Solution evaluation

The solution evaluation knowledge area is used by business analysts to evaluate the value delivered by a solution and to recommend the removal of constraints for full value realization.

The activities that are performed in the solution evaluation task are …

Value analysis and solution recommendation

The analyze potential value and recommend solution task is used to calculate the possible value for each design option and decide which is the most suitable one to meet the enterprise’s requirements.

The analyze potential value and recommend solution task …

Design options definition

The define design options task is used to determine the solution approach, recognize opportunities to enhance the business, assign requirements across solution elements and constitute design options that achieve the desired future state.

When a solution is being designed there …

Requirements validation

Once the requirements have been verified, it is time to validate them.

The validate requirements activity is used to ensure that all the requirements and design that have been created are in line with the business requirements and that they …

Requirements verification

Once the requirements and designs have been specified and modeled they need to be verified.

The requirements need to be verified to ensure that they have been defined correctly, meet quality standards and can be used to fulfill the need.…

Specifying and modeling requirements

The specify and model requirement activity is used to analyze, integrate, and process elicitation results into requirements and designs.

When the specify and model requirements is focused on understanding the needs of the organization and the output of that activity …

Requirements analysis and design

Once the requirements have been elicited, specified, modeled, verified and validated, the potential solution options need to be identified.

To achieve this the requirements need to be structured and organized, the tasks that are used to achieve the structuring and …

Change strategy definition

The define change strategy task is used to develop and estimate alternative ways to fulfill the change and select the right approach.

It is easier to define a change when the present and future states are already defined because then …

Risk assessment

The assess risk task is used to identify the unpleasant consequences of internal and external forces on the enterprise during the transition or in the future state.

Once the potential impact of those forces are understood a recommendation can be …

Future state definition

The define future state task is used to determine the set of conditions necessary to meet the business needs.

In order to successfully implement the solution the future state has to be well defined, achievable with the available resources and …