Learn to: •Make an impact in your organization with business analysis •Ensure your team is delivering the right solution •Use techniques to be an effective business analysis professional
Your go-to guide on business analysis
If you're interested in learning about the methods successful business analysis professionals use, Business Analysis For Dummies has you covered. Inside, you'll find tools and techniques you can apply to your own organization to achieve your financial goals. Get started today! •Business analysis basics -- understand the foundation of what business analysis is, why it's valuable, who business analysts interact with, and why being at the center of these people is important •Your BA toolbelt -- discover the many business analysis techniques for identifying a business's problems -- and the tools to get the best results •Put on your sales hat -- find out how to analyze and communicate the costs and benefits of the project or product you're working with and sell that package to the organization •Make things happen -- put your business analysis techniques to work to fix what's wrong or to take advantage of an opportunity
Open the book and find: •Business analysis in a nutshell •Ways to identify and work with stakeholders •Tools used by successful business analysts •How to uncover and analyze a business's needs •Tips to sell a business plan and keep it on track •Favorite BA techniques used by real professionals
Marc Notes:
Includes index.;If you're interested in learning about the methods successful business analysis professionals use, this guide has you covered. You'll find tools and techniques you can apply to your own organization to achieve your financial goals.
Table of Contents:
Introduction 1 Part I: Getting Started with Business Analysis 5
Chapter 1: Business Analysis in a Nutshell 7
Chapter 2: Breaking Down the Different Levels of Business Analysis 19
Chapter 3: Identifying and Working with Stakeholders 31
Part II: The BA Toolkit: Tools, Terms, and Techniques 51
Chapter 4: Talking about Tools of the Trade 53
Chapter 5: Understanding What Requirements Truly Entail 73
Chapter 6: Hunting for the Right Information, Part 1: The Process 97
Chapter 7: Hunting for the Right Information, Part 2: The Techniques 113
Chapter 8: Uncovering and Analyzing Needs 139
Part III: Selling the Plan and Keeping It on Track 161
Chapter 9: Making the (Business) Case 163
Chapter 10: Creating and Maintaining Scope 185
Chapter 11: Creating Your Work Plan 209
Part IV: Achieving Goals with Business Analysis 235
Chapter 12: Defi ning Solutions, Part 1: Taking a Closer Look at Your Requirements 237
Chapter 13: Defi ning Solutions, Part 2: Choosing the Right Analysis Technique 251
Chapter 14: Verifying and Validating Solutions 283
Chapter 15: Transition: Moving from Planning to Implementing 307
Part V: The Part of Tens 319
Chapter 16: Ten Ways to Keep Your Business Analysis Skills Sharp 321
Chapter 17: Ten Ways to Prepare Yourself for a New Project 329
