The BA Discovery Call Question Bank — 50 Questions

You know the feeling. The discovery call is in 20 minutes, you've got a blank page, and you're mentally scrambling for what to ask so you don't look like you're winging it.

This is the question bank I wish I'd had.

50 discovery call questions, organized into the 9 phases of a real discovery conversation: from opening the call, to digging into current state pain points, to mapping stakeholders, to closing with clear next steps.

What's inside:

• 50 field tested questions, grouped by phase, not dumped in a random list

• Sections covering business context, current state, stakeholders, process detail, data & systems, success criteria, risks & constraints, scope & timeline, and closing

• "Why I ask" notes on the key questions — so you understand the reasoning, not just the wording

• BA Notes throughout listing the traps to avoid

• Clean, printable PDF. Keep it open during the call or use it to prep the night before

Who it's for: BAs who are new to discovery calls, BAs switching industries, and anyone who's been doing this a while but wants a structured backup so nothing important gets missed.

You won't ask all 50 in one call. You'll pull the 10 that matter for that project, and walk in knowing exactly what you need to leave with.