CBAP · Question #332
You are the business analyst for your organization and are currently with several key stakeholders as part of the determination of which business analysis approach is most appropriate for the…
The correct answer is D. Functional management. When determining a business analysis approach, functional management is not listed among the stakeholders considered for that specific planning task in the BABOK Guide.
Question
You are the business analyst for your organization and are currently with several key stakeholders as part of the determination of which business analysis approach is most appropriate for the current project. Which one of the following is not a stakeholder that is considered when completing the business analysis planning and monitoring task to determine a business analysis approach?
Options
- ATester
- BProject manager
- CRegulator
- DFunctional management
How the community answered
(53 responses)- A15% (8)
- B6% (3)
- C4% (2)
- D75% (40)
Why each option
When determining a business analysis approach, functional management is not listed among the stakeholders considered for that specific planning task in the BABOK Guide.
Testers are explicitly listed as stakeholders considered when determining the business analysis approach because their involvement affects how requirements are validated and tested.
The project manager is a key stakeholder in determining the BA approach because the approach must align with the overall project methodology and schedule constraints.
Regulators are listed as stakeholders because regulatory requirements can significantly influence which BA approach - adaptive or plan-driven - is most appropriate for the project.
According to the BABOK Guide's Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring knowledge area, the stakeholders involved in determining the business analysis approach are: domain subject matter expert, project manager, regulator, sponsor, and tester. Functional management is not included in this specific stakeholder list for this task, making it the correct answer to 'which is NOT a stakeholder considered.'
Concept tested: BABOK BA planning - stakeholders for approach determination
Source: https://www.iiba.org/standards-and-resources/babok/
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