A justification for a course of action based on the benefits to be realized by using the proposed solution, as compared to the cost, effort, and other considerations to acquire and live with that solution.
The balanced scorecard is used to manage performance in any business model, organizational structure, or business process.
Document analysis is used to elicit business analysis information, including contextual understanding and requirements, by examining available materials that describe either the business environment or existing organizational assets.
Prioritization is a process used to determine the relative importance of business analysis information. The importance may be based on value, risk, difficulty of implementation, or other criteria.
Estimation is used by business analysts and other stakeholders to forecast the cost and effort involved in pursuing a course of action.
The Techniques chapter provides a high-level overview of the techniques referenced in the Knowledge Areas of the BABOK® Guide. Techniques are methods business analysts use to perform business analysis tasks.
Stakeholder analysis involves identifying the stakeholders that may be affected by a proposed initiative or that share a common business need.
A concept model is used to organize the business vocabulary needed to consistently and thoroughly communicate the knowledge of a domain.
Process models describe the sequential flow of work or activities. A business process model describes the sequential flow of work across defined tasks and activities through an enterprise or part of an enterprise.
An interview is a systematic approach designed to elicit business analysis information from a person or group of people by talking to the interviewee(s), asking relevant questions, and documenting the responses.
Scope models are commonly used to describe the boundaries of control, change, a solution, or a need.