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Requirements Analysis and Design Definition

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The Requirements Analysis and Design Definition knowledge area focuses on processing business analysis information obtained from the Elicitation and Collaboration knowledge are a. These possible solutions have a name design options in BABOK. Design options have to be documented and their advantages and disadvantages analyzed.

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Business Analysis Framework

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Requirements Analysis and Design Definition. Strategy analysis, requirements analysis and design definition and solution evaluation (depicted as an inner circle in Figure 1) form the core of the business analysis work. Requirements analysis and design definition. Requirements Life Cycle Management.

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BABOK Strategy Analysis

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The BABOK is organized into six knowledge areas: Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring Elicitation and Collaboration Requirements Life Cycle Management Strategy Analysis Requirements Analysis and Design Definition Solution Evaluation Note that the ECBA certification exam does not include questions on Strategy Analysis.

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Elicitation and Collaboration

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When this is ready, you conduct elicitation activities and document their outcomes. After each elicitation event, Business Analysts document the obtained elicitation result and check whether it is accurate and consistent with all the previously documented information. Confirm Elicitation Results. Further study.

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Solution Evaluation

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These factors may be solution related (a calculation is taking more time than expected due to an algorithm design issue) or organization related (users are reluctant to use the solution because they do not trust the new technology). Whatever the reason, a Business Analyst documents the obstacles and their impact on the value.

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Strategy Analysis

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As the documentation of the current state progresses, you also start defining the future state. You document constraints that limit the solution space and the scope of the solution. The next post will be about the Requirements Analysis and Design Definition knowledge area. They will help in measuring success.

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BABOK Requirements Life Cycle Management

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IIBA states that the Requirements Management Lifecycle’s purpose is “ to ensure that business, stakeholder, and solution requirements and designs are aligned to one another and that the solution implements them.” Requirements and designs must be managed and maintained across the life cycle.