Quiz – Business Need Fundamentals

Question 1 of 6

1. Question

What does business need represent?

The underlying reason a project exists

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The detailed technical specifications

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The final project deliverable

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The team’s daily schedule

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Question 2 of 6

2. Question

According to the PMBOK framework, needs analysis precedes:

Requirements definition

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Project closure

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Budget overrun

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Stakeholder removal

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Question 3 of 6

3. Question

In the manufacturing example, the surface demand was new software. What was the genuine business need?

Reducing production time to compete globally

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Buying more office furniture

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Hiring a new receptionist

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Painting the factory

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Question 4 of 6

4. Question

Whose approach highlights asking probing questions like What problem are we solving?

Rita Mulcahy

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Isaac Newton

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Henry Ford

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Albert Einstein

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Question 5 of 6

5. Question

A business need emerges from the gap between:

Current state and desired future state

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Two identical operations

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Budget and stakeholders only

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Start date and end date

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Question 6 of 6

6. Question

Match each concept to its description.

Sort elements

Why a request matters strategically
What someone simply asks for
Comes before requirements definition
A probing question to test the need

Business need

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Surface demand

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Needs analysis

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Cost of inaction

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