1. Enterprise
Analysis
Business Analysis
Planning and
Monitoring
Solution
Assessment and
Validation
Requirements
Analysis
Elicitation
Requirements
Management and
Communication
Underlying
Competences
BABOK® 2 - Knowledge Areas
Mustafa Sameeh
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BBUUSSIINNEESSSS AANNAALLYYSSIISS PPLLAANNNNIINNGG &&
MMOONNIITTOORRIINNGG
1 Plan Business Analysis Approach
2 Conduct Stakeholder Analysis
3 Plan Business Analysis Activities
4 Plan Business Analysis Communication
5 Plan Requirements Management Process
6 Manage Business Analysis Performance
EELLIICCIITTAATTIIOONN
1 Prepare for Elicitation
2 Conduct Elicitation Activity
3 Document Elicitation Results
4 Confirm Elicitation Results
RREEQQUUIIRREEMMEENNTTSS MMAANNAAGGEEMMEENNTT &&
CCOOMMMMUUNNIICCAATTIIOONN
1 Manage Solution Scope & Requirements
2 Manage Requirements Traceability
3 Maintain Requirements for Re-use
4 Prepare Requirements Package
5 Communicate Requirements
EENNTTEERRPPRRIISSEE AANNAALLYYSSIISS
1 Define Business Need
2 Assess Capability Gaps
3 Determine Solution Approach
4 Define Solution Scope
5 Define Business Case
RREEQQUUIIRREEMMEENNTTSS AANNAALLYYSSIISS
1 Prioritize Requirements
2 Organize Requirements
3 Specify and Model Requirements
4 Define Assumptions and Constraints
5 Verify Requirements
6 Validate Requirements
SSOOLLUUTTIIOONN AASSSSEESSSSMMEENNTT && VVAALLIIDDAATTIIOONN
1 Assess Proposed Solution
2 Allocate Requirements
3 Assess Organizational Readiness
4 Define Transition Requirements
5 Validate Solution
6 Evaluate Solution Performance
TTEECCHHNNIIQQUUEESS
1 Acceptance and Evaluation
Criteria Definition
2 Benchmarking
3 Brainstorming
4 Business Rules Analysis
5 Data Dictionary and
Glossary
6 Data Flow Diagrams
7 Data Modeling
8 Decision Analysis
9 Document Analysis
10 Estimation
11 Focus Groups
12 Functional Decomposition
13 Interface Analysis
14 Interviews
15 Lessons Learned Process
16 Metrics and Key
Performance Indicators
17 Non-functional
Requirements Analysis
18 Observation
19 Organization Modeling
20 Problem Tracking
21 Process Modeling
22 Prototyping
23 Requirements Workshops
24 Risk Analysis
25 Root Cause Analysis
26 Scenarios and Use Cases
27 Scope Modeling
28 Sequence Diagrams
29 State Diagrams
30 Structured Walkthrough
31 Survey/Questionnaire
32 SWOT Analysis
33 User Stories
34 Vendor Assessment
UUNNDDEERRLLYYIINNGG CCOOMMPPEETTEENNCCIIEESS
1 Analytical Thinking and Problem Solving
2 Behavioral Characteristics
3 Business Knowledge
4 Communication Skills
5 Interaction Skills
6 Software Applications
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®
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3. BBUUSSIINNEESSSS AANNAALLYYSSIISS
PPLLAANNNNIINNGG && MMOONNIITTOORRIINNGG
1 Plan Business Analysis Approach
Input
Business Need
Expert Judgment
Organizational Process Assets
Output
Business Analysis Approach
2 Conduct Stakeholder Analysis
Input
Business Need
Enterprise Architecture
Organizational Process Assets
Output
Stakeholder list, roles & responsibilities
3 Plan Business Analysis Activities
Inputs
Business Analysis Approach
Business Analysis Performance Assessment
Organizational Process Assets
Stakeholder list, roles & responsibilities
Output
Business Analysis Plans
4 Plan Business Analysis Communication
Input
Business Analysis Approach
Business Analysis Plans
Organizational Process Assets
Stakeholder list, roles & responsibilities
Output
Business Analysis Communications Plan
5 Plan Requirements Management Process
Input
Business Analysis Approach
Business Analysis Plans
Organizational Process Assets
Output
Requirements Management Plan
6 Manage Business Analysis Performance
Input
Business Analysis Performance Metrics
Business Analysis Plans
Organizational Performance Standards
Requirements Management Plan
Output
Business Analysis Performance Assessment
Business Analysis Process Assets
RREEQQUUIIRREEMMEENNTTSS MMAANNAAGGEEMMEENNTT &&
CCOOMMMMUUNNIICCAATTIIOONN
1 Manage Solution Scope & Requirements
Input
Requirements [Traced]
Requirements [Communicated]
Requirements Management Plan
Solution Scope
Stakeholder list, roles & responsibilities
Stakeholder or Solution Requirements
Transition Requirements
Output
Requirements [Approved]
2 Manage Requirements Traceability
Input
Requirements Management Plan
Requirements [Stated, Confirmed]
Output
Requirements [Traced]
3 Maintain Requirements for Re-use
Input
Organizational Process Assets
Requirements [Allocated]
Output
Requirements [Maintained & Reusable]
4 Prepare Requirements Package
Input
Business Analysis Communications Plan
Organizational Process Assets
Requirements [Stated, Unconfirmed]
Requirements [Stated, Confirmed]
Requirements [Traced]
Requirements [Communicated]
Requirements [Approved]
Requirements [Prioritized]
Requirements [Verified Quality of Models]
Requirements [Validated by Stakeholder]
Requirements [Allocated]
Requirements [Maintained & Reusable]
Requirements Structure
Output
Requirements Package
5 Communicate Requirements
Input
Business Analysis Communications Plan
Requirements [Stated, Unconfirmed]
Requirements [Stated, Confirmed]
Requirements [Traced]
Requirements Package
Output
Requirements [Communicated]
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EENNTTEERRPPRRIISSEE AANNAALLYYSSIISS
1 Define Business Need
Input
Business Goals and Objectives
Requirements [Stated, Unconfirmed]
Output
Business Need
2 Assess Capability Gaps
Input
Business Need
Enterprise Architecture
Solution Performance Assessment
Output
Required Capabilities
3 Determine Solution Approach
Input
Business Need
Organizational Process Assets
Required Capabilities
Output
Solution Approach
4 Define Solution Scope
Input
Assumptions and Constraints
Business Need
Required Capabilities
Solution Approach
Output
Solution Scope
5 Define Business Case
Input
Assumptions and Constraints
Business Need
Solution Scope
Stakeholder Concerns [Unconfirmed]
Output
Business Case
RREEQQUUIIRREEMMEENNTTSS AANNAALLYYSSIISS
1 Prioritize Requirements
Input
Business Case
Business Need
Requirements [Approved]
Requirements Management Plan
Stakeholder list, roles & responsibilities
Output
Requirements [Prioritized]
2 Organize Requirements
Input
Organizational Process Assets
Requirements [Stated, Confirmed]
Solution Scope
Output
Requirements Structure
3 Specify and Model Requirements
Input
Requirements [Stated, Confirmed]
Requirements Structure
Output
Stakeholder or Solution Requirements
4 Define Assumptions and Constraints
Input
Stakeholder Concerns [Unconfirmed]
Output
Assumptions and Constraints
5 Verify Quality of Requirements
Input
Requirements [Traced]
Requirements [Communicated]
Requirements [Approved]
Requirements [Prioritized]
Output
Requirements [Verified Quality of Models]
6 Validate Requirements
Input
Business Case
Requirements [Verified Quality of Models]
Output
Requirements [Validated by Stakeholder]
SSOOLLUUTTIIOONN AASSSSEESSSSMMEENNTT && VVAALLIIDDAATTIIOONN
1 Assess Proposed Solution
Input
Assumptions and Constraints
Requirements [Prioritized]
Solution Options
Output
Assessment of Proposed
Solution
2 Allocate Requirements
Input
Requirements [Approved]
Requirements [Prioritized]
Solution [Constructed,
deployed or designed]
Solution Scope
Output
Requirements [Allocated]
3 Assess Organizational
Readiness
Input
Enterprise Architecture
Solution [Constructed,
deployed or designed]
Solution Scope
Stakeholder Concerns
[Unconfirmed]
Output
Organizational Readiness
Assessment
4 Define Transition Requirements
Input
Organizational Readiness
Assessment
Requirements [Stated, Confirmed]
Solution [Constructed, deployed or
designed]
Output
Transition Requirements
5 Validate Solution
Input
Requirements [Prioritized]
Requirements [Validated by
Stakeholder]
Solution [Constructed, deployed or
designed]
Output
Identified Defects
Mitigating Actions
Solution Validation Assessment
6 Evaluate Solution Performance
Input
Requirements [Approved]
Identified Defects
Solution [Constructed, deployed or
designed]
Solution Performance Metrics
Output
Solution Performance Assessment
EELLIICCIITTAATTIIOONN
1 Prepare for Elicitation
Input
Business Case
Business Need
Solution Scope
Stakeholder list, roles & responsibilities
Output
Scheduled Resources
Supporting Materials
2 Conduct Elicitation Activity
Input
Business Case
Business Need
Organizational Process Assets
Requirements Management Plan
Scheduled Resources
Solution Scope
Supporting Materials
Output
Elicitation Results
3 Document Elicitation Results
Input
Elicitation Results
Output
Requirements [Stated, Unconfirmed]
Stakeholder Concerns [Unconfirmed]
4 Confirm Elicitation Results
Input
Requirements [Stated, Unconfirmed]
Stakeholder Concerns [Unconfirmed]
Output
Requirements [Stated, Confirmed]
Stakeholder Concerns [Confirmed]
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