Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) — Question 9

A business analyst (BA) has defined a business analysis approach and presented the documents to the sponsors, the senior executives, the domain experts, the project manager, and the head of technology, to obtain agreement from all. At this juncture, the project manager objected to some of the estimates determined in the budget and refused to agree with the estimates. Which guideline or tool, if followed by the BA, would have helped in avoiding such disagreements?

Answer options

• A. Risk Analysis and Management
• B. Business Analysis Performance Assessment
• C. Requirements Classification Schema
• D. Stakeholder Engagement Approach

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D, Stakeholder Engagement Approach, as effective stakeholder engagement is crucial for ensuring all parties are aligned and their concerns are addressed early on. If the BA had engaged the project manager and other stakeholders more thoroughly during the estimation process, they might have mitigated the objections to the budget estimates. The other options, while useful in different contexts, do not specifically address the need for stakeholder alignment in this scenario.