This technique is used in a few different business analysis tasks in the knowledge areas described in the BABOK® v3 guide. These tasks include the following:
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Task |
The reason the technique is used |
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Approve requirements |
To define the approval criteria for the requirements |
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Define future state |
To define criteria to evaluate options |
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Specify and model requirements |
To represent the acceptance and evaluation criteria for the requirements themselves |
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Verify requirements |
To make sure a requirement is stated clearly enough to be tested to ensure a requirement has been met |
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Validate requirements |
To define some quality metrics that the requirement should achieve before it is accepted by stakeholders |
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Analyze potential value and recommend a solution |
To define requirements as acceptance criteria so that it is easier to determine whether a solution option meets the business's needs or not |
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Measure solution performance |
To define criteria that stipulate acceptable solution performance metrics |
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Analyze performance measures |
To define criteria that stipulate acceptable solution performance metrics |
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Assess solution limitations |
To determine criteria that indicate the level that a solution meets or doesn't |
Acceptance and evaluation criteria is an important technique to apply in your role as a business analyst and help define the acceptable solution behavior and characteristics. This helps to ensure that all the stakeholder requirements are delivered in the intended way.
The next technique you need to include in your preparation is backlog management.