Business analysis planning and monitoring

The Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring knowledge area is made up of tasks which are used to organize and coordinate the efforts of both the business analyst and the stakeholders in the organization.

The tasks in the business analysis planning … Read the rest

Business analysis requirements and designs

Business analysts gather requirements commonly known as elicitation, analyze requirements, validate requirements, and manage requirements.

But they are also involved in the design of the solution.

While requirements focus on the needs of the organization, the design focuses on the … Read the rest

The importance of stakeholders management

A stakeholder is someone who has an interest in the problem and its potential solution.

Every stakeholder has a role to play in the implementation of the solution and the business analyst has to interact with each person both directly … Read the rest

Requirements classification schema

A requirement is something that is needed or wanted.

There are different types of requirements and these are:

1. Business requirements: Business requirement are statements used by the business users to describe the change that is needed by the organization.… Read the rest

Some business analysis lingo

There are many terms that are unique to the profession of business analysis and some of them are:

1. Business analysis information: Business analysts have to work with a lot of information. In order to enable change they have to … Read the rest

Business Analysis Core Concept Model™ (BACCM)

The Business Analysis Core Concept Model™ (BACCM™) as defined by IIBA® ” is a conceptual framework for business analysis.

It encompasses what business analysis is and what it means to those performing business analysis tasks regardless of perspective, industry, methodology, … Read the rest

Some key concepts in business analysis

In a previous post, I mentioned business analysis key concepts.

I want to talk a little more about that topic in this post.

Every professional needs a good foundation in their field in order to reach their true potential. In … Read the rest

The complex world of business analysis

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

The business analysis structure

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® ?

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