This is where the determination and analysis of the business requirements are performed. This includes both a high level and broad analysis of business activity(s) and events as well as an analysis of the data those business activities require or produce. The scope of the analysis is either a specified business area or a well defined information system project. The unit of work performed in this stage is known as a Business Area Analysis project.
Stage Scope : A business area (major subset of the University (enterprise) defined via business activities, business events, and/or entity types) or a pre-scoped IT development project.
Stage Input : A business area definition or pre-scoped information technology project.
A3.1 Acquire initial understanding
A3.2 Produce entity relationship diagram
A3.3 Produce process model
A3.4 Analyze involvement matrices
A3.5 Confirm outline business model
A3.6 Analyze distribution
A3.7 Define design areas
A3.9 Analyze entity type life cycles
A3.10 Analyze process logic
A3.11 Analyze business rules
A3.12 Analyze current systems
A3.13 Confirm correctness of the detailed business model
A3.14 Reaffirm design area evaluation
Stage Output : One or more sets of Business Requirements. Each set of business requirements will relate to either a business area or to an information system.
D3.1 Project Control
D3.2 Data
D3.3 Processes
D3.4 Process/Data Interaction
D3.5 Business Model
D3.6 Distribution & Frequency
D3.7 Design Preparation
D3.8 Current System Information
D3.9 BAA Report
D3.10 System Plans
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