CBAP · Question #79
Management comes to you and asks you to complete some specifications and models about the current state of the organization. Management wants you to complete this business analysis activity as soon…
The correct answer is D. To analyze the functioning of an organization and to provide an insight into opportunities. The specify and model requirements process is primarily used to analyze how an organization functions and surface opportunities for improvement or change.
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Management comes to you and asks you to complete some specifications and models about the current state of the organization. Management wants you to complete this business analysis activity as soon as possible and report back to them with your findings. What is the primary purpose of the specify and model requirements process?
Options
- ATo analyze the processes of an organization to determine what processes can be improved,
- BTo analyze the utility function within the organization to determine how risk tolerance may
- CTo analyze the roles and responsibilities of users within the organization to determine how the
- DTo analyze the functioning of an organization and to provide an insight into opportunities
How the community answered
(24 responses)- A8% (2)
- B17% (4)
- C4% (1)
- D71% (17)
Why each option
The specify and model requirements process is primarily used to analyze how an organization functions and surface opportunities for improvement or change.
Process improvement analysis is a possible outcome of business analysis work but is not the stated primary purpose of the specify and model requirements process itself.
Analyzing utility functions and risk tolerance is associated with decision analysis and risk management activities, not with specifying and modeling requirements.
Analyzing roles and responsibilities is an organizational modeling technique that may be used within business analysis, but it is not the primary purpose of the specify and model requirements process.
The specify and model requirements process focuses on documenting and representing the current and future state of an organization's functioning, enabling stakeholders to identify gaps, inefficiencies, and opportunities. This analysis forms the foundation for defining what changes or solutions are needed.
Concept tested: Purpose of the specify and model requirements process
Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundational/business-analysis
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