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G EO R G I A , T B I L I S I , F E B R UA RY 2 0 1 5

Introducing Business Analysis

Problem and Solution

Where is the problem?

Exercise - Order Kitchen Furniture

Order your Left and Right friends Kitchen Furniture

Write down order descriptions of Kitchen Furniture of your Right and Left Friends

Take orders Description Furniture from your Right and Left friends and compare

Where is BA

Technical Team

SoftwareProject

Business Needs

Business + IT

Stakeholders Viewpoint

Business Team Viewpoint

Technical Team Viewpoint

Bridging the Viewpoints

Goal of Business Analysis

Reduce waste

Create solutions

Complete projects on time

Improve efficiency

Document the right requirements

Business Analysis Sub-Disciplines

Enterprise analysis or company analysis

Requirements planning and management

Requirements elicitation

Requirements analysis and documentation

Requirements communication

Solution assessment and validation

Business Analyst - 1

Analyze customers information, IT professionals & executives

Elicit the needs (not desires) of stakeholders

Work to facilitate communication between organizational units

Align business needs with the capabilities delivered by IT

Serve as a “translator” between stakeholders

Business Analyst - 2

Business Analyst

Business Team

A Business Analyst is responsible for knowing what the goal of a project is, how to achieve it, managing any changes to the goal and ensuring that all deliverables are aligned with the goal.

IT Team

Role of BA During Project - 1

Initiation

It’s the role of the BA to clearly identify the problem that the business is experiencing and to map out what a possible solution would look like.

Analysis

During this phase the BA will also work with the development team and, in particular, an Architect, to create the design and define exactly what the solution should look like.

Role of BA During Project - 2

Development

BA needs to step up their meetings with the development team, attending daily meetings and generally being the eyes and ears of the business, constantly looking for deviations in course that would otherwise go undetected.

Testing

There is a process to follow as the testing team go through the process of testing and identifying bugs and the BA can work with the business to set defect fix priorities.

Role of BA During Project - 3

Implementation

It’s during this phase that a BA should be conscious of how users are using the system. Are they actually seeing the benefits envisaged in the business case? Do the training materials support the business case?

Who ordered a big Margarita and two Caesars with Chicken?

UML

Unified Modeling Language (UML) is a standardized general-purpose modeling language in the field of object-oriented software engineering.

Since 1997 has become the industry standard for modeling software-intensive systems.

UML Modeling Tools

ArgoUML

Enterprise Architect

MagicDraw UML

PowerDesigner

Rational Rhapsody

Rational Software Architect

StarUML

Umbrello

Certificates

Certified Business Analyst Professional (CBAP)

Certified Associate Business Analyst (CABA)

Certified Software Business Analyst (CSBA)

Certification of Competency in Business Analysis (CCBA)

References

A Guide to the BA Body of Knowledge (BABOK Guide)

Paul, Debra; Donald Yeates, Keith Hindle. Business analysis

Kevin Brennan. ed. A Guide to the BA Body of Knowledge

Jacobson; Grady. The Unified Software Development Process

What is Next?

Top 10 Trends of BA

by Glenn R. Brule Executive Director of Global Client Solutions

Demand for Greater Organizational Efficiency Will Increase Demand for Business Architecture, Rules and Process Experts

Government Agencies Will Invest Seriously in the Role of BA

Agile Methods Will Continue to Gain Traction

Emergence of a Hybrid Role of PM and Business Analyses

BA Will Enhance Skills To Make Business Case to Stakeholder

Top 10 Trends of BA

As Will Need to Measure Results to Prove Result

Centers of Excellence Will Continue to Spare

BPOs to Invest in the Development of Their BA Practice

Rise of Tablet Tools for BA

IIBA Building Business Capability Conference Will Gain Prominence for Professional Development

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