Week 2: Foundations of Business Analysis –Business Analysis and Complexity
Overview and Rationale
In order to demonstrate proficiency with the content in this course we will complete a number of different assignments to validate
your learning – and allow you to implement relevant practices a real-world setting.
Week 2 Learning Objectives
• Create the Business Analysis Plan
• Compare and describe the core tools and techniques that can be leveraged in the business analysis lifecycle.
• Organize and structure a proactive approach to planning which ensure that all critical components of the business analysis process
are incorporated into the structured plan
• Address complexity though application of the BA Framework
Essential Components
For this assignment, use insights from the Pulse of the Profession: Navigating Complexity. Based on your reading and the
insights gained this week, identify – for each category of complexity – specific issues to be addressed. Then, using the format
of the Business Analysis Plan, determine how this plan can be used to address the project’s complexity elements. You may
choose how to document your assignment. The following table shows the minimum requirements for the assignment:
Complexity Characteristic Provide explanation for why this was
chosen and how it affects this project
What sections of the BAP can help
address this complexity?
Include the Section(s) and an
explanation for how it will be focused
