CAPM Business Analysis Frameworks Practice Question
During requirements elicitation, a stakeholder suggests a feature that is out of scope and would significantly increase project cost. What is the best action for the business analyst?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
✓
Record the suggestion in the issue log and continue with planned elicitation
The business analyst should document out-of-scope suggestions in the issue log for future consideration, keeping the focus on the current scope and avoiding disruption of the elicitation session. Option A is incorrect as it prematurely changes scope without proper assessment; Option B is too dismissive and may discourage stakeholder input; Option C is premature because the sponsor should only be involved after a proper 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.
- ✗
Immediately update the project scope statement
Why it's wrong here
This would change scope without proper change control.
- ✗
Reject the idea and explain it is out of scope
Why it's wrong here
Rejecting without documentation may alienate the stakeholder and lose valuable input.
- ✗
Ask the project sponsor for approval to include the feature
Why it's wrong here
Sponsor approval should follow a formal change request, not occur on the spot.
- ✓
Record the suggestion in the issue log and continue with planned elicitation
Why this is correct
Properly logs the out-of-scope idea for later assessment.
Go deeper
Related to this question
About these practice questions
One of 487 original CAPM practice questions on Courseiva, each with a full explanation and wrong-answer analysis — not exam dumps or protected exam content. Learn why practice questions differ from exam dumps →
JA
Written by Johnson Ajibi, MSc IT Security
Senior Network & Security Engineer · founder of Courseiva
This CAPM practice question is part of Courseiva's free PMI certification practice question bank. Courseiva provides original exam-style practice questions with explanations, topic-based practice, mock exams, readiness tracking, and study analytics to help learners prepare for the CAPM exam.