ECBA cheat sheet
ECBA · Keep the key ideas within reach.
Integrated foundations: ECBA
Define a need before committing to a solution.
Relate change, need, solution, stakeholder, value and context.
Select elicitation and modeling techniques for the decision.
Evaluate delivered value as well as conformance to requirements.
Five tasks: approach, stakeholder engagement, governance, information management, performance improvements
Lifecycle choice (predictive, adaptive, hybrid) is driven by risk, regulation, and stakeholder availability
Governance approach defines decision-making, change control, prioritisation, and approval authority
Information management approach covers abstraction level, storage, access, reuse, retention, and traceability
BA performance improvement measures the analysis work, not the delivered solution
Five tasks: prepare, conduct, confirm, communicate BA information, manage stakeholder collaboration
BABOK v 3 groups elicitation into collaborative, research, and experimental forms
Confirmation means checking against sources, resolving conflicts, and closing gaps
Communication must be tailored in format and detail to each audience
Technique choice depends on stakeholder availability, geography, depth needed, and whether behaviour or opinions are sought
Five tasks: trace, maintain, prioritise, assess changes, approve requirements
Traceability relationships include derive, depend, necessitate, satisfy, and validate
Transition requirements are temporary and exist only to move to the new state
Prioritisation can combine ranking, grouping, time-boxing, and budgeting
Change assessment covers cost, benefit, risk, and impact before governance decides
Four tasks: analyze current state, define future state, assess risks, define change strategy
Business objectives must be measurable and time-bound; goals are broader and directional
Change strategy defines solution scope, transition states, and the business case
Risk assessment compares identified risks against the enterprise's risk tolerance
Future state describes desired outcomes, not the design of a solution