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BABOK Guide
10. Techniques
Introduction 10.1 Acceptance and Evaluation Criteria 10.2 Backlog Management 10.3 Balanced Scorecard 10.4 Benchmarking and Market Analysis 10.5 Brainstorming 10.6 Business Capability Analysis 10.7 Business Cases 10.8 Business Model Canvas 10.9 Business Rules Analysis 10.10 Collaborative Games 10.11 Concept Modelling 10.12 Data Dictionary 10.13 Data Flow Diagrams 10.14 Data Mining 10.15 Data Modelling 10.16 Decision Analysis 10.17 Decision Modelling 10.18 Document Analysis 10.19 Estimation 10.20 Financial Analysis 10.21 Focus Groups 10.22 Functional Decomposition 10.23 Glossary 10.24 Interface Analysis 10.25 Interviews 10.26 Item Tracking 10.27 Lessons Learned 10.28 Metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) 10.29 Mind Mapping 10.30 Non-Functional Requirements Analysis 10.31 Observation 10.32 Organizational Modelling 10.33 Prioritization 10.34 Process Analysis 10.35 Process Modelling 10.36 Prototyping 10.37 Reviews 10.38 Risk Analysis and Management 10.39 Roles and Permissions Matrix 10.40 Root Cause Analysis 10.41 Scope Modelling 10.42 Sequence Diagrams 10.43 Stakeholder List, Map, or Personas 10.44 State Modelling 10.45 Survey or Questionnaire 10.46 SWOT Analysis 10.47 Use Cases and Scenarios 10.48 User Stories 10.49 Vendor Assessment 10.50 Workshops

3. Understanding Product Ownership Analysis

3.1 Integrating Business Analysis and Product Ownership

Guide to Product Ownership Analysis

Integrating business analysis and Product Ownership provides a strong foundation for Product Ownership Analysis.

Business analysis is:

"The practice of enabling change in an enterprise by defining needs and recommending solutions that deliver value to stakeholders". — BABOK®  Guide

The Business Analysis Core Concept Model™ (BACCM™) is a conceptual framework for business analysis that can be applied to POA. The BACCM is comprised of six terms that have a common meaning to business analysis practitioners:
•   Changes
•   Needs
•   Solutions
•   Value
•   Stakeholders
•   Contexts
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Business analysis can be powerful when applied to Product Ownership challenges. Application of business analysis techniques leads to robust decision-making and effective problem-solving. When business analysis is applied in Product Ownership analysis, it:

•   Creates high-value products for customers.
•   Increases productivity in delivering product increments.
•   Identifies effective, viable solutions that meet long-term needs.

The intersection of business analysis and POA disciplines highlights where the application of business analysis practices can enhance the quality of outcomes through Product Ownership related activities.

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A foundation of analysis results in:

•   A structure to discover and assess context, including:
  • Product domain
  • Key trends
  • Organizational dynamics and frameworks
  • Customer environment using tools and techniques, such as:
    • benchmarking and KPIs,
    • Kano Model, and
    • document analysis
•  Mature stakeholder identification, analysis, and management, as well as tools for managing stakeholders with analysis into their:
  • Motivations
  • Attitude
  • Influence
  • Roles and responsibilities
•   Ability to identify and assess better solutions through:
  • A planned solution evaluation
  • Assessment approach
•   Improved problem-solving skills through:
  • Needs assessment
  • Strategy analysis
•  Ability to analyze product metrics and KPIs that support better quality decisions.
•  Continually improving internal work processes to improve efficiencies that support value delivery.