Business analysis and reporting refer to a comprehensive process of developing solutions to translate high-level business needs into actionable requirements. Business analysis and reporting are two critical activities every business works on daily. Even though they’re separate activities, they’re deeply intertwined.

1. April 2023
MANAGER, REGIONAL TECHNICAL
OPERATIONS
BUSINESS ANALYSIS AND REPORTING
Itoro Akpan

2. Introduction
Business
Analysis
Conclusion
Reporting
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OUTLINE

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“Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or
accomplishment and to either of these ends, there must be forethought, system,
planning, intelligence, and honest purpose, as well as perspiration. Seeming to do is
not doing.”
- Thomas Alva Edison

4. INTRODUCTION
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Business analysis and reporting are two critical
activities every business works on daily.
Even though they’re separate activities, they’re deeply
intertwined.
Business analysis and reporting refer to a
comprehensive process of developing solutions to
translate high-level business needs into actionable
requirements.
To understand basic Business Analysis and Reporting Skills
To apply these skills for better productivity and personal effectiveness
To think like Business Analysts and drive results throughout the Business ecosystem
Why this?

5. CONCEPTUALIZATION
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Business analysis: speaks to
understanding and mapping out business
needs into business solutions by gathering
necessary customer, user or general
stakeholder requirements (current needs).
That information is then translated into
processes, tools and solutions that speak to
those needs and provide a solution to the
requestor.

6. BUSINESS ANALYSIS
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A business analyst enables a
change in the organization by
comprehending business problems
and providing solutions that will
maximize its value to its
stakeholders.
They are involved in every tiny
aspect of the business, beginning
from laying out the strategy to
creating enterprise architecture.
Business analysts play a role in
every life cycle within a project. A
business analyst documents the
business process in an
organization and evaluates
the business models.
Who Is a Business Analyst?

7. Analytical and
Critical
Thinking
Understanding
the Business
Objective
Communication
and
Interpersonal
Skills
Decision-
Making Skills
Negotiation
and Cost-
Benefit
Analysis
Programming
Languages
TOP BUSINESS ANALYST SKILLS
BUSINESS ANALYSIS

8. Database and
SQL
Creation of Reports and
Dashboards
Documentation
and
Presentation
Microsoft Excel
TOP BUSINESS ANALYST SKILLS CONTD…
BUSINESS ANALYSIS

9. REPORTING
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A report is a document that presents
relevant business information in an
organized and understandable format.
Each report is aimed at a specific
audience and business purpose and it
summarizes the performance of
different activities based on goals and
objectives.
What is a Report?

10. REPORTING
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Top Report Types
Informational Reports
Analytical Reports
Operational Reports
Product Reports
Industry Reports
Department Reports
Progress Reports
Internal Reports
External Reports
Vertical & Lateral Reports
Research Reports
Strategic Reports
Project Reports
Statutory Reports

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“The bottom line is, when people are crystal clear about the most important priorities of the
organisation and team they work with and prioritised their work around those top priorities, not
only are they many times more productive, they discover they have the time they need to have
a whole life.”
Stephen Covey
CONCLUSION

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