With defining the requirements architecture Requirements Analysis and Design task, there are the following key inputs and outputs:

• Inputs: The information management approach, the requirements (in any state), and the solution scope

• Outputs: The requirements architecture

You have now learned that the define the requirements architecture for an initiative task includes taking the information management approach, the requirements, and designs, and the solution scope as key inputs to then be transformed into a requirements architecture that can help support the overall effectiveness and accuracy of the requirements for a given change.

In the following section, we will discuss the task where the business analyst defines the design options for an initiative.