BUSINESS ANALYSIS PLANNING AND MONITORING

Business Analysis Planning Plan Stakeholder Plan Business Analysis Governance Plan Business Analysis Identify Business Analysis
and Monitoring Engagement Information Management Performance Improvements

Purpose Define appropriate method Plan an approach for Define how decisions are made about Develop an approach on how The purpose is to assess
to conduct Business Analysis establishing and maintaining requirements and designs. Business Analysis Information business analysis work and to
effective working will be stored and accessed plan to improve processes
relationship with where required
stakeholders

Description Overall method that will be Conduct thorough Ensure governance process is in place. Information management To establish performance
followed while performing stakeholder analysis and ensures that business analysis measures, conduct
business analysis define best collaboration Governance process describes how information is organized in a performance analysis, report
and communication approvals and prioritization decisions functional and useful manner, is on result of analysis and
approach with stakeholders are made for requirements and easily accessible to appropriate identify necessary preventive,
designs personal and stored for corrective or developmental
necessary length of time. actions.

Input 1. Needs 1. Needs 1. Business analysis Approach 1. Business Analysis Approach 1. Business Analysis
2. Business Analysis 2. Stakeholder Engagement 2. Governance Approach Approach
Approach Approach 3. Stakeholder Engagement 2. Performance Objective
Approach (external)
Elements 1. Planning Approach 1. Perform stakeholder 1. Decision making 1. Organization of Business 1. Performance analysis
(Predictive/Adaptive) analysis 2. Change Control Process Analysis Information 2. Assessment measures
2. Formality & Level of a. Roles a. Determine the process 2. Level of Abstraction a. Accuracy and
detail of Business b. Attitudes for requesting change 3. Plan traceability approach completion
Analysis Deliverables c. Decision b. Determine the elements 4. Plan for requirement reuse b. Knowledge
3. Business Analysis making of change request 5. Storage and Access c. Effectiveness
activities authority i. cost and time 6. Requirement Attributes d. Organizational
4. Timing of Business d. Level of power estimates a. Absolute reference support
Analysis Work of influence ii. benefits b. author e. Significance
5. Complexity and Risk 2. Define stakeholder iii. risks c. complexity f. Strategic
6. Acceptance collaboration iv. priorities d. Ownership g. Timeliness
3. Stakeholder v. Courses of e. Priority 3. Analyze results
communication needs action f. Risk 4. Recommend Actions for
c. Determine how changes g. Source improvement
will be prioritized h. Stability a. Preventive
d. Determine how changes i. Status b. Corrective
will be documented j. Urgency c. Improvement
e. Determine how changes
will be communicated
 f. Determine who will
perform impact analysis
g. Determine who will
authorize changes
3. Plan prioritization approach
4. Plan for approvals
Guidelines 1. Business Analysis 1. Business analysis 1. Business Analysis Performance 1. Business Analysis 1. Organizational
and Tools Performance performance Assessment Performance Assessment Performance Standards
Assessment assessment 2. Business Policies 2. Business Policies
2. Business Policies 2. Change Strategy 3. Current State Description 3. Information management
3. Expert Judgement 3. Current state 4. Legal/Regulatory information tools
4. Methodologies and description 4. Legal/Regulatory
Frameworks information
5. Stakeholder
Engagement Approach
Techniques 1. Brainstorming 1. Brainstorming 1. Brainstorming 1. Brainstorming 1. Brainstorming
2. Business Cases 2. Business Rules Analysis 2. Document Analysis 2. Interviews 2. Interviews
3. Document Analysis 3. Document Analysis 3. Interviews 3. Item Tracking 3. Item Tracking
4. Estimation 4. Interviews 4. Item Tracking 4. Lessons Learned 4. Lessons learned
5. Financial Analysis 5. Lessons Learned 5. Lessons Learned 5. Mind Mapping 5. Metrics and KPI's
6. Functional 6. Mind Mapping 6. Organizational Modelling 6. Process Modelling 6. Observation
Decomposition 7. Organization Modelling 7. Process Modelling 7. Surveys and Questionnaires 7. Process Analysis
7. Interviews 8. Process Modelling 8. Reviews 8. Workshops 8. Process Modelling
8. Item Tracking 9. Risk analysis 9. Surveys or Questionnaires 9. Reviews
9. Lessons Learned Management 10. Workshops 10. Risk analysis and
10. Process Modelling 10. Scope Modelling management
11. Reviews 11. Stakeholder List, Map 11. Root Cause Analysis
12. Risk Analysis and or Persona's 12. Survey or Questionnaire
Management 12. Surveys and 13. Workshop
13. Scope Modelling Questionnaires
14. Surveys and 13. Workshops
Questionnaire
15. Workshop
Stakeholders 1. Domain Subject Matter 1. Customers 1. Domain Subject matter experts 1. Domain Subject matter 1. Domain Subject matter
Expert 2. Domain Subject Matter 2. Project Manager experts experts
2. Project Manager Expert 3. Regulator 2. Regulator 2. Project Manager
3. Regulator 3. End User 4. Sponsor 3. Sponsor 3. Sponsor
4. Sponsor 4. Project Manager
5. Regulator
6. Sponsor
7. Supplier
Output 1. Business Analysis 1. Stakeholder 1. Governance Approach 1. Information Management 1. Business Analysis
Approach Engagement Approach Approach Performance Management