Contracts are currently managed by more than 20 contract owners across the organization, each happily managing in their own way. A business analyst (BA) is tasked to elicit requirements for centrally managing software maintenance and license contracts.
Which of the following does the BA need to carry out first?
The first step the business analyst needs to take is to identify business requirements. Understanding the business requirements is essential as these requirements will inform any future steps, including defining future state conditions, assessing the readiness of the enterprise, or recommending any solution. Without a clear understanding of the needs and objectives that the business wants to achieve, it is not possible to effectively plan the subsequent phases of the project.
A= identify business requirements c and d are completely out and you cannot state future state condition without having analyzed current state
I believe it is B. the question is about elicit the requirements and this is prepare for elicitation. the outputs "Business Objectives" and "Potential Value" are used for elicitation preparation.
I believe it is B. You need to know the future state that stakeholders will like to see to elicit your business requirements to get there.
It is A. the input to Future state is Business Requirements
A: To Define the Future State, the Business Requirements are needed as input, so they should be identified first
Identify Business requirement is correct answer. Future state conditions cannot be defined unless business requirements are defined (they are an input to define future state BABOK v3 6.2.3). Off the shelf product cannot be recommended unless business needs and requirements are specified and enterprise readiness assessment are done as part of defining change strategy. (BABOK v3 6.4.4.3) Change strategy is usually defined after defining current and future state as it is easier and provides some context for change (BABOK v3 6.4.2)