Business analysis is used to identify and articulate the need for change in how organizations work, and to facilitate that change.

The purpose of Plan Business Analysis Governance is to define how decisions are made about requirements and designs, including reviews, change control, approvals, and prioritization.

The purpose of Identify Business Analysis Performance Improvements is to assess business analysis work and to plan to improve processes where required.

The purpose of Trace Requirements is to ensure that requirements and designs at different levels are aligned to one another, and to manage the effects of change to one level on related requirements.

The purpose of Prioritize Requirements is to rank requirements in the order of relative importance.

The purpose of Analyze Current State is to understand the reasons why an enterprise needs to change some aspect of how it operates and what would be directly or indirectly affected by the change.

The purpose of Define Future State is to determine the set of necessary conditions to meet the business need.

The purpose of Assess Risks is to understand the undesirable consequences of internal and external forces on the enterprise during a transition to, or once in, the future state.

The purpose of Define Change Strategy is to develop and assess alternative approaches to the change, and then select the recommended approach.

The purpose of Measure Solution Performance is to define performance measures and use the data collected to evaluate the effectiveness of a solution in relation to the value it brings.

The purpose of Analyze Performance Measures is to provide insights into the performance of a solution in relation to the value it brings.