Business Analyst: What is a BA
BACCM core concept: Solution
A specific way of satisfying one or more needs in a context. A ________________ satisfies a need by resolving a problem faced by stakeholders or enabling stakeholders to take advantage of an opportunity.
organization
An autonomous group of people under the management of a single individual or board that works towards common goals and objectives.
domain subject matter expert
Any individual with in-depth knowledge of a topic relevant to the business need or solution scope.
implementation subject matter expert
Any stakeholder who has specialized knowledge regarding the implementation of one or more solution components.
IT BA
Collects and documents business and stakeholder requirements for an IT base solution.
plan business analysis information management
Defines how information developed by business analysts (including requirements and designs) is captured, stored, and integrated with other information for long-term use.
plan business analysis governance
Defines the components of business analysis that are used to support the governance function of the organization. It helps ensure that decisions are made properly and consistently, and follows a process that ensures decision-makers have the information they need.
underlying competencies
Describes the competencies that are most prevalent in the perspective.
It BA
Tech experts
requirement
The _______________4 is a usable representation of a need requirements. focus on understanding what kind of value could be delivered if a requirement is fulfilled
BACCM: Context
The circumstances that influence, are influenced by, and provide understanding of the change. Changes occur within a context. The context is everything relevant to the change that is within the environment. Context may include attitudes, behaviours, beliefs, competitors, culture, demographics, goals, governments, infrastructure, languages, losses, processes, products, projects, sales, seasons, terminology, technology, weather, and any other element meeting the definition.
business analysis
The practice of enabling change in the context of an enterprise by defining needs and recommending solutions that deliver value to stakeholders.
functional decomposition
Used to break down complex business analysts processes or approaches and two more feasible components.
business cases
Used to understand whether elements of the problem or opportunity are especially time-sensitive, high-value, or whether there is any particular uncertainty around elements of the possible need or solution.
enterprise
_______________ is a system of one or more organizations and the solution they use to pursue a shared set of common goals.
Stakeholders
_________________ is an individual or group that a business analysis likely to interact with directly or indirectly.
plan
a ____________ is a proposal for doing my achieving something. _____________ describe a set of events, the dependencies among the events, the expected sequence, the schedule. the results were outcomes, the materials and resources needed and the stakeholders involved.
business analysis core conceptual model (BACCM)
a conceptual framework for the business analysis profession
BACCM Core concept: Stakeholder
a group of our individual with a relationship to the change the need for the solution. _____________ are often defined in terms of interest in impact on and influence over the change. ______________ are grouped based on their relationship to the needs changes in solutions.
BACCM core concept: Need
a problem or opportunity to be addressed. ______________ can cause changes by motivating stakeholders to act. changes can also cause need by eroding or enhancing the value delivered by existing solutions.
supplier
a stakeholder outside the boundary of a given organization or organizational unit. they provide products or services to the organization and may have contractual or moral rights and obligations that must be considered. alternate rules are providers, vendors and consultants
design
a usable representation of a solution. ___________ focuses on understanding how value may be realized by a solution if it is built
the five perspectives of business analytics
agile business intelligence business architecture information technology business process management
specification
assessment of an action decision plan or transaction to establish that it is correct, complete, being implemented or recorded as intended and delivering the intended outcome.
bi analysis
builds business use cases based on market trends and big data analysis results
six knowledge areas of business analysis
business analysis, planning and monitoring, Melissa station and collaboration, requirements. lifecycle management, strategy analysis, requirements analysts and design definition, solution evaluation.
insights creator
business intelligence
dominant subject matter expert
can be a source of risk when they're involvement is required and availability is lacking
sponsor
can provide needs and objectives for the approach and ensure that organizational policies are followed. the selected approach may depend on availability and involvement with the initiative.
elicitation
collecting intelligence information. gather knowledge or information
IT business analyst
collects and documents business and stakeholder requirements for an IT based solution.
proxy product owner
defiance and controls the scope and priorities of the project throughout its life cycle
business policies
define the limits within which decisions must be made. They may be described by regulations, contracts, agreements, deals, warranties, certifications, or other legal obligations. these policies can influence the business analyst's approach.
middleware analyst
defines integration and transition requirements
Stakeholders
defines roles and characteristics of groups or individuals participating in or affected by the business analysis activities within a change
solution requirements
describe the capabilities and qualities of a solution that needs to stakeholder requirements. they provide the appropriate level of detail to allow for the development and implementation of the solution. solution requirements can be divided into two subcategories. functional requirements and non-functional requirements.
functional requirements
describe the capabilities that a solution must have in terms of the behavior and information that the solution will manage.
transition requirements
describe the capabilities that the solution must have and the conditions the solution must meet to facilitate transition from the current state to the future state, but which are not needed once the change is complete
business analysis scope
describe the key stakeholders, including a profile of the likely types of sponsors, the target stakeholders, and the business analysis role within an initiative
steakholder requirements
describe the needs of stakeholders that must be met in order to achieve the business requirements. they may serve as a bridge between business and solution requirements.
impact on knowledge areas
describes how knowledge areas are applied or modified
identify business analysis performance improvements
describes managing and monitoring how business analysis work is performed to ensure that commitments are met and continuous learning and improvement opportunities are realized.
requirements and designs
describes the distinction between and the importance of requirements and designs to say relate to business analysis
plan business analysis approach
describes the planning of business analysis work from creation or selection of a methodology to planning the individual activities, tasks, and deliverables.
plans stakeholder engagement
describes understanding which stakeholders are relevant to the change? what business analyst needs from them? what they need from a business analyst and the best way to collaborate.
change scope
describes what parts of the enterprise the change encompasses when viewed from this perspective and to what extended impacts both the objectives and operations of the enterprise.
analysis
detailed explanation of anything complex in order to understand its nature or to determine its features
project manager
determines the approach is realistic for the overall schedule and time lanes. the business analysis approach must be compatible with other activities
non-functional requirements or quality of service requirements
do not really directly to the behavior of functionality of a solution, but rather describe conditions under which a solution must remain effective or qualities that a solution must have.
the four steps to business analysis
elicitation analysis specification validation
validation
exact statements of the need to be satisfied or characteristics that a customer requires
Financial Analysis
he used to assess how different approaches and the supported delivery options affect the value delivered.
estimation
he used to determine how long it may take to perform business analysts activities
survey or questionnaire?
he used to identify possible business analysts activities, techniques, risks, and other relevant items to help build the business analyst approach
Document Analysis
he used to review existing organizational assets that might assist in planning the approach
medical efficiency
healthcare BA
requirements classification schema
identifies levels our types of requirements that assist the business analysis and other stakeholders and categorizing requirements
business analysis approach
identifies the business analyst approach and activities that will be performed across an initiative, including who will perform the activities. the timing and sequencing of the work, the deliverables that will be produced and the business analyst techniques that maybe utilized.
business analysis
investigates business models, improved business processes.
business analyst
is inherently a stakeholder and all business analysis activities. They are responsible and accountable for the execution of these activities.
risk
is the effect of uncertainty on a value of a change, a solution or the enterprise.
requirements engineer
manages and details requirements during development process works with DEV and QA teams.
customer behavior
marketing analysis
regulator
maybe needed to provide approval for aspects of the business analysis approach or decisions made in tayloring the process, especially in organizations where the business analyst's approaches audited
financial BA
money strategists
Data Analysis
numbers insight
process streamliners
operations analysis
agile architect
project facilitators
business analysis is performance assessment
provides results of previous assessments that should be reviewed and incorporated into all planning approaches
tester
responsible for determining how to verify that the solution meets the requirements to find by the business analyst as well as conducting the verification process.
sponsor
responsible for initiating the effort to define a business need and develop a solution that means the need. they authorize the work to be performed and control, the budget and scope for the initiative.
project manager
responsible for managing the work required to deliver a solution that means a business need and for ensuring that the project stop applications are met while balancing the project factors including scope, budget, schedule, resources, quality and risk.
operational support
responsible for the day-to-day management and maintenance of a system or product.
regulator
responsible for the definition and enforcement of standards. Standards can be imposed on a solution by regulators through legislation, corporate governance standards, audit standards or standards to find by an organization centers of competency.
methodologies and framework
shape the approach that will be used by the providing methods, techniques, procedures, working concepts, and rules. they may need to be tailored to meet the need of the specific business challenge.
end user
stakeholders who directly interact with the solution.
business requirements
statements of goals, objectives, and outcomes that describe why a change has been initiated.
software engancer
system analyst
sales/ discovery analyst
takes part in pre-sells, collects initial project requirements
system/solution analyst
takes part in solution design, forms system requirements.
BACCM core concept: Change
the act of transformation and response to a need
BACCM core concept: Change
the act of transformation and response to a need _______________ works to improve the performance of an enterprise. these improvements are deliberate and controlled through business analysis activities.
BACCM Core concept: value
the worst importance or usefulness of something to a stakeholder within a concept. ______________ can be seen as potential or realized returns, gains and improvements. it is also possible to have a decrease in value in the form of losses, risks and costs.
stakeholder engagement approach
understanding the stakeholders and their concerns and interests may influence decisions made when determining the business analysis approach.
risk analysis and management
used to assess risks in order to select the proper business analysis approach
process modeling
used to define and document the business analyst approach
scope modeling
used to determine the boundaries of the solution as an input to planning and to estimating
Expert Judgment
used to determine the optimal business analysis approach
workshops
used to help build the plan in a team setting
interviews
used to help build the plan with an individual or small group
Lessons Learned
used to identify an enterprises previous experience both success and challenges with planning business analysts approach.
Brainstorming
used to identify possible business analysis activity is techniques, risks and other relevant items to help build the business analyst approach
Item Tracking
used to track any issues raised during planning activities with stakeholders. can also track risk related items raised during discussions when building the approach.
reviews
used to validate the selected business analyst approach with stakeholders
customer
uses or may use products or services produced by the enterprise and may have contractual or moral rights that the enterprise is obliged to meet.
process analyst
workflow optimizers
business analysis information
• Broad and diverse sets of information that business analysts analyze, transform, and report • Information of any kind, at any level of detail, that is used as an input to, or an output of, business analysis work