Business or Mission Analysis Process
Please refer to Section 4.1 on Page 49 of the INCOSE 2015 for foundation information for this process (INCOSE 2015).
The activity box in the center of Figure 1.4 lists the five activities listed by INCOSE 2015 for this process. In most cases, all of these activities are performed during the process. What changes from project to project is the level of detail and the sub activities performed under each of these top level activities.
Figure 1.4 represents the Inputs, Outputs, Activities, Controls and Mechanisms for the given process figure 1.5 provides an alternative view of the activities associated with the process.
Figure 1.6 depicts the general the sequence or concurrency for performance of the activities. Also shown are the swim lanes for organizations participating in the analysis. At this top level, the swim lane list is also very generalized. As we drill into each activity the performer list will increase. Notice that when activities involve 2 or more parties, the activity is reflected on each of the swim lanes. The Trident symbol in each activity denotes the existence of child processes for the activity.
CAItip: The diagramming technique shown here is SysML Action Diagrams, another type of popular swim lane diagram is the Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN).
CAItip: SysML Activity Diagrams and BPMN Diagrams differ from IDEF0 and IPO diagrams. In SysML and BPMN the Enablers are the swim lanes and the Inputs and Outputs can connect on any side of the activity block. Constraints are not depicted on these diagrams.
Manage Business or Mission Analysis
Prepare for Business or Mission Analysis
Define the Problem or Opportunity
Characterize the Solution Space
Evaluate Alternative Solution Classes
