UNDERSTANDING BUSINESS ANALYSIS
Expert on workflow diagrams
Strong technical background
Being a strong facilitator
What are three successful BA Traits?
A condition or capability needed by a stakeholder to solve a problem or achieve an objective.
What is a requirement?
Anyone who may contribute to or have an interest in the requirements.
What is a stakeholder?
Describes the anticipated return on a project.
What is a Business Case?
Used by businesses to do work.
It is the fundamental component upon which all systems are based.
What is data?
The set of tasks and techniques used to work as a liaison among stakeholders in order to understand the structure, policies and operations of an organization, and recommend solutions that enable the organization to achieve its goals
What is Business Analysis
People
Information
process
rules
What are the four basic requirement components?
The "boss" of the project, has secured funding and specific objectives for the funds.
Who is the Executive Sponsor or Project Sponsor?
Because of a problem
Eliminate costs (jobs)
Outside regulation
Align business processes
Why a business decides to fund a project.
The activity or work that is done by a business.
What are processes or use cases?
When a software development project is started, teh business model has already been developed(and hopefully documented) and the solutions determined to best support the business software.
What is Rational Unified Process (RUP)
Prevents wasted time and confusion
Prevents wasted business user time adjusting to a change
Why we document requirements using diagrams
Responsible for managing the project and making sure that it meets its objectives.
What is the Project Manager
A collection of projects and programs that an organization has identified and prioritized to support the strategic plans.
What is a portfolio?
A person, organization, or system with which a business area interacts.
What is an external agent?
Knowing the individuals with whom you are working because every human being communicates slightly differently.
What is the secret to all the skills of being a successful BA?
The result of a project
What is a product?
Responsible for bringing together groups of people, negotiating, and gaining consensus on how a particular solution will be implemented.
Requires a strong personality and client management skills.
What are common skills for the BA and the PM
An ongoing strategic business initiative that supports multiple related projects.
What is a program?
A condition that governs the way work is done and needs to be very specific and well written.
What is a business rule?
Strong listening skill (verbal and nonverbal)
Running successful meetings
Leadership ability
Supporting Corporate Goals
What are skills required to be a successful BA?
Describes almost anything that is given to someone.
It is given or presented to the stakeholder because it has some value to the stakeholder.
What is a deliverable?
A person who has a particular expertise needed on a project.
What is a Subject Matter Expert?
Asks participants to list the company's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
What are workflow diagrams