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Business Analysis Articles
"Business Analysis - a science and an art"
So You Want To Be A Business Analyst...
This article was written for Modern Analyst and is for those just thinking about whether a career in Business Analysis is right for them.
The Fundamentals of Business Analysis
This article was written for Project Manager today and covers the fundamental issues facing business analysis: it considers where Business Analysis came from, where it currently is and projections for where it will go - and the issues it will face.
The Fundamentals of Business Analysis
Business Analysis methods, fads and fashions
Business Analysis
methods fads and fashions - they come and they go. Why? Analysis of business
changes MUST all cover the same subject matter to analyse business requirements
for a new business solution, so why are there so many methods for doing it?
Could it be that analysis is hard and every method claims to miraculously make
it easy? Could it be that some methods are designed to help developers develop
code and not the business develop the business solutions? Could it be that there
is money to be made in 'new' methods?
This talk was given at the the Project Challenge show in Olympia and aims to debunk the subject area and expose what is - in essence - the
simple (if hard) process of business analysis. It uncovers the framework
that is behind every method and make the case for a pragmatic and practical use
of that framework in the analysis of business changes.
Scope of Business Analysis and an outline cost justification
Putting someone in to a role called Business Analyst does not make them one. This short presentation introduces you to the ‘what’, ‘when’ and ‘why’ of Business Analysis and outline the value of Business Analysis as an activity.
Business Analysis Chain of Reasoning
There is a chain of reasoning that leads from a statement of a problem to the definition of a solution. If any part of that chain is missing, a poor quality (at best) or wrong (at worst) solution will be delivered. This paper presents a high-level overview of the logical steps involved in moving from problem to solution.
Business Analyst Chain of Reasoning
Two Perspectives: Sponsors Vs Business Analysts
This article for the International Institute of Business Analysts proposes that Sponsors have different expectations of what role and function Business Analysts play in a change project compared to the role and function that Business Analysts need to perform. This mismatch of expectations results in Sponsor and Business Analyst frustrations. The solution that is proposed is that Business Analysts need to demonstrate through performance of their activities that their role and function is a logical consequence of change project life-cycles – that there is no rational alternative for successful projects.
Two Perspectives: Sponsors Vs Business Analysts
Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools - why aren't they used more?
This is the presentation that Business Analyst Solutions gave to the ProVision user conference - it enquires in to the reasons for the poor take-up of CASE tools commercially covering the scope of Business Analysis, Business Models and alignment with strategy.
The Business Analyst, The Business Model and The Strategy
Business Analysis - it ain't rocket science!
This is the presentation that Business Analyst Solutions gave to Project Challenge conference - Projects can fail: the presentation analyses some real-life examples of what goes wrong, why and what Business Analysts should be doing to mitigate the risk of failure. It challenges the idea that Business Analysis is hard or that it is an art: it is more closely aligned with a science which follows a chain of reasoning leading from the precise definition of a problem/opportunity to a set of solutions, proving every step of the way that each subsequent step is aimed at resolving the problem/exploiting the opportunity.
Business Analysis - it ain't rocket science!
The importance of the Business Analyst role
This article for the International Institute of Business Analysts proposes argues that as a programme cannot proceed in a rational fashion without the activities that the business analyst performs, BAs must be considered fundamentally important.
Why Business Analysts are important for enterprise programmes