Business Analysis Blog
Agile Business Analysis or Business Analysis for Agile?
Agile is currently a very popular term in the world of information technology or IT. Since the release of the Agile Manifesto and the proven viability of Agile Software Development Methodologies, every product or service supporting IT development strives for...
Strategic, Tactical, and Operational Business Analysis
Strategic, Tactical, and Operational Business Analysis are three distinct levels within an organization. Although they are all called business analysis, there are significant differences in the breadth and depth of the tools and techniques necessary to support each.
Operational Business Analysis Is Done within the IT Project
Operational Business Analysis is heavily used at the application level by Agile teams, by developers performing business analysis activities, and by administrators of packaged soctware.
Strategic Business Analysis is Done at the Business Planning Level
Strategic Business Analysis (aka “Enterprise Analysis”) applies the tools of techniques germane to business analysis to an entire organization or any subset thereof. It is an essential step in intiating positive change within an organization.
Tactical Business Analysis is Done During Project Initiation
Tactical Business Analysis is applied within a project to ensure that the product is well defined and understood both by those who need the produce and by those who build/buy the product. In an Agile environment, it is used primarily during release, iteration, and sprint planning sessions.
A Basic Business Problem Analysis Technique
How does your organization decide which projects to fund? When a project is done, how do you know if it was successful? Business problem analysis is a set of techniques that identify and evaluate areas in which stakeholders are unhappy with an existing situation....
Conduct Requirements Interviews to Discover Stakeholder Needs
Business analysis at all levels requires interviewing skills. This post discusses seven key characteristics that will help you improve your interviewing skills.
Is IT Business Analysis an IT Function?
Strategic business analysis is exclusively a busienss function and should be executed by the business community. Tactical business analysis within a project can also be executed by the business community, but the IT group will do it in self-defense if they do not get good requirements from the SMEs. Operational business analysis is generally an IT function.
Who Does Business Analysis in Your Organization?
Business analysis is a skill similar to writing. That means that almost anyone can do it, but doing it well requires knowledge and practice.
The Role of Business Analysts in Modern Organizations Is Evolving
Improving the efficiency of the organizaiton is one of the prime duties of business analysts. To be efficient at their job, they need time to do business analysis – and think..
We created the BA-EXPERTS Business Analysis blog to offer traditional, state-of-the-practice, and evolving tips, techniques and insights. Our all-consuming goal is to improve your business analysis outcomes whether your IT group speaks Agile, Waterfall, or Iterative SDM. Our target audience is “the one wearing the Business Analysis hat”, whether you have the title “Business Analyst” or not.
Business Analysis Around the World
Our objective is to keep each of these business analysis “insight” messages short and to the point with information that you can use (or, in some cases, be amused). Our pledge to you is that the contents of the posts will be more than just our opinions. We will base the majority of our articles on the results of extensive research by one of the best content researchers in the business, Angela Hathaway (who can find anything on the web, so if you lost your keys or your wallet…).
Business Analysis Made Easy
In addition, we aim to keep you apprised of what is happening in the world of Business Analysis, System Analysis, Business System Analysis, Requirements Analysis and whatever else organizations decide to call this vital function. Our blog posts will help you in your never-ending search for truth, wisdom and the perfect requirement. (We suspect that finding truth and wisdom will be the easier quest, but we, like you, will never stop trying).
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User Stories: A Collaboration Tool for Business and IT
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Requirements Gathering with Use Cases for Business Analysts
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