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You are the business analyst for your organization. You are coaching Tom about the different approaches to business analysis. Which type of business analysis approach has the most business analysis…

The correct answer is C. Plan-driven approach. The plan-driven approach concentrates the majority of business analysis work at the beginning of a project or phase, producing detailed requirements before development proceeds.

Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring

Question

You are the business analyst for your organization. You are coaching Tom about the different approaches to business analysis. Which type of business analysis approach has the most business analysis work at the beginning of the project or during the start of a project phase?

Options

  • AChange-driven approach
  • BValue-driven approach
  • CPlan-driven approach
  • DRequirements-driven approach

How the community answered

(28 responses)
  • A
    4% (1)
  • B
    7% (2)
  • C
    79% (22)
  • D
    11% (3)

Why each option

The plan-driven approach concentrates the majority of business analysis work at the beginning of a project or phase, producing detailed requirements before development proceeds.

AChange-driven approach

A change-driven (agile) approach distributes BA work iteratively throughout the project lifecycle rather than concentrating it at the beginning.

BValue-driven approach

Value-driven is not a recognized standalone category in the BABOK classification of business analysis approaches.

CPlan-driven approachCorrect

A plan-driven approach front-loads business analysis activities, requiring thorough requirements elicitation, analysis, and documentation before any solution development begins. This is characteristic of predictive or waterfall methodologies where scope is defined upfront. The heavy BA investment at the start is what distinguishes it from adaptive approaches.

DRequirements-driven approach

Requirements-driven is not a distinct or standard BA approach category; it does not describe when in the project BA work is performed.

Concept tested: Plan-driven vs. change-driven business analysis approaches

Source: https://www.iiba.org/career-resources/a-business-analysis-body-of-knowledge/babok/

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#plan-driven approach#change-driven approach#business analysis approach#project phases

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