This lecture covers Process, Project, Enterprise and Industrly level Business Analysis. It also covers various activities of a Business Analyst

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5. Analysis
According to Oxford Dictionary (2003) Analysis is detailed examination of the
elements or the structure of something. It is also defined as separation of
something into its component parts.
Business
Business is defined as work to be done or matter to be attended Oxford Dictionary
(2003).
Business Analysis – Cadle & Paul (2006)
Business Analysis is the discipline of identifying needs and formulating workable
solutions to the Business problem.
Business Analysis
Business analysis is the discipline of identifying business needs and determining
solutions to business problems. Solutions may include a systems development
component and may also consist of process improvement or organizational change or
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7. BAs who work specifically on new software developments or
software alterations or software implementation are called as IT
Business Analysts, Technical Business Analysts, or Systems
Analysts.
Depending upon the scope & nature of the project and stage of
the project role and activity of a Business Analyst may vary.
Business Analysts are much in demand in Product Companies,
Domain Specialist Companies, Client Organizations, Consultancy
Organisations
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9. – Analyse Industry Trends e.g. new demand for
vocational trainers from the government
– Analyse Technology Deployments e.g deployment
of GPS in transportation sector, Biometric
Technology in Security Domain, Touch Screen
Kiosks, RFID Contact less cards for Banks
– Analyse Supply & Demand Conditions
– Benchmark and observe global best practises
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10. – Study Vision, Mission, Key Success Factors,
Competitive Positioning
– Study or Design Enterprise IT Architecture
– Arrive at Enterprise wide IT Strategy e.g Indian
Railways has several Applications : Peoplesoft
HRMS, IRCTC Passenger Ticketing System, Wagon
Performance Monitoring System
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13. – Business Rules
– Efficiency
– Human Computer Interaction, Ease of Use
– Process Steps
– Interrelationships
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14. – Live Demonstration
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16. – Requirements Engineering and Management, Modelling and
Visualisation Skills, SQL and RDBMS Concepts, Appreciation of
Technology and Technical Environment, Systems Thinking, Software
Project Knowledge, SDLC, Implementation Methodologies
– Industry Knowledge, Domain Knowledge, Domain Vocabulary, Critical
Process Specialisation, Domain Rules
– Interviewing, Meeting Management, Verbal and Written
Communication, Patience, Negotiation Skills, Business Analyst
Vocabulary, Relationship Building, Leadership, Attention to Detail
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