A business analyst has been assigned the task of developing a model of the current state of an organization. The business analyst doesn't understand why a current state may be needed. All of the following are good reasons to create a current state model of an organization except for which one?

A. Analyzing the current state of the organization to look for opportunities for improvement

B. Assessing the positive and negative risks that may exist within the current state

C. Validating the solution scope with businesses and technical stakeholders

D. Assisting stakeholders to understand the current state

One of the techniques to assess capabilities in an organization is to use SWOT. What does SWOT accomplish?

A. SWOT reviews your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.

B. It identifies how current capabilities match up against the influencing factors.

C. It assesses the strength, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.

D. SWOT is a goal setting technique that means "Sweat Works Over Time."

A large online retailer is introducing new technology to upgrade its aging ordering process. The business analyst (BA) has drawn a stakeholder matrix showing information on how to engage with the stakeholders throughout the project.

Using the stakeholder matrix as a guide, how should the BA engage the suppliers?

A. Meet with the suppliers to discuss their needs

B. Ensure the suppliers are kept informed by showing interest in their needs

C. Communicate changes to the suppliers by general communication

D. Focus efforts to engage with the suppliers regularly

A business analyst (BA) is planning the traceability approach for a project. Why should the BA conduct this planning activity?

A. To verify that project information is represented at a high level of abstraction

B. To document the relationship between the different phases of the project for different stakeholders

C. To ensure the approach provides enough detail to add value without excessive overhead

D. To associate information with individual or related groups of requirements

A business analyst (BA), analyzing requirements, has decomposed information into components. What is the purpose of this exercise?

A. To enable discussion regarding solution options

B. To plan project iterations

C. To plan test cases for the components

D. To identify the project sponsor