Business analysis - Concept
As-is
A description of how a process, system or organisation works today before a proposed change
What's it for?
Creates a shared picture of how things work now so people can decide what needs to change.
For example…
Before redesigning purchasing, the analyst documents the as-is process: request by email, approval in a spreadsheet, then manual entry into finance
An as-is system diagram shows the five current applications and the files they exchange before anyone proposes a replacement.