What does determining the desired state involve?

Defining the future conditions that will address the business need

Listing all stakeholders who will be affected

Documenting the current processes and workflows

Selecting the specific technology to implement

A manufacturing company wants to reduce production defects. The business analyst is assessing the current state. Which activity is most appropriate for understanding the current state?

Reviewing industry benchmarks for defect rates to set a target for the desired state.

Conducting a survey of customers to understand their satisfaction with product quality.

Interviewing production line workers about their daily challenges and observing the manufacturing process.

Analyzing financial reports to determine the cost of defects.

A bank wants to improve its loan approval process. The current process takes an average of 10 days, while the desired state is 3 days. The business analyst has identified that the main delay is manual credit checks. What is the gap that the solution must address?

The manual credit check process that causes the delay.

The need for additional staff to handle credit checks.

The lack of a loan approval system.

The difference between the current 10-day process and the desired 3-day process.

What does assessing the current state involve?

Evaluating the organization's or process's current conditions

Identifying the solution that will be implemented

Defining the future target conditions

Creating a detailed project schedule

PMIProfessional in Business Analysis

Domain 1Objective 4

Task 4 PMI-PBA Practice Questions (Page 1)

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Questions 1–5

1foundation · easy
Which document typically contains the business need and related analysis for approval?
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2foundation · easy
What does determining the desired state involve?
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3application · medium
A manufacturing company wants to reduce production defects. The business analyst is assessing the current state. Which activity is most appropriate for understanding the current state?
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4application · medium
A bank wants to improve its loan approval process. The current process takes an average of 10 days, while the desired state is 3 days. The business analyst has identified that the main delay is manual credit checks. What is the gap that the solution must address?
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What does assessing the current state involve?
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