A business analyst (BA) at Universal Containers (UC) has been asked to evaluate a business process at a high level and in detail, while also keeping regulatory considerations in mind. Management wants to use the output from the BA's evaluation to inform decisions about UC's future implementations of Sales Cloud and Service Cloud.
What should the BA use for their evaluation?

The VP of sales at Clod Kicks wants to streamline the lead qualification process to improve the team's productivity and help them reach their target goals. A business analyst (BA) has been assigned to the project to identify the disconnect between the sales and marketing teams' definition of a qualified lead?
What should the BA focus on?

A business analyst (BA) is compiling a list of subject matter experts to consult throughout the discovery for a new Service Cloud implementation.
What is the primary value of the BA speaking with customer service reps?

The Salesforce delivery team at Cloud Kicks consistently has user stories that developers start but are unable to complete during each sprint. During the most recent retrospective, the development team expressed that they are running out of time to complete the stories. The team used the INVEST checklist to diagnose why these stories are incomplete at the end of the sprint.
Which checklist item is the most likely reason why the stories are incomplete at the close of the sprint?

The business analyst (BA) implementing Salesforce at Cloud Kicks is interacting with many different people throughout the company. Some of the subject matter experts (SMEs) are difficult to engage, and the BA is struggling to get the information they need.
What should the BA do when they find it difficult to get a response?