Northern Trail Outfitters (NTO) has moved its inventory systems to Salesforce to track the
clothing it manufactures and sells. As a part of this project, NTO wants to implement
several features which will also improve how its inventory is restocked. In order to manage
the discovery phase of the project, the project team plans to hire a business analyst (8A).
What should a BA do to be successful during the first phase of the project?
A. Elicit requirements, build automation, and deploy a solution
B. Architect a solution, configure a sandbox, and build a proof of concept
C. Elicit requirements, create flows and process diagrams, and understand business
analytics.
C. Elicit requirements, create flows and process diagrams, and understand business
analytics.
Explanation:
The tasks that a business analyst should do to be successful during the first
phase of an inventory project are elicit requirements, create flows and process diagrams,
and understand business analytics. These tasks will help them understand the current state
of NTO’s inventory system, capture the needs and expectations of stakeholders, map out
how NTO tracks its clothing manufacturing and sales processes, and measure how NTO’s
inventory affects its business performance. Building automation and deploying a solution
are tasks for later phases of the project after validating and testing prototypes. Architecting
a solution and configuring a sandbox are tasks for developers or architects based on user
stories.