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During the course…
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Agenda
Overview and setting the context
Definitions of business analysis
Business analysis as your career
Role(s) of a business analyst
Responsibilities & key tasks of BA
Summary– Q & A
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Agenda
Recap from last session
Value-add and benefits from BA
Where do we need BA
Core skills of BA
Behavioural competencies
Business-related skills
Essential knowledge/techniques
Summary– Q & A
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Do not useambiguous words and terms
Users oftheApplication
• Owners
• Trainers
• Veterinarians
• Selectorsand manymore…
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Whoare manymore?Howmany more?Howimportantare they?
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Don’t mix-up between the project &productcharacteristics
Critical success factors
• Supportfromclient onrequirementscapture,validationetc.
This is a success factor for the project, not for theproduct.
Thesuccess factors for the product would be likeonline-orderprocessing reducingthe time delays and handoffs,
faster access to data and quickturnaroundof goods based on orders etc.
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• Underlying hardwareandconnectivitysupport
This is not a success factor for the product, it is a dependency/constraint
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Be specific
‘The applicationshouldsupportmulti-lingual abilities. The primarylanguagewill beEnglish (UK). However,
thereshouldbesupportformultiple languages.’
European languageshave a word-length of about 20% morethan that of English word. Germanlanguage (Deutche) has an
average word-length 30%more than of English.
For Asian languages, this might differ markedlybetween languages. For example, ChineseMandarin, Japanese and
Korean all havedifferent word lengths. Unless this is fixed, the design of pages and their layouts cannot be workedout.
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Avoid vague terms
The followingarethecharacteristicsofthe user interface:
• Easytouse
• Easytolearn
• LookandFeel ofthe user interface
How do you provide, measureand assess the characteristics likeeasy to use, easy to learn and look and feel. Be
Specific, for example:
• Advancedusers should be able to complete the x,y,ztasks in 5minutes.
• New users should beable to start using the ‘contact management’ functionality after theygo throughthe 3-
minutetrainingdemo.
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Popular notations and languages
Business analystsandproductmanagersoften usethe following notations:
• UML (Unified ModelingLanguage)
• BPMN(Business Process ModelingNotation)
BAs usethesetocreateandmanagevariousartefacts:
• Models (system,logical, analysis,physical,data)
• Artefacts(architecture,system,structural,visual)
• Diagrams(use case, activity,state-transitionetc.)
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Myth1) Business analystsmustbe abletocreate and implement solutions
Myths, misconceptions & incorrectnotions
Fact 1)Business Analystfocuses on theproblem space andcouldatbest,facilitateorrecommend the
solution(s)
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Myth2) Business AnalystandProject Managerareone andthe same
Myths, misconceptions & incorrectnotions
Fact 2)Project Manageristhemasteroftheproject,whereas Business Analystowns theproduct
roadmap
Description Project Manager Business Analyst
Scope of ownership Project, programme, portfolio Product, domain, business
area, process
Focus areas Solution [Implementation] space [Mainly] Problem space
Involvement Complete life-cycle of project Mostly early stages of project
and validation
Toolkit Governance, processes, metrics Data, analytics, business
intelligence, research & tests
Mode of engagemen Mostly full-time/dedicated fully Full-time/Consulting/
Contract/ Part-time
People relating to Senior management, Client,
Vendors, Team members
Team members, customers,
users, product management
Artifacts and deliverables Project plan, resource plan, task
sheet, review reports
Requirements, user stories,
wireframes, test reports
Speaks the language of… Resources, effort, cost, time Vision, features, scope,
roadmap, users
Lives by the mantras On budget, in time, with quality,
customer satisfaction
Customer satisfaction, User
experience, minimal defects,
managing change
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Myth3) Business Analystsare notrequired in thelatterphases ofthe project
Myths, misconceptions & incorrectnotions
Fact 3)Business Analystsare very much partof theentirelife cycle ofthe project,albeit theproportion
oftheirinvolvement mayvaryacross the phases
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Myth4) AllBusiness analystsmust bestrongdomain experts
Myths, misconceptions & incorrectnotions
Fact 4)Business Analystsneed notalwaysbe domainspecialists, especially the IT Business Analysts
Myth5) BAs areproductspecialists, theydon’t needtohave peopleskills
Fact 5)A coreskillof aBusiness analystis toengage,interact,communicate, leadandworkwith people
atdifferent levels
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What next onBusinessAnalysis stream?
• How tobea BA:Novice/new entrants
• How tobeagoodBA:Beginners
• How tobeabetterBA :Intermediate
• How tobethe bestBA: Advanced
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• How to write user stories
• How to create wireframes
• How to workwith data models
• How to draw usecase diagrams
• How to write acceptance cases/scenarios
• How to use mindmaps
Deep Dive Sessions every week on Wednesdays,same time!