A business analyst is working on an adaptive project. The team has a high level of technical expertise, but the stakeholders are not available for frequent meetings. The product owner is part-time and has limited availability. What is the most effective way for the BA to ensure requirements are understood?

Rely on the technical team to interpret requirements without stakeholder input.

Use asynchronous collaboration tools and document assumptions for later validation.

Schedule a series of intensive workshops at the start of the project.

Reduce the number of iterations to minimize stakeholder interaction.

Which practice is most aligned with the business analyst's role in an adaptive project?

Writing a detailed business requirements document before coding

Holding a single requirements workshop at project initiation

Creating a project charter with a fixed scope statement

Participating in daily stand-ups and sprint reviews

A business analyst is working on an agile project where the product owner is unavailable for the next two weeks. The team needs to clarify a requirement for the current sprint. What should the BA do?

Make the decision on behalf of the product owner and inform the team.

Facilitate a discussion with stakeholders and the team to clarify the requirement, documenting assumptions.

Wait for the product owner to return and pause the sprint.

Remove the requirement from the sprint backlog.

A business analyst is assigned to a project that uses a predictive approach. Midway through the project, the sponsor decides to switch to an adaptive approach because the market has become volatile. What is the most important action for the BA to take?

Immediately stop all work until the new approach is fully defined.

Re-baseline the requirements and reprioritize them in a product backlog.

Continue with the existing requirements document and change control process.

Ask the sponsor to reconsider the switch because it will cause delays.

A business analyst is working on an adaptive project. The team uses a Kanban board. What is the BA's primary focus?

Ensuring the flow of work by refining requirements as items move through the board.

Conducting formal phase-gate reviews.

Writing a complete requirements specification before the project starts.

Creating a detailed project plan with milestones.

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