Need for Business Analyst

Roles of a Business Analyst

Basics of information and information
Systems
Importance of Critical Success Factor
Working of CSF/KPI Method
Case Studies

Project BA/BSA K.A.S.H.*

Technical writing
Process engineering (people, process, tools)
Business statistics
Analytical ability/skills
IT Technology / SDLC (especially BSA role)
Testing
Project life cycle
General business operations
Business modeling
* Knowledge, Attitude, Skills, & Habits

Enterprise Analysis
Requirements Planning and Management
Requirements Elicitation
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
Requirements Communication
Requirements Implementation
- As identified by IIBA

Understand the broad Business environment

Understand critical success factors
Understand industry norms and standards
Understand the stakeholders who will be
affected by the application
Conduct a feasibility study of the proposed
application

Identify the major tasks and milestones in

conducting Business Analysis
Anticipate the risks in requirement
management
Take appropriate steps to handle risks

Identify the correct functionaries for

requirement collection
Conduct requirement related meetings
Study work flows to understand process in
detail
Selection of appropriate tools for
requirements collection
Identify all kinds of requirements

Collate huge amount of information correctly

To assign priorities to requirements
To use various tools and techniques to
develop various models
To identify gaps in requirements
understanding
Resolve conflicts in requirements
To prepare a clear and unambiguous
document

To communicate requirement in a manner the

user understands
Communicate change requests correctly

Generating Information
Computer-based ISs take data as raw material,
process it, and produce information as output.

Figure 1.1 Input-process-output

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Figure 1.3 Several subsystems make up this corporate

accounting system.
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Figure 1.6 Components of an information system

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