Why does the understanding of the power structure in an organization matter? It matters because the mission of a BA is to deliver the solution as outlined by the requirements.

The core content of the BABOK® Guide is composed of business analysis tasks organized into knowledge areas. Knowledge areas are a collection of logically (but not sequentially) related tasks.

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Data mining is used to improve decision making by finding useful patterns and insights from data.

Decision analysis formally assesses a problem and possible decisions in order to determine the value of alternate outcomes under conditions of uncertainty.

Your Access to Analysis

After identifying stakeholder groups and individuals, you need to Analyze Stakeholders by defining their attributes in order to understand their impacts, influence and needs throughout an

The stakeholder analysis should be revisited and maintained throughout an initiative. Measure the effectiveness of the stakeholder analysis and current stakeholder engagement.

Obtain stakeholder information, confirm results, and communicate assembled information.​

The Underlying Competencies chapter provides a description of the behaviours, characteristics, knowledge, and personal qualities that support the practice of business analysis.