A major stakeholder of a project is surprised to learn that a particular requirement was not implemented during the latest launch. The business analyst tells the stakeholder that the requirement status was changed to "deferred".
What could have prevented the stakeholder from being surprised about the status change?

Which function involves auditing both the quality requirements to resolve discrepancies and the results of quality control measurements to ensure that appropriate quality standards and operational definitions are being used?

A project team has been assembled to reduce production costs. The business analyst is working with the project team to review and approve requirements. A stakeholder from the assembly line area has an issue with one of the requirements since it is dependent on using existing equipment that is set to be retired within the next six months.
Which of these techniques would the business analyst use to manage issues identified by stakeholders with requirements to ensure that those issues are resolved?

During the initial phase of a project, which technique could assist in identifying and categorizing the stakeholders?

A new project is in the planning phase. What should the business analyst consider with regard to planning the requirements change process?