The Enterprise Analysis

I think I have written before of my affinity for the Business Analyst Body of Knowledge (BABOK). Part of the reason I appreciate the work so much is because of the thoroughness by which is prescribes process. Consider this table from Chapter 2, the Enterprise Analysis section:



In order to entertain the notion of performing an Enterprise Analysis you must already have everything on the left side. The work of an Enterprise Analysis delivers everything on the right side. Last week I asked for help in what the deliverables should be in a thorough Business Process Re-engineering Control Account, well, I think my starting point is going to be the inputs and outputs for the "Creating and Maintaining a Business Architecture".