https://www.iiba.org/career-resources/a-business-analysis-professionals-foundation-for-success/babok/
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