BA Core Concept Model(BACCM)

BA Core Concept Model(BACCM)

1. The Business Analysis Core Concept Model™ (BACCM™) is a conceptual framework for business analysis. It encompasses what business analysis is and what it means to those performing business analysis tasks regardless of perspective, industry, methodology, or level in the organization.

2. Composed of six common terms, each term

3. Change

   • Transfomration in response t o a need
     • Works to improve the performance of an enterprise, improvements deliberate , controlled through business analysis activities.

4. Need

   • A problem/opportunity to be addressed
     • Can cause changes by motivatng stakeholders to act.
     • Can cause needs by eroding /enhancing value delivered by solutions

5. Solutions

   • A specific way of satisying one/more needs in a context
     • satisfies a need by resolving a problem faced by stakeholders or enabling stakeholders to take advantage of an opportunity.

6. Stakeholder

   • A group or individual with a relationship to the change, the need, or the solution
     • Stakeholders are often defined in terms of interest in, impact on, and influence over the change.
     • grouped based on their relationship to the needs, changes, and solutions

7. Value

   • The worth, importance, or usefulness of something to a stakeholder within a context.
     • realized returns, gains, and improvements. It is also possible to have a decrease in value in the form of losses, risks, and costs.
     • Value can be tangible or intangible. Tangible value is directly measurable. Tangible value often has a significant monetary component. Intangible value is measured indirectly. Intangible value often has a significant motivational component, such as a company's reputation or employee morale.
     • In some cases, value can be assessed in absolute terms, but in many cases is assessed in relative terms: one solution option is more valuable than another from the perspective of a given set of stakeholders

8. Context

   • The circumstances that influence, are influenced by, and provide understanding of the change.
     • Changes occur within a context. context is everything relevant to the change that is within the environment. eg: attitudes, behaviours, beliefs, competitors, culture, demographics, goals, governments, infrastructure, languages, losses, processes, products, projects, sales, seasons, terminology, technology, weather, and any other element meeting the definition.