Agile Extension to the BABOK® Guide
Terms Referencing This Resource (30)
acceptance criteria
Criteria associated with requirements, products, or the delivery cycle that must be met in order to achieve stakeholder acceptance.
business domain
See domain.
business goal
A state or condition that an organization is seeking to establish and maintain, usually expressed qualitatively rather than quantitatively.
business objective
An objective, measurable result to indicate that a business goal has been achieved.
business rule
SBVR: rule that is practicable and that is under business jurisdiction
collaboration
The act of two or more people working together towards a common goal.
constraint (business analysis)
An influencing factor that cannot be changed, and that places a limit or restriction on a possible solution or solution option.
context
The circumstances that influence, are influenced by, and provide understanding of the change.
customer
A stakeholder who uses or may use products or services produced by the enterprise and may have contractual or moral rights that the enterprise is obliged to meet.
decision analysis
An approach to decision making that examines and models the possible consequences of different decisions, and assists in making an optimal decision under conditions of uncertainty.
design
A usable representation of a solution. For more information see Key Terms and Requirements and Designs.
domain
The sphere of knowledge that defines a set of common requirements, terminology, and functionality for any program or initiative solving a problem.
experiment
Elicitation performed in a controlled manner to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.
feature
A distinguishing characteristic of a solution that implements a cohesive set of requirements and which delivers value for a set of stakeholders.
goal
See business goal.
initiative
A specific project, program, or action taken to solve some business problem(s) or achieve some specific change objective(s).
methodology
A body of methods, techniques, procedures, working concepts, and rules used to solve a problem.
metric
A quantifiable level of an indicator measured at a specified point in time.
model
A representation and simplification of reality developed to convey information to a specific audience to support analysis, communication, and understanding.
need
A problem or opportunity to be addressed.
objective
See business objective.
product (business analysis)
A solution or component of a solution that is the result of an initiative.
requirement
A usable representation of a need.
risk (business analysis)
The effect of uncertainty on the value of a change, a solution, or the enterprise. See also residual risk.
solution
A specific way of satisfying one or more needs in a context.
stakeholder
A group or individual with a relationship to the change, the need, or the solution.
state diagram
An analysis model showing the life cycle of a data entity or class.
time-box
An agreed-upon period of time in which an activity is conducted or a defined deliverable is intended to be produced.
user story
A small, concise statement of functionality or quality needed to deliver value to a specific stakeholder.
value (business analysis)
The worth, importance, or usefulness of something to a stakeholder in a context.