What is the primary purpose of gathering stakeholder input during the needs assessment?

To finalize the project budget and schedule

To understand stakeholders' perspectives, needs, and expectations regarding the business need

To assign tasks to stakeholders for the project execution phase

To document the organization's current state in detail

Why is it important to document the business need?

To serve as the final project plan

To replace the need for stakeholder interviews

To provide a clear and concise record for approval and further analysis

To guarantee the project will be successful

A hospital is planning to implement a new electronic health record (EHR) system. The business analyst has identified doctors, nurses, and IT staff as stakeholders. Which technique is most effective for gathering input from these stakeholders?

Conducting one-on-one interviews with each stakeholder group

Observing staff without asking questions

Reviewing the EHR vendor's marketing materials

Sending a single email to all stakeholders asking for feedback

Which of the following is an example of a desired future state statement?

The organization will implement a new ticketing system.

The organization will reduce customer response time to under two hours.

The organization currently responds to customers within 24 hours.

The organization has a high rate of customer complaints.

A non-profit organization wants to increase donor retention. The business analyst has gathered input from staff and donors. Which business need statement is most effective?

Improve communication with donors

Implement a new donor management system

Increase donor retention by 10% over the next year to support sustainable funding

PMIProfessional in Business Analysis

Domain 1Objective 1

Task 1 PMI-PBA Practice Questions (Page 2)

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A hospital is planning to implement a new electronic health record (EHR) system. The business analyst has identified doctors, nurses, and IT staff as stakeholders. Which technique is most effective for gathering input from these stakeholders?
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A non-profit organization wants to increase donor retention. The business analyst has gathered input from staff and donors. Which business need statement is most effective?
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