Author: The Functional BA

In my new job as a systems support analyst, I was introduced to Business Analysis as a profession.

I realized that even though we had been doing some business analysis tasks in my previous job, there was a structured way … Read the rest

As I wrote in my last post, there are a lot of different tasks and activities that make up the business analysis world .

But I want to focus on the Business analysis key concepts, underlying competencies, techniques, and perspectives.… Read the rest

What is the BABOK® ?

As stated in the BABOK® guide V3,

“The Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® (BABOK® Guide) is the globally recognized standard for the practice of business analysis.

The BABOK® Guide describes business analysis knowledge areas, tasks, … Read the rest

I worked in my first job for a couple of years then I changed jobs and went to work in a another company.

It was in that job that I really discovered the wonderful world of business analysis.

But lets … Read the rest

I had been in my new job for about a year when I realized that we urgently needed to put in some standard processes to help us improve our work.

So after numerous conversations with my colleagues, we decided to … Read the rest

So where should I begin my story ?

I graduated in 2007 with a degree in computer science but that was right in the middle of the worst economic recession of the twenty first century

So here I was a … Read the rest