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Introduction To Business Analysis

This document provides an overview of business analysis, including: defining business analysis as enabling change by defining needs and recommending solutions; describing the business analyst role; typical work such as requirements gathering and documentation; how BAs contribute in project phases like analysis and testing; skills required of BAs such as communication and problem solving; and frameworks for business analysis including IIBA's BABOK knowledge areas and types of requirements.

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Introduction To Business Analysis

This document provides an overview of business analysis, including: defining business analysis as enabling change by defining needs and recommending solutions; describing the business analyst role; typical work such as requirements gathering and documentation; how BAs contribute in project phases like analysis and testing; skills required of BAs such as communication and problem solving; and frameworks for business analysis including IIBA's BABOK knowledge areas and types of requirements.

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Introduction to Business Analysis

Agenda

 What is Business Analysis


 Who is a business analyst
 Typical work performed by BAs
 Types of BA engagements
 Role of BA in different phases of SDLC
 BA Vs Project manager
 Skills of an BA
 BA tasks and knowledge areas
 Types of requirements
 Stakeholders

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What is Business Analysis

Business analysis is defined as the practice of enabling change in an enterprise by defining needs and
recommending solutions that deliver value to stakeholders.

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Who is a Business Analyst

Business analyst is the person who performs the work of business analysis. This role has got different
names in the industry but essentially they perform work which is same / similar to the work of
business analyst

Business Analyst is a new role. Currently


lot of focus is given to this role.

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Typical works performed by a Business Analyst

Makes business do a better business

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Types of BA Assignment

Below are typical assignments in which BAs are involved

Type of assignment Example

Green field project Development of a new software

Brownfield project Enhancing features of the existing POS portal

Process re-engineering Enhancing the change management process


to reduce the TAT
Business Intelligence Preparing a dashboard which provides daily
churn info to top managers
Package Deployment Deploying salesforce package for the client

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Role of BA in different phases of SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle)

SDLC Phase Typical work performed by BA

Initiation Developing business plan, performing feasibility study,


preparing option analysis
Analysis Requirements gathering, requirement documentation,
stakeholder engagement, planning, prioritization
Development Reviewing prototypes / progress, clarifying
requirements, requirement management,
Testing Reviewing test scripts, ensuring functionalities are
tested, user training, train the trainer
Implementation Implementation, communications and arrangements,
monitor the new functionalities, re-use

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BA Vs Project Manager

A project manager is the person who is responsible for the overall success of the project. His/ Her
responsibility is to ensure that the project meets its objectives while ensuring the constraints of cost,
time, quality, risk etc.

Business analyst and project manager are two different roles with different objectives , however their
objectives are not mutually exclusive.

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Skills of an BA

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Business Analysis and IIBA

IIBA (International institute of business analysis) is an organization which provides standard for the
business analysis practice.

IIBA was founded in Toronto, Canada in October of 2003 and the first version of BABOK (Business
analysis body of knowledge ) came into existence in 2005.

TCS is Endorsed Education Provider of IIBA

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Business Analysis Tasks and Knowledge Areas

There are various tasks which have been identified which needs to be completed as part of business
analysis work. This tasks are like planning business analysis approach, identifying stakeholders, conduct
elicitation, assess risks etc.

Tasks are grouped into six knowledge areas.

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Types of requirements

Requirements are broadly classified into four types

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Stakeholders in business analysis

Stakeholders are individual, group or entity who participate in the execution of a task or get affected by
the task.

•Business Analyst
•Customer
•Domain SME
•End user
•Implementation SME
•Operational support team
•Project manager
•Regulator
•Sponsor
•Supplier

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Typical documents that a BA prepares

A BA typically prepares below document. Depending on the nature of the project/ organization the list
may contain more or less items.

•Project vision Document


•Business analysis approach
•Business analysis plan
•Requirement Management Plan
•User stories
•Use cases
•Business Requirement Document
•Requirement traceability matrix (RTM)
•Functional requirement specification (FRS)/ Functional Specification Document (FSD)
•System requirement specification (SRS)/ System Requirement Document (SRD)
•Test case

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