Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) — Question 162

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?

Answer options

• A. Requirements are not allocated to solution components
• B. Too many approaches are dividing the team
• C. Business needs are unclear to the team
• D. Requirements and design options are not detailed enough

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D because if the requirements and design options are not detailed enough, the team will struggle to evaluate the different solutions effectively. Options A, B, and C may indicate issues but do not directly relate to the team's inability to assess the merits of the solutions as clearly as insufficient detail in requirements does.