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What is Capability Analysis?

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A capability analysis is an examination of organizational capabilities. Capabilities describe what a business does without the implementation details of processes that describe how business is conducted.
Analysis may look at existing business capabilities or future capabilities that support a business strategy. It is common to examine capabilities at the organizational, department, team and individual level.
The purpose of capability analysis is to focus on what a business does without including the implementation details of processes and procedures. In many cases, a business is examined in the order: why, what, how. Why is business strategy. What is a business capability. How is a process.
Overview: Capability Analysis
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Business Analysis
Definition
The examination and measurement of organizational abilities.
Value
Capability analysis focuses on what a business does or needs to do. A mature organization may measure all capabilities across a business as a means of governance, management and strategy implementation.
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