The business sponsor of a project to automate a high risk, high profile process has expressed concerns that some activities people perform will be missed. The business analyst (BA) has already…

Recording the concern in the risk register acknowledges the risk but takes no action to verify whether activities are actually missing.

Scheduling a formal review with stakeholders directly engages the people who perform the activities, allowing them to confirm or challenge the process flow and user stories the BA has already created. This collaborative validation surfaces gaps before implementation, which is critical for a high-risk, high-profile process. It is the only option that actively resolves the concern rather than documenting or deflecting it.

Demonstrating traceability to the business case confirms alignment with objectives but does not verify that every activity performed by users has been captured.

Reviewing final approved elicitation results looks backward at information already gathered, rather than engaging stakeholders to identify what may still be missing.