PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA) — Question 66

A financial company deployed a new online product to their customers to invest in the stock market. The company notices a problem regarding financial calculations and starts the problem analysis. The company discovers that the new rules for taxes and fees were not implemented.
This problem could have been avoided by:

Answer options

• A. involving a business analyst during all phases of system development.
• B. implementing an automated issue tracking system to facilitate the tracing of defects to the requirements.
• C. using a table that shows each applicable business rule with the implemented functional requirement.
• D. rolling back the operations using a contingency process in order to avoid loss and client dissatisfaction.

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A because involving a business analyst throughout the development process ensures that all business rules, including tax and fee regulations, are accurately understood and implemented. Options B, C, and D address issues that arise after development rather than preventing the oversight of critical requirements during the development phase.