CBAP · Question #444
A software development company is in the process of creating a new product for their customer base. It has been several years since such a project has been initiated and the organization has created a
The correct answer is D. Business architecture. The BA evaluated business architecture by analyzing a broad view of how the organization currently operates and delivers value to its customer base.
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A software development company is in the process of creating a new product for their customer base. It has been several years since such a project has been initiated and the organization has created a new team to own and develop the product. The project team will be evaluated by the successful adoption of the product, which will be developed over the next 12 months. The team's business analyst (BA) has analyzed the current state in partnership with the product owner and has been meeting with senior management to identify the goals that need to be attained. A broad view of the business has been analyzed in order to have an understanding of how the company is currently providing value to its customer base. What has the BA evaluated to help determine value of the project?
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- AInternal assets
- BExternal influencers
- CChange strategy
- DBusiness architecture
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(22 responses)- B5% (1)
- C9% (2)
- D86% (19)
Why each option
The BA evaluated business architecture by analyzing a broad view of how the organization currently operates and delivers value to its customer base.
Internal assets refer to specific resources owned by the organization, not a holistic enterprise-wide view of value delivery.
External influencers are environmental or market factors outside the organization that may impact it, not an internal operational analysis.
Change strategy defines how the organization will transition from the current state to a desired future state, not an analysis of the current state itself.
Business architecture provides an enterprise-wide understanding of an organization's structure, capabilities, processes, and how it delivers value to stakeholders. Analyzing a 'broad view of the business' to understand how the company currently provides value to customers is the defining activity of business architecture analysis as described in BABOK. This current-state analysis forms the foundation for determining the potential value of the new product.
Concept tested: Business architecture analysis for determining project value
Source: https://www.iiba.org/career-resources/a-business-analysis-body-of-knowledge/
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