Planning and Monitoring
The set of processes, rules, guidelines, heuristics, and activities that are used to perform business analysis in a specific context
Business Analysis approach
The act of two or more people working together towards a common goal.
Collaboration
Controlling changes to requirements and designs so that the impact of requested changes is understood and agreed-to before the changes are made
Change Control
A capability that a solution must have in terms of the behavior and information the solution will manage
Functional Requirement
Criteria associated with requirements, products, or the delivery cycle that must be met in order to achieve stakeholder acceptance.
Acceptance criteria
An approach where planning and baselines are established early in the life cycle of the initiative in order to maximize control and minimize risk?
Predictive Approach
Iterative derivation and extraction of information from stakeholders or other sources.
Elicitation
A body of methods, techniques, procedures, working concepts, and rules used to solve a problem
Methodology
A type of requirement that describes the performance or quality attributes a solution must meet.
Non-Functional requirement
The systematic and objective assessment of a solution to determine its status and efficacy in meeting objectives over time, and to identify ways to improve the solution to better meet objectives.
Evaluation
An approach where the solution evolves based on a cycle of learning and discovery, with feedback loops which encourage making decisions as late as possible.
Adaptive Approach
The art of leading and encouraging people through systematic efforts toward agreed-upon objectives in a manner that enhances involvement, collaboration, productivity, and synergy
Facilitation
The ability for tracking the relationships between sets of requirements and designs from the original stakeholder need to the actual implemented solution
Requirements Traceability
A representation of goals, objectives and outcomes that describe why a change has been initiated and how success will be assessed
Business Requirement
Working but limited versions of a solution that demonstrate value
Prototypes or Proofs of Concept
Identifying and analyzing the stakeholders who may be impacted by the change and assess their impact, participation, and needs throughout the business analysis activities
Stakeholder Analysis
Determining the relative importance of a set of items in order to determine the order in which they will be addressed
Prioritization
The stages through which a requirement progresses from inception to retirement
Requirements Life Cycle
A distinguishing characteristic of a solution that implements a cohesive set of requirements and which delivers value for a set of stakeholders
Feature
Determines the most appropriate way to assess the performance of a solution, including how it aligns with enterprise goals and objectives, and performs the assessment
Measure Solution Performance
Describes the planning of business analysis work from creation or selection of a methodology to planning the individual activities, tasks, and deliverables
Plan Business Analysis Approach
A structured meeting in which a carefully selected group of stakeholders collaborate to define and/or refine requirements under the guidance of a skilled neutral facilitator
Requirements Workshop
A subset of the business analysis plan for a specific change initiative, describing specific tools, activities, and roles and responsibilities that will be used on the initiative to manage the requirement
Requirements Management Plan
A representation and simplification of reality developed to convey information to a specific audience to support analysis, communication, and understanding
Model
Investigates issues within the scope of a solution that may prevent it from meeting current business needs
Assess Solution Limitations