Which step is about analyzing resources?

• A. Step 1: Define your needs and wants
• B. Step 4: Gather information
• C. Step 5: Evaluate your choices
• D. Step 2: Analyze your resources

Answer: (D)

Analyzing your resources is about taking stock of what you have and what you can access—money, time, materials, equipment, and skills—and recognizing any limits. This helps you understand what is realistically feasible and guides the criteria you’ll use to compare options. Without this step, you might identify needs or collect information that leads to options you can’t actually implement.

Defining needs focuses on what you want to achieve, not whether you can afford or supply it. Gathering information is about collecting data related to options, but it doesn’t assess the constraints that resources impose. Evaluating your choices compares options against criteria, but those criteria are shaped by the available resources.