Solution Evaluation and the BA as Guardian of Value

Go-live is often treated as the finish line, but the value a solution was meant to deliver is only realized after release. Business analysis doesn't stop at handoff; it continues into a formal, often overlooked discipline: Solution Evaluation.

This webinar by CIGen explores Solution Evaluation as its own BABOK knowledge area, and why the business analyst's role extends well beyond delivery. Using the BACCM's emphasis on value as a core concept, we'll examine how BAs can close the loop between what was built and what was actually needed, and how that evaluation feeds back into strategy, making the work a continuous cycle rather than a one time deliverable.

What we will cover

1. Why value lives after go-live
   Understand the BACCM view of value as the central concept in business analysis, and why "shipped" doesn't mean "done."
2. Solution Evaluation as a distinct discipline
   Explore Solution Evaluation as a standalone BABOK knowledge area, with its own techniques, deliverables, and place in the BA's ongoing responsibilities.
3. Technical success vs. real outcomes
   Learn to distinguish "it works technically" from "it delivers the outcome we needed," and why teams conflate the two.
4. Closing the loop back into strategy
   Examine how evaluation findings should feed back into organizational strategy, turning delivery into a continuous improvement cycle.
5. Recommending the next move
   Understand the frameworks for deciding whether to enhance, replace, or retire a solution based on evaluation results.

Register here: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c43f629b-a846-4f61-a927-72f82a5fcbf2@66b54f92-a3b9-4682-818f-4cd50abada3b

This session is relevant for:

• Business analysts and BA leads
• Product managers and product owners
• Delivery and project managers
• Anyone responsible for post-launch solution performance

Participants will gain a clearer understanding of:

• Why Solution Evaluation deserves the same rigor as requirements and design
• How to distinguish technical success from delivered value
• Practical criteria for recommending enhance, replace, or retire
• How to build evaluation into ongoing strategy, not just a post-mortem exercise

Speaker: Gunel Ragimova, CBAP, Business Analyst at [CIGen.io](https://www.cigen.io/services/azure-cloud-development)
Date & Time: September 9th, 5:00 PM CET, hosted on Microsoft Teams
Join us live: Bring your questions about post-launch value, evaluation frameworks, or the enhance/replace/retire decision, Gunel will be answering them live. Register now to save your spot for this session.