Business analysis products of work - traceability

The BABOK® Guide defines six Knowledge Areas that together include 30 Tasks performed by a business analyst.

Although these Tasks span different parts of the delivery process, they are interconnected — each one can feed into another, creating a clear traceability chain. Many Tasks produce specific outputs, and these outputs often become inputs for subsequent Tasks, enabling a structured and efficient analytical workflow.

Below you’ll find a visual concept illustrating how to map traceability across activities you may have already completed, and how this approach accelerates the next stages of your process.

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