This document outlines the processes involved in business analysis according to the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK). It includes processes for planning and monitoring business analysis activities, eliciting requirements, analyzing enterprise needs, managing requirements, and assessing and validating solution proposals. The document maps these processes and shows how inputs, outputs, and documents flow between the different stages of business analysis.

1. 2.1
Plan Business
Analysis Approach
2.2
Conduct
Stakeholder
Analysis
2.3
Plan BA Activities
2.4
Plan BA
Communication
2.5
Plan Rqmnt
Management
Process
2.6
Manage BA
Performance
3.1
Prepare for
Elicitation
3.2
Conduct Elicitation
Activity
3.3
Document
Elicitation Results
3.4
Confirm Elicitation
Results
4.2
Manage
Requirement
Traceability
4.4
Prepare
Requirements
Package
4.5
Communicate
Requirements
5.1
Define Business
Need
5.2
Assess Capability
Gaps
5.3
Determine
Solutions
Approach
5.4
Define Solution
Scope
5.5
Define Business
Case
6.2
Organise
Requirements
6.3
Specify and Model
Requirements
6.4
Define
Assumptions and
Constraints
7.3
Assess
Organaisation
Readiness
BA Mentor
BA Management
Enterprise
Architect
(3) Business
Analysis
Approach
(11)
Business
Need
(14) Expert
Judgement
Organisation File
Repository (18)
Organisation
al Process
Assets
(13)
Enterprise
Architecture
(44)
Stakeholder
list, roles &
responsibilities
(5) BA
Performance
Assessment
?????
Collect BA
Performance
Metrics
(6) BA
Performan
ce Metrics
(4) BA
Communic
ation Plan
(7) BA
Plan
(31) Rqmnts
Management
Plan
(16)
Organisational
Perfromance
Standards
(8) BA
Process
Assets
(9)
Business
Case (34)
Scheduled
Resources
(46)
Supporting
Materials
(40)
Solution
Scope
(12)
Elicitation
Results
(21) Rqmnts
(Stated,
Unconfirmed)
(42)
Stakeholder
Concerns
(Unconfirmed)
(22) Rqmnts
(Stated,
Confirmed)
(43)
Stakeholder
Concerns
(Confirmed)
(10) Business
Goals &
Objectives
Management
(20)
Required
Capabilities
(38) Solution
Performance
Assessment
(2)
Assumptions
& Constraints
(23) Rqmnts
(Traced)
(32) Rqmnts
Package
(45)
Stakeholder
Solution
Rqmnts
(33) Rqmnts
Structure
(35) Solution
(Constructed,
deployed or
designed)
(19)
Organisati
Readine
Assessm
IIBA BABOK v2 Level 2 Process Data Flows v0_02 (DRAFT)
(36)
Solution
Approach
Development &
Implementation
Team???
Key
(ID)
Document
Name
(ID)
Unused
A version of
Requirements
Document
BABOK L2 Ref
BABOK v2 Level 2
Process Name
External (Non
BA Process)
Source of
Document
Has input of Doc (18)
Organisational
Templates etc
BABOK Level 1 s2 = BA Planning & Monitoring
BABOK Level 1 s3 = Elicitation
BABOK Level 1 s4 = Requirements Management & Comms
BABOK Level 1 s5 = Enterprise Analysis
BABOK Level 1 s6 = Requirement Analysis
BABOK Level 1 s7 = Solution Assessment & Validation
4.4
Requirements Package can
have as input any Rqmnts
Version
This process (4.4) also uses
document (18) templates
Reverse Loop to Follow Up

2. 4.1
Manage Solution
Scope
4.3
Maintain
Requirements for
Re-Use
6.1
Prioritise
Requirements
6.5
Verify Quality of
Requirements
6.6
Validate Rqmnts
Meet Stakeholders
Needs
7.1
Assess Proposed
Solution
7.2
Allocate
Requirements
7.4
Define Transition
Requirements 7.5
Validate Solution
7.6
Evaluate Solution
Performance
Solution
Supplier
(24) Rqmnts
(Communicat
ed)
(29) Rqmnts
(Allocated)
(25) Rqmnts
(Approved)
(45)
Stakeholder or
Solution
Rqmnts
(47) Transition
Rqmnts
(30) Rqmnts
(Maintained &
Reusable)
(26) Rqmnts
Prioritised
(27) Rqmnts
(Verified
Quality of
Models)
(28) Rqmnts
(Validated by
Stakeholder)
(37) Solution
Options
(1)
Assessment of
Proposed
Solution
(19)
Organisational
Readiness
Assessment
(15) Identified
Defects
(16) Mitigating
Actions
(41) Solution
Validation
Assessment
(39) Solution
Performance
Metrics
IT System Test &
Operations???
2- BA Planning & Monitoring
2-1 Plan Business Analysis Approach
2-2 Conduct Stakeholder Analysis
2-3 Plan BA Activities
2-4 Plan BA Communication
2-5 Plan Requirements Management Process
2-6 Manage BA Performance
3- Elicitation
3-1 Prepare for Elicitation
3-2 Conduct Elicitation Activity
3-3 Document Elicitation Results
3-4 Confirm Elicitation Results
5- Enterprise Analysis
5-1 Define Business Need
5-2 Assess Capability Gaps
5-3 Determine Solutions Approach
5-4 Define Solution Scope
5-5 Define Business Case
7- Solution Assessment & Validation
7-1 Assess Proposed Solution
7-2 Allocate Requirements
7-3 Assess Organisational Readiness
7-4 Define Transition Requirements
7-5 Validate Solution
7-6 Evaluate Solution Performance
6- Requirements Analysis
6-1 Prioritise Requirements
6-2 Organise Requirements
6-3 Specify and Model Requirements
6-4 Define Assumptions and Constraints
6-5 Verify Requirements
6-6 Validate Requirements
4- Requirements Management & Communication
4-1 Manage Solution Scope
4-2 Manage Requirements Traceability
4-3 Maintain Requirements for Re-use
4-4 Prepare Requirements Package (41,42)
4-5 Communicate Requirements
Solution
Selection or
Design
Solution
Implementation