KA Task Definitions

Question 1

Plan BA Approach

Answer 1

Define an appropriate method to conduct BA activities

Question 2

Plan Stakeholder Engagement

Answer 2

Plan an approach for establishing and maintaining working relationships with the stakeholders.

Question 3

Plan BA Governance

Answer 3

To define how decisions are made about requirements and designs, including reviews, change control, approvals, and prioritization.

Question 4

Plan BA Analysis Information Management

Answer 4

develop an approach for how business analysis information will be stored and accessed.

Question 5

Identify BA Performance Improvements

Answer 5

assess business analysis work and to plan to improve processes where required.

Question 6

Prepare for Elicitation

Answer 6

understand the scope of the elicitation activity, select appropriate techniques, and plan appropriate supporting materials and resources.

Question 7

Conduct Elicitation

Answer 7

draw out, explore, and identify information relevant to the change.

Question 8

Confirm Elicitation Results

Answer 8

check the information gathered during an elicitation session for accuracy and consistency with other information.

Question 9

Communicate BA Information

Answer 9

to ensure stakeholders have a shared understanding of BA information.

Question 10

Manage Stakeholder Collaboration

Answer 10

encourage stakeholders to work towards a common goal.

Question 11

Trace Requirements

Answer 11

ensure that requirements and designs at different levels are aligned to one another, and to manage the effects of change to one level on related requirements.

Question 12

Maintain Requirements

Answer 12

retain requirements accuracy and consistency throughout and beyond the change during the entire requirements life cycle, and to support reuse of requirements in other solutions.

Question 13

Prioritize Requirements

Answer 13

rank requirements in the order of relative importance.

Question 14

Assess Requirements Changes

Answer 14

evaluate the implications of proposed changes to requirements and designs.

Question 15

Approve Requirements

Answer 15

obtain agreement on an approval of requirements and designs for business analysis work to continue and/or solution construction process.

Question 16

Analyze Current State

Answer 16

understand the reasons why an enterprise needs to change some aspect of how it operates and what would be directly or indirectly affected by the change.

Question 17

Define Future State

Answer 17

determine the set of necessary conditions to meet the business need.

Question 18

Assess Risks

Answer 18

understand the undesirable consequences of internal and external forces on the enterprise during a transition to, or once in, the future state. An understanding of the potential impact of those forces can be used to make a recommendation about a course of action.

Question 19

Define Change Strategy

Answer 19

develop and assess alternative approaches to the change, and then select the recommended approach.

Question 20

Specify and Model Requirements

Answer 20

analyze, synthesize, and refine elicitation results into requirements and design.

Question 21

Verify Requirements

Answer 21

ensure that requirements and designs specifications and models meet quality standards and are usable for the purpose they serve.

Question 22

Validate Requirements

Answer 22

ensure that all requirements and designs align to the business requirements and support the delivery of needed value.

Question 23

Define Requirements Architecture

Answer 23

ensure that requirements collectively support one another to fully achieve the objectives.

Question 24

Define Design Options

Answer 24

define the solution approach, identify opportunities to improve the business, allocate requirements across solution components, and represent design options that achieve the desired future state.

Question 25

Analyze Potential Value and Recommend Solution

Answer 25

estimate the potential value for each design option and to establish which one is most appropriate to meet the enterprise’s requirements.

Question 26

Measure Solution Performance

Answer 26

define performance measures and use the data collected to evaluate the effectiveness of a solution in relation to the value it brings.

Question 27

Analyze Performance Measures

Answer 27

provide insights into the performance of a solution in relation to the value it brings.

Question 28

Assess Solution Limitations

Answer 28

determine the factors internal to the solution that restrict the full realization of value.

Question 29

Assess Enterprise Limitations

Answer 29

determine how factors external to the solution are restricting value realization.

Question 30

Recommend Actions to Increase Solution Value

Answer 30

understand the factors that create differences between potential value and actual value, and to recommend a course of action to align them.