Process Groups vs Knowledge Areas

Knowledge Areas	Process Groups
	Defining and Aligning	Initiating	Planning	Executing	Monitoring and Controlling	Releasing
Needs Assessment	Identify Problem or Opportunity	Support Charter Development
	Assess Current State
	Determine Future State
	Determine Viable Options and Provide Recommendation
	Facilitate Product Roadmap Development
	Assemble Business Case
Stakeholder Engagement	Identify Stakeholders		Conduct Stakeholder Analysis	Prepare for Transition to Future State	Manage Stakeholder Engagement and Communication
			Determine Stakeholder Engagement and Communication Approach		Assess Business Analysis Performance
			Conduct Business Analysis Planning
Elicitation			Determine Elicitation Approach	Prepare for Elicitation
				Conduct Elicitation
				Confirm Elicitation Results
Analysis			Determine Analysis Approach	Create and Analyze Models
				Define and Elaborate Requirements
				Define Acceptance Criteria
				Verify Requirements
				Validate Requirements
				Prioritize Requirements and Other Product Information
				Identify and Analyze Product Risks
				Assess Product Design Options
Traceability and Monitoring			Determine Traceability and Monitoring Approach	Establish Relationships and Dependencies	Manage Changes to Requirements and Other Product Information
				Select and Approve Requirements
Solution Evaluation	Evaluate Solution Performance		Determine Solution Evaluation Approach	Evaluate Acceptance Results and Address Defects		Obtain Solution Acceptance for Release