Unraveling the IT world
Functional decomposition is the analysis of complex systems by breaking them down into smaller simpler elements.
It involves breaking down processes, systems, functional areas, or deliverables into simpler components, so that each part can be analyzed separately.
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A glossary describes the essential terms that are important to a business domain. They are used to provide the stakeholders with a shared understanding of domain terminologies.
A glossary is a list of terms in a specific domain with descriptions … Read the rest
Non-functional requirements are defined as quality attributes that are usually linked with the system solutions and organizational processes.
They identify criteria that can be used to assess the performance of a system rather than certain behaviours which are known as … Read the rest
Business analysts use observation techniques to gather information by watching and understanding workplace activities.
It is used to identify needs and opportunities, understand business processes, create performance standards, assess solution performance, and facilitate training and development.
Observation of activities or … Read the rest
An organizational model describes how an organization is arranged. The goal of an organizational unit is to unite a group of people to achieve a common goal. It is used to define the roles, responsibilities, and
reporting structures in an … Read the rest
Prioritization techniques are used to decide on the comparative significance of business analysis information. This significance can be based on value, risk or ease of implementation.
These priorities are used to decide which business analysis information should be chosen for … Read the rest
A process model is a methodic graphical model used to show the sequential flow of a process. It describes the flow of work across certain tasks in an organization, system or program.
A process model can be as simple or … Read the rest
Data models are visual representations of components that are important to the business which includes its people, places, things, and business transactions and their relationships.
They are used in numerous business analysis such as elicitation, requirements analysis and design, support … Read the rest
Stakeholders use decision analysis to analyze a problem and make decisions in uncertain conditions.
The business analyst uses decision analysis to analyze different results in uncertain or complex situations.
Decisions are often difficult to analyze in the following situations:
Document analysis is used by business analysts to obtain information, by scrutinizing available materials that describe the business domain.
Document analysis may be used to gather background information in order to understand the context of a business need, or to … Read the rest
