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CBAP Exam - Question 280


A business analyst (BA) has engaged various groups from across the organization to define the business opportunity a potential project will address. The BA must consolidate the information collected from the groups.

The BA should ensure the business needs __________.

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Correct Answer: BC

The business analyst (BA) should ensure that the business needs are articulated from the enterprise perspective. This ensures a holistic approach, representing the overall interests and priorities of the entire organization, rather than focusing on the views or needs of individual stakeholders. Articulating the business needs from the enterprise perspective helps in aligning the project with the strategic goals of the organization and ensuring that the solution developed addresses the broader objectives.

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WilchimOption: B
Dec 27, 2022

The question provides a context that focuses on the stakeholders and the next steps after that. BOBOK V3 Pg 105 makes it clear that the business needs are "always" -the keyword- expressed from the perspective of the enterprise. For the solution, BOBOK V3 says. business needs are "often" -keyword- identifies and expressed ... Hence the answer is B

rupakarthikOption: B
Mar 29, 2021

i believe its B. keyword- 'ensure business needs'

ccie_cbapOption: B
Jun 8, 2021

Option B- Pg 105-Business needs are always expressed from the perspective of the enterprise, and not that of any particular stakeholder.

[Removed]Option: B
Jun 10, 2021

Ans is B. It is not C because - Business needs are often identified or expressed along with a presumed solution. The business analyst should question the assumptions and constraints that are generally buried in the statement of the issue to ensure that the correct problem is being solved and the widest possible range of alternative solutions are considered.

TochTochOption: B
Nov 28, 2022

Answer is B. R ever to BABOK V3 Pg 105 6.1.4.1 "Business needs are always expressed from the perspective of the enterprise, and not that of any particular stakeholder."

TochToch
Nov 28, 2022

** Refer to BABOK V3 Pg 105 6.1.4.1

DoomsdayNairOption: A
Jan 20, 2021

A. are traceable to their source stakeholders.

Qualms
Mar 20, 2021

Option C is correct. BABOK pg 105: "Business needs are often identified or expressed along with a presumed solution."

rupakarthikOption: B
Mar 29, 2021

page-105 confused between these two. Business needs are always expressed from the perspective of the enterprise, and not that of any particular stakeholder. Business needs are often identified or expressed along with a presumed solution.

RishabJaiswal
Mar 30, 2021

Yeah, this is a complicated question.

Hobic
Jul 20, 2022

" The BA must consolidate the information collected from the group" therefore Option B. is a better anser

CBAPCohort6
Dec 4, 2023

"Business needs are often identified or expressed along with a presumed solution": This statement implies that when business needs are being identified, they often come with preconceived solutions.

cc2104Option: B
Aug 17, 2021

Ans B 6.1.4.1 Business needs are always expressed from the perspective of the enterprise, and not that of any particular stakeholder. Business needs are often identified or expressed along with a presumed solution. The business analyst should question the assumptions and constraints that are generally buried in the statement of the issue to ensure that the correct problem is being solved and the widest possible range of alternative solutions are considered.

DeepthiBOption: B
Dec 3, 2021

Answer should be B. If Business need is expressed with a presumed solution, then BA needs to question the assumptions, constraints etc. But Business Need as such should be expressed from enterprise perspective. 6.1.4.1

MFZZOption: C
Jun 10, 2022

C is correct. It does not refer to an enterprise but rather how an organisation will represent the potential business opportunity that will be expressed to satisfy the solution

CBAPCohort6
Dec 4, 2023

"Ensure the business needs describe the potential solutions that they will satisfy" is an anomaly because ideally, it should be the solutions that are described in terms of the business needs they aim to satisfy and not the need describing the solution it should satisfy. B is the correct answer

SquibOption: A
Oct 31, 2022

it is A

Squib
Jan 24, 2023

[correction] B

Farooq_95Option: B
Apr 16, 2024

Business needs are always expressed from the perspective of the enterprise, and not that of any particular stakeholder. (BABOK v3 6.1.4.1 Para 3 pg 105)

Farooq_95
Apr 16, 2024

C is not correct because need does not satisfy a solution, but a solution needs to satisfy the business need.