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CBAP · Question #260

Enterprise analysis provides many things for an organization. All of the following are tasks included in enterprise analysis except for which one?

The correct answer is D. Solution performance assessment. Solution performance assessment belongs to the Solution Assessment and Validation knowledge area, not to Enterprise Analysis.

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Question

Enterprise analysis provides many things for an organization. All of the following are tasks included in enterprise analysis except for which one?

Options

  • ADetermine solution approach
  • BDefine business need
  • CAssess capability gaps
  • DSolution performance assessment

How the community answered

(16 responses)
  • A
    6% (1)
  • B
    19% (3)
  • D
    75% (12)

Why each option

Solution performance assessment belongs to the Solution Assessment and Validation knowledge area, not to Enterprise Analysis.

ADetermine solution approach

Determining the solution approach is a core Enterprise Analysis task that involves identifying how the organization can address the identified business need.

BDefine business need

Defining the business need is the foundational Enterprise Analysis task that establishes the justification and motivation for a project or initiative.

CAssess capability gaps

Assessing capability gaps is a key Enterprise Analysis task that compares current organizational capabilities to those required to achieve the desired future state.

DSolution performance assessmentCorrect

Enterprise Analysis in the BABOK focuses on pre-project activities such as defining the business need, assessing capability gaps, determining the solution approach, defining solution scope, and preparing the business case. Solution performance assessment - evaluating how well a deployed solution meets business needs - is a task within the Solution Assessment and Validation knowledge area, placing it outside the scope of Enterprise Analysis.

Concept tested: Enterprise analysis knowledge area task boundaries

Source: https://www.iiba.org/standards-and-resources/babok/

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