B A B O K ® V 3 Ta s k s

Business Analysis
Planning and Elicitation and Requirements Life Requirements Analysis
Monitoring Collaboration Cycle Management Strategy Analysis and Design Definition Solution Evaluation
Plan Business Analysis Prepare for Elicitation Trace Requirements Analyze Current State Specify and Model Measure Solution
Approach Requirements Performance
Inputs: Inputs: Inputs:
Inputs: · Needs · Requirements · Elicitation Results (confirmed) Inputs: Inputs:
· Needs · Stakeholder Engagement · Designs · Needs · Elicitation Results (any state) · Business Objectives
Elements: Approach Elements: Elements: Elements: · Implemented Solution
1. Planning Approach of BA Elements: 1. Level of Formality 1. Business Needs 1. Model Requirements (external)
Deliverables 1. Understand the Scope of 2. Relationships 2. Organizational Structure and 2. Analyze Requirements Elements:
2. Formality and Level of Detail Elicitation 3. Traceability Repository Culture 3. Represent Requirements and 1. Define Solution Performance
3. Business Analysis Activities 2. Select Elicitation Techniques Outputs: 3. Capabilities and Processes Attributes Measures
4. Timing of BA Work 3. Set Up Logistics · Requirements (traced) 4. Technology and 4. Implement the Appropriate 2. Validate
5. Complexity and Risk 4. Secure Supporting Material · Designs (traced) Infrastructure Levels of Abstraction Performance Measures
6. Acceptance 5. Prepare Stakeholders 5. Policies Outputs: 3. Collect Performance
Outputs: Outputs: Maintain Requirements 6. Business Architecture · Requirements (specified and Measures
· Business Analysis Approach · Elicitation Activity Plan 7. Internal Assets modelled) Outputs:
Inputs: 8. External Influencers · Solution Performance
Plan Stakeholder Conduct Elicitation · Requirements Outputs: Verify Requirements Measures
· Designs · Current State Description
Engagement Inputs: Inputs:
Elements: · Business Requirements
· Requirements (specified and Analyze Performance
Inputs: · Elicitation Activity Plan 1. Maintain Requirements
Elements: 2. Maintain Attributes modelled) Measures
· Needs Define Future State
· Business Analysis Approach 1. Guide Elicitation Activity 3. Reusing Requirements Elements:
Inputs:
Elements: 2. Capture Elicitation Outputs: Inputs: 1. Characteristics of
· Potential Value
1. Perform Stakeholder Analysis Outcomes · Requirements (maintained) · Business Requirements Requirements and Designs
· Solution Performance
2. Define Stakeholder Outputs: · Designs (maintained Elements: Quality
Measures
Collaboration · Elicitation Results 1. Business Goals and 2. Verification Activities
Elements:
3. Stakeholder Communication (unconfirmed) Prioritize Requirements Objectives 3. Checklists
1. Solution Performance versus
Needs 2. Scope of Solution Space Outputs:
Desired Value
Outputs: Confirm Elicitation Inputs: 3. Constraints · Requirements (verified)
2. Risks
· Stakeholder Engagement · Requirements 4. Organizational Structure and
Results 3. Trends
Approach · Designs Culture Validate Requirements 4. Accuracy
Inputs: Elements: 5. Capabilities and Processes
Inputs: 5. Performance Variances
· Elicitation Results 1. Basis for Prioritization 6. Technology and
Plan BA Governance · Requirements (specified and Outputs:
(unconfirmed) 2. Challenges of Prioritization Infrastructure
modelled) · Solution Performance
Inputs: Elements: 3. Continual Prioritization 7. Policies
Elements: Analysis
· Business Analysis Approach 1. Compare Elicitation Results Outputs: 8. Business Architecture
· Stakeholder Engagement Against Source Information · Requirements (prioritized) 1. Identify Assumptions
9. Internal Assets Assess Solution
Approach 2. Compare Elicitation Results · Designs (prioritized) 2. Define Measurable
10. Identify Assumptions Limitations
Elements: Against Other Elicitation Evaluation Criteria
11. Potential Value
1. Decision Making Results Assess Requirements 3. Evaluate Alignment with
Outputs: Inputs:
2. Change Control Process Outputs: Changes Solution Scope
· Business Objectives · Implemented Solution
3. Plan Prioritization Approach · Elicitation Results (confirmed) Outputs:
· Future State Description (external)
4. Plan for Approvals Inputs: · Requirements (validated)
· Potential Value · Solution Performance
Outputs: Communicate Business · Requirements
Analysis
· Governance Approach Analysis Information · Designs Define Requirements Elements:
· Proposed Change Assess Risks Architecture 1. Identify Internal Solution
Inputs: Elements:
Plan Business Analysis Inputs: Inputs: Component Dependencies
· Business Analysis Information 1. Assessment Formality
Information · Business Objectives · Information Management 2. Investigate Solution
· Stakeholder Engagement 2. Impact Analysis
Management · Elicitation Results (confirmed) Approach Problems
Approach 3. Impact Resolution · Influences (Internal and · Requirements (any state) 3. Impact Assessment
Inputs: Elements: Outputs: External) Elements: Outputs:
· Business Analysis Approach 1. Determine Objectives and · Requirements Change · Potential Value 1. Requirements Viewpoints · Solution Limitation
· Stakeholder Engagement Format of Communication Assessment · Requirements (prioritized) and Views
Approach 2. Communicate Business · Designs Change Assessment Elements: 2. Template Architectures Assess Enterprise
· Governance Approach Analysis Package
1. Unknowns 3. Completeness Limitations
Elements: Outputs: Approve Requirements 2. Constraints, Assumptions, 4. Relate and Verify
1. Organization of Business · Business Analysis Information Inputs:
Inputs: and Dependencies Requirements Relationships
Analysis Information (communicated) · Current State Description
· Requirements (verified) 3. Negative Impact to Value 5. Business Analysis
2. Level of Abstraction 4. Risk Tolerance · Implemented (or
Manage Stakeholder · Designs Information Architecture
3. Plan Traceability Approach 5. Recommendation Constructed) Solution
Collaboration Elements: Outputs:
4. Plan for Requirements Reuse Outputs: (external)
1. Understand Stakeholder · Requirements Architecture
5. Storage and Access Inputs: · Risk Analysis Results · Solution Performance
Roles
6. Requirements Attributes · Stakeholder Engagement Analysis
2. Conflict and Issue Define Design Options
Outputs: Approach Define Change Strategy Elements:
Management
· Information Management · Business Analysis Inputs: 1. Enterprise Culture
3. Gain Consensus
Approach Performance Assessment Inputs: · Change Strategy Assessment
4. Track and
Elements: · Current State Description · Requirements (validated, 2. Stakeholder Impact Analysis
Communicate Approval
Identify Business 1. Gain Agreement on · Future State Description prioritized) 3. Organizational Structure
Outputs:
Analysis Performance Commitments · Risk Analysis Results · Requirements Architecture Changes
· Requirements (approved)
2. Monitor Stakeholder · Stakeholder Engagement Elements: 4. Operational Assessment
Improvements · Designs (approved)
Engagement Approach 1. Define Solution Approaches Outputs:
Inputs: 3. Collaboration Elements: 2. Identify Improvement · Enterprise Limitation
· Business Analysis Approach Outputs: 1. Solution Scope Opportunities
· Performance Objectives · Stakeholder Engagement 2. Gap Analysis 3. Requirements Allocation Recommend Actions to
(External) 3. Enterprise Readiness 4. Describe Design Options Increase Solution Value
Elements: Assessment Outputs:
1. Performance Analysis 4. Change Strategy Inputs:
· Design Options
2. Assessment Measures 5. Transition States and · Enterprise Limitation
3. Analyze Results Release Planning · Solution Limitation
Analyze Potential Value Elements:
4. Actions for Improvement Outputs: and Recommend
Outputs: · Change Strategy 1. Adjust Solution Performance
Solution Measures
· Business Analysis · Solution Scope
Performance Assessment 2. Recommendations
Inputs:
3. Gain Consensus
· Potential Value
4. Track and
· Design Options
Communicate Approval
Elements:
Outputs:
1. Expected Benefits
· Recommended Actions
2. Expected Costs
3. Determine Value

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4. Assess Design Options and
Recommend Solution
Outputs:
· Solution Recommendation

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