Impact assessment examines how a proposed change may affect people, processes, information, technology, costs, risks, controls and dependent initiatives.
How to use this tool
Define change and scope
Define the proposed change and assessment scope.
Identify affected areas
Identify affected areas and stakeholders.
Assess impacts and risks
Assess impacts, risks, dependencies and assumptions.
Validate and assign actions
Validate the findings and assign mitigation or implementation actions.
References & further reading
Winter, H. (2023). The Business Analysis Handbook: Techniques to Deliver Better Business Outcomes, 2nd ed. Kogan Page. ISBN 9781398610132.