Plan IT business analysis assignments
Overview
This standard is about planning the business analysis approach to conduct IT business analysis assignments.
IT business analysts apply structured approaches to identify business problems, and investigate, analyse and communicate opportunities to improve processes, systems and services.
Business analysis planning involves identifying the relevant sequence of activities, tools and techniques that will be used to investigate a business problem. This includes defining the overall methodology that will be followed when performing business analysis assignment work, how and when tasks will be performed and the deliverables that will be produced. It also includes identifying the scope and requirements of the business analysis assignment, who the stakeholders are, governance arrangements and how business analysis assignment information will be captured and stored.
This standard is for those who need to plan business analysis assignments as part of their duties.
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
- Plan stakeholder engagement to identify stakeholders and how to effectively collaborate with them
- Identify stakeholder requirements to confirm IT business analysis assignment objectives
- Determine the scope of the IT business analysis assignment to set the boundaries and select the appropriate analysis methodology
- Plan the steps of the business analysis approach to schedule activities and deliverables
- Define how the specified requirements delivered to validate IT business analysis assignment plans
Identify the governance arrangements in line with organisational frameworks and standards
Define how the information captured during the business analysis assignment will be securely stored and used in line with organisational standards
- Produce and communicate plans to stakeholders in line with organisational procedures
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
- Who the stakeholders are for a business analysis assignment
- How to identify the requirements for an IT business analysis assignment from stakeholders
- How to set the scope and boundaries of an IT business analysis assignment
- The industry standard approaches and methodologies that can be used to undertake IT business analysis assignments
- How to select appropriate methodologies for conducting business analysis assignments
- How to take account of external factors in business analysis activities
- How to identify and select the sources of information that will be used during IT business analysis activities
- How to use and apply the organisations specified tools and techniques to plan business analysis assignments
- How to plan the stages of activity to undertake an IT business analysis assignment
- How to develop and present a set of business analysis assignment plans to address the business requirements
- How to plan information management conditions for information collected and stored during business analysis activities
- The organisational governance procedures for business analysis activities and how to apply them
- The legislative and organisational requirements for business analysis and associated information storage
- How to produce and communicate business analysis assignment plans