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Business Analysis - Best Practices for Success S Blais

Business Analysis - Best Practices for Success By S Blais

Business Analysis - Best Practices for Success by S Blais


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The definitive guide on the roles and responsibilities of the business analyst Business Analysis offers a complete description of the process of business analysis in solving business problems.

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Business Analysis - Best Practices for Success by S Blais

The definitive guide on the roles and responsibilities of the business analyst Business Analysis offers a complete description of the process of business analysis in solving business problems. Filled with tips, tricks, techniques, and guerilla tactics to help execute the process in the face of sometimes overwhelming political or social obstacles, this guide is also filled with real world stories from the author's more than thirty years of experience working as a business analyst. * Provides techniques and tips to execute the at-times tricky job of business analyst * Written by an industry expert with over thirty years of experience Straightforward and insightful, Business Analysis is a valuable contribution to your ability to be successful in this role in today's business environment.

About S Blais

Steven P. Blais is a solution architect and a consultant, coach, trainer, and course author in business analysis, software development, and project management. He contributes articles on a regular basis to allPM.com, a project management webzine published by the International Institute for Learning (IIL). He is a frequent content provider to numerous BA blogging sites, including EssenceoftheBA.com, and chairs a committee for the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge R3 with the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA), the predominant organization for the growing discipline of business analysis, with currently over 15,000 members in ninety chapters worldwide.

Table of Contents

Preface xv Acknowledgments xxv International Institute for Learning, Inc. (IIL) xxvii PART I THE PROBLEM SOLVER 1 CHAPTER 1 What Is a Business Analyst? 3 CHAPTER 2 The Evolution of the Business Analyst 13 CHAPTER 3 A Sense of Where You Are 29 CHAPTER 4 What Makes a Good Business Analyst? 39 PART II THE PLAYERS 85 CHAPTER 6 The Business Analyst and the Solution Team 89 CHAPTER 7 The Business Analyst and the Business Community 109 PART III THE PROBLEM 131 CHAPTER 8 Define the Problem 135 CHAPTER 9 Define the Product Scope 163 CHAPTER 10 Confirm Alignment and Financial Justification 179 PART IV THE PROCESS 197 CHAPTER 11 Gather the Information 199 CHAPTER 12 Define the Problem Domain 251 CHAPTER 13 Determine the Solution 267 CHAPTER 14 Write the Solution Document 285 PART V PRODUCING THE PRODUCT 309 CHAPTER 15 Monitor the Product 313 CHAPTER 16 Confirm the Business Problem Has Been Solved 325 CHAPTER 17 Transition and Change Management 337 POSTSCRIPT Where to Go from Here 351 APPENDIX A Business Analyst Process 361 APPENDIX B The Principles 365 APPENDIX C Why We Do Not Get Good Requirements 373 APPENDIX D Comparison of the Roles of Business Analyst, Systems Analyst, and Project Manager 379 APPENDIX E Context-Free Problem Definition Questions 383 APPENDIX F List of Nonfunctional Requirements Categories 385 Bibliography 387 About the Author 395 Index 397

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CIN1118076001G
9781118076002
1118076001
Business Analysis - Best Practices for Success by S Blais
Used - Good
Hardback
John Wiley & Sons Inc
20111216
432
N/A
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