This document introduces business analysis and discusses key topics in the field. It defines business analysis and explains the role of the business analyst in bridging business and technical teams. The document outlines the goals of business analysis and some common sub-disciplines. It also discusses the business analyst's role throughout a project and key responsibilities during initiation, analysis, development, testing, and implementation phases. Additional sections cover topics like the Unified Modeling Language, business analysis certifications, references, and emerging trends in the field.

1. BY EDGAR KHACHATRYAN
GEORGIA, TBILISI, FEBRUARY 2015
Introducing Business Analysis

2. Problem and Solution
Where is the problem?

4. Exercise - Order Kitchen Furniture
 Order your Left and Right friends Kitchen Furniture
 Write down order descriptions of Kitchen Furniture of your
Right and Left Friends
 Take orders Description Furniture from your Right and Left
friends and compare

5. Where is BA
Technical
Team
Software
Project
Business
Needs
Business
+ IT

6. Stakeholders Viewpoint
Business Team Viewpoint
Technical Team Viewpoint
Bridging the Viewpoints

7. Goal of Business Analysis
 Reduce waste
 Create solutions
 Complete projects on time
 Improve efficiency
 Document the right requirements

8. Business Analysis Sub-Disciplines
 Enterprise analysis or company analysis
 Requirements planning and management
 Requirements elicitation
 Requirements analysis and documentation
 Requirements communication
 Solution assessment and validation

9. Business Analyst - 1
 Analyze customers information, IT professionals & executives
 Elicit the needs (not desires) of stakeholders
 Work to facilitate communication between organizational units
 Align business needs with the capabilities delivered by IT
 Serve as a “translator” between stakeholders

10. Business Analyst - 2
Business
Analyst
Business Team
 A Business Analyst is
responsible for knowing
what the goal of a project
is, how to achieve it,
managing any changes to
the goal and ensuring
that all deliverables are
aligned with the goal.
IT
Team

11. Role of BA During Project - 1
 Initiation
 It’s the role of the BA to clearly identify the problem that the
business is experiencing and to map out what a possible
solution would look like.
 Analysis
 During this phase the BA will also work with the
development team and, in particular, an Architect, to create
the design and define exactly what the solution should look
like.

12. Role of BA During Project - 2
 Development
 BA needs to step up their meetings with the development
team, attending daily meetings and generally being the eyes
and ears of the business, constantly looking for deviations in
course that would otherwise go undetected.
 Testing
 There is a process to follow as the testing team go through
the process of testing and identifying bugs and the BA can
work with the business to set defect fix priorities.

13. Role of BA During Project - 3
 Implementation
 It’s during this phase that a BA should be conscious of how
users are using the system. Are they actually seeing the
benefits envisaged in the business case? Do the training
materials support the business case?

14. Who ordereda big
Margarita and two
Caesars with
Chicken?

15. UML
 Unified Modeling Language (UML) is a standardized
general-purpose modeling language in the field of
object-oriented software engineering.
 Since 1997 has become the industry standard for
modeling software-intensive systems.

16. UML Modeling Tools
 ArgoUML
 Enterprise Architect
 MagicDraw UML
 PowerDesigner
 Rational Rhapsody
 Rational Software Architect
 StarUML
 Umbrello

17. Certificates
 Certified Business Analyst Professional (CBAP)
 Certified Associate Business Analyst (CABA)
 Certified Software Business Analyst (CSBA)
 Certification of Competency in Business Analysis (CCBA)

18. References
 A Guide to the BA Body of Knowledge (BABOK Guide)
 Paul, Debra; Donald Yeates, Keith Hindle. Business analysis
 Kevin Brennan. ed. A Guide to the BA Body of Knowledge
 Jacobson; Grady. The Unified Software Development Process

19. What is Next?

20. Top 10 Trends of BA
by Glenn R. Brule Executive Director of Global Client Solutions
 Demand for Greater Organizational Efficiency Will Increase
Demand for Business Architecture, Rules and Process Experts
 Government Agencies Will Invest Seriously in the Role of BA
 Agile Methods Will Continue to Gain Traction
 Emergence of a Hybrid Role of PM and Business Analyses
 BA Will Enhance Skills To Make Business Case to Stakeholder

21. Top 10 Trends of BA
 As Will Need to Measure Results to Prove Result
 Centers of Excellence Will Continue to Spare
 BPOs to Invest in the Development of Their BA Practice
 Rise of Tablet Tools for BA
 IIBA Building Business Capability Conference Will Gain
Prominence for Professional Development

22. Q/A
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