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1/5 · Solution Evaluation · easy
Which of the following is one of the five tasks defined in the Solution Evaluation knowledge area of BABOK v3?
AAssess Solution Limitations
BConduct Elicitation
CPrioritize Requirements
DPlan Business Analysis Governance
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A is correct. The five tasks of Solution Evaluation are: Measure Solution Performance, Analyze Performance Measures, Assess Solution Limitations, Assess Enterprise Limitations, and Recommend Actions to Increase Solution Value. Assess Solution Limitations is the only listed option belonging to this knowledge area; the others come from different knowledge areas.
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2/5 · Solution Evaluation · hard
A new inventory system works exactly as designed, yet warehouse value gains have not materialized. Investigation shows staff still follow an old paper-based process, two departments dispute who owns reorder decisions, and a union agreement limits shift changes. The business analyst documents these as reasons the solution is not delivering value. According to BABOK v3, what is the BA assessing?
AEnterprise limitations, because the constraining factors lie outside the solution
BDesign options, because alternative approaches are being compared
CPerformance measures, because the BA is quantifying the value gap
DSolution limitations, because the value shortfall must originate in the system
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A is correct. Assess Enterprise Limitations examines how the broader enterprise environment restricts realization of value. Considerations include organizational culture, business processes, operational structure, stakeholder concerns, and ownership of value. When the solution itself functions correctly but value is blocked by such surrounding factors, the limitations are enterprise (external), not solution (internal).
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3/5 · Solution Evaluation · hard
After collecting performance data on a deployed solution, a business analyst notices that several measures show high variability that could threaten future value delivery. The analyst wants to understand the likelihood and impact of these uncertainties on the solution's continued performance. Which technique is most appropriate to apply during Analyze Performance Measures?
AScope Modelling
BData Dictionary
CRoles and Permissions Matrix
DRisk Analysis and Management
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D is correct. Analyze Performance Measures can draw on Risk Analysis and Management to understand uncertainties that may affect whether the solution will continue to deliver value. The other options are documentation or scoping techniques that do not address likelihood and impact of risk.
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4/5 · Solution Evaluation
After evaluating a solution, a business analyst finds it is meeting its performance targets, the limitations identified are minor, and the cost of any change would exceed the additional value it could create. When formulating recommendations to increase solution value, which option is a legitimate recommendation here?
ARecommend retiring the solution to be safe
BRecommend disabling performance measurement going forward
CRecommend taking no action, because changing the solution would cost more than the value it would add
DRecommend bypassing analysis and immediately expanding scope
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C is correct. Recommend Actions to Increase Solution Value can include choosing to do nothing when the cost of any change would exceed the additional value gained. A recommendation must be justified by the evaluation results, and sometimes the best action is to leave a well-performing solution unchanged.
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5/5 · Solution Evaluation
Maintenance costs for a legacy claims system now exceed the value it returns, and newer alternatives could deliver the same outcomes more cheaply. In Recommend Actions to Increase Solution Value, which recommended action does this situation most directly support?
AIncrease investment to expand the solution's existing capabilities
BReduce organizational change resistance through additional training
CDo nothing and continue with the solution unchanged
DReplace or retire the solution
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D is correct. Among the possible recommendations in this task, 'replace or retire the solution' applies when the costs of maintaining a solution outweigh the value it delivers and viable alternatives exist. The legacy system's economics make this the most fitting action.
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