BABOK Presented Format Style

Question 1

Purpose.

Answer 1

Short description of the reason for a business analyst to perform the task, and the value created through performing the task.

Question 2

Description.

Answer 2

This section explains in greater detail the task purpose.

Question 3

Inputs.

Answer 3

This section lists the inputs for the task. Inputs are information consumed or transformed to produce an output and represent the information necessary for a task to begin.

Question 4

Elements.

Answer 4

The Elements section describes the key concepts that are needed to understand how to perform the task.

Question 5

Guidelines/Tools.

Answer 5

The Guidelines and Tools section lists resources that are required to transform the input into an output. A guideline provides instructions or descriptions on why or how to undertake a task. A tool is something used to undertake a task. Guidelines and tools can include outputs of other tasks.

Question 6

Techniques.

Answer 6

This section lists the techniques that can be used to perform the business analysis task.

Question 7

Stakeholders.

Answer 7

The Stakeholder section is composed of a generic list of stakeholders who are likely to participate in performing that task or who will be affected by it.

Question 8

Outputs.

Answer 8

This section describes the results produced by performing the task.