As a business analyst, you have to be able to understand the needs of the business. In order to do this you have to obtain information, we use elicitation and collaborative techniques to do this.
Elicitation is the way in … Read the rest
Author: The Functional BA
Benchmarking and market analysis for business analysts
Benchmarking and market analysis are administered to enhance the organizational operations, improve customer satisfaction, and increase value to stakeholders.
Benchmark studies are used to compare organizational practices against industry standards.
Industry best practices may be derived from competitor enterprises, the … Read the rest
Balanced scorecard in business analysis
The balanced scorecard tool is used to manage performance in business models, organizational structures, or business processes.
The balanced scorecard is a vital planning and management tool used to evaluate organizational performance which exceeds conventional financial measures.
It is result … Read the rest
Backlog management in business analysis
Business analysts use backlog management to document, track, and prioritize left over work items.
A backlog happens when the amount of work items that are yet to be completed are more than the resources available to complete them.
Backlog management … Read the rest
Assessing requirements changes
Requirements can change throughout the life cycle of the project. The assess requirements change is used to evaluate the impact of the proposed changes to the requirements and designs.
As new needs or changes to existing needs are identified there … Read the rest
An introduction to Business Analysis
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
Are you really ready for the CBAP/CCBA exam ?
So you think that you are ready to write the CBAP or CCBA exam, but are you sure ?
Take this mock test to see how you would measure up against the real exams.
1. Which statement best describes the … Read the rest
BABOK® Knowledge Area Summary
While many business analysts would love to read and memorize the BABOK it is not an easy task.
The BABOK acts as a guide which helps a business analyst navigate the interesting and often surprising tasks that they have to … Read the rest
Agile versus Kanban methodologies
The Agile methodology refers to a range of frameworks and methods.
It is a term that refers to the approaches, techniques, frameworks, methods and practices that fulfill the values and principles of the Agile Manifesto.
Two techniques that fall … Read the rest
Are there any other business analysis certifications ?
I have previously written about some of the well known business analysis certifications. But there are other business analysis certifications that might not be so popular.
Some of these certifications include the following:
- IREB : The International Requirements Engineering