This document outlines the tasks, inputs, and outputs involved in business analysis according to the BABOK guide. It details 6 key business analysis areas: requirements management & communication, solution assessment & validation, planning & monitoring, elicitation, analysis & design, and strategy analysis. Each area contains multiple subordinate tasks that define the essential activities, dependencies, and work products to effectively perform business analysis according to standard practices.

1. BUSINESS ANALYSIS REQUIREMENTS MANAGEMENT & ENTERPRISE ANALYSIS REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS SOLUTION ASSESSMENT & VALIDATION
PLANNING & MONITORING COMMUNICATION
1 Define Business Need 1 Prioritize Requirements
1 Assess Proposed Solution 4 Define Transition Requirements
Input Input
1 Plan Business Analysis Approach 1 Manage Solution Scope & Requirements Input Input
Business Goals and Objectives Business Case
Input Input Assumptions and Constraints Organizational Readiness
Requirements [Stated, Unconfirmed] Business Need
Business Need Requirements [Traced] Requirements [Prioritized] Assessment
Output Requirements [Approved]
Expert Judgment Requirements [Communicated] Solution Options Requirements [Stated, Confirmed]
Business Need Requirements Management Plan
Organizational Process Assets Requirements Management Plan Output Solution [Constructed, deployed or
Stakeholder list, roles & responsibilities
Output Solution Scope Assessment of Proposed designed]
Output
Business Analysis Approach Stakeholder list, roles & responsibilities 2 Assess Capability Gaps Solution Output
Requirements [Prioritized]
Stakeholder or Solution Requirements Input Transition Requirements
2 Conduct Stakeholder Analysis Transition Requirements Business Need 2 Allocate Requirements
2 Organize Requirements
Input Output Enterprise Architecture Input 5 Validate Solution
Input
Business Need Requirements [Approved] Solution Performance Assessment Requirements [Approved] Input
Organizational Process Assets
Enterprise Architecture Output Requirements [Prioritized] Requirements [Prioritized]
Requirements [Stated, Confirmed]
Organizational Process Assets Required Capabilities Solution [Constructed, Requirements [Validated by
2 Manage Requirements Traceability Solution Scope
Output deployed or designed] Stakeholder]
Input Output
Stakeholder list, roles & responsibilities Solution Scope Solution [Constructed, deployed or
Requirements Management Plan 3 Determine Solution Approach Requirements Structure
Output designed]
Requirements [Stated, Confirmed] Input
3 Plan Business Analysis Activities Requirements [Allocated] Output
Output Business Need 3 Specify and Model Requirements
Identified Defects
Inputs Requirements [Traced] Organizational Process Assets Input
3 Assess Organizational Mitigating Actions
Business Analysis Approach Required Capabilities Requirements [Stated, Confirmed]
Readiness Solution Validation Assessment
Business Analysis Performance Assessment Output Requirements Structure
3 Maintain Requirements for Re-use Input
Organizational Process Assets Solution Approach Output
Input Enterprise Architecture 6 Evaluate Solution Performance
Stakeholder list, roles & responsibilities Stakeholder or Solution Requirements
Organizational Process Assets Solution [Constructed, Input
Output 4 Define Solution Scope
Requirements [Allocated] deployed or designed] Requirements [Approved]
Business Analysis Plans Input 4 Define Assumptions and Constraints
Output Solution Scope Identified Defects
Assumptions and Constraints Input
Requirements [Maintained & Reusable] Stakeholder Concerns Solution [Constructed, deployed or
4 Plan Business Analysis Communication Business Need Stakeholder Concerns [Unconfirmed]
[Unconfirmed] designed]
Input Required Capabilities Output
4 Prepare Requirements Package Output Solution Performance Metrics
Business Analysis Approach Solution Approach Assumptions and Constraints
Input Organizational Readiness Output
Business Analysis Plans Output
Business Analysis Communications Plan Assessment Solution Performance Assessment
Organizational Process Assets Solution Scope 5 Verify Quality of Requirements
Stakeholder list, roles & responsibilities Organizational Process Assets Input
Output Requirements [Stated, Unconfirmed] 5 Define Business Case Requirements [Traced]
Business Analysis Communications Plan Requirements [Stated, Confirmed] Input Requirements [Communicated]
Requirements [Traced] Assumptions and Constraints Requirements [Approved]
5 Plan Requirements Management Process Requirements [Communicated] Business Need Requirements [Prioritized]
Requirements [Approved]
Input
Business Analysis Approach Requirements [Prioritized]
Solution Scope
Stakeholder Concerns [Unconfirmed]
Output
Requirements [Verified Quality of Models] BABOK® 2.0 – TASKS,
Business Analysis Plans Requirements [Verified Quality of Models] Output
Organizational Process Assets
Output
Requirements [Validated by Stakeholder]
Requirements [Allocated]
Business Case 6 Validate Requirements
Input
INPUTS AND OUTPUTS V1.0
Requirements Management Plan Requirements [Maintained & Reusable] Business Case
Requirements Structure Requirements [Verified Quality of Models]
6 Manage Business Analysis Performance Output Output
Input Requirements Package Requirements [Validated by Stakeholder]
Business Analysis Performance Metrics
Business Analysis Plans 5 Communicate Requirements
Organizational Performance Standards Input
Requirements Management Plan Business Analysis Communications Plan ELICITATION
Output Requirements [Stated, Unconfirmed]
Business Analysis Performance Assessment Requirements [Stated, Confirmed]
1 Prepare for Elicitation 2 Conduct Elicitation Activity 3 Document Elicitation Results 4 Confirm Elicitation Results
Business Analysis Process Assets Requirements [Traced]
Input Input Input Input
Requirements Package
Business Case Business Case Elicitation Results Requirements [Stated, Unconfirmed]
Output
Business Need Business Need Output Stakeholder Concerns [Unconfirmed]
Requirements [Communicated]
Solution Scope Organizational Process Assets Requirements [Stated, Unconfirmed] Output
Stakeholder list, roles & responsibilities Requirements Management Plan Stakeholder Concerns [Unconfirmed] Requirements [Stated, Confirmed]
Output Scheduled Resources Stakeholder Concerns [Confirmed]
Scheduled Resources Solution Scope
Supporting Materials Supporting Materials
Output
Elicitation Results
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