Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) — Question 291

You are the business analyst for your organization and are preparing to complete the allocate requirements process. This process assigns stakeholder and solution requirements to solution components and to releases. One of the elements of this process is solution components.
All of the following are solution components except for which one?

Answer options

• A. Assessment of proposed solution
• B. Business processes to be performed and managed
• C. Business policies and business rules
• D. Software applications and application components used in the solution

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A because an assessment of a proposed solution is an evaluation activity, not a component of the solution itself. In contrast, options B, C, and D all represent tangible components that directly contribute to the implementation and functioning of the solution.