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Figure 7.0.1: Business Analysis Value Spectrum
Requirements Analysis and Design Definition
Strategy Analysis
Requirements Analysis
& Design Definition
Solution Evaluation
Potential
Need
Solution
Scope
Requirements
Design
Proof of Concept/
Prototype
Pilot/Beta
Operating
Actual
The Requirements Analysis and Design Definition knowledge area includes the
following tasks:
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• Specify and Model Requirements: describes a set of requirements or
designs in detail using analytical techniques.
• Verify Requirements: ensures that a set of requirements or designs has
been developed in enough detail to be usable by a particular stakeholder, is
internally consistent, and is of high quality.
• Validate Requirements: ensures that a set of requirements or designs
delivers business value and supports the organization's goals and
objectives.
• Define Requirements Architecture: structures all requirements and
designs so that they support the overall business purpose for a change and
that they work effectively as a cohesive whole.
• Define Solution Options: identifies, explores and describes different
possible ways of meeting the need.
• Analyze Potential Value and Recommend Solution: assesses the
business value associated with a potential solution and compares different
options, including trade-offs, to identify and recommend the solution
option that delivers the greatest overall value.
The Core Concept Model in Requirements Analysis
and Design Definition
The Business Analysis Core Concept Model (BACCM) describes the
relationships among the six core concepts. The following table describes the
usage and application of each of the core concepts within the context of
Requirements Analysis and Design Definition.
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