Analysis and Evaluation Portfolio: Business Analysis Solutions

This portfolio presents an analysis and evaluation assignment focusing on business analysis solutions. It includes three chosen items: a blog post discussing solution evaluation techniques, a YouTube video explaining the difference between acceptance and evaluation criteria, and another YouTube video explaining ISO 9001:2015 analysis and evaluation. Each item is accompanied by a brief summary and a rationale for its inclusion, highlighting aspects such as the Kano model, weighted evaluation matrices, and the importance of evaluation and analysis in achieving business goals and customer satisfaction. The assignment adheres to Harvard referencing standards and provides links to external resources, demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of the topics covered.

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Topics: Analysis and Evaluation
Chosen item- 1 (Blog)
Title: - The solution evaluation in business analysis
Summary
Solution evaluation technique can be used by business analysts for the assessment of both IT
and non-IT components, organizational structure, rules, processes, and systems. The newly
created business solutions can be evaluated effectively on the basis of prototypes, mock-ups,
and half-finished products by using solution evaluation technique (Wendt, 2016). The chosen
blog describes external and internal perspectives, stakeholder’s excitement and
disappointment, evaluation criteria and weighing and requirement criteria in context to
solution evaluation process in a detailed manner. By using this reference, readers can easily
understand the working of the solution evaluation technique. In the selected reference, the
author has presented different aspects of solution evaluation technique such as weighted
evaluation matrix, the Kano model and internal and external perspectives in
graphical/pictorial as shown below. The inclusion of relevant images and graphs increases
overall readability and understanding of readers that is why this item has been chosen for the
portfolio.
Figure-1 Kano model (Wendt, 2016)

Figure-2 A weighted evaluation matrix (Wendt, 2016)
Chosen Item- 2 (YouTube Video)
Title: - What is the difference between acceptance and evaluation criteria in business
analysis?
Summary
The selected reference of YouTube video presents the difference between evaluation criteria
and acceptance criteria which have been considered to fulfill key requirements of business
stakeholders. In this video, the concept of evaluation and evaluation criteria has been
represented by taking an easy example of a restaurant. The chosen item demonstrates that
evaluation criteria are widely used by organizations for scoring or ranking the business
solutions whereas acceptance criteria specify whether the chosen solution fulfills all
requirements of business stakeholders or not (Business Analysis Excellence Pty Ltd, 2018).
The explanation about evaluation and acceptance criteria has been represented nicely,
properly and appropriately with the help of a suitable example in the selected YouTube
video. Moreover, the selected video provides relevant information about evaluation and
acceptance criteria which grabs the attention of viewers successfully. In the portfolio, this
video has included due to its appropriateness, relevance, and effectiveness.
Chosen item-3 (YouTube Video)
Title: - Understanding ISO 9001:2015: Analysis and evaluation.
Summary
Lastly, the third selected item (YouTube video) describes different business and stakeholder’s
requirements in context to analysis and evaluation. The methods for evaluation and analysis
have been determined to ensure whether the results are valid or not (Nederpelt, 2015). The
outcome of evaluation and analysis allows business organizations to the conformity of

services and products which will be required to accomplish organizational goals and enhance
customer satisfaction. This chosen YouTube video is short and describes the outcome of the
analysis and evaluation process in an easy form. It covers input, output and key requirements
of analysis and evaluation processes efficiently and clearly to readers within a very short
period of time. It has included in this portfolio because it presents the importance of
evaluation and analysis process.
References
Business Analysis Excellence Pty Ltd (2018). What is the difference between Acceptance and
Evaluation Criteria in Business Analysis?. [video] Available at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo4ku24Jxo0 [Accessed 22 May 2019].
Nederpelt, P. (2015). Understanding ISO 9001:2015: Analysis and evaluation.. [video]
Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7pmMNbdP4g [Accessed 22 May 2019].
Wendt, R. (2016). The solution evaluation in business analysis – microTOOL Blog. [online]
microTOOL. Available at: https://www.microtool.de/en/requirementsengineering/the-
solution-evaluation-in-business-analysis/ [Accessed 22 May 2019].