You are the business analyst for your organization. Management has asked that you create a model of the requirements so the stakeholders can better understand the requirements and the project as a…

Models are not slices of a project solution - they are representational abstractions of requirements or reality, not decomposed portions of a deliverable.

While models do aid stakeholder understanding, defining them as simplifications only for common stakeholders is incomplete and inaccurate - their core purpose is to abstract reality, not to target a specific audience.

Statistics such as ROI and time saved describe metrics or performance measures, not models - these are quantitative outputs, not representational abstractions.

The BABOK Guide defines a model as an abstraction of reality that simplifies complex information so stakeholders can better understand and communicate requirements. Models strip away unnecessary detail to highlight the aspects of reality most relevant to the business problem, enabling clearer analysis and communication across diverse stakeholder groups.