What is the primary goal of obtaining stakeholder agreement on a recommended solution?

To assign project tasks to team members

To document all stakeholder requirements in detail

To secure formal approval and commitment to proceed

To create a detailed project schedule

A manufacturing firm wants to implement an IoT-based predictive maintenance system. The operations team is enthusiastic, but the IT department warns that the plant's network infrastructure cannot support the required data throughput. The budget is fixed, and the timeline is tight. What should the business analyst do first?

Conduct a feasibility analysis to assess the network upgrade costs and timeline, and document the constraint.

Ask the operations team to reduce the data requirements to fit the current network.

Recommend canceling the project because the network cannot support it.

Proceed with the project and address network issues during implementation.

During needs assessment, a business analyst evaluates a proposed solution's alignment with organizational goals and estimates the expected benefits. What is the primary purpose of this activity?

To document the detailed functional requirements of the solution

To justify the investment by quantifying the value the solution will deliver

To identify all technical risks and constraints of the solution

To create a detailed project schedule and assign resources

PMIProfessional in Business Analysis

Domain 1Objective 3

Task 3 PMI-PBA Practice Questions (Page 4)

Part of the Needs Assessment domain, which accounts for 18% of the PMI-PBA exam. PMI does not publish an official question count, but from its 240-minute exam (~95–160 total, ~17–29 in this domain), expect 3–6 from this objective — we provide 19 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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Questions 16–19

16foundation · easy
What is the primary goal of obtaining stakeholder agreement on a recommended solution?
Select an answer first
17foundation · easy
During needs assessment, a business analyst documents that the solution must comply with new data privacy regulations and that the project cannot exceed a fixed budget. How should these items be classified?
Select an answer first
18application · medium
A manufacturing firm wants to implement an IoT-based predictive maintenance system. The operations team is enthusiastic, but the IT department warns that the plant's network infrastructure cannot support the required data throughput. The budget is fixed, and the timeline is tight. What should the business analyst do first?
Select an answer first
19foundation · easy
During needs assessment, a business analyst evaluates a proposed solution's alignment with organizational goals and estimates the expected benefits. What is the primary purpose of this activity?
Select an answer first

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Task 3 PMI-PBA Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–19

What is the primary goal of obtaining stakeholder agreement on a recommended solution?

During needs assessment, a business analyst documents that the solution must comply with new data privacy regulations and that the project cannot exceed a fixed budget. How should these items be classified?

During needs assessment, a business analyst evaluates a proposed solution's alignment with organizational goals and estimates the expected benefits. What is the primary purpose of this activity?

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