Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) — Question 408

You are the business analyst for a large project in your organization. While your company prefers face-to-face communications there are many stakeholders located in different geographical locations.
How can you still effectively serve as a business analyst when the stakeholders are not collocated?

Answer options

• A. You will need to travel on a regular rotation to each of the geographical locations to complete the business analyst duties.
• B. You will need to implement videoconferences.
• C. Add more business analysts in each of the geographical location.
• D. You will need the stakeholders to periodically gather in one locale.

Correct answer: B

Explanation

Implementing videoconferences allows for real-time communication and collaboration with stakeholders, regardless of their location, making it an effective solution. Traveling to multiple locations regularly can be costly and time-consuming, while adding more analysts may not resolve the communication issue. Gathering stakeholders in one place is not practical given their geographical dispersion.