Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) — Question 448

Gary is the business analyst for his organization. He has realized that he has overlooked a key group of stakeholders during the conduct stakeholder analysis process.
What is the danger in overlooking a key set of stakeholders?

Answer options

• A. The newly identified stakeholders will now have to pay for any requirements they want to add to the requirements.
• B. The newly identified stakeholders will need to spend extra time to learn about the project and how it will affect them.
• C. The newly identified stakeholders will be excluded from decisions that affect the deliverables that have already been created in the project.
• D. The newly identified stakeholders may have requirements that require additions to the project or may nullify other requirements already in the project.

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D because overlooking key stakeholders can lead to the emergence of new requirements that may necessitate changes to the project scope or render existing requirements invalid. Options A, B, and C do not adequately capture the critical impact that the newly identified stakeholders may have on the project's requirements and outcomes.