Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring — Key Activities
Which TWO activities are part of business analysis planning and monitoring? (Choose two.)
Quick Answer
The correct choices are B, Plan stakeholder engagement, and E, Assess requirements change management process. These two activities fall squarely within the business analysis planning and monitoring knowledge area, which focuses on defining how the business analysis effort will be conducted and governed throughout the project. Plan stakeholder engagement involves identifying who needs to be involved and how to keep them informed, while assessing the requirements change management process ensures that a structured, agreed-upon method exists for handling changes to requirements. On the CAPM exam, this question tests your ability to distinguish planning and monitoring tasks from other knowledge areas like elicitation (which includes activities A and D) and solution evaluation (activity C). A common trap is confusing the act of gathering requirements with the upfront planning of how to manage those requirements. To remember this, think of the acronym “PAM”: Plan stakeholder engagement and Assess change Management process are the two core monitoring activities that set the stage before any elicitation begins.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Plan stakeholder engagement
The correct answers are A (Plan stakeholder engagement) and B (Assess requirements change management process). Business analysis planning and monitoring involves planning the business analysis approach, stakeholder engagement, governance, and information management. Option A is directly about planning stakeholder engagement. Option B is about planning how requirements changes will be managed. Options C and D (Conduct elicitation and Prepare for elicitation) are part of elicitation and collaboration, not planning and monitoring. Option E (Evaluate solution performance) is part of solution evaluation.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Plan stakeholder engagement
Why this is correct
Planning stakeholder engagement is a key planning activity.
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Assess requirements change management process
Why this is correct
Monitoring the change process is part of planning and monitoring.
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Conduct elicitation
Why it's wrong here
This is execution of elicitation.
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Prepare for elicitation
Why it's wrong here
This is part of elicitation, not planning and monitoring.
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Evaluate solution performance
Why it's wrong here
This is solution evaluation.
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Variation 1. Which TWO of the following are considered business analysis planning activities?
easy- A.Conducting interviews to gather requirements
- B.Developing wireframes for the user interface
- C.Defining project success criteria
- ✓ D.Conducting stakeholder analysis
- ✓ E.Selecting elicitation techniques
Why D: Business analysis planning activities involve identifying stakeholders and determining how to elicit requirements. Conducting stakeholder analysis (D) is a planning activity to understand who will be impacted and their involvement. Selecting elicitation techniques (E) is also planning as it defines how requirements will be gathered. Option A (conducting interviews) is part of elicitation execution, not planning. Option B (developing wireframes) is solution design. Option C (defining project success criteria) is typically part of project management or scope definition, not specifically business analysis planning.
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