Texavi's Tech Bootcamp is designed around the practical, real-time usage of business analysis principles, concepts, methods, tools and techniques. This course will equip you to be job-ready with practical and real-time insights, as well as offering access to our treasure of insightful, high-quality resources and materials. Whether you are a developer or a tester, architect or a sales person thinking about moving to the BA role, Tech Bootcamp is for you. If you are an entry-level analyst, or a fresher just out of uni, Tech Bootcamp is for you.

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Welcome to Texavi!

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• This is a freecourse, but rememberthereis no freelunch!
• Its completely developed and delivered by Texavi. No sponsors, help us with youractive participation and support!
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• Attend all sessions without fail. Theyareinter-related, so you can get the best only if youattend eachone of them
• Full attendance will open avenues for you! Eg., prepare youfor that BA job interview, certificates, premiumaccess
to ourdigital platform, mobile app,discount vouchers to our online coursesand manymore…
• Do thetasks, exercises and home works. It’s a good investment for you!
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Agenda
 Recapfromlastsession
 Keyactivities&tasksperformedbyBA
 BA interventionin productdev lifecycle
 Dangerstoavoid in BAlandscape
 BA andtherequirementslifecycle
 IIBA – BABOKBA Lifecyclemethodology
 BCS– BAPMmethodology
 BA's rolein theagile methods
 Summary–Q&A

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Agenda
 Recap from lastsession
 KeyactivitiesandtasksperformedbyBA
 BA interventionin productdev lifecycle
 Dangerstoavoid in BAlandscape
 BA andtherequirementslifecycle
 IIBA – BABOKBA lifecycle methodology
 BCS– BAPMmethodology
 BA's rolein theagile methods
 Summary–Q&A

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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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Agenda
 Recapfromlastsession
 Key activities & tasks done by BA
 BA’srolein productdevlifecycle
 Dangerstoavoid in BAlandscape
 BA andtherequirementslifecycle
 IIBA – BABOKBA Lifecyclemethodology
 BCS– BAPMmethodology
 BA's rolein theagile methods
 Summary–Q&A

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Agenda
 Recapfromlastsession
 Keyactivities&tasksdonebyBA
 BA’srole in product dev lifecycle
 Dangerstoavoid in BAlandscape
 Bustingmyths& misconceptions aroundBA
 BA andtherequirementslifecycle
 IIBA – BABOKBA Lifecyclemethodology
 BCS– BAPMmethodology
 BA's rolein theagile methods

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Pre-sales:
• Feasibility (cost/benefit) study
• Study alignment of project’s
goals with Organisation’s goals
• Solution architecting
• Proposal / RFX

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Pre-sales:
• Feasibility (cost/benefit) study
• Study alignment of project’s
goals with Organisation’s goals
• Solution architecting
• Proposal / RFX
Stakeholder Interactions
• Internal/external stakeholders
• Vision, goals, expectations
• Lay the roadmap
• Get resources in place
• Planning & architecture start

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Pre-sales:
• Feasibility (cost/benefit) study
• Study alignment of project’s
goals with Organisation’s goals
• Solution architecting
• Proposal / RFX
Stakeholder Interactions
• Internal/external stakeholders
• Vision, goals, expectations
• Lay the roadmap
• Get resources in place
• Planning & architecture start
Requirements Development
• Requirements Planning
• Elicit requirements
• Define/specify requirements
• Document requirements
• Communicate requirements

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Pre-sales:
• Feasibility (cost/benefit) study
• Study alignment of project’s
goals with Organisation’s goals
• Solution architecting
• Proposal / RFX
Stakeholder Interactions
• Internal/external stakeholders
• Vision, goals, expectations
• Lay the roadmap
• Get resources in place
• Planning & architecture start
Requirements Development
• Requirements Planning
• Elicit requirements
• Define/specify requirements
• Document requirements
• Communicate requirements
Test Plans and test cases
• Write functional /acceptance
test cases
• Assist testers in creating test
plans and test cases
• Traceability from requirements

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Pre-sales:
• Feasibility (cost/benefit) study
• Study alignment of project’s
goals with Organisation’s goals
• Solution architecting
• Proposal / RFX
Stakeholder Interactions
• Internal/external stakeholders
• Vision, goals, expectations
• Lay the roadmap
• Get resources in place
• Planning & architecture start
Requirements Development
• Requirements Planning
• Elicit requirements
• Define/specify requirements
• Document requirements
• Communicate requirements
Test Plans and test cases
• Write functional /acceptance
test cases
• Assist testers in creating test
plans and test cases
• Traceability from requirements
Architecture & Design
• Create prototypes & PoCs
• Help in creating UX specification
• Assist and assess in creating
architecture to align with
functional & non-functional reqmts

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Pre-sales:
• Feasibility (cost/benefit) study
• Study alignment of project’s
goals with Organisation’s goals
• Solution architecting
• Proposal / RFX
Stakeholder Interactions
• Internal/external stakeholders
• Vision, goals, expectations
• Lay the roadmap
• Get resources in place
• Planning & architecture start
Requirements Development
• Requirements Planning
• Elicit requirements
• Define/specify requirements
• Document requirements
• Communicate requirements
Test Plans and test cases
• Write functional /acceptance
test cases
• Assist testers in creating test
plans and test cases
• Traceability from requirements
Architecture & Design
• Create prototypes & PoCs
• Help in creating UX specification
• Assist and assess in creating
architecture to align with
functional & non-functional reqmts
System & Acceptance Testing
• Conduct system testing
• Assist customers/users in UAT
• Generate test reports
• Assist the team in prioritizing and
fixing defects

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Pre-sales:
• Feasibility (cost/benefit) study
• Study alignment of project’s
goals with Organisation’s goals
• Solution architecting
• Proposal / RFX
Stakeholder Interactions
• Internal/external stakeholders
• Vision, goals, expectations
• Lay the roadmap
• Get resources in place
• Planning & architecture start
Requirements Development
• Requirements Planning
• Elicit requirements
• Define/specify requirements
• Document requirements
• Communicate requirements
Test Plans and test cases
• Write functional /acceptance
test cases
• Assist testers in creating test
plans and test cases
• Traceability from requirements
Architecture & Design
• Create prototypes & PoCs
• Help in creating UX specification
• Assist and assess in creating
architecture to align with
functional & non-functional reqmts
Low level design & Coding
• Acceptance criteria
• Requirements clarification
• Create wireframes
• Create process models, data
models, UML models
System & Acceptance Testing
• Conduct system testing
• Assist customers/users in UAT
• Generate test reports
• Assist the team in prioritizing and
fixing defects
Solution Deployment
Solution Deployment
• Conduct Reviews
• Support teams and users in
deployment and usage
• Support users with training
• Post-deployment improvements

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Pre-sales:
• Feasibility (cost/benefit) study
• Study alignment of project’s
goals with Organisation’s goals
• Solution architecting
• Proposal / RFX
Stakeholder Interactions
• Internal/external stakeholders
• Vision, goals, expectations
• Lay the roadmap
• Get resources in place
• Planning & architecture start
Requirements Development
• Requirements Planning
• Elicit requirements
• Define/specify requirements
• Document requirements
• Communicate requirements
Test Plans and test cases
• Write functional /acceptance
test cases
• Assist testers in creating test
plans and test cases
• Traceability from requirements
Architecture & Design
• Create prototypes & PoCs
• Help in creating UX specification
• Assist and assess in creating
architecture to align with
functional & non-functional reqmts
Low level design & Coding
• Acceptance criteria
• Requirements clarification
• Create wireframes
• Create process models, data
models, UML models
System & Acceptance Testing
• Conduct system testing
• Assist customers/users in UAT
• Generate test reports
• Assist the team in prioritizing and
fixing defects
Solution Deployment
Benefits realisation
Solution Deployment
• Conduct Reviews
• Support teams and users in
deployment and usage
• Support users with training
• Post-deployment improvements
Benefits Realisation
• Post implementation review
• Work with team on impact analysis
of changes
• Decide on Go/ No-go for changes
• Cost vs. benefits analysis

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Interaction:
Let’s listen to a practicing professional who leads a team of BAs…
• What BA skills come to the fore, when you consider recruiting a BA?
• What skills and competencies do you recommend for professionals who are thinking of
a move into BA role?

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Define Scope
Scope-in andscope-out
Manage Requirements
Define, manage,
communicate requirements

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Create Models
Enable teams
tocreate models
Prepare Prototypes
Low, medium andhigh
fidelity prototypes

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Draw Mockups/Sketches
Rough presentation of
the proposed solution
Create Wireframes
Static pages/screens to
represent the solution

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Define Personas
Drawpersonas (archetypes)
forthe profiles
Create Profiles
Customer anduser profiles

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Perform Reviews
Reviews of products,
processes andworkmodels
Conduct Testing
Verify the workproducts
at various stages

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Analyse Data
Understand the data -
entities andrelationships
Create DataModels
Conceptual and
logical data models

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Agenda
 Recapfromlastsession
 Keyactivities&tasksdonebyBA
 BA’srolein productdevlifecycle
 Dangers to avoid in BA landscape
 BA andtherequirementslifecycle
 IIBA – BABOKBA Lifecyclemethodology
 BCS– BAPMmethodology
 BA's rolein theagile methods
 Summary–Q&A

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Agenda
 Recapfromlastsession
 Keyactivities&tasksdonebyBA
 BA’srolein productdevlifecycle
 Dangerstoavoid in BAlandscape
 BA & the requirements lifecycle
 IIBA – BABOKBA Lifecyclemethodology
 BCS– BAPMmethodology
 BA's rolein theagile methods
 Summary–Q&A

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 Business requirements
 User requirements
 Functional requirements
 Quality of service requirements
 Assumptions and constraints
 Implementation requirements
Types of Requirements

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 Business requirements
 User requirements
 Functional requirements
 Quality of service requirements
 Assumptions and constraints
 Implementation requirements
• High-level goals, objectives
or needs of the organisation
• Strategic in nature
Description
The web-based application will
meet the quality standards as
defined in the organisation’s
quality policy
Example
Types of Requirements

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 Business requirements
 User requirements
 Functional requirements
 Quality of service requirements
 Assumptions and constraints
 Implementation requirements
• Needs of stakeholders,
specifically the users
• More specific to the product’s
capabilities and features
Description
• User-friendly (can be better?  )
• Better wording could be… “user
can complete the order placement
task within 10 minutes”
• Reliability – “Mean time to load a
page”
Example
Types of Requirements

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 Business requirements
 User requirements
 Functional requirements
 Quality of service requirements
 Assumptions and constraints
 Implementation requirements
• Capabilities of a product to
deliver the expected behavior
• Influence the design and
implementation of the product
Description
Conditions, material, tools and
processes required for development
Example
Types of Requirements

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 Business requirements
 User requirements
 Functional requirements
 Quality of service requirements
 Assumptions and constraints
 Implementation requirements
• Criteria for assessing the
operation of the product
• Environmental conditions under
which the product works effectively
Description
Quality of audio in the application
will be identical to that of
DVD-quality audio
Example
Types of Requirements

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 Business requirements
 User requirements
 Functional requirements
 Quality of service requirements
 Assumptions and constraints
 Implementation requirements
• Factors that limit & influence the
implementation (or product’s
performance)
• Assumptions are outside the
control of the team
• Constraints restrict the choices
in design & implementation
Description
The local government web
site must meet the
standards of Accessibility as
per DDA (Disability
Discrimination Act)
Example
Types of Requirements

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 Business requirements
 User requirements
 Functional requirements
 Quality of service requirements
 Assumptions and constraints
 Implementation requirements
• Define the realisation of plan
• Measurable and observable
capabilities for transition from
current to expected state
• No longer valid after implementation
is complete
Description
An adapter interface is
required to integrate the new
application being developed to the
existing ERP system
Example
Types of Requirements

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Agenda
 Recapfromlastsession
 Keyactivities&tasksdonebyBA
 BA’srolein productdevlifecycle
 Dangerstoavoid in BAlandscape
 BA &the requirementslifecycle
 IIBA – BA lifecycle methodology
 BCS– BAPMmethodology
 BA's rolein theagile methods
 Summary–Q&A

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IIBA (International Institute of Business Analysis)

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IIBA’sBABOKdefines thebusiness analysismethodology
with thefollowing:
Key concepts
Tasks
Underlying competencies
Techniques
Perspectives
Knowledge areas

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Provide basic understandingof some central
ideas in BABOK
BACCM,BusinessAnalysisCore Concept Model
Requirements ClassificationSchema
Examples forKey Concepts

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Represent areasof specific business analysisexpertise thatencompass several
tasks
BusinessAnalysisPlanningandMonitoring
ElicitationandCollaboration
Requirements Life Cycle Management
Requirements AnalysisandDesign Definition
Businessprocess management
Solution Evaluation
BABOK defines six knowledge areas:

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Used withinBA worktoprovide focus to
tasks& techniquesspecific tothecontextof
programme or project
Agile
Businessintelligence
Information Technology
Businessarchitecture
Businessprocess management
Examples of perspectives:

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A discrete piece of work thatmay be performed
formally or informally aspart of business analysis
Prioritise requirements
Assess risks
Validaterequirements
Examples for tasks

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Provide additionalinformation on waysthata
taskmay be performed
Businesscase
Collaborativegames
Datamining
Examples fortechniques

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Skills, behaviors, Characteristicsandpersonal
qualitiesthathelp successfully perform the role
of a business analyst
Analyticalthinkingandproblem solving
Communication skills
Businessknowledge
Examples for underling competencies

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Agenda
 Recapfromlastsession
 Keyactivities&tasksdonebyBA
 BA’srolein productdevlifecycle
 Dangerstoavoid in BAlandscape
 BA &the requirementslifecycle
 IIBA – BABOKBA lifecycle methodology
 BCS –BAPM methodology
 BA's rolein theagile methods
 Summary–Q&A

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BCS (Prev. known as British Computer Society)

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Business analysisProcess Model
Focus business analysisactivities and tasksin thecontext of thebusiness changelifecycle
BCSproposes the Business Analysis Process Model (BAPM)
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Embark on thediscovery journey
Identify theproblems and opportunities
Understandthecontext andbackground
Document analysis,conducting investigation
Examples
Interviews, workshops, observations, surveys, questionnaires

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Identify andanalysestakeholders
Understandtheirneeds and views
Createmodels for business activities
Identifying stakeholder roles andtheirviews
Stakeholder wheel, BAM(business activitymodeling)
Examples

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UnderstandtheAs-issituation
Define theTo-besolution
Compare andidentify thegaps between as-is& to-be
Studying thespecific business processes, activities,andevents
Examples
Business process modeling &gap analysis

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Identifying thepotentialsolutions
Assess feasibility of options
Identifying thepotentialsolutions, evaluationof the options
Businesscase,risk analysis
Examples

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Eliciting detailed requirements
Document therequirements
Managerequirements
Requirements documentation, validation
andverification of requirements
Examples
Requirements analysis, requirements traceability matrix

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Support the teamin implementing the solution
Facilitatetheteams & stakeholders in thedelivery
Realise thebenefits
Develop the solutionor business change,review thesolution,
benefits management andrealisation
Examples
Post-implementation Review, benefits
dependency network

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Agenda
 Recapfromlastsession
 Keyactivities&tasksdonebyBA
 BA’srolein productdevlifecycle
 Dangerstoavoid in BAlandscape
 BA &the requirementslifecycle
 IIBA – BABOKBA lifecycle methodology
 BCS– BAPMmethodology
 BA's role in the agile methods
 Summary–Q&A

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Agenda
 Recapfromlastsession
 Keyactivities&tasksdonebyBA
 BA’srolein productdevlifecycle
 Dangerstoavoid in BAlandscape
 BA &the requirementslifecycle
 IIBA – BABOKBA lifecycle methodology
 BCS– BAPMmethodology
 BA's rolein theagile methods
 Summary– Q & A

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Summary
 Recapfromlastsession
 Keyactivities&tasksdonebyBA
 BA’srolein productdevlifecycle
 Dangerstoavoid in BAlandscape
 BA &the requirementslifecycle
 IIBA – BABOKBA lifecycle methodology
 BCS– BAPMmethodology
 BA's rolein theagile methods

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