The influencing style that the BA is using is inspiring. Inspiring is a style that appeals to the emotions and values of the stakeholders, and motivates them to achieve a shared vision or goal. The BA is using an inspiring style by showing them a video case study of a contract renewals team at another company that successfully adopted Sales Cloud, which shortened its time to close and increased its close rate by 30%. This helps to create a positive and aspirational image of what Sales Cloud can do for them, and encourages them to overcome their resistance and embrace the change. References: https://trailhead.salesforce.com/en/content/learn/modules/business-analysis-stakeholder-management/influence-stakeholders

The level influence that business analyst should place HR Director stakeholder wheel project stakeholder wheel tool identifies understands needs expectations interests influence power stakeholders involved project stakeholder wheel has four levels influence sponsor project enterprise environment sponsor highest level influence project second highest level influence enterprise third highest level influence environment lowest level influence HR Director should placed project level influence stakeholder wheel HR Director makes decisions determines priorities requirements project HR Director also directly affected outcome project.

The sponsor is not level influence that business analyst should place HR Director stakeholder wheel sponsor highest level influence stakeholder wheel sponsor provides funding resources support project sponsor also defines vision objectives success criteria project HR Director not sponsor project unless also provides funding resources support project.

The enterprise is not level influence that business analyst should place HR Director stakeholder wheel enterprise third highest level influence stakeholder wheel enterprise includes internal individuals teams groups affected outcome project but not actively contribute project enterprise also includes policies procedures standards guidelines govern project HR Director not enterprise unless also affected outcome project but not actively contribute project.

The elicitation technique that the business analyst should use to gather information about the steps a user takes to accomplish a goal, challenges a user faces, people the user interacts with, applications they use to complete the steps, and their level of morale as they move through the process is journey mapping. Journey mapping is a technique that creates a visual representation of a user’s experience with a product or service over time. It can help the business analyst understand how a user interacts with a product or service across different touchpoints or stages, what pain points or obstacles they encounter, what emotions or feelings they have, etc. Survey/Questionnaire is an elicitation technique that collects quantitative or qualitative data from a large number of stakeholders using predefined questions or scales. It can help the business analyst measure stakeholder satisfaction, preferences, or feedback, but not capture the details or nuances of their experience.

The business analyst should review the version control history to understand which user stories were modified by the project lead. Version control is a system that records changes to a file or set of files over time so that you can recall specific versions later. Version control can help track who made what changes, when, and why. It can also help compare different versions, merge changes, resolve conflicts, and restore previous versions. The business analyst should use a version control system to store and manage their user stories in a repository and review the version control history to see the edits made by the project lead. Reviewing the approval history is not a good option because it would only show who approved or rejected the user stories, not who modified them or how. Reviewing the change sets history is not a good option because it would only show what metadata components were deployed or retrieved between orgs, not what user stories were modified or how. References: https://trailhead.salesforce.com/en/content/learn/modules/org-development-model/get-to-know-org-development

 The acceptance criteria that is most appropriate for this user story is sales rep can see the inventory closest to a customer with a quick action. Acceptance criteria are specific conditions or requirements that must be met for a user story to be considered done or acceptable. Acceptance criteria should be clear, concise, testable, and measurable. Sales rep can see the inventory closest to a customer with a quick action is an appropriate acceptance criterion because it specifies what functionality or feature must be delivered (see the inventory closest to a customer), how it must be delivered (with a quick action), and who must be able to use it (sales rep). As a sales rep, I see the inventory closest to a customer is not an appropriate acceptance criterion because it does not specify how the functionality or feature must be delivered or accessed by the user. It is also redundant with the user story format of “as a [role] , I want [what], so that [why] ”. Sales rep can see the inventory closest to a customer is not an appropriate acceptance criterion because it does not specify how the functionality or feature must be delivered or accessed by the user. It is also vague and incomplete as it does not indicate what constitutes “closest” or how it is measured. References: https://trailhead.salesforce.com/en/content/learn/modules/salesforce-business-analyst-certification-prep/user-stories

This answer states that canceling the workshop and rescheduling it to a date when all stakeholders are available is what the BA should do after receiving the calendar responses for an initial live process mapping session with all stakeholders for revamping its support process to improve the customer experience. A process mapping session is a collaborative activity where the BA and the stakeholders work together to document and analyze the current state of a business process, identify pain points and opportunities, and design the future state of the process. Canceling the workshop and rescheduling it can help the BA to ensure that all stakeholders are present and engaged in the session, and that their input and feedback are captured and considered. References: https://trailhead.salesforce.com/en/content/learn/modules/salesforce-business-analyst-quick-look/use-process-mapping-to-understand-your-business

This answer selects Universal Process Notation (UPN) as the tool that the BA should use for their evaluation of a business process at UC. UPN is a simple and standardized way of creating process maps, using only four symbols: activity, decision, start/end, and annotation. UPN can help the BA evaluate a business process at a high level and in detail, while also keeping regulatory considerations in mind, by showing the steps, actions, decisions, roles, and dependencies of the process, and adding notes or comments to explain or clarify certain aspects. References: https://trailhead.salesforce.com/en/content/learn/modules/salesforce-business-analyst-quick-look/use-process-mapping-to-understand-your-business