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All of us must have heard this proverb umpteen number of times in our lives. However, when it comes to elicitation, we tend to forget the same.Elicitation is possibly the most important job we business analysts do. I am surprised that many of us understand only few facets of elicitation such as requirements gathering and recording.Elicitation is much more than requirements gathering and recording. A good elicitation activity can significantly reduce effort in changes in requirements and subsequent changes to design, construction and testing activities.Here is an attempt to make our elicitation exercises more effective.
Practical Enterprise Architecture in Medium-size Corporation using TOGAFMichael Sukachev
Overview on the Practical Enterprise Architecture approach using TOGAF ADM for architectures development, Zachman Framework as artifacts repository and Sparx EA as a modelling tool.
STRATEGIE - Guide de survie en Business Architecture n°3COMPETENSIS
Pour nous tous, il est important de comprendre la stratégie de l'entreprise dans laquelle nous évoluons. Pour certains d'entre nous, il est aussi important de savoir la définir. Voici un document simple, en français pour vous y retrouver.
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(Note: This is a very dated version of this popular deck, as SlideShare does not provide authors with a mechanism to update their documents. If interested in the latest version, feel free to message me on LinkedIn or at wweinmeyer@gmail.com. Also, feel free to ask SlideShare to bring back the ability to update posted documents.)
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::Apex can perform a wide range of functions from serving as a controller for Visualforce pages to scheduled tasks in the background.
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Intended Audience:
::Programmers familiar with object-oriented languages, and looking for an deeper dive into Apex
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As many organization seek to modify both their core business technology platform, and their outlying digital channels, one of the largest hinderances people talk about is core data access. As one of our chief partners in event/stream processing, Confluent has worked with Accenture in the creation of our Digital Decoupling strategy. Leveraging CDC technologies to allow data access without modifying the core, organizations are now able to easily access data they previously would struggle to marshal. And not only data access, but real time responses and interactions with customer data previously locked behind the walls of antique or mission-critical systems.
An introduction to fundamental architecture conceptswweinmeyer79
(Note: This is a very dated version of this popular deck, as SlideShare does not provide authors with a mechanism to update their documents. If interested in the latest version, feel free to message me on LinkedIn or at wweinmeyer@gmail.com. Also, feel free to ask SlideShare to bring back the ability to update posted documents.)
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- Conceptual vs. Logical vs. Physical architecture
- Viewpoint Frameworks
- Architecture Domains
- Architecture Tiers
You are free to use/copy this information but if you do so, please include an acknowledgement
Description:
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Key Takeaways:
::Programmers familiar with object-oriented languages will be able to learn Apex easily
::Apex can perform a wide range of functions from serving as a controller for Visualforce pages to scheduled tasks in the background.
::Get a deep dive into testing and code coverage on Force.com, and learn some solid best practices and recipes for writing better tests.
Intended Audience:
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Digital architecture does not exist in isolation entirely separate from an organisation’s overall enterprise architecture. Digital architecture must exist within the within the wider enterprise architecture context.
Enterprise architecture provides the tools and the approaches to manage the complexity of digital transformation.
The management function that drives digital transformation needs to involve the enterprise architecture function in the design and implementation of digital strategy and organisation, process and policies and the creation of a digital architecture. Management must appreciate the technology focus and the benefits of an enterprise architecture approach.
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This document is containing details about Business Analysis & Business Analyst the agendas are as below :
Introduction to Business Analysis
Scope of Business Analyst in IT & Non-IT Organizations
Require Skill Matrix & Prerequisites for Business Analyst
Business Analysis Methodology
Role Business Analyst in SDLC
Alternatives & BA Professional Courses
Introduction to CMMi Levels & Role of BA in CMMi Levels
1. Business Analyst Job Description
Role
The Business Analyst (BA) will be responsible for analysing the business needs of clients and
stakeholders to help identify business problems and propose solutions.
Within the systems development life cycle domain, the BA will work as a liaison among
stakeholders to elicit, analyse, communicate and validate requirements for changes to business
processes, policies and information systems.
The BA will understand business problems and opportunities in the context of the requirements and
recommends solutions that enable the organisation to achieve its goals.
Activities
The BA will undertake or participate in the undertaking of the following activities:
guide stakeholders on devising effective and efficient approaches to achieving project objectives
identify and resolve issues
manage risks and provide input to the risk management process
liaise with other project areas to coordinate interdependencies and resolve issues
liaise with various business units to determine requirements and resolve issues
identify business process improvement opportunities
identify and define business requirements
analyse and map business processes (current state/future state)
analyse processes and data to identify gaps or perform process or data mapping
prepare or provide input to business cases, feasibility assessments, etc
produce high quality documentation
report status and issues to the Project Manager(s)
contribute to enterprise architecture development from a business needs perspective
Deliverables
The BA will prepare or assist in the preparation of the following key deliverables:
Business Requirements constitute a specification of what the business wants. This is usually
expressed in terms of broad outcomes the business requires, rather than specific functions the
system may perform. Specific design elements are usually outside the scope of this document,
although design standards may be referenced.
Functional Requirements describe what the system, process, or product/service must do to
fulfill the business requirements. Note that business requirements can often be split into sub-
business requirements and many functional requirements. These are also called System
Requirements.
Non Functional Requirements are requirements that cannot be met by a specific function, eg
performance, scalability, security and usability requirements. These are often included within
the System Requirements, where applicable.
Report Specifications are reporting requirements such as the purpose of the report, justification
of the report, report attributes and columns, or runtime parameters.
2. Traceability Matrix is a cross matrix that traces the requirements through each stage of the
requirements gathering process. High level concepts will be matched to scope items which will
map to individual requirements which will map to corresponding functions. This matrix should
also take into account any changes in scope during the life of the project. At the end of a project,
this matrix should show each function built into a system, its source and the reason that any
stated requirements may not have been delivered.
Skills
The BA will demonstrate the following core skills and competencies:
leadership, to structure work and information for use by management and developers, set
priorities and manage the work to those priorities, and meet deadlines
relational, to develop good professional relationships with clients and internal staff, and
represent the organisation in a professional and positive manner
interviewing, to talk with individuals and groups about their needs and ask the right questions
to surface essential requirements information
listening, to understand what people say and to detect what they might be hesitant to say
analytical, to critically evaluate the information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile
conflicts, decompose high-level information into details, abstract up from low-level information
to a more general understanding, distinguish presented user requests from the underlying true
needs, and distinguish solution ideas from requirements
facilitation, to lead workshops, meetings and other forums to achieve a desired outcome
observational, to validate data obtained via other techniques and expose new areas for
elicitation
communicating, to articulate, both verbally and in written form, information effectively to
customers, marketing, managers, and technical staff
organisational, to work with the vast array of information gathered during elicitation and
analysis and to cope with rapidly changing information
interpersonal, to help negotiate priorities and resolve conflicts among project stakeholders
(such as customers, product management, and engineering)
modelling, to represent requirements information in graphical forms that augment textual
representations in natural language, including using modeling languages already established in
the development organization
Knowledge
The BA will display a detailed understanding of the following subject areas:
requirements elicitation, analysis, specification, verification, and management practices and the
ability to apply them in practice; familiarity with requirements engineering books and resources
requirements engineering and its place within the software development life cycle in a team
environment
product management concepts and how enterprise software products are positioned and
developed
application domain knowledge, for credibility with user representatives and to work effectively
with them
3. Performance Measures
The BA’s performance will be measured in the following ways:
evaluation from product and project management on overall product quality and effectiveness
in the marketplace of the requirements after the product has been developed
feedback from key customer or marketing representatives on the way in which the requirements
engineering process was conducted
customer satisfaction measures
Education and Experience
The BA will hold at least an undergraduate degree in Information Technology or Information
Systems from a reputable university.
The BA will have 3 to 5 years experience in similar roles elsewhere.