Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) — Question 339

You are the business analyst for a large project for your organization. Your project has 65 stakeholders and this will greatly increase the complexity of the communication in this project. To demonstrate how complex this project and its communication will be, you show the management the number of communication channels in this project.
How many channels exist in this project based on the number of stakeholders?

Answer options

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The number of communication channels in a project can be calculated using the formula n(n-1)/2, where n is the number of stakeholders. For 65 stakeholders, this results in 65(65-1)/2 = 2080 channels. The other options do not correctly apply this formula for the given number of stakeholders.