V3Vn this chapter, we will cover the tasks that business analysts perform to analyze and assess a solution in terms of its ability to meet the business objectives in a way that delivers real business value to the organization. It also looks at the tasks a business analyst performs to formulate recommendations for removing barriers and constraints that inhibit the organization's ability to deliver the full business value. 

This chapter will look at the BABOK® V3 Guide tasks—Measure Solution Performance, Analyze Performance Measures, Assess Solution Limitations, Assess Enterprise Limitations, and Recommend Actions to Increase the Solution Value—and will bring each into the real world with scenarios and examples. 

By the end of this chapter, the reader will have knowledge about the following concepts and tasks:

• Purpose and context of solution evaluation
• Task: Measure Solution Performance
• Task: Analyze Performance Measures
• Task: Assess Solution Limitations
• Task: Assess Enterprise Limitations 
• Task: Recommend Actions to Increase Solution Value
• Real-world case study quiz
• Test your knowledge 

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to do the following: 

• Understand the context of this BABOK® V3 guide knowledge area within a real-world scenario
• Understand and apply the measure solution performance task to real-world scenarios
• Understand and apply the analyze performance measures task to real-world scenarios
• Understand and apply the assess solution limitations task to real-world scenarios
• Understand and apply the assess enterprise limitations task to real-world scenarios
• Understand and apply the recommend actions to increase solution value task to real-world scenarios
• Interpret a real-world scenario and apply the knowledge learned in this chapter
• Do a micro exam-style assessment