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After having created several prototypes of a new. web-based application, a business analyst (BA) would like to meet with the organization's stakeholders to elicit their perception ideas, and attitudes

The correct answer is D. focus Groups. Focus groups are the correct elicitation technique when the goal is to gather stakeholders' perceptions, attitudes, and ideas about an existing artifact like a prototype in a facilitated group discussion.

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Question

After having created several prototypes of a new. web-based application, a business analyst (BA) would like to meet with the organization's stakeholders to elicit their perception ideas, and attitudes about the prototypes Which of the following techniques should the SA use?

Options

  • ADecision Analysis
  • BPrioritization
  • CBrainstorming
  • Dfocus Groups

How the community answered

(28 responses)
  • A
    7% (2)
  • B
    14% (4)
  • C
    4% (1)
  • D
    75% (21)

Why each option

Focus groups are the correct elicitation technique when the goal is to gather stakeholders' perceptions, attitudes, and ideas about an existing artifact like a prototype in a facilitated group discussion.

ADecision Analysis

Decision analysis is used to evaluate and select among competing options using structured criteria, not to elicit open-ended perceptions and reactions.

BPrioritization

Prioritization is a technique for ranking requirements or features by importance or value, not for gathering stakeholder attitudes about a prototype.

CBrainstorming

Brainstorming is designed to generate new ideas in a judgment-free environment, not to evaluate or collect reactions to existing artifacts.

Dfocus GroupsCorrect

Focus groups bring a small, representative set of stakeholders together under a trained moderator to discuss and react to a specific topic or artifact, making them ideal for capturing qualitative feedback on prototypes. The technique surfaces both shared views and areas of disagreement through group interaction, revealing insights that individual interviews might miss. BABOK specifically identifies focus groups as an elicitation technique suited for gathering opinions and attitudes from stakeholders.

Concept tested: Focus groups as elicitation technique for prototype feedback

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

Topics

#focus groups#prototype evaluation#stakeholder perception#elicitation techniques

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