Techniques to Task Mapping

Appendix B: Techniques to Task Mapping

The following table shows each BABOK® Guide task in which the technique is
included in the Techniques section.
This mapping is provided for reference purposes and does not preclude the
creative use of any technique during the application of any other task in which it
is not specifically listed.

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 10. Techniques 3. Business Analysis 4. Elicitation and 5. Requirements 6. Strategy Analysis 7. Requirements 8. Solution
Planning Collaboration Life Cycle Analysis and Design Evaluation
and Monitoring Management Definition
10.1. Acceptance 5.5. Approve 6.2. Define Future 7.1. Specify and 8.1. Measure
and Evaluation Requirements State Model Solution
Criteria Requirements Performance
7.2. Verify 8.2. Analyze
Requirements Performance
Measures
7.3. Validate
Requirements 8.3. Assess Solution
Limitations
7.6. Analyze
Potential Value and
Recommend
Solution
10.2. Backlog 5.3. Prioritize 7.6. Analyze

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Management Requirements Potential Value and
Recommend
Solution
10.3. Balanced 6.2. Define Future
Scorecard State
6.4. Define Change
Strategy
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Planning Collaboration Life Cycle Analysis and Design Evaluation
and Monitoring Management Definition
10.4. 4.2. Conduct 6.1. Analyze 7.5. Define Design 8.1. Measure
Benchmarking Elicitation Current State Options Solution
and Market Performance
6.2. Define Future
Analysis
State 8.2. Analyze
Performance
Techniques to Task Mapping

6.4. Define Change

Measures
Strategy
8.3. Assess Solution
Limitations
8.4. Assess
Enterprise
Limitations
10.5. 3.1. Plan Business 4.1. Prepare for 6.2. Define Future 7.5. Define Design 8.4. Assess
Brainstorming Analysis Approach Elicitation State Options Enterprise

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Limitations
3.2. Plan 4.2. Conduct 6.3. Assess Risks 7.6. Analyze
Stakeholder Elicitation Potential Value and
6.4. Define Change
Engagement Recommend
Strategy
Solution
3.3. Plan Business
Analysis
Governance
3.4. Plan Business
Analysis
Information
Management
3.5. Identify
Business Analysis
Performance
Improvements
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Planning Collaboration Life Cycle Analysis and Design Evaluation
and Monitoring Management Definition
10.6. Business 6.1. Analyze 7.1. Specify and
Capability Current State Model
Analysis Requirements
6.2. Define Future
State
6.4. Define Change
Strategy
10.7. Business 3.1. Plan Business 5.3. Prioritize 6.1. Analyze 7.6. Analyze 8.1. Measure
Cases Analysis Approach Requirements Current State Potential Value and Solution
Recommend Performance
5.4. Assess 6.2. Define Future
Solution
Requirements State
Changes
6.3. Assess Risks
6.4. Define Change

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Strategy
10.8. Business 6.1. Analyze 7.1. Specify and
Model Canvas Current State Model
Requirements
6.2. Define Future
State 7.6. Analyze
Potential Value and
6.4. Define Change
Recommend
Strategy
Solution
10.9. Business 3.2. Plan 4.2. Conduct 5.2. Maintain 7.1. Specify and 8.3. Assess Solution
Rules Analysis Stakeholder Elicitation Requirements Model Limitations
Engagement Requirements
5.4. Assess
Requirements
Changes
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Planning Collaboration Life Cycle Analysis and Design Evaluation
and Monitoring Management Definition
10.10. 4.2. Conduct
Collaborative Elicitation
Games
4.5. Manage
Stakeholder
Collaboration
Techniques to Task Mapping

10.11. Concept 4.2. Conduct 6.1. Analyze 7.1. Specify and

Modelling Elicitation Current State Model
Requirements
10.12. Data 7.1. Specify and
Dictionary Model
Requirements
10.13. Data Flow 5.2. Maintain 7.1. Specify and
Diagrams Requirements Model
Requirements

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10.14. Data 4.1. Prepare for 6.1. Analyze 8.1. Measure
Mining Elicitation Current State Solution
Performance
4.2. Conduct
Elicitation 8.2. Analyze
Performance
Measures
8.3. Assess Solution
Limitations
8.4. Assess
Enterprise
Limitations
8.5. Recommend
Actions to Increase
Solution Value
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Planning Collaboration Life Cycle Analysis and Design Evaluation
and Monitoring Management Definition
10.15. Data 4.2. Conduct 5.2. Maintain 7.1. Specify and
Modelling Elicitation Requirements Model
Requirements
7.4. Define
Requirements
Architecture
10.16. Decision 5.3. Prioritize 6.2. Define Future 7.6. Analyze 8.1. Measure
Analysis Requirements State Potential Value and Solution
Recommend Performance
5.4. Assess 6.3. Assess Risks
Solution
Requirements 8.3. Assess Solution
6.4. Define Change
Changes Limitations
Strategy
5.5. Approve 8.4. Assess
Requirements Enterprise

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Limitations
8.5. Recommend
Actions to Increase
Solution Value
10.17. Decision 6.2. Define Future 7.1. Specify and
Modelling State Model
Requirements
10.18. Document 3.1. Plan Business 4.1. Prepare for 5.2. Maintain 6.1. Analyze 7.3. Validate 8.4. Assess
Analysis Analysis Approach Elicitation Requirements Current State Requirements Enterprise
Limitations
3.2. Plan 4.2. Conduct 5.4. Assess 6.3. Assess Risks 7.5. Define Design
Stakeholder Elicitation Requirements Options
Engagement Changes
4.3. Confirm
3.3. Plan Business Elicitation Results
Analysis
Governance
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Planning Collaboration Life Cycle Analysis and Design Evaluation
and Monitoring Management Definition
10.19. Estimation 3.1. Plan Business 4.1. Prepare for 5.3. Prioritize 6.4. Define Change 7.6. Analyze
Analysis Approach Elicitation Requirements Strategy Potential Value and
Recommend
5.4. Assess
Solution
Requirements
Changes
Techniques to Task Mapping

10.20. Financial 3.1. Plan Business 5.3. Prioritize 6.1. Analyze 7.3. Validate 8.5. Recommend
Analysis Analysis Approach Requirements Current State Requirements Actions to Increase
Solution Value
5.4. Assess 6.2. Define Future 7.6. Analyze
Requirements State Potential Value and
Changes Recommend
6.3. Assess Risks
Solution
6.4. Define Change
Strategy
10.21. Focus 4.2. Conduct 6.1. Analyze 7.6. Analyze 8.1. Measure

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Groups Elicitation Current State Potential Value and Solution
Recommend Performance
6.4. Define Change
Solution
Strategy 8.5. Recommend
Actions to Increase
Solution Value
10.22. Functional 3.1. Plan Business 5.1. Trace 6.1. Analyze 7.1. Specify and
Decomposition Analysis Approach Requirements Current State Model
Requirements
5.2. Maintain 6.2. Define Future
Requirements State 7.4. Define
Requirements
6.4. Define Change
Architecture
Strategy
10.23. Glossary 7.1. Specify and
Model
Requirements
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Planning Collaboration Life Cycle Analysis and Design Evaluation
and Monitoring Management Definition
10.24. Interface 4.2. Conduct 5.4. Assess 7.1. Specify and
Analysis Elicitation Requirements Model
Changes Requirements
10.25. Interviews 3.1. Plan Business 4.1. Prepare for 5.3. Prioritize 6.1. Analyze 7.4. Define 8.2. Analyze
Analysis Approach Elicitation Requirements Current State Requirements Performance
Architecture Measures
3.2. Plan 4.2. Conduct 5.4. Assess 6.2. Define Future
Stakeholder Elicitation Requirements State 7.5. Define Design 8.3. Assess Solution
Engagement Changes Options Limitations
4.3. Confirm 6.3. Assess Risks
3.3. Plan Business Elicitation Results 7.6. Analyze 8.4. Assess
6.4. Define Change
Analysis Potential Value and Enterprise
4.4. Communicate Strategy
Governance Recommend Limitations
Business Analysis
Solution
3.4. Plan Business Information
Analysis

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Information
Management
3.5. Identify
Business Analysis
Performance
Improvements
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Planning Collaboration Life Cycle Analysis and Design Evaluation
and Monitoring Management Definition
10.26. Item 3.1. Plan Business 5.3. Prioritize 6.1. Analyze 7.2. Verify 8.3. Assess Solution
Tracking Analysis Approach Requirements Current State Requirements Limitations
3.2. Plan 5.4. Assess 7.3. Validate 8.4. Assess
Stakeholder Requirements Requirements Enterprise
Engagement Changes Limitations
Techniques to Task Mapping

3.3. Plan Business 5.5. Approve

Analysis Requirements
Governance
3.4. Plan Business
Analysis
Information
Management
3.5. Identify

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Business Analysis
Performance
Improvements
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Planning Collaboration Life Cycle Analysis and Design Evaluation
and Monitoring Management Definition
10.27. Lessons 3.1. Plan Business 4.5. Manage 6.1. Analyze 7.5. Define Design 8.3. Assess Solution
Learned Analysis Approach Stakeholder Current State Options Limitations
Collaboration
3.2. Plan 6.2. Define Future 8.4. Assess
Stakeholder State Enterprise
Engagement Limitations
6.3. Assess Risks
3.3. Plan Business
6.4. Define Change
Analysis
Strategy
Governance
3.4. Plan Business
Analysis
Information
Management
3.5. Identify

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Business Analysis
Performance
Improvements
10.28. Metrics 3.5. Identify 6.1. Analyze 7.2. Verify 8.1. Measure
and Key Business Analysis Current State Requirements Solution
Performance Performance Performance
6.2. Define Future 7.3. Validate
Indicators (KPIs) Improvements
State Requirements 8.2. Analyze
Performance
7.6. Analyze
Measures
Potential Value and
Recommend
Solution
Techniques to Task Mapping
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Planning Collaboration Life Cycle Analysis and Design Evaluation
and Monitoring Management Definition
10.29. Mind 3.2. Plan 4.1. Prepare for 6.1. Analyze 7.5. Define Design
Mapping Stakeholder Elicitation Current State Options
Engagement
4.2. Conduct 6.2. Define Future
3.4. Plan Business Elicitation State
Analysis
Techniques to Task Mapping

6.3. Assess Risks

Information
Management 6.4. Define Change
Strategy
10.30. Non- 7.1. Specify and 8.1. Measure
Functional Model Solution
Requirements Requirements Performance
Analysis
10.31. 3.5. Identify 4.2. Conduct 6.1. Analyze 8.1. Measure
Observation Business Analysis Elicitation Current State Solution

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Performance Performance
Improvements
8.2. Analyze
Performance
Measures
8.4. Assess
Enterprise
Limitations
10.32. 3.3. Plan Business 6.1. Analyze 7.1. Specify and 8.4. Assess
Organizational Analysis Current State Model Enterprise
Modelling Governance Requirements Limitations
6.2. Define Future
State 7.4. Define 8.5. Recommend
Requirements Actions to Increase
6.4. Define Change
Architecture Solution Value
Strategy
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Planning Collaboration Life Cycle Analysis and Design Evaluation
and Monitoring Management Definition
10.33. 5.3. Prioritize 8.5. Recommend
Prioritization Requirements Actions to Increase
Solution Value
10.34. Process 3.5. Identify 4.2. Conduct 6.1. Analyze 8.4. Assess
Analysis Business Analysis Elicitation Current State Enterprise
Performance Limitations
Improvements
8.5. Recommend
Actions to Increase
Solution Value
10.35. Process 3.1. Plan Business 4.2. Conduct 5.2. Maintain 6.2. Define Future 7.1. Specify and 8.4. Assess
Modelling Analysis Approach Elicitation Requirements State Model Enterprise
Requirements Limitations
3.2. Plan 6.4. Define Change
Stakeholder Strategy
Engagement

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3.3. Plan Business
Analysis
Governance
3.4. Plan Business
Analysis
Information
Management
3.5. Identify
Business Analysis
Performance
Improvements
10.36. 4.2. Conduct 6.2. Define Future 7.1. Specify and 8.1. Measure
Prototyping Elicitation State Model Solution
Requirements Performance
Techniques to Task Mapping
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Planning Collaboration Life Cycle Analysis and Design Evaluation
and Monitoring Management Definition
10.37. Reviews 3.2. Plan 4.3. Confirm 5.5. Approve 7.2. Verify
Stakeholder Elicitation Results Requirements Requirements
Engagement
4.4. Communicate 7.3. Validate
3.3. Plan Business Business Analysis Requirements
Analysis Information
Techniques to Task Mapping

Governance
3.5. Identify
Business Analysis
Performance
Improvements
10.38. Risk 3.2. Plan 4.1. Prepare for 5.3. Prioritize 6.1. Analyze 7.3. Validate 8.2. Analyze
Analysis and Stakeholder Elicitation Requirements Current State Requirements Performance
Management Engagement Measures
4.5. Manage 5.4. Assess 6.3. Assess Risks 7.6. Analyze

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3.5. Identify Stakeholder Requirements Potential Value and 8.3. Assess Solution
Business Analysis Collaboration Changes Recommend Limitations
Performance Solution
8.4. Assess
Improvements
Enterprise
Limitations
8.5. Recommend
Actions to Increase
Solution Value
10.39. Roles and 8.4. Assess
Permissions Enterprise
Matrix Limitations
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Planning Collaboration Life Cycle Analysis and Design Evaluation
and Monitoring Management Definition
10.40. Root 3.5. Identify 6.1. Analyze 7.1. Specify and 8.2. Analyze
Cause Analysis Business Analysis Current State Model Performance
Performance Requirements Measures
6.3. Assess Risks
Improvements
7.5. Define Design 8.3. Assess Solution
Options Limitations
8.4. Assess
Enterprise
Limitations
10.41. Scope 3.2. Plan 6.1. Analyze 7.1. Specify and
Modelling Stakeholder Current State Model
Engagement Requirements
6.2. Define Future
State 7.4. Define
Requirements
6.4. Define Change

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Architecture
Strategy
10.42. Sequence 7.1. Specify and
Diagrams Model
Requirements
10.43. 4.1. Prepare for 7.1. Specify and
Stakeholder List, Elicitation Model
Map, or Personas Requirements
4.5. Manage
Stakeholder
Collaboration
10.44. State 7.1. Specify and
Modelling Model
Requirements
Techniques to Task Mapping
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Planning Collaboration Life Cycle Analysis and Design Evaluation
and Monitoring Management Definition
10.45. Survey or 3.2. Plan 4.2. Conduct 6.1. Analyze 7.5. Define Design 8.1. Measure
Questionnaire Stakeholder Elicitation Current State Options Solution
Engagement Performance
6.2. Define Future 7.6. Analyze
3.3. Plan Business State Potential Value and 8.2. Analyze
Analysis Recommend Performance
Techniques to Task Mapping

6.3. Assess Risks

Governance Solution Measures
3.4. Plan Business 8.3. Assess Solution
Analysis Limitations
Information
8.4. Assess
Management
Enterprise
3.5. Identify Limitations
Business Analysis
8.5. Recommend
Performance
Actions to Increase
Improvements

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Solution Value
10.46. SWOT 6.1. Analyze 7.6. Analyze 8.4. Assess
Analysis Current State Potential Value and Enterprise
Recommend Limitations
6.2. Define Future
Solution
State
6.4. Define Change
Strategy
10.47. Use Cases 5.2. Maintain 7.1. Specify and 8.1. Measure
and Scenarios Requirements Model Solution
Requirements Performance
10.48. User 5.2. Maintain 7.1. Specify and
Stories Requirements Model
Requirements
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Planning Collaboration Life Cycle Analysis and Design Evaluation
and Monitoring Management Definition
10.49. Vendor 6.1. Analyze 7.5. Define Design 8.1. Measure
Assessment Current State Options Solution
Performance
6.2. Define Future
State
6.4. Define Change
Strategy
10.50. 3.1. Plan Business 4.2. Conduct 5.3. Prioritize 6.1. Analyze 7.4. Define 8.4. Assess
Workshops Analysis Approach Elicitation Requirements Current State Requirements Enterprise
Architecture Limitations
3.2. Plan 4.3. Confirm 5.4. Assess 6.2. Define Future
Stakeholder Elicitation Results Requirements State 7.5. Define Design
Engagement Changes Options
4.4. Communicate 6.3. Assess Risks
3.3. Plan Business Business Analysis 5.5. Approve 7.6. Analyze
6.4. Define Change
Analysis Information Requirements Potential Value and

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Strategy
Governance Recommend
Solution
3.4. Plan Business
Analysis
Information
Management
3.5. Identify
Business Analysis
Performance
Improvements
Techniques to Task Mapping