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Question 257

A sports wristwatch product manufacturer wants to add a blood sugar monitoring toolkit to the watch. Market research has confirmed that the most profitable segment of the manufacturer's target customer is looking for this feature. The business analyst (BA) worked with the product owner to finalize the set of requirements and design options and then defined multiple approaches for implementing the feature. At this point, the solutions' team agreed that they were unable to accurately assess the merits of each of the proposed solutions.

What is the possible reason?

    Correct Answer: D

    The possible reason why the solutions team is unable to accurately assess the merits of each of the proposed solutions is that the requirements and design options are not detailed enough. Detailed requirements and design options are necessary for the team to fully understand what each approach entails and to make informed judgments about their effectiveness and feasibility. Without this level of detail, it is challenging to compare the potential value and practicality of the different solutions accurately.

Discussion
rhsdealOption: A

ANS. A BABOK V-3 7.5 Define Design Options pg.152: The purpose of Define Design Options is to define the solution approach, identify opportunities to improve the business, allocate requirements across solution components, and represent design options that achieve the desired future state. When designing a solution, there may be one or more design options identified. Each design option represents a way to satisfy a set of requirements.

Wolfedale

v3 7.5.4.1

HappyAOption: C

pg 103, 6.1.2 Ans is C

SavvyBAOption: C

It's C, key word is "merits" which is another term that means "why", and "why" comes from business needs related to business requirements.

semeg

Yes, each of the solutions were analysed but the merits for all could not be accurately assessed, which means there is a missing link to All: - Business needs are unclear (C)

ccie_cbapOption: A

Answer is A- as it is logical for the preceding action (Finalize R&D) mentioned in the question.

fepecyOption: C

At first thought Ans. A appears correct, then again in BABOK v.3 Pg 155 "Requirements allocation typically begins when a solution approach has been determined, and continues until all valid requirements are allocated. Allocation typically continues through design and implementation of a solution." In the question, multiple solution approaches have been defined already as further buttressed by the inability of the solution's team to accurately assess the merits of each of the PROPOSED SOLUTIONS(*Note solution approaches are available) so the correct answer is C because at this point the solution team needs to assess the solutions to the rationale(the business need) and if the business need isn't clear enough proper assessment wouldn't be possible.

NickManeOption: C

I'd go with C

binu801Option: C

C- it says the team is unable to understand any of the solutions, if it's for all the soln then it has to be something with something fundamental and that is the business need.

nit687Option: D

Answer D

rupakarthikOption: C

i blieve C is right.If requirements are not allocated to solution (Option A) then assessing design options is not possible since the question states that solutions team unable to accurately assess the options means need is not clear to them because the best option should address the need. .4 Assess Design Options and Recommend Solution Each design option is assessed based on the potential value it is expected to deliver. At any point in analyzing the design options, it may become necessary to re-evaluate the initial allocation of design elements between components. The reasons for re-evaluation include better understanding of the cost to implement each component and to determine which allocations have the best cost-to- benefit ratio.Page-159 Business analysts recommend the option or options deemed to be the most valuable solution to address the need. It is possible that none of the design options are worthwhile and the best recommendation is to do nothing.(Page-160)

Farooq_95

You mentioned in your comment that if requirements are not allocated to solution, then need is not clear to solution team. Hence, requirements allocation not done is correct

Farooq_95Option: A

BABOK v3 7.6.4.4 states "Each design option is assessed based on the potential value it is expected to deliver. At any point in analyzing the design options, it may become necessary to re-evaluate the initial allocation of design elements between components." Hence, when solution team fails to find allocation of proposed solutions to requirements, they will be unable to identify merits of solution in the context of requirements to be satisfied. Hence, A is correct.

Farooq_95

C is incorrect because if business needs are unclear to solution team, they would not know 'why the solution is needed?' rather than the inability to access the merits of solution. (BABOK v3 6.1.2) D is also incorrect. While details could help assess more objectively the merits of solutions but detailing will not help the solution's team unless they include allocation with the requirements so that solution team may understand how proposed solutions would satisfy stated requirements.

Farooq_95

Sorry, C is correct. If the business needs, despite being identified and finalized by the BA and product owner, are still unclear to the solutions team, it would hinder their ability to understand the objectives and priorities behind each proposed solution. Without a clear understanding of the business needs and objectives, the team may struggle to evaluate the potential effectiveness or suitability of the proposed approaches

Farooq_95

C is Correct because if business needs are unclear to solution team, they would not know 'why the solution is needed?' and would be inability to access the merits of solution proposed by BA (BABOK v3 6.1.2).