Business Analysis Core Concept Model Flashcards
What are the six core concepts in the BACCM
Change, Need, Solution, Stakeholder, Value and Context
For what the BACCM can be used ?
- Describe the profession and domain of BA
- Communicate about BA with a common terminology
- Evaluate the relationships of key concepts in BA
- Perform better BA by holistically evaluating the relationships among these concepts
- Evaluate the impact of these concepts and relationships at any point during a work effort in order to establish both a foundation and a path forward
What is change in BACCM ?
The act of transformation in response to a need
Change works to improve the performance of an enterprise. These improvements are deliberate and controlled through BA activities
What is need in BACCM ?
A problem or opportunity to be addressed
Needs can cause changes by motivating stakeholders to act. Changes can also cause needs by eroding or enhancing the value delivered by existing solutions
What is solution in BACCM ?
A specific way of satisfying one or more needs in a context.
A solution satisfies a need by resolving a problem faced by stakeholders or enabling stakeholders to take advantage of an opportunity
What is stakeholder in BACCM ?
A group or individual with a relationship to the change, the need or the solution
Stakeholders are often defined in terms of interest in, impact on, and influence over the change. Stakeholders are grouped based on their relationship to the needs, changes and solutions.
What is value in BACCM ?
The worth, importance or usefulness of something to stakeholder within a context
Value can be seen as potential or realized returns, gains, and improvements. It is also possible to have a decrease in value in the form of losses, risks, and costs.
Value can be tangible or intangible. Tangible value is directly measurable. Tangible value often has a significant monetary component. Intangible value is measured indirectly. Intangible value often has a significant motivational component, such as a company’s reputation or employee morale.
In some cases, value can be assessed in absolute terms, but in many cases is assessed in relative terms: one solution option is more valuable than another from the perspective of a given set of stakeholders.
What is context in BACCM ?
The circumstances that influence, are influenced by, and provide understanding of the change.
Changes occur within a context. The context is everything relevant to the change that is within the environment.
What elements may compose the context ?
Context may include :
- Attitudes
- Behaviours
- Beliefs
- Competitors
- Culture
- Demographics
- Goals
- Governments
- Infrastructure,
- Languages
- Losses
- Processes
- Products
- Projects
- Sales
- Seasons
- Terminology
- Technology
- Weather
- Any other element meeting the definition
The questions to ask while planning or performing a BA task
What are the kinds of changes we are doing ?
What are the needs we are trying to satisfy ?
What are the solutions we are creating or changing ?
Who are the stakeholders involved ?
What do stakeholders consider to be a value ?
What are the contexts that we and the solution are in ?
What is the definition of a requirement ?
A usable representation of a need. It focuses on understanding what kind of value could be delivered if a requirement is fulfilled.
What is the types or requirements
Business requirements
Stakeholder requirements
Solution requirements
- functional requirements
- non-functional requirements
Transition requirements
What are business requirements ?
Statement of goals, objectives and outcomes that describe why a change has been initiated. They can apply to the whole of an enterprise, a business area, or a specific initiative.
What are stakeholder requirements
Describe the needs of stakeholders that must be met in order to achieve the business requirements. They may serve as a bridge between business and solution requirements.
What are transition requirements ?
Describe the capabilities that the solution must have and the conditions the solution must meet to facilitate transition from the current state to the future state but which are not needed once the change is complete. It addresses topics such as data conversion, training and business continuity.
