Business Analysis - IIBA Professional Guidance
For BA professional knowledge & practice guidance, I have always referred my tasks to the categorization from IIBA, noted below:
STRATEGY ANALYSIS
Tasks
- Analyze Current State
- Define Future State
- Assess Risk
- Define Change Strategy
Techniques
- Balanced Score Card
- Business Capability Analysis
- Business Case
- Business Model Canvas
- Decision Analysis
- Financial Analysis
- Risk Analysis
- SWOT Analysis
ELICITATION & COLLABORATION
Tasks
- Prepare for Elicitation
- Conduct Elicitation
- Confirm Elicitation Results
- Communicate BA Information
- Manage Stakeholder Collaboration
Techniques
- Brainstorming
- Workshops
- Focus Groups
- Collaborative Games
- Interviews
- Observation
- Survey
- Document Analysis
- Benchmarking & Market Analysis
BUSINESS ANALYSIS PLANNING & MONITORING
Tasks
- Plan BA Approach
- Plan Stakeholder Engagement
- Plan BA Governance
- Plan BA Information Management
- Identify BA Performance Improvement
Techniques
- Functional Decomposition
- Estimation
- Interface Analysis
- Organizational Model
- Stakeholder List / Map / Personas
REQUIREMENT ANALYSIS & DESIGN DEFINITION
Tasks
- Specify & Model Requirements
- Verify Requirements
- Validate Requirements
- Define Requirement Architecture
- Define Design Options
- Analyze Potential Value & Recommend Solution
- Prioritize Requirements
Techniques
- User Stories
- Use Cases
- NFR Analysis
- Business Rules Analysis
- Roles & Permissions
- Process Modeling
- Sequence Diagrams
- State Modeling
- Concept Modeling
- Data Dictionary
- Data Modeling
- Data Flow Diagrams
- Data Mining
REQUIREMENTS LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT
Tasks
- Trace Requirements
- Approve Requirements
- Assess Requirements Changes
- Maintain Requirements
Techniques
- Backlog Management
- Business Rules Analysis
- Lessons Learned
- Prioritization
- Reviews
- Item Tracking
SOLUTION EVALUATION
Tasks
- Measure Solution Performance
- Analyze Performance Measures
- Analyze Solution Limitations
- Assess Enterprise Limitations
- Recommend Actions to Increase Solution Value
Techniques
- Acceptance & Evaluation Criteria
- Metrics & KPI
- Process Analysis
- Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
- Vendor Assessment
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Chapter 10 in BABOK v3, from page 227 lists all the BA techniques.
IIBA
The International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) is a professional association dedicated to the field of business analysis. It provides certifications, training, and resources to support business analysts in their career development. IIBA also offers courses, workshops and other resources to help business analysts gain the knowledge and skills needed to be successful in their role.