Exam CBAP topic 1 question 70 discussion

Answer: Option A. Rest of the three options are mentioned in babok V3 in KA - RADD, Task - Define design options, Element - Describe design options.

Babok V3 pg 155. Everything else is there except Option A A design option usually consists of many design components, each described by a design element. Design elements may describe: • business policies and business rules, • business processes to be performed and managed, • people who operate and maintain the solution, including their job functions and responsibilities, • operational business decisions to be made, • software applications and application components used in the solution, and • organizational structures, including interactions between the organization, its customers, and its suppliers.

The correct answer is: A. Assessment of proposed solution Explanation: Solution components are tangible or intangible elements used to deliver the solution and fulfill requirements. The following are considered solution components: • Business processes to be performed and managed (Option B) • Business policies and business rules (Option C) • Software applications and application components used in the solution (Option D) An assessment of the proposed solution (Option A), however, is not a component of the solution itself but rather an evaluative activity performed to determine whether the solution is viable and meets the requirements.

Option A Babok 2 page 125

Page 155 Babok v3: .4 Describe Design Options Design options are investigated and developed while considering the desired future state, and in order to ensure the design option is valid. Solution performance measures are defined for each design option. A design option usually consists of many design components, each described by a design element. Design elements may describe: • business policies and business rules, • business processes to be performed and managed, • people who operate and maintain the solution, including their job functions and responsibilities, • operational business decisions to be made, • software applications and application components used in the solution, and • organizational structures, including interactions between the organization, its customers, and its suppliers.

I Agree with A...I see B as being Analysis and performance

Business processes to be performed and managed