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Objective

See business objective.

Observation (business analysis)

Studying and analyzing one or more stakeholders in their work environment to elicit requirements.

OLAP

See online analytical processing.

Online analytical processing (OLAP)

A business intelligence approach that allows users to analyze large amounts of data from different points of view.

Operational support

A stakeholder is responsible for managing and maintaining a system or product.

Operative rule

See behavioural business rule.

Organization

An autonomous group of people under the management of a single individual or board that works towards common goals and objectives.

Organization modelling

The analysis technique is used to describe roles, responsibilities, and reporting structures that exist within an enterprise.

Organizational capability

A function inside the enterprise, made up of components such as processes, technologies, and information and used by organizations to achieve their goals.

Organizational change management

See change management.

Organizational unit

Any recognized association of people within an organization or enterprise.