An organizational strategy is a definition of how an organization applies its capabilities to reach desired outcomes in an effective and efficient way. Strategy analysis is about guiding and supporting the organization through analysis to remain successful at achieving those desired outcomes.

This chapter covers tasks that are used to define the most effective way for an organization to move toward a defined business goal or objective. It addresses the business analysis task of defining the current state by identifying business needs in collaboration with stakeholders, establishing a desired future state description, assessing risks, and defining a strategy to implement changes to the organization.

By the end of this chapter, you will have learned about the key activities a business analyst performs to support an organization, department, or initiative to achieve their desired future state. 

This chapter dives into the Analyze Current State, Define Future State, Assess Risks, and Define Change Strategy BABOK® v3 guide tasks and brings each of them into the real world with scenarios and examples:

• The purpose and context of this knowledge area
• Task: Analyze Current State
• Task: Define Future State
• Task: Assess Risks
• Task: Define Change Strategy
• Real-world case study quiz
• Test your knowledge 

Concepts you will learn: 

• Understand the context of this BABOK® v3 guide knowledge area within a real-world scenario
• Understand and apply the Analyze Current State task to real-world scenarios
• Understand and apply the Define Future State task to real-world scenarios
• Understand and apply the Assess Risks task to real-world scenarios
• Understand and apply the Define Change Strategy task to real-world scenarios
• Interpret a real-world scenario and apply the knowledge learned in this chapter
• Do a micro exam-style assessment