You are the business analyst for your organization and you're working with your stakeholders to assess the organization's readiness for the solution. As part of this assessment, you'll perform a cultural assessment. What is the purpose of this assessment?
A) To determine how the culture may affect the solution
B) To determine if the stakeholders genuinely want the change to be successful
C) To determine if the change is feasible in the environment
D) To determine how the solution affects the stakeholders' culture

Question

You are the business analyst for your organization and you're working with your stakeholders to assess the organization's readiness for the solution. As part of this assessment, you'll perform a cultural assessment. What is the purpose of this assessment?
A) To determine how the culture may affect the solution  
B) To determine if the stakeholders genuinely want the change to be successful
C) To determine if the change is feasible in the environment
D) To determine how the solution affects the stakeholders' culture

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The cultural assessment examines the beliefs, attitudes, and feelings among the stakeholder groups to measure the stakeholders' willingness and hope that the change is successful. Answer: D is incorrect. This isn't a valid description of the cultural assessment. Answer: A is incorrect. While this answer is somewhat correct, the assessment measures the stakeholders' genuine desire for the change to be successful. Answer: C is incorrect. A cultural assessment is different from a feasibility study. In a cultural assessment, the focus is on the stakeholders' attitude towards the change the solution will bring.

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