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 The BA must identify the required cultural changes to address the concerns of the CEO about the impact to the staff once the strategy has been implemented. This is because cultural changes are changes that affect the values, beliefs, behaviors, or norms of an organization or a group of people. Identifying the required cultural changes can help the BA to assess how the new system will affect the staff and what actions are needed to facilitate their adoption and acceptance of the change. The other options are not as effective or relevant as identifying the required cultural changes. References:

BABOK Guide, section 10.19: Identify Cultural Differences

CCBA Practice Test, question 114

According to the BABOK® Guide, a waterfall approach is a sequential project life cycle that consists of distinct phases, such as initiation, planning, analysis, design, construction, testing, implementation, and maintenance. Each phase has a defined set of activities, deliverables, and exit criteria that must be completed before moving to the next phase. A waterfall approach is suitable for projects that have a clear and stable scope, well-defined requirements, and minimal changes or uncertainty. In this scenario, a new contract requires a thorough level of documentation to be developed and maintained with planned phases of reviews and authorized sign offs. This implies that the project has a high degree of formality, control, and documentation, which fits the characteristics of a waterfall approach. References:

[BABOK® Guide], section 2.5: Plan Business Analysis Approach

CCBA Exam Questions & Answers with Explanations, question 418

 Logistics setup is a technique that defines the physical and technical arrangements for conducting elicitation activities, such as location, time, equipment, and materials1. Logistics setup can help theBA to handle the situation where not everyone could attend the meeting because of their individual dispersed locations, by adjusting the arrangements to accommodate the remote participants, such as using online conferencing tools, sending the agenda and materials in advance, and recording the session for later review2. The other options are not the things that the BA needs to adjust to handle the situation, but rather the things that the BA may have already defined or planned before the elicitation activities. Project stakeholders are the people or groups who have an interest or influence in the project or the solution3. Elicitation scope is a technique that defines the boundaries and sources of information for the elicitation activities. Elicitation technique is a technique that defines the methods and practices for obtaining information from the stakeholders. References:

1: BABOK® Guide v3, p. 50

2: Logistics Setup: Definition, Elements and Examples

3: BABOK® Guide v3, p. 13

: BABOK® Guide v3, p. 51

: BABOK® Guide v3, p. 52

 The BA must create merged viewpoints of the requirements to address the concerns of the CEO. This is because a merged viewpoint is a way of combining the perspectives of different stakeholders into a coherent and consistent set of requirements. A merged viewpoint can help to resolve conflicts, identify gaps, and ensure alignment among the stakeholders. Creating merged viewpoints can also help to integrate and service the two client bases in the newly formed company after a merger. The other options are not sufficient or relevant to address the CEO’s concerns. References:

BABOK Guide, section 4.3.2: Validate Requirements

CCBA Practice Test, question 100