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CBAP · Question #93

What two factors must the business analyst consider when conducting stakeholder analysis?

The correct answer is A. Influence and attitude. Stakeholder analysis requires evaluating both influence (the power to affect project decisions) and attitude (the stakeholder's disposition toward the project) to plan effective engagement strategies.

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Question

What two factors must the business analyst consider when conducting stakeholder analysis?

Options

  • AInfluence and attitude
  • BPosition and politics
  • CPolitics and influence
  • DAttitude and position

How the community answered

(32 responses)
  • A
    81% (26)
  • B
    6% (2)
  • C
    9% (3)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

Stakeholder analysis requires evaluating both influence (the power to affect project decisions) and attitude (the stakeholder's disposition toward the project) to plan effective engagement strategies.

AInfluence and attitudeCorrect

Influence measures a stakeholder's ability to impact project outcomes, decisions, or resources, while attitude reflects whether they are supportive, neutral, or resistant. Combining these two dimensions allows the business analyst to prioritize engagement efforts and tailor communication approaches for each stakeholder appropriately.

BPosition and politics

Position describes organizational hierarchy and politics is not a defined primary dimension in formal stakeholder analysis frameworks, making this pairing incorrect.

CPolitics and influence

While influence is a correct factor, politics is not a defined analytical dimension in stakeholder analysis methodology and should not replace attitude.

DAttitude and position

While attitude is a correct factor, position describes a stakeholder's organizational role rather than their capacity to impact or be impacted by the project, making it the wrong pairing.

Concept tested: Stakeholder analysis influence and attitude factors

Source: https://www.iiba.org/standards-and-resources/babok/

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