CCBA® and CBAP® Certifications Study Guide

Context

The BABOK® v3 Guide describes this term as follows:

“The circumstances that influence, are influenced by, and provide an understanding of the change.”

The context describes the situation and environment in which a change is being introduced. This could include culture, people, legislation, goals, processes, products, and any other aspects to consider when introducing a change. The context that change is introduced to is a determining factor of how that change will be realized.

In the example of the payroll calculator, the organization had many employees who belonged to a union, and every change that affects any union members has to be reviewed and approved by the union. So, if the organization wanted to make any change to the way ...