Skip to content
Browse
The Standard
BABOK Guide
BABOK Applied
Agile Extension
Business Data Analytics
Product Ownership Analysis
The Standard
BABOK Guide
BABOK Applied
Agile Extension
Business Data Analytics
Product Ownership Analysis
Preface
About IIBA
1. Understanding Business Analysis
Defining Business Analysis
Importance of Business Analysis
A Model for Good Analysis - BACCM™
2. Mindset for Effective Business Analysis
The Importance of Mindset
The Way to Think About Business Analysis
Principles to Adopt
3. Performing Business Analysis
Who Performs Business Analysis
Approaches to Your Work
Value to be Delivered
Organizational Considerations
Managing the Delivery of Business Analysis
4. Tasks and Knowledge Areas
Introducing Business Analysis Tasks
A) Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring
B) Elicitation and Collaboration
C) Requirements and Designs Life Cycle Management
D) Strategy Analysis
E) Requirements Analysis and Design Definition
F) Solution Evaluation
5. Summary
Preface
1. Introduction
Introduction
1.1 Purpose of the BABOK® Guide
1.2 What is Business Analysis?
1.3 Who is a Business Analyst?
1.4 Structure of the BABOK® Guide
2. Business Analysis Key Concepts
Introduction
2.1 The Business Analysis Core Concept Model™
2.2 Key Terms
2.3 Requirements Classification Schema
2.4 Stakeholders
2.5 Requirements and Designs
3. Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring
Introduction
3.1 Plan Business Analysis Approach
3.2 Plan Stakeholder Engagement
3.3 Plan Business Analysis Governance
3.4 Plan Business Analysis Information Management
3.5 Identify Business Analysis Performance Improvements
4. Elicitation and Collaboration
Introduction
4.1 Prepare for Elicitation
4.2 Conduct Elicitation
4.3 Confirm Elicitation Results
4.4 Communicate Business Analysis Information
4.5 Manage Stakeholder Collaboration
5. Requirements Life Cycle Management
Introduction
5.1 Trace Requirements
5.2 Maintain Requirements
5.3 Prioritize Requirements
5.4 Assess Requirements Changes
5.5 Approve Requirements
6. Strategy Analysis
Introduction
6.1 Analyze Current State
6.2 Define Future State
6.3 Assess Risks
6.4 Define Change Strategy
7. Requirements Analysis and Design Definition
Introduction
7.1 Specify and Model Requirements
7.2 Verify Requirements
7.3 Validate Requirements
7.4 Define Requirements Architecture
7.5 Define Design Options
7.6 Analyze Potential Value and Recommend Solution
8. Solution Evaluation
Introduction
8.1 Measure Solution Performance
8.2 Analyze Performance Measures
8.3 Assess Solution Limitations
8.4 Assess Enterprise Limitations
8.5 Recommend Actions to Increase Solution Value
9. Underlying Competencies
Introduction
9.1 Analytical Thinking and Problem Solving
9.2 Behavioural Characteristics
9.3 Business Knowledge
9.4 Communication Skills
9.5 Interaction Skills
9.6 Tools and Technology
10. Techniques
Introduction
10.1 Acceptance and Evaluation Criteria
10.2 Backlog Management
10.3 Balanced Scorecard
10.4 Benchmarking and Market Analysis
10.5 Brainstorming
10.6 Business Capability Analysis
10.7 Business Cases
10.8 Business Model Canvas
10.9 Business Rules Analysis
10.10 Collaborative Games
10.11 Concept Modelling
10.12 Data Dictionary
10.13 Data Flow Diagrams
10.14 Data Mining
10.15 Data Modelling
10.16 Decision Analysis
10.17 Decision Modelling
10.18 Document Analysis
10.19 Estimation
10.20 Financial Analysis
10.21 Focus Groups
10.22 Functional Decomposition
10.23 Glossary
10.24 Interface Analysis
10.25 Interviews
10.26 Item Tracking
10.27 Lessons Learned
10.28 Metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
10.29 Mind Mapping
10.30 Non-Functional Requirements Analysis
10.31 Observation
10.32 Organizational Modelling
10.33 Prioritization
10.34 Process Analysis
10.35 Process Modelling
10.36 Prototyping
10.37 Reviews
10.38 Risk Analysis and Management
10.39 Roles and Permissions Matrix
10.40 Root Cause Analysis
10.41 Scope Modelling
10.42 Sequence Diagrams
10.43 Stakeholder List, Map, or Personas
10.44 State Modelling
10.45 Survey or Questionnaire
10.46 SWOT Analysis
10.47 Use Cases and Scenarios
10.48 User Stories
10.49 Vendor Assessment
10.50 Workshops
11. Perspectives
Introduction
11.1 The Agile Perspective
11.2 The Business Intelligence Perspective
11.3 The Information Technology Perspective
11.4 The Business Architecture Perspective
11.5 The Business Process Management Perspective
Stakeholder Analysis
Stakeholder Analysis
Define Groups and Identify Stakeholders
Analyze Stakeholders
Maintain Stakeholder Analysis
Backlog Management
Virtual Workshop
1. Introduction
1.1 Purpose of the Agile Extension to the BABOK® Guide
1.2 What is Agile Business Analysis?
1.3 Structure
2. The Agile Mindset
Introduction
2.1 What is an Agile Mindset?
2.2 The Agile Mindset, Methodologies, and Frameworks
2.3 Applying the Agile Mindset
2.4 Agile Extension and the Agile Manifesto
2.5 The Business Analysis Core Concept Model ™
2.6 Principles of Agile Business Analysis
2.7 The Business Analysis Core Concept Model™ and the Principles of Agile Business Analysis
3. Analysis at Multiple Horizons
Introduction
3.1 Overview of the Three Horizons
3.2 Agility at Each Horizon
3.3 Predictive, Iterative, and Adaptive Planning
4. Strategy Horizon
4.1 Purpose
4.2 Description
4.3 Elements
4.4 Time Frame
4.5 Feedback and Learning
4.6 Applying the Principles of Agile Business Analysis at the Strategy Horizon of Planning
4.7 Techniques
5. Initiative Horizon
5.1 Purpose
5.2 Description
5.3 Elements
5.4 Time Frame
5.5 Feedback and Learning
5.6 Applying the Principles of Agile Business Analysis at the Initiative Horizon of Planning
5.7 Techniques
6. Delivery Horizon
6.1 Purpose
6.2 Description
6.3 Elements
6.4 Time Frames
6.5 Feedback and Learning
6.6 Applying the Principles of Agile Analysis at the Delivery Horizon of Planning
6.7 Techniques
7. Techniques
Introduction
7.1 Backlog Refinement
7.2 Behaviour Driven Development
7.3 Impact Mapping
7.4 Job Stories
7.5 Kano Analysis
7.6 Minimal Viable Product
7.7 Personas
7.8 Planning Workshops
7.9 Portfolio Kanban
7.10 Product Roadmap
7.11 Purpose Alignment Model
7.12 Real Options
7.13 Relative Estimation
7.14 Retrospectives
7.15 Reviews
7.16 Spikes
7.17 Storyboarding
7.18 Story Decomposition
7.19 Story Elaboration
7.20 Story Mapping
7.21 User Stories
7.22 Value Modelling
7.23 Value Stream Mapping
7.24 Visioning
1. Introduction to Business Data Analytics
Introduction
1.1 What is Business Data Analytics?
1.2 The Business Data Analytics Cycle
1.3 Business Data Analytics Objectives
1.4 Business Analysis and Business Data Analytics
2. Business Data Analytics Domains and Tasks
Introduction
2.1 Identify the Research Questions
2.2 Source Data
2.3 Analyze Data
2.4 Interpret and Report Results
2.5 Use Results to Influence Business Decision-Making
2.6 Guide Organizational-Level Strategy for Business Data Analytics
3. Techniques
3.1 Business Simulation
3.2 Business Visualizations
3.3 Concept Modelling
3.4 Data Dictionary
3.5 Data Flow Diagrams
3.6 Data Mapping
3.7 Data Storytelling
3.8 Decision Modelling and Analysis
3.9 Descriptive and Inferential Statistics
3.10 Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL)
3.11 Exploratory Data Analysis
3.12 Hypothesis Formulation and Testing
3.13 Interface Analysis
3.14 Optimization
3.15 Problem Shaping and Reframing
3.16 Stakeholder List, Map, or Personas
3.17 Survey and Questionnaire
3.18 Technical Visualizations
3.19 The Big Idea
3.20 3-Minute Story
1. Purpose of this Document
Introduction
1.1 The IIBA Guide to Product Ownership Analysis
1.2 Who Should Use This Guide?
1.3 POA Personas
2. Evolving Product Ownership to POA
2.1 Product Development
2.2 Product Owners Using Agile
2.3 Product Ownership Analysis
2.4 The Product Owner Role and POA
2.5 Product Ownership Analysis Framework
2.6 Value of the POA Framework
3. Understanding Product Ownership Analysis
3.1 Integrating Business Analysis and Product Ownership
3.2 Integrating Agile Business Analysis and POA
4. Agile Product Management
4.1 How Organizations Manage Products
4.2 Product Lifecycle
4.3 POA and Agile Planning Horizons
5. The POA Framework
Introduction
5.1 Apply Foundational Concepts
5.2 Cultivate Customer Intimacy
5.3 Engage the Whole Team
5.4 Make an Impact
5.5 Deliver Often
5.6 Learn Fast
5.7 Obsess About Value
6. POA Techniques
Introduction
6.1 Backlog Refinement
6.2 Business Cases
6.3 Collaborative Games
6.4 Customer Journey Map
6.5 Decision Modelling and Analysis
6.6 Definition Concepts (Ready, Delivery, and Done)
6.7 Empathy Map
6.8 Focus Groups
6.9 Human-Centred Design for Products
6.10 Job Stories
6.11 Kano Analysis
6.12 Metrics and Key Performance Indicators
6.13 Minimal Viable Product
6.14 Non-Functional Requirements Analysis
6.15 Personas
6.16 Problem Definition Analysis
6.17 Product Backlog Management
6.18 Product-Market Fit
6.19 Product Roadmap
6.20 Real Options
6.21 Reviews
6.22 Risk Analysis and Management
6.23 Spikes
6.24 Stakeholder Lists and Maps
6.25 Story Mapping
6.26 Value Modelling
6.27 Value Proposition Canvas
6.28 Value Stream Mapping
6.29 Visioning
Home
Browse
Tasks
Scenarios
Search
search
menu
close
menu
How do I
Identify What Needs to Be Done?
IIBA.org
KnowledgeHub
Scenarios
Identify what needs to Be Done?
Related Content
Tasks
3.1 Plan Business Analysis Approach
The purpose of Plan Business Analysis Approach is to define an appropriate…
More Scenarios
Make elicitation discussions more collaborative than combative
Getting people to participate and collaborate isn't easy. Watch these videos...
Choose the right elicitation technique for the right audience
Choosing the right technique for what you need to achieve isn't always easy...
Capture Key Requirements
Follow this approach for capturing key requirements. Watch the video and...
Understand Today's Business Processes
Try the four step approach. Then download the narrative and example for a real-world
Manage Different Types of Requirements
Four requirement categories are explained in the introduction video. Download the
Determine Who Should Be Involved
People can be the most challenging aspect of any initiative. It's imperative...
View More
Back to Top