CBAP · Question #482
A business analyst (BA) is tasked with developing a business analysis plan and must decide the best approach to use. Which of the following factors would drive the decision towards an adaptive approac
The correct answer is B. The risk of an incorrect implementation is unacceptably high.. An adaptive approach is driven by the need for iterative validation and early course correction, making it appropriate when the risk of delivering a wrong solution is unacceptably high.
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A business analyst (BA) is tasked with developing a business analysis plan and must decide the best approach to use. Which of the following factors would drive the decision towards an adaptive approach?
Options
- AEngaging stakeholders presents significant challenges.
- BThe risk of an incorrect implementation is unacceptably high.
- CRequirements can effectively be defined ahead of implementation.
- DThe organization's tolerance for uncertainty is high.
How the community answered
(20 responses)- A10% (2)
- B85% (17)
- C5% (1)
Why each option
An adaptive approach is driven by the need for iterative validation and early course correction, making it appropriate when the risk of delivering a wrong solution is unacceptably high.
Significant challenges in engaging stakeholders would undermine an adaptive approach, since adaptive methods depend on frequent and close stakeholder collaboration and feedback throughout the project.
When the risk of an incorrect implementation is unacceptably high, an adaptive approach is selected because it delivers work in short iterations with continuous stakeholder feedback, allowing errors and misalignments to be detected and corrected early before significant investment is made. Each iteration acts as a validation checkpoint that reduces the cumulative risk of a fully incorrect final product. This is a primary driver for choosing adaptive over predictive planning.
When requirements can be fully defined ahead of implementation, a predictive approach is more suitable and efficient because the scope is stable enough to plan comprehensively upfront.
High organizational tolerance for uncertainty does not drive the selection of adaptive planning - it is the actual presence of requirement uncertainty and the need to manage change that motivates the choice.
Concept tested: Adaptive approach selection criteria in BA planning
Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundational/business-analysis
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