The conduct stakeholder analysis task is one of the tasks in the business analysis planning and monitoring knowledge area. According to the BABOK® Guide1, this task involves identifying and analyzing the stakeholders of a change, assessing their attitudes, expectations, influence, and interests regarding the change, and determining the best ways to engage and communicate with them. The purpose of this task is to ensure that the business analysis activities are aligned with the needs and concerns of the stakeholders, and that the stakeholders are appropriately involved and informed throughout the change.

The other options are not accurate descriptions of the conduct stakeholder analysis task, but rather:

A. This is a partial description of the define business need task, which identifies the business problem or opportunity that requires analysis.

C. This is a partial description of the assess capability gaps task, which compares the current and future states to identify the gaps that must be addressed by a solution.

D. This is a vague and incomplete description of the conduct stakeholder analysis task, as it does not mention the analysis, assessment, and engagement aspects of the task.

References:

CBAP® Handbook, page 15, section 4.1.2.3

BABOK® Guide, page 32, section 3.2.3

CBAP / CCBA Certified Business Analysis Study Guide, page 96, section 3.2.3

How To Create a Stakeholder Analysis (With Example)

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