CBAP · Question #483
Manufacturer 0 has received a merger proposal from Manufacturer K There is concern among the senior management of Manufacturer O that regulations could shift in the future, prompting Manufacturer K…
The correct answer is D. Stakeholder impact and operational analysis. When identifying enterprise limitations during a merger assessment, culture analysis is paired with stakeholder impact and operational analysis to provide a complete picture of organizational risk.
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Manufacturer 0 has received a merger proposal from Manufacturer K There is concern among the senior management of Manufacturer O that regulations could shift in the future, prompting Manufacturer K to move headquarters elsewhere and close operations at the current Manufacturer O site. In assessing the proposal limitations and as part of identifying enterprise limitations, a culture assessment is completed. As part of this work, what else would the BA perform?
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- AScope and requirements prioritization
- BFinancial and risk analysis
- COrganization and functional modelling
- DStakeholder impact and operational analysis
How the community answered
(22 responses)- A5% (1)
- B5% (1)
- C9% (2)
- D82% (18)
Why each option
When identifying enterprise limitations during a merger assessment, culture analysis is paired with stakeholder impact and operational analysis to provide a complete picture of organizational risk.
Scope and requirements prioritization is a requirements management activity used during solution development, not an enterprise limitation identification technique in a merger feasibility assessment.
Financial and risk analysis is a separate, broader workstream in merger due diligence and is not performed as a companion activity to culture assessment within enterprise limitation identification.
Organization and functional modelling documents current-state structures and process flows, but it is not the activity paired with culture assessment when specifically identifying enterprise limitations.
Stakeholder impact analysis identifies how individuals and groups are affected by potential merger outcomes - such as site closure or headquarters relocation - while operational analysis examines the effects on day-to-day business functions. Together, these activities complement the culture assessment and form the core of enterprise limitation identification. This pairing gives senior management actionable insight into the people and process risks embedded in the proposal.
Concept tested: Enterprise limitation identification in merger analysis
Source: https://www.iiba.org/standards-and-resources/babok/
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