The document serves as an introduction to business analysis, outlining key concepts, knowledge areas, tasks, and techniques involved in the field. It emphasizes the importance of competencies such as analytical thinking, communication skills, and business knowledge, along with methods for planning, elicitation, requirements management, and solution assessment. Additionally, it highlights various techniques and tools used in business analysis, including data modeling and documentation practices.

1. Business Analysis
Introduction to BusinessAnalysis:
• What isBusinessAnalysis?
• KeyConcepts
• KnowledgeAreas
• Tasks
• Techniques
• UnderlyingCompetencies
• OtherSourcesof BusinessAnalysisInformation
Underlyingcompetencies:
• Analytical ThinkingandProblemSolving
• Behavioral Characteristics
• BusinessKnowledge
• CommunicationSkills
• InteractionSkills
• Software Applications
BusinessAnalysisPlanning& Monitoring:
• PlanBusinessAnalysisApproach
• ConductStakeholderAnalysis
• PlanBusinessAnalysisActivities
• Estimationof efforts
• PlanBusinessAnalysisCommunication
• PlanRequirementsManagementProcess
• Manage BusinessAnalysisPerformance
Elicitation:
• Prepare forElicitation
• ConductElicitationActivity
• DocumentElicitationResults

2. Business Analysis
• ConfirmElicitationResults
RequirementsManagement& Communication :
• Manage SolutionScope &Requirements
• Manage RequirementsTraceability
• MaintainRequirementsforRe-use
• Prepare RequirementsPackage
• Communicate Requirements
Enterprise Analysis:
• Define BusinessNeed
• AssessCapabilityGaps
• Determine SolutionApproach
• Define SolutionScope
• Define BusinessCase
RequirementsAnalysis:
• Prioritize Requirements
• Organize Requirements
• SpecifyandModel Requirements
• Define AssumptionsandConstraints
• VerifyRequirements
• Validate Requirements
SolutionAssesment& Validation:
• AssessProposedSolution
• Allocate Requirements
• AssessOrganizational Readiness
• Define TransitionRequirements

3. Business Analysis
• Validate Solution
• Evaluate SolutionPerformance
Techniques:
• Acceptance andEvaluationCriteriaDefinition
• Benchmarking
• Brainstorming
• BusinessRulesAnalysis
• Data DictionaryandGlossary
• Data FlowDiagrams
• Data Modeling
• DecisionAnalysis
• DocumentAnalysis
• Estimation
• Focus Groups
• Interface Analysis
• Interviews
• LessonsLearnedProcess
• Metrics andKeyPerformance Indicators
• Non-functional RequirementsAnalysis
Communicationand documentation:
• Use casesand UML
• Sequence diagrams
• ER Modelling
• FRS , BRD and Solutionsproposal documentation
Additional knowledge base:
• BusinessIntelligence
• SQL

4. Business Analysis
• Data base design
• FAQs
• Resume preparationandinterviewpreparation