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Plan Business Analysis Information Management
Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring
• Risks: identifies uncertain events that may impact requirements.
• Source: identifies the origin of the requirement. The source is often
consulted if the requirement changes or if more information regarding the
requirement or the need that drove the requirement has to be obtained.
• Stability: indicates the maturity of the requirement.
• Status: indicates the state of the requirement, whether it is proposed,
accepted, verified, postponed, cancelled, or implemented.
• Urgency: indicates how soon the requirement is needed. It is usually only
necessary to specify this separately from the priority when a deadline exists
for implementation.
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3.4.5 Guidelines and Tools
3.4.6 Techniques
• Business Analysis Performance Assessment: provides results of previous
assessments that should be reviewed and incorporated into all planning
approaches.
• Business Policies: define the limits within which decisions must be made. They
may be described by regulations, contracts, agreements, warranties,
certifications, or other legal obligations.
• Information Management Tools: each organization uses some tools to store,
retrieve, and share business analysis information. These may be as simple as a
whiteboard, or as complex as a global wiki or robust requirements management
tool.
• Legal/Regulatory Information: describes legislative rules or regulations that
must be followed, and helps determine how business analysis information will
be managed.
• Brainstorming: used to help stakeholders uncover their business analysis
information management needs.
• Interviews: used to help specific stakeholders uncover their business analysis
information management needs.
•Item Tracking: used to track issues with current information management
processes.
• Lessons Learned: used to create a source of information for analyzing
approaches for efficiently managing business analysis information.
• Mind Mapping: used to identify and categorize the kinds of information that
need to be managed.
• Process Modelling: used to document the process or method for managing
business analysis information.
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