BABOKv3
BABOKv3 ® Task ® Task Technique Technique # # Technique Technique NameName Knowledge Area
Knowledge Area
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Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring Plan Business Analysis ApproachPlan Business Analysis Approach 10.5 10.5 BrainstormingBrainstorming 10.7
10.7 Business Business CasesCases 10.18
10.18 Document Document AnalysisAnalysis 10.19 Estimation
10.19 Estimation 10.20
10.20 Financial Financial AnalysisAnalysis 10.22
10.22 Functional Functional DecompositionDecomposition 10.25 Interviews
10.25 Interviews 10.26
10.26 Item Item TrackingTracking 10.27
10.27 Lessons Lessons LearnedLearned 10.35
10.35 Process Process ModellingModelling 10.37 Reviews
10.37 Reviews 10.38
10.38 Risk Risk Analysis Analysis andand Management Management 10.41
10.41 Scope Scope ModellingModelling 10.45
10.45 Survey Survey or or QuestionnaireQuestionnaire 10.50 Workshops
10.50 Workshops Plan Stakeholder Engagement
Plan Stakeholder Engagement 10.5 10.5 BrainstormingBrainstorming 10.9
10.9 Business Business Rules Rules AnalysisAnalysis 10.18
10.18 Document Document AnalysisAnalysis 10.25 Interviews
10.25 Interviews 10.27
10.27 Lessons Lessons LearnedLearned 10.29
10.29 Mind Mind MappingMapping 10.32
10.32 Organizational Organizational ModellingModelling 10.35
10.35 Process Process ModellingModelling 10.38
10.38 Risk Risk Analysis Analysis andand Management Management 10.41
10.41 Scope Scope ModellingModelling 10.43
10.43 Stakeholder Stakeholder List, List, Map Map oror Personas
Personas 10.45
10.45 Survey Survey or or QuestionnaireQuestionnaire 10.50 Workshops
10.50 Workshops Plan Business Analysis
Plan Business Analysis Governance
Governance
10.5 Brainstorming 10.5 Brainstorming 10.18
10.18 Document Document AnalysisAnalysis 10.25 Interviews
10.25 Interviews 10.26
10.27 Lessons Learned 10.32 Organizational Modelling 10.35 Process Modelling 10.37 Reviews 10.45 Survey or Questionnaire 10.50 Workshops
Plan Business Analysis Information Management 10.5 Brainstorming 10.25 Interviews 10.26 Item Tracking 10.27 Lessons Learned 10.29 Mind Mapping 10.35 Process Modelling 10.45 Survey or Questionnaire 10.50 Workshops
Identify Business Analysis Performance Improvements
10.5 Brainstorming 10.25 Interviews 10.26 Item Tracking 10.27 Lessons Learned 10.28 Metrics and Key
Performance Indicators 10.31 Observation
10.34 Process Analysis 10.35 Process Modelling 10.37 Reviews
10.38 Risk Analysis and Management
10.40 Root Cause Analysis 10.45 Survey or Questionnaire 10.50 Workshops
Knowledge Area
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Elicitation and CollaborationPrepare for Elicitation 10.5 Brainstorming 10.14 Data Mining
10.18 Document Analysis 10.19 Estimation
10.25 Interviews 10.29 Mind Mapping
10.38 Risk Analysis and Management
10.43 Stakeholder List, Map or Personas
Conduct Elicitation 10.4 Benchmarking and Market Analysis
10.5 Brainstorming
10.9 Business Rules Analysis 10.10 Collaborative Games 10.11 Concept Modelling 10.14 Data Mining 10.15 Data Modelling 10.18 Document Analysis 10.21 Focus Groups 10.24 Interface Analysis 10.25 Interviews 10.29 Mind Mapping 10.31 Observation 10.34 Process Analysis 10.35 Process Modelling 10.36 Prototyping 10.45 Survey or Questionnaire 10.50 Workshops
Confirm Elicitation Results 10.18 Document Analysis 10.25 Interviews
10.37 Reviews 10.50 Workshops Communicate Business Analysis
Information
10.25 Interviews 10.37 Reviews 10.50 Workshops
Manage Stakeholder Collaboration 10.10 Collaborative Games 10.27 Lessons Learned 10.38 Risk Analysis and
Management
10.43 Stakeholder List, Map or Personas
Knowledge Area
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Requirements Life Cycle ManagementTrace Requirements 10.9 Business Rules Analysis 10.22 Functional Decomposition 10.35 Process Modelling
10.41 Scope Modelling
Maintain Requirements 10.9 Business Rules Analysis 10.13 Data Flow Diagrams 10.15 Data Modelling 10.18 Document Analysis
10.22 Functional Decomposition 10.35 Process Modelling
10.47 Use Cases and Scenarios 10.48 User Stories
Prioritize Requirements 10.2 Backlog Management 10.7 Business Cases 10.16 Decision Analysis 10.19 Estimation 10.20 Financial Analysis 10.25 Interviews 10.26 Item Tracking 10.33 Prioritization 10.38 Risk Analysis and
Management 10.50 Workshops Assess Requirements Changes 10.7 Business Cases
10.9 Business Rule Analysis 10.16 Decision Analysis 10.18 Document Analysis 10.19 Estimation 10.20 Financial Analysis 10.24 Interface Analysis 10.25 Interviews 10.26 Item Tracking 10.38 Risk Analysis and
Management 10.50 Workshops
Approve Requirements 10.1 Acceptance and Evaluation Criteria 10.16 Decision Analysis 10.26 Item Tracking 10.37 Reviews 10.50 Workshops Knowledge Area
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Strategy AnalysisAnalyze Current State 10.4 Benchmarking and Market Analysis
10.6 Business Capability Analysis
10.7 Business Cases
10.8 Business Model Canvas 10.11 Concept Modelling 10.15 Data Mining 10.18 Document Analysis 10.20 Financial Analysis 10.21 Focus Groups 10.22 Functional Decomposition 10.25 Interviews 10.26 Item Tracking 10.27 Lessons Learned 10.28 Metrics and Key
Performance Indicators 10.29 Mind Mapping 10.31 Observation 10.32 Organizational Modelling 10.34 Process Analysis 10.35 Process Modelling 10.38 Risk Analysis and
Management
10.40 Root Cause Analysis 10.41 Scope Modelling
10.45 Survey or Questionnaire 10.46 SWOT Analysis
10.49 Vendor Assessment 10.50 Workshops
Define Future State 10.1 Acceptance and Evaluation Criteria 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 10.16 Decision Analysis 10.17 Decision Modelling 10.20 Financial Analysis 10.22 Functional Decomposition 10.25 Interviews 10.27 Lessons Learned 10.28 Metrics and Key
Performance Indicators 10.29 Mind Mapping 10.32 Organizational Modelling 10.35 Process Modelling 10.36 Prototyping 10.41 Scope Modelling 10.45 Survey or Questionnaire 10.46 SWOT Analysis 10.49 Vendor Assessment 10.50 Workshops
Assess Risks 10.5 Brainstorming
10.7 Business Cases 10.16 Decision Analysis 10.18 Document Analysis 10.20 Financial Analysis 10.25 Interviews 10.27 Lessons Learned 10.29 Mind Mapping 10.38 Risk Analysis and
Management
10.40 Root Cause Analysis 10.45 Survey or Questionnaire 10.50 Workshops
10.4 Benchmarking and Market Analysis 10.5 Brainstorming 10.6 Business Capability Analysis 10.7 Business Cases
10.8 Business Model Canvas 10.16 Decision Analysis 10.19 Estimation 10.20 Financial Analysis 10.21 Focus Group 10.22 Functional Decomposition 10.25 Interviews 10.27 Lessons Learned 10.29 Mind Mapping 10.32 Organizational Modelling 10.35 Process Modelling 10.41 Scope Modelling 10.46 SWOT Analysis 10.49 Vendor Assessment 10.50 Workshops
Knowledge Area
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Requirements Analysis and Design Definition Specify Model Requirements 10.1 Acceptance andEvaluation Criteria 10.6 Business Capability
Analysis
10.8 Business Model Canvas 10.9 Business Rules Analysis 10.11 Concept Modelling 10.12 Data Dictionary 10.13 Data Flow Diagrams 10.15 Data Modelling 10.17 Decision Modelling 10.22 Functional Decomposition 10.23 Glossary 10.24 Interface Analysis 10.30 Non-Functional Requirements Analysis 10.32 Organizational Modelling 10.35 Process Modelling 10.36 Prototyping
10.39 Roles and Permissions Matrix
10.40 Root Cause Analysis 10.41 Scope Modelling 10.42 Sequence Diagrams 10.43 Stakeholder List, Map
Personas
10.44 State Modelling
10.47 Use Cases and Scenarios 10.48 User Stories
Verify Requirements 10.1 Acceptance and Evaluation Criteria 10.26 Item Tracking 10.28 Metrics and Key
Performance Indicators 10.37 Reviews
Validate Requirements 10.1 Acceptance and Evaluation Criteria 10.18 Document Analysis 10.20 Financial Analysis 10.26 Item Tracking 10.28 Metrics and Key
Performance Indicators 10.37 Reviews
10.38 Risk Analysis and Management Define Requirements Architecture 10.15 Data Modelling
10.22 Functional Decomposition 10.25 Interviews
10.32 Organizational Modelling 10.41 Scope Modelling
10.50 Workshops
Define Design Options 10.4 Benchmarking and Market Analysis
10.5 Brainstorming 10.18 Document Analysis
10.27 Lessons Learned 10.29 Mind Mapping
10.40 Root Cause Analysis 10.45 Survey or Questionnaire 10.49 Vendor Assessment 10.50 Workshops
Analyze Potential Value and Recommend Solution 10.1 Acceptance and Evaluation Criteria 10.2 Backlog Management 10.5 Brainstorming 10.7 Business Cases
10.8 Business Model Canvas 10.16 Decision Analysis
10.19 Estimation
10.20 Financial Analysis 10.21 Focus Groups 10.25 Interviews 10.28 Metrics and Key
Performance Indicators 10.38 Risk Analysis and
Management
10.45 Survey or Questionnaire 10.46 SWOT Analysis
10.50 Workshops Knowledge Area
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Solution EvaluationMeasure Solution Performance 10.1 Acceptance and Evaluation Criteria
10.4 Benchmarking and Market Analysis
10.7 Business Cases 10.14 Data Mining 10.16 Decision Analysis 10.21 Focus Groups 10.28 Metrics and Key
Performance Indicators 10.30 Non-Functional Requirements Analysis 10.31 Observation 10.36 Prototyping 10.45 Survey or Questionnaire
10.47 Use Cases and Scenarios 10.49 Vendor Assessment Analyze Performance Measures 10.1 Acceptance and
Evaluation Criteria
10.4 Benchmarking and Market Analysis
10.14 Data Mining Interviews 10.28 Metrics and Key
Performance Indicators 10.31 Observation
10.38 Risk Analysis and Management
10.40 Root Cause Analysis 10.45 Survey or Questionnaire Assess Solution Limitations 10.1 Acceptance and
Evaluation Criteria
10.4 Benchmarking and Market Analysis
10.9 Business Rules Analysis 10.14 Data Mining
10.16 Decision Analysis 10.25 Interviews
10.26 Item tracking 10.27 Lessons Learned 10.38 Risk Analysis and
Management
10.40 Root Cause Analysis 10.45 Survey or Questionnaire Assess Enterprise Limitations 10.4 Benchmarking and Market
Analysis 10.5 Brainstorming 10.14 Data Mining 10.16 Decision Analysis 10.18 Document Analysis 10.25 Interviews 10.26 Item Tracking
10.31 Observation
10.32 Organizational Modelling 10.34 Process Analysis
10.35 Process Modelling 10.38 Risk Analysis and
Management
10.39 Roles and Permissions Matrix
10.40 Root Cause Analysis 10.45 Survey or Questionnaire 10.46 SWOT Analysis
10.50 Workshops Recommend Actions to Increase
Solution Value 10.14 Data Mining 10.16 Decision Analysis 10.20 Financial Analysis 10.21 Focus Groups 10.32 Organizational Modelling 10.33 Prioritization 10.34 Process Analysis 10.38 Risk Analysis and
Management
