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Chapter 1: Business Analysis 101 Flashcards

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Area or boundaries being analyzed

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Domain

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Set of changes to a current State. A solution enables a domain to: meet a business need, solve a business problem, take advantage of an opportunity

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Solution

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The function of this role is to solve problems and work as a liaison among all technical and non-technical stakeholders.

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Business Analyst

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artifacts, practices or information from any participating entity that is used to perform or manage the project

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OPA-Organizational Process Assets

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Higher-level statements of the goals, objectives or needs of a domain/enterprise.

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Business Requirements

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Business Requirements are developed in this knowledge area that consists of defining business needs, assess capability gaps, determine solution approach, define solution scope, define business case

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Enterprise Analysis

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Statements of the needs of a particular stakeholder or class/group of stakeholders

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Stakeholder Requirements

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Solution characteristics to satisfy business and stakeholder requirements

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Solution Requirements

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Behavior and information managed by the solution

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Functional Requirements

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Conditions that do not involve behavior or functionality describing environmental conditions or qualities

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Non-Functional Requirements

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Knowledge are that stakeholder and solution requirements are developed in that consists of prioritize requirements, organize requirements, specify and model requirements, define assumptions and constraints, verify requirements and validate requirements

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Requirements Analysis

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Capabilities of the solution to transition from the current to future state and are not needed after transition is completed. Differentiated from other requirements because they are always temporary.

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Transition Requirements

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Knowledge area that transition requirements are developed in.

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Solutions Assessment and Validation

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Responsible and accountable for the execution of BA activities (BSA, SA, Process Analyst, Consultant and Product Owner)

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Business Analyst

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Makes use of products or services produced (segmented by market, geography and industry, among others)

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Customer

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Individual with in-depth knowledge of a topic relevant to the business need or solution scope (broken out by organizational unit and job role)

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Domain SME

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Directly interacts with the solution (broken out by organizational unit and job role)

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End User

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Responsible for designing and implementing solution (project librarian, change manager, config manager, solution architect, dev, DBA, trainer

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Implementation SME

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Supports operation of project activities (help desk, network tech, release mgr)

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Operational Support

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Ensures project’s objectives are met while balancing project assumptions and constraints related to the scope, budget, schedule, resources, quality and risk, among others (scrum master, team leader)

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Project Manger

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Provides products or services (providers, consultants)

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Supplier

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Responsible for determining how to verify that the solution meets the requirements defined by the BA within the verify requirements task (QA analyst)

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Tester

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Responsible for the definition and enforcement of standards ( govt, regulatory bodies and auditors)

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Regulator

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Responsible for initiating the effort to define a business need and develop a solution (mgrs, execs, pm, process owners)

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Sponsor

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Identifying business problems and assessing proposed solutions so that a full understanding of all needs can be provided to stakeholders

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analytical thinking and problem solving

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developing working relationships with stakeholders, incorporating qualities such as trust and ethical behavior

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behavioral characteristics

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understanding general business principles, and how analysis and available solutions will interact within the business environment

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business knowledge

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enhancing the communication methods and practices between analysts and stakeholders so that there is a clear understanding of ht needs and objectives between parties

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communication skills

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facilitating interaction between stakeholders and divisions, and fostering management involvement so that all goals and objectives are met for current and future projects

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interaction skills

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the tools used during the development and distribution of requirements to stakeholders

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software applications

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minimal requirements met for a solution to be considered implementable

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acceptance criteria

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requirements used to evaluate multiple solutions

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evaluation criteria

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requirements that must be met for a solution to be considered acceptable by key stakeholders

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acceptance and evaluation criteria definition

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the recording of a current state so that a comparison against future states is possible

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baselining

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a comparison of an organization’s practices against its own or a competitor’s superior performance in areas of strategy, ops and processes, and how much strengths can best be utilized to improve future enterprise ops.

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benchmarking

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producing numerous and diverse options and/or solutions to a particular issue by a group

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brainstorming

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rules that govern decisions which constrain or enable ops within an organization such as SOX, ITIL, CMMI

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Business Rules analysis

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a document ensuring important items are included int eh final deliverables, such as test cases and test scripts

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checklist

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a table or spreadsheet used to manage tracing, such as requirements traceability matrix

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coverage matrix

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key terms used by an org as well as the definition of data elements, their meanings and values

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data dictionary/ glossary

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graphical representation of how information is processed by a system

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data flow diagrams

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description of any relevant concepts and their relationships to one another

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data modeling

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examination of consequences/outcomes of different proposed solutions so that an optimal decisions can still be ascertained during times of difficulty or uncertainty.

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decision analysis

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identification of requirements by studying pertinent documentation on existing and proposed solutions

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document analysis

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approximating the cost and effort required to implement a solution

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estimation

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a preliminary analysis of solution alternatives to gauge whether they can meet the business need

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feasibility analysis

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utilization of a moderator in an interactive environment to elicit ideas about products and services from pre qualified members.

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focus groups

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assess potential problems identified during the readiness assessment, and determine which problems are the most important to deal with so that a mitigation strategy can be developed

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force field analysis

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the separation of issues into smaller components and subcomponents so that work can be assigned to different entities.

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functional decomposition

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identification of interfaces between solutions and/or solution components and how they will interact

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interface analysis

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eliciting and documenting information from an individual or group in a formal or informal setting

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interviews

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compiling and documenting successes, difficulties or areas for improvement, along with resultant recommendations for future projects or project phases

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lessons learned process

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measuring the performance of solutions and their components, and other pertinent areas of interest to stakeholders

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metrics and key performance indicators

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analysis of requirements that fit into the following: must, should, could, won’t

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MoSCoW Analysis

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process of describing the required qualities of a system, such as compatibility, security and performance

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non-functional requirements analysis

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process of structuring the whys, whats and hows of project requirements into a hierarchy of objects containing encapsulated data and procedures.

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object-oriented design (OO)

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assessment of a process or environment performed via a passible/invisible approach or an active/visible approach

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observation

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aligning an organization’s existing roles, responsibilities and reporting structures with the organization’s goals.

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organization modeling

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document identifying the business need and key stakeholders, and entails the positive impact that achieving the objectives will have on stakeholders

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problem/vision statement

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detailing the approach to tracking, managing and resolving defects, issues and risks so that they can be resolved in a timely fashion

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problem tracking

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understanding the work and interaction between groups or processes within an organization which is performed (can be displayed via graphic representation)

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process modeling

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process of identifying, describing and validating the user interface requirements and their integration with other requirements, such as data and business rules

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prototyping

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formal requirements document, product roadmap, system requirements specs

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requirements documentation

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use of a RFI, RFQ or RFP if an outside vendor is to provide a solution

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requirements for vendor selection

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identifying the scope and definition, priority and criteria of requirements by utilizing a facilitator, group and scribe

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requirements workshops

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isolation and management areas of risk that can impact a process, proposed solution, an objective or the organization itself, and evaluating responses

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risk analysis

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determining of the underlying issues/source of a problem

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root cause analysis

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describing of how a person, process or system interacts with a solution to accomplish an objective

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scenarios and use cases

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one specific way to accomplish a goal

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scenario

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all outcomes of an attempt to accomplish a goal that the solution will support

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use-cases

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graphical representation to describe the scope of analysis/solution

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scope modeling

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graphical representation to show how info is passed between objects during the execution of a task

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sequence diagrams

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formalizing of an agreement by stakeholders that the requirements docs are accurate and complete

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signoff

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graphical representation showing the behavior of how a concept transitions in response to a change in conditions

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state diagrams

75
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a review and discussion used to verify and validate requirements

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structured walkthrough

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survey to elicit info regarding business aspects, personnel and practices

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survey/questionnaire

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identification of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of the pertinent processes

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SWOT analysis

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priorities requirements by allocation of a fixed resources

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timeboxing/budgeting

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description of functionality that user requires from a solution to meet goals

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user stories

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analyzing the differences between planned and actual performance, and identify ing any corrective and preventative actions

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variance analysis

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evaluation of a vendor’s ability to meet requirements, commitments or objectives in regard to a product or service

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vendor assessment

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voting to allocate a fixed amount of resources to be distributed among requirements

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voting

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The BA planning and Monitoring Knowledge Area identifies and describes the steps involved in what on the performance of business analysis effort to ensure expected outcomes are produced

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planning, monitoring and reporting

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gathering information from stakeholders to determine and understand their needs

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elicitation

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defines how requirements are managed and how these requirements are communicated to stakeholders of varying backgrounds and business groups

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requirements management and communication

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identifying business need, problem or opportunity, determining the most effective solution and justifying the investment for the new business requirement. Often initiates new projects and continues as changes occur.

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Enterprise Analysis

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examining the capability of stated requirements to provide a potential soution to meet stakeholder needs and develop models of the current state of an organization to identify opportunities for improvement

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requirements analysis

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activities performed to assess and validate all components of the proposed solution to ensure successful implementation

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solution assessment and validation

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