BABOK 3.

0: A NAVIGATOR INTO KNOWLEDGE AREAS

BA PLANNING & MONITORING REQUIREMENTS LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT
INPUTS TASKS OUTPUTS INPUTS TASKS OUTPUTS
Performance 3.1 BA Approach 5.1 Reqs/Designs
Business Nee ds 3.1 Plan BA Approach 5.1 Trace Reqs
Objectives (ext) Re qs Designs (traced)
STAKEHOLDERS 3.2 Plan Stakeholder 3.2 Stakeholder
5.2 Maintain Reqs
5.2 Reqs/Designs
Engagement Engagement Approach (maint ained)
7.2 Re qs
Proposed change 5.3 Reqs/Designs
3.3 Governance Appr oach
(verified) 5.3 Prio ritise Req s
3.3 Plan BA G overnance (pr ioritised)

3.4 Plan BA Information 3.4 Information 5.4 Reqs/Designs Change

5.4 Asses Reqs Change s Assessment
Management Appr oach
Business Analyst Management
5.5 Reqs/Designs
Domain Subject Matter Expert 3.5 Identify BA Performan ce 3.5 BA Per formance 5.5 Approve Re qs
(approved)
Imp rovements Assessment
Implementation Subject
GUIDELINES/TOOLS TECHNIQUES
Matter Expert GUIDELINES/TOOLS TECHNIQUES
Customer/User Mind Mapping Change St rategy
Accept ance & Evaluat ion Criteria
Backlog Management
Interviews
Item Tr acking
Brainstorming
Operational Support BA Per formance Assessment
Business Case Obser vation Business Constraints Business Case Interface Analysis
Business Policies Or g. Modeling Domain Knowledge Business Rules Analysis Pr ioritisat ion
Project Manager Change St rategy
Business Rules Analysis
Document Analysis Pr ocess Analysis Governance Appr oach Data Flow Diag rams Pr ocess Modeling
Current State description
Regulator Expert Judgment
Estimation Pr ocess Modeling
Reviews
Information Management Approach
Legal/Regulator y Information
Data Modelling
Decision Analysis
Reviews
Risk Analysis & Mgmt
Financial Analysis
Supplier Information Management Tools
Functional Decomposit ion Risk Analysis & Mgmt Reqs Management Tools/Repository Document Analysis Survey/Quest ionnaire
Legal/Regulator y Information Root Cause Analysis Reqs Architecture Estimation Use Cases/Scenarios
Quality Assurance (Tester) Methodologies and Frameworks
Interviews
Item tracking Scope Modeling Solution Scope Financial Analysis User Stories
Or ganisational Performance Standar ds
Sponsor Stakeholder Engagement Approach
Lessons Learned Stakeholder List, Map
Survey/Quest ionnaire
Functional Decomposit ion Workshops
Metrics & KPIs
Workshops

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STRATEGY ANALYSIS ELICITATION & COLLABORATION REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS & DESIGN DEFINITION
INPUTS TASKS OUTPUTS INPUTS TASKS OUTPUTS INPUTS TASKS OUTPUTS
3.2 Stakeholder 6.1 Current State Description 3.2 Stakeholder 4.1 Elicitation Activit y Plan 7.1 Sp ecify & Model Reqs 7.1 Reqs (specified &
Business Nee ds, 6.1 Analyse Curre nt State 4.1 Prepare for Elicitation 3.4 Information modelled)
Engagement Business Nee ds Engagement Re qs (any state)
Influences Mgmt Approach
Approach 6.1 Business reqs Approach 7.2 Ve rify Reqs
4.2 Elicitation Results 7.2 Reqs (verified)
6.2 Define Future State 3.5 BA 4.2 Conduct Elicitation (unconfirmed)
4.2 Elicitation 4.3 Elicitation 6.2 Business Objectives 7.3 Validate Reqs
resu lts Performance BA Information 4.2, 4.3 Elicitation 6.2 Potential
resu lts (confirmed) 4.3 Elicitation Results Re sults (any state) Value 7.3 Reqs (validat ed)
(unconfirmed) 6.2 Future State Descript ion asse ssment 4.3 Confirm Elicitation Results
6.3 Assess Risks (confirmed)
7.4 Define Req s Archite cture
5.3 Design 7.4 Reqs Architecture
5.3 Re qs op tions 6.2 Potential Value 4.4 Communicate BA 4.4 BA Informat ion 6.4.1 Solution 6.4.2 Change
options 6.4 Define Change
(pr ioritised) Information (communicated) Scope Strate gy 7.5 Define Design Options
(pr ioritised) Strate gy 7.5 Design Opt ions
6.3 Risk Analysis results
4.5 Stakeholder En gagement 4.5 Stakeholder Engagement 7.6 Analyse Pote ntial Value & 7.6 Solution
6.4.1 Change St rategy
Re commend Solution Recommendation

6.4.2 Solution Scope GUIDELINES/TOOLS TECHNIQUES

BA Approach Benchmar king & Market Analysis Interviews
GUIDELINES/TOOLS TECHNIQUES
Business Objectives Brainstorming Lessons Learned
GUIDELINES/TOOLS TECHNIQUES Elicitation Activit y Plan Business Rules Analysis Mind Mapping Archit ectur e Management S/ware Pr ocess Modeling
Accept ance Criteria & Eval. Document Analysis
Existing BA Information Collaborative Games Obser vation Business Objectives Pr ototyping
BA Approach Backlog Management Estimation
Accept ance & Eval. Criteria Item Tr acking Future State Descript ion Current State Description Reviews
Business Policies Concept Modeling Pr ocess Analysis Benchmar king & Market Analysis Financial Analysis
Balanced Scorecard Lessons Learned Information Management Approach Existing Solutions Risk Analysis & Mgmt
Change St rategy Data Mining Pr ocess Modeling Brainstorming Focus gr oups
Benchmar king & Market Analysis Metrics & KPIs Potential Value Future State Descript ion Root Cause Analysis
Constraints Data Modelling Pr ototyping Business Capability Analysis Func. Decomposit ion
Brainstorming Mind Mapping Recommended Actions Legal/Regulator y Information Scope Modeling
Current State Description Document Analysis Reviews Bus. Rules Analysis Glossary
Business Capability Analysis Obser vation Risk Analysis Result s Methodologies and Frameworks Sequence Diagrams
Enterprise Limit ations Estimation Risk Analysis & Management Business Case Interface Analysis
Business Case Or g. Modeling Stakeholder Engagement Approach Modelling Notat ions/Standards Stakeholder List, Map
Design Opt ions Focus Groups Stakeholder List, Map, Personas Bus. Model Canvas Interviews
Business Model Canvas Pr ocess Analysis Suppor ting Materials Modelling Tools State Modeling
Future State Descript ion Interface Analysis Workshops Concept Modeling Item Tr acking
Concept Modeling Pr ocess Modeling Potential Value Survey/Quest ionnaire
Ident ified Risks Data Dictionary Lessons Learned
Data Mining Pr ototyping Requirements Architecture SWOT Analysis
Metrics & KPIs Data Flows Diagram Metrics & KPIs
Decision Analysis Risk Analysis & Mgmt Reqs Lifecycle Management Tools Use Cases & Scenarios
Or ganisational Strategy Data Modelling Mind Mapping
Document Analysis Root Cause Analysis Requirements (traced) User Stories
Solution Limitations
Solution Performance Goals
Estimation Scope Modeling SOLUTION EVALUATION Risk Analysis Result s
Decision Analysis
Decision Modeling
Non-Func. Reqs Analysis
Or g. Modeling
Vendor Assessment
Financial Analysis Survey/Quest ionnaire Solution Scope Workshop
Solution Performance Measur es
Focus Groups SWOT Analysis
INPUTS TASKS OUTPUTS
Solution Recommendat ions
Functional Decomposit ion Vendor Assessment Imp lemented 8.1 Measure Solution 8.1 Solution Performance
Stakeholder Analysis Results 6.1 Current State
Interviews Workshops Solution Performance Measures
Stakeholder Engagement Approach
(exte rnal)
Description Perspectives BA Core Concept Model
8.2 Analyse Performance 8.2 Solution Performance
Measures Analysis
RM Planning 6.2 Business 6.2 Potential Agile
RM Plan REQUIREMENTS LIFECYCLE Objectives Value 8.3 Assess Solution Limitations 8.3 Solution Limitations Changes
Refine Guidance
MANAGEMENT 8.4 Assess Enterprise
8.4 Enterprise Limit ations
Limitations Bus. Process Needs Solutions
Bus.
Collaboration with stakeholders 8.5 Re commend Actions to intelligence
8.5 Recommend Actions Management
Increase Solution Value
Iterate
Elicit Refine Verify Validate Approve
GUIDELINES/TOOLS TECHNIQUES
Analyse For malise Pr ioritise
Interviews
Document Determine Stabilise Accept ance Criteria & Evaluat ion Pr ototyping Stakeholders Contexts
Item Tr acking
Business Objectives Benchmar king & Market Analysis Risk Analysis & Mgmt
Lessons Learned
Change St rategy Brainstorming Roles & Permissions Matrix
Baseline Metrics & KPIs Bus. Information
Current State Description Business Rules Analysis Root Cause Analysis
Work Packages, Non-Func. Reqs Analysis Value
Traceability Future State Descript ion Business Case Survey/Quest ionnaire Architecture Technology
Releases Obser vation
Requirements (validat ed) Data Mining SWOT Analysis
Peer/Business Or g. Modeling
Risk Analysis Result s Decision Analysis Use Cases & Scenarios
Review Pr ioritisat ion
Solution Scope Financial Analysis Vendor Assessment
Pr ocess Analysis
Change Focus Groups Workshops
Pr ocess Modeling
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