CBAP · Question #246
You are the business analyst for your organization. You are currently working with Susan on creating a model as part of the specify and model requirements process. Susan doesn't understand why you nee
The correct answer is A. Define the resources that will be needed on the project team. Business analysis models simplify complex realities to aid understanding and decision-making, but defining project team resource requirements is outside the scope of what models do.
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You are the business analyst for your organization. You are currently working with Susan on creating a model as part of the specify and model requirements process. Susan doesn't understand why you need a model. You explain to Susan that a model is just a simplified representation of a complex reality that is useful for understanding that reality and making decisions regarding it. In fact, you tell Susan, model can do all of the following except one option. Choose the option that model cannot do?
Options
- ADefine the resources that will be needed on the project team
- BDefine boundaries for the business domain
- CDescribe a situation or problem
- DDescribe thought processes and action flows
How the community answered
(52 responses)- A79% (41)
- B4% (2)
- C12% (6)
- D6% (3)
Why each option
Business analysis models simplify complex realities to aid understanding and decision-making, but defining project team resource requirements is outside the scope of what models do.
Defining the resources needed on the project team is a project management and resource planning function, not a purpose of a business analysis model. Models are designed to represent business domains, describe problems, and illustrate process and decision flows - they do not produce staffing or resource allocation outputs. Resource planning requires organizational and project context that is separate from the requirements modeling discipline.
Defining boundaries for the business domain is a core function of models such as context diagrams and scope models used in business analysis.
Describing a situation or problem is a fundamental model use - tools like fishbone diagrams and process models explicitly serve this purpose.
Describing thought processes and action flows is a standard model function, as demonstrated by activity diagrams, flowcharts, and use case models.
Concept tested: Purposes and limitations of business analysis models
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