IIBA Certified Business Analysis Professional CBAP Question # 10 Topic 2 Discussion

 Enterprise architecture is not an input for the conduct stakeholder analysis task. Enterprise architecture is a description of the structure, behavior, and governance of an organization and its information systems. Enterprise architecture may be an output of the business analysis process, but it is not an input for identifying and analyzing the stakeholders. The inputs for the conduct stakeholder analysis task are enterprise environmental factors, organizational process assets, and business need. Enterprise environmental factors are the internal and external factors that may influence the business analysis activities, such as the organizational culture, structure, policies, processes, and systems. Organizational process assets are the existing resources, standards, and guidelines that can be used to perform the business analysis activities, such as templates, tools, methodologies, and best practices. Business need is the problem or opportunity that the organization is facing and that requires a solution. References:

BABOK® Guide, p. 29, 104

CBAP / CCBA Certified Business Analysis Study Guide, p. 45, 49

Certified Business Analysis Professional™ (CBAP®) | Coursera, Course 1, Week 3, Video: “Stakeholder Analysis”