Business Analysis Process (Development Path)
1. Verify business objectives (BA & BP)
Establish 2. Determine measures & information needs (BA & BP)
3. Identify current process issues (BA & BP)
Process Vision 4. Verify project scope (BA & BP)
1. Design process workflow (BA & BP)
2. Specify activity requirements (BA & BP)
Design Business 3. Estimate activity frequencies (BA & BP)
Process 4. Determine activity data usage (BA & BP)
5. Define non-functional requirements (BA & BP)
1. Prepare data model (BA & BP)
Describe Data 2. Determine data attributes (BA & BP)
3. Specify interface data (BA & BP)
Requirements 4. Estimate data volumes (BA & BP)
1. Measure cost of process issues (BA & BP)
Evaluate Process 2. Evaluate process improvements (BA & BP)
Business Analysis 3. Determine changes to current business practice (BA & BP)
Workshops
Health 4. Establish future business changes (BA & BP)
5. Assess model flexibility (BA & BP)
Product:
Requirement Specification
40 - 300 pages
1. Design solution proposal options (BA & IT)
2. Conduct impact analysis (BA & IT)
Establish 3. Establish design principles (BA & IT)
Solution Design
Workshops
Solution Options 4. Determine technology architecture (IT)
5. Identify system functions or use cases (BA, BP & IT)
6. Determine priorities & delivery iterations (BA, BP & IT)
7. Estimate use case development effort (BA & IT)
8. Obtain business approval (BM or SC)
Product:
Solution Proposal Report
[not approved] [cancelled] 10 - 50 pages
approval ? cancel
[approved]
Business Manager
or Steering Committee
1. Prepare system use case specifications (BA, & BP)
Prepare 2. Draft screen prototype (BA & BP)
Functional 3. Design report layout (BA, & BP) Product:
Screen Prototyping Functional Specification
4. Map system interfaces (BA & IT)
Workshops Specification 5. Review specifications (BA, BM & IT)
30-500 pages
[no]
acceptance?
[yes]
Business &
Technology Managers
Key Design Handover
BM - Business Manager
BA - Business Analyst Detailed design process...
BP - Business Participants (operational staff & specialists)
IT - Information Technology