In Disciplined Development, what is the analyst's role?

• A. Coordinate automated testing only
• B. Define project scope
• C. Identify users to perform UAT
• D. Manage production environment

Answer: (C)

Coordinating User Acceptance Testing by identifying the right users is what the analyst does. The analyst serves as the bridge to business stakeholders and ensures UAT is led by people who represent real end users and the various business roles. By selecting representative users and outlining the critical tasks and acceptance criteria they’ll validate, the analyst helps ensure the system meets actual business needs before go-live. This focus on real-user involvement and acceptance criteria differentiates the role from activities like coordinating automated testing (usually QA or automation specialists), defining project scope (often project management and stakeholders), or managing the production environment (operations/DevOps).