Business Analysis Task

A Business Analysis Task is an analysis task that can be used to create business solutions (that support business improvement tasks).

• AKA: Business Analysis Activity, Business Analysis Process, BA Task.
• Context:
  • Task Input: Business Problem Statement, Stakeholder Needs, Current State Documentation
    • Optional Input: Business Process Models, Organizational Data, Performance Metrics
  • Task Output: Business Requirements, Solution Recommendations, Implementation Plans
  • Task Performance Measure: Requirement Quality Metrics such as requirement completeness, requirement clarity, and stakeholder satisfaction
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  • It can typically identify Business Need through stakeholder interviews and business problem analysises.
  • It can typically determine Business Solution through feasibility studies and solution evaluations.
  • It can typically document Business Requirement through requirement specifications and acceptance criteria.
  • It can typically assess Business Impact through cost-benefit analysises and risk assessments.
  • It can typically facilitate Business Change through change management plans and implementation roadmaps.
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  • It can often analyze Business Process with process mappings and workflow analysises.
  • It can often evaluate Business System with system assessments and gap analysises.
  • It can often support Business Strategy with strategic alignments and capability assessments.
  • It can often enable Business Transformation with transformation plans and organizational readiness assessments.
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  • It can range from being a Simple Business Analysis Task to being a Complex Business Analysis Task, depending on its business analysis scope.
  • It can range from being a Strategic Business Analysis Task to being an Operational Business Analysis Task, depending on its business analysis focus level.
  • It can range from being a Qualitative Business Analysis Task to being a Quantitative Business Analysis Task, depending on its business analysis methodology.
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  • It can be performed by Business Analyst using business analysis techniques and business analysis tools.
  • It can integrate with Project Management for project requirements and project constraints.
  • It can support Systems Development with system requirements and technical specifications.
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• Examples:
  • Requirements Analysis Tasks, such as:
    • Functional Requirements Analysis Task for business function requirements.
    • Non-Functional Requirements Analysis Task for business quality requirements.
    • User Requirements Analysis Task for business user needs.
  • Process Analysis Tasks, such as:
    • Business Process Analysis Task for business process improvement.
    • Workflow Analysis Task for business workflow optimization.
    • Value Stream Analysis Task for business value identification.
  • Strategic Analysis Tasks, such as:
    • SWOT Analysis Task for business strength and weakness assessment.
    • Competitive Analysis Task for business market position evaluation.
    • Capability Analysis Task for business capability assessment.
  • Financial Analysis Tasks, such as:
    • Cost-Benefit Analysis Task for business investment decisions.
    • ROI Analysis Task for business return calculation.
    • Budget Analysis Task for business financial planning.
  • Stakeholder Analysis Tasks, such as:
    • Stakeholder Mapping Task for business stakeholder identification.
    • Stakeholder Needs Analysis Task for business requirement gathering.
    • Stakeholder Impact Analysis Task for business change assessment.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Business Re-engineering Task, which focuses on radical business redesign rather than business analysis.
  • Business Process Re-engineering, which emphasizes process transformation rather than requirement identification.
  • Business Implementation Task, which focuses on solution deployment rather than solution analysis.
  • Business Operations Task, which involves day-to-day execution rather than analytical assessment.
  • Technical Design Task, which creates technical solutions rather than business requirements.
• See: Systems Analysis, Business Casing, Requirements Engineering, Business Analyst, Business Intelligence, Business Process Management, Strategic Planning, Change Management.

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References

2011

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_analysis
  • Business analysis is the discipline of identifying business needs and determining solutions to business problems. Solutions often include a systems development component, but may also consist of process improvement, organizational change or strategic planning and policy development. The person who carries out this task is called a business analyst or BA. Those BAs who work solely on developing software systems may be called IT Business Analysts, Technical Business Analysts, Online Business Analysts or Systems Analysts.
  • Business analysis as a discipline has a heavy overlap with requirements analysis sometimes also called requirements engineering, but focuses on identifying the changes to an organization that are required for it to achieve strategic goals. These changes include changes to strategies, structures, policies, processes, and information systems.

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