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CBAP Question #239: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is D. The newly identified stakeholders may have requirements that require additions to the project. Overlooking stakeholders during stakeholder analysis is dangerous primarily because those stakeholders may surface new requirements that expand the project scope.
Question
Gary is the business analyst for his organization. He has realized that he has overlooked a key group of stakeholders during the conduct stakeholder analysis process. What is the danger in overlooking a key set of stakeholders?
Options
- AThe newly identified stakeholders will now have to pay for any requirements they want to add
- BThe newly identified stakeholders will need to spend extra time to learn about the project and
- CThe newly identified stakeholders will be excluded from decisions that affect the deliverables
- DThe newly identified stakeholders may have requirements that require additions to the project
Explanation
Overlooking stakeholders during stakeholder analysis is dangerous primarily because those stakeholders may surface new requirements that expand the project scope.
Common mistakes.
- A. There is no standard business analysis practice requiring newly identified stakeholders to pay for requirements they add; this is not a recognized consequence of late stakeholder identification.
- B. While newly identified stakeholders may need onboarding time, this is a minor logistical concern and not the primary danger from a requirements and scope management perspective.
- C. Excluding stakeholders from decisions is a governance concern, but the more critical BA danger is that their unidentified requirements can drive unplanned scope additions rather than just a governance gap.
Concept tested. Stakeholder analysis impact on project scope requirements
Reference. https://www.iiba.org/standards-and-resources/babok/
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