Business Requirements Mapping (BR)

BR.010 - Prepare Mapping Environment
During this task, you either install a new application or prepare an existing application environment for mapping activities.
Deliverable
The deliverable for this task is a Configured Mapping Environment.

BR.020 - Map Business Requirements
In this task you assess the fit of standard application and system features to detailed business requirements.
Deliverable
A Business Requirements Mapping Form (BRM) is the deliverable for this task. There is one BRM per key business requirement or gap. The BRM is an extension of the BRS, since it shows the result of the mapping activity.

BR.030 - Map Business Data
For this task you map the data elements from the legacy system to the target application module(s), business objects, and attributes. The primary purpose of this task is to discover at an early point in the project life cycle whether any business objects or attributes in the legacy system are not being stored in the application. This task should also determine whether the application stores any required attributes that the legacy system does not currently store.
Deliverable
The deliverable for this task is the Business Data Mapping Form. The deliverable records the standard application module, business object, and attribute. Also record the legacy system file name and fields for each business object in the table provided in the deliverable template.

BR.040 - Conduct Integration Fit Analysis
In this task you identify the new integration points that you require, based on your conceptual architecture and the mapping of the new applications onto the existing architecture. This mapping may also include distributed data external integration points between standard applications and other third party applications. Once you agree on the business solution for each integration point gap, this task will result in a complete listing of all new integration points for which you must design and build interfaces. At this stage there has been no specification of interfaces; this task is merely a recognition that an integration point exists and requires attention.
Deliverable
The deliverable for this task is the Integration Fit Analysis document.

BR.050 - Develop Information Flow Model
This task specifies the future information usage and flow requirements across business functions, business organizations, applications and data centers. The information flow model visually depicts information flows in the business, resulting from and driven by the business events and business processes that form the business model. This task, together with the Develop Information Access Model task, creates an information view of the business.
Deliverable
The deliverable for this task is an Information Flow Model for the business.

BR.060 - Develop Information Access Model
In this task you analyze and define the Information Access Model, which describes information sharing and information partitioning requirements across organizations for the key business objects and business process information. This will assist in the definition of how information will be controlled from a security standpoint and what information can be accessed for reporting and consolidation. This task, together with the previous Develop Information Flow Model task, creates an information view of the business.
Deliverable
The deliverable for this task is a model for the information access requirements of the business. It is described in an Information Access Model document and analyzes the business organization access and security requirements. It is a major source document for these requirements for any of the processes in the project.

BR.070 - Conduct Reporting Fit Analysis
This task requires you to analyze and map every reporting requirement to both a Future Business Process and standard application report, determine the final disposition of every report requirement, and reduce the number of potential reporting customizations through requirement reduction analysis.
Deliverable
The deliverable for this task is an updated Master Report Tracking List.

BR.080 - Test Business Solutions
In this task you perform an extended test of the proposed business solutions and validate integrated business processes based on the mapping decisions. Demonstrate the BRSs and BRMs for each business process, and demonstrate integration across processes to be feasible.
Deliverable
The deliverable for this task is the Mapping Scenario document.

BR.090 - Confirm Integrated Business Solutions
In this task you secure approval for proposed business solutions. It is a prerequisite to estimating and developing detailed designs.
Deliverable
The deliverable for this task is a signed Acceptance Certificate for each set of related Business Requirements Scenarios.

BR.100 - Create Process Narratives
In this task you create narrative, job-level descriptions of business process designs.
Deliverable
The deliverable for this task is a series of Process Narratives.

BR.110 - Define Application Setups
As you map business requirements to application features, you also begin to define the configuration you need to support the solution. Your solution may include a number of user-defined codes, system and application level parameters, and enabled features. During this task, you capture the setup decisions and implement them in the appropriate environment.
Deliverable
The deliverable for this task is an Application Setup Document.

BR.120 - Design Security Profiles
As business requirements are established and mapped to application features, you also begin to define the user security necessary to support the solution in a controlled environment. During this task, you gather role and function information and relate them to application security and responsibilities.
Deliverable
The deliverable for this task is a Security Profiles document.