CBAP · Question #50
You are the business analyst for your organization. You are currently identifying opportunities for a customer to improve their business processes. The customer wants to streamline their business…
The correct answer is D. Constraint. A customer-imposed financial ceiling on a solution is a constraint, because it restricts the range of acceptable solutions rather than defining what the solution must do.
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You are the business analyst for your organization. You are currently identifying opportunities for a customer to improve their business processes. The customer wants to streamline their business efforts either through new technologies, better processes, or a combination of both. The customer demands, however, that the solution should not cost more than $300,000 to implement and support for one year. What does the $300,000 represent?
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- ASolution cost
- BBudget
- CRequirements
- DConstraint
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(30 responses)- A7% (2)
- B3% (1)
- C17% (5)
- D73% (22)
Why each option
A customer-imposed financial ceiling on a solution is a constraint, because it restricts the range of acceptable solutions rather than defining what the solution must do.
Solution cost refers to the actual expenditure incurred by implementing a solution, not a maximum ceiling imposed as a condition by the customer.
Budget is an internal organizational allocation of funds approved for spending, not a restriction imposed by a customer on what solutions are acceptable.
Requirements describe what a solution must accomplish or how it must behave; a financial cap does not specify solution functionality or behavior.
A constraint is a limiting condition or restriction that narrows the available solution options. The $300,000 cap is imposed by the customer as a boundary the solution must stay within, making it a constraint on cost rather than a functional or non-functional requirement. Constraints differ from requirements in that they restrict choices rather than specify capabilities.
Concept tested: Constraints vs. requirements and budget in business analysis
Source: https://www.iiba.org/career-resources/a-business-analysis-body-of-knowledge/babok/
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