Business Analysis: Solution Assessment and Validation

Overview/Description
A business analyst doesn't just come up with a viable solution to address a business need. A business analyst is also responsible for studying the viability of the proposed solution within the organization, identifying what is required within the organization to make the solution work, and validating and evaluating the solution performance. This course provides an overview of solution assessment and validation as prescribed in A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® (BABOK® Guide) – Version 2.0 by the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA®). Specifically, this course introduces the elements and techniques for assessing a proposed solution, allocating requirements, and assessing organizational readiness. This course also provides an overview of defining transition requirements, and covers the techniques for validating and evaluating solutions and their performance. This course provides a foundational knowledge base of business analysis information so learners can effectively put principles to work at their own organizations. This course will assist in preparing the learner for the IIBA®’s Certified Business Analysis Professional™ (CBAP®) certification exam.

Target Audience
All levels of employees wishing to develop and refine their business analysis skills or intending to write IIBA®’s Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP®) certification exam.

Expected Duration (hours)
3.0

Lesson Objectives

Business Analysis: Solution Assessment and Validation

identify the features of solution assessment

recognize the techniques for assessing a proposed solution

identify the elements of allocating requirements

recognize the techniques for allocating requirements

identify the features of organizational readiness

recognize the techniques to assess organizational readiness

recognize how organizational modeling can be used to assess organizational readiness

assess solutions and organizational readiness in a given scenario

recognize the elements of defining transition requirements

recognize the techniques that can be used to define transition requirements

define transition requirements in a given scenario

recognize the elements of validating solutions

recognize the techniques for validating solutions

recognize the elements of evaluating solution performance

recognize the techniques for evaluating solution performance

validate and evaluate solutions in a given scenario

recommend how to assess and validate solutions