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A simple & straightforward definition of Business Analysis.
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What is Business Analysis?
And What Do Business Analysts Do?
Business Analyst Learnings
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According to IIBA, Business Analysis is:“The set of tasks and techniques used to work as a l ia ison among stakeholders to unde r s t a nd t h e s t r u c t u re , po l i c i e s , a nd o p e r a t i o n s o f a n o r g a n i z a t i o n , a n d t o r e c o m m e n d s o l u t i o n s t h a t e n a b l e t h e organization achieve its goals.”
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I’ll define it using the form:
X, Y & Z
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Business Analysis involves doing X
(What) by Y (How) to achieve Z (Why).
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The X
WHAT?
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Organizations are often faced with COMPLEX
Problems
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These Problems can be...
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Interwoven
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Contentious
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Multi-faceted
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Ambiguous
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Making it difficult to know EXACTLY what
the business needs
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The hardest single part of building a software system is deciding precisely what to build.
No other part of the conceptual work is as difficult as establishing the detailed technical requirements, including
all the interfaces to people, machines and to other software systems.
No other part of the work so cripples the resulting system if done wrong.
- Fred Brooks
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Business Analysts SOLVE business
problems
By Proffering Answers to 4 Key Questions...
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1Where are we?
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2Where do we want to
be?
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3What do we do to get to where we want to
be?
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4Are we there yet?
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The answers lead to the recommendation of
a SOLUTION
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Business Analysts SEEK Opportunities
And unique ways to exploit them...
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The Y
HOW?
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Learning How the Business Works
In the key areas of...
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• Stakeholders
• Regulations
• Competition
• Industry Trends
• Culture
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Discussing with stakeholders
to elicit their REAL needs.
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Defining the Business Case
to justify the investment.
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Analyzing Stakeholder
Requirementswhich involves prioritizing, specifying and
modelling requirements.
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Managing Scope & Requirements
to prevent scope creep & ensure traceability.
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Validating the Solution
to ensure that it fulfills the business need.
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The Z
WHY?
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Increased Customer
Satisfaction
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Improved Sales
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Improved Staff Morale
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Improved Safety
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What does Business Analysis
mean to you?
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Visit Business Analyst
Learnings for BA Tips & Resources
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