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Presented by Lisa Christy

2. • Why Change?
• BA Defined
• BA Relationships
• Team Dynamic
• Documentation Solution
• Test Cases
• Best Practices
• Questions
OVERVIEW
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Reality Check !

5. The Business Analyst is an Agent of Change.
Source: IIBA(International Institute of Business Analysis) http://www.iiba.org/Careers/What-is-Business-Analysis.aspx
WHAT IS A BUSINESS ANALYST?
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BA RELATIONSHIPS

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NEW BA RELATIONSHIPS
The Work

8. Specification Living documentation
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SOLUTION
Vs.
Acceptance Criteria
Work Explanation
Requirements
Change Control
Code
Unit Tests
Automated Scripts
Test Cases

9. HOW DO TEST CASES WORK?
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Acceptance Criteria Steps in Test Case

10. • Only document what you have to
• Give your documentation life
• RemoveChange documentation that isn’t accurate
• Collaborate
MINIMIZE DOCUMENTATION
PRINCIPLES
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Work outside of your comfort
zone