You are the business analyst for your organization. You are currently identifying opportunities for a customer to improve their business processes. The customer wants to streamline their business efforts either through new technologies, better processes, or a combination of both. The customer demands, however, that the solution should not cost more than $300,000 to implement and support for one year. What does the $300,000 represent?
A) Budget
B) Constraint
C) Solution cost
D) Requirements

Question

You are the business analyst for your organization. You are currently identifying opportunities for a customer to improve their business processes. The customer wants to streamline their business efforts either through new technologies, better processes, or a combination of both. The customer demands, however, that the solution should not cost more than $300,000 to implement and support for one year. What does the $300,000 represent?
A) Budget  
B) Constraint
C) Solution cost
D) Requirements

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The maximum price of $300,000 is a constraint that the solution must be bound to. The solution does not have to cost $300,000, it just cannot exceed this limit. Answer: A is incorrect. A budget is the defined amount of funds to implement a solution. In this instance, the stakeholder will accept a maximum of $300,000 or less for a solution. Because a solution has not been identified the budget is not yet known. Answer: D is incorrect. Requirements are the characteristics of the solution, not the constraint of the price. Answer: C is incorrect. A solution has not yet been proposed so the cost of the solution is still unknown.

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