What is BA Flashcards
What we mean when we say “business analysis”
Business analysis is the practice of enabling CHANGE in an enterprise by defining NEEDS and recommending solutions that deliver VALUE to stakeholders
Why you might need BA on a project?
(I) Analyse enterprise goals, pinpoint problems, recommend strategies, (ii) analyse needs and requirements, (iii) define and monitor the progress on the solution scope, (iv) manage the requirements, (v) drive change and facilitate the collaboration, (vi) validate solution
On which levels does BA work?
business, stakeholders, solution, transition
Who is Business Analyst?
A business Analyst is any person who performs business analysis tasks - no mather their job title of organizational roles
What are Career paths for BA?
Technology focus, Business focus and Customer focus
What is the Business Analysis Core Concept Model (BACCM)
The Business Analysis Core Concept Model is a CONCEPTUAL framework for BUSINESS analysis.
- It encompasses what the Business Analysis is
And what it means to those performing business analysis tasks regardless of- PERSPECTIVE
- INDUSTRY
- METHODOLOGY
- or level in the organisation.
It is composed of 6 terms that have a common meaning to all BAs.
The 6 core concepts in BACCM are: need, change, solution, stakeholder, value and cotext.
What is change?
The act of transformation in response to need.
The act of transformation in response to a need. Change works to improve the performance of an enterprise. These improvements are deliberate and controlled through business analysis activities.
Change works to improve the performance of an enterprise. These impr
What is need?
A problem or opportunity to be addressed.
Need causes change: Need can cause changes by motivating stakeholder
What is solution?
A specific way of satisfying one or more needs in a context
A solution satisfies a need by resolving a problem faced by stak
What is a Stakeholder?
A group or individual with a relationship to the **change, the need, or the solution.**
Stakeholders are often defined in terms of
interest in,
impact on,
and influence over the change.
Stakeholders are grouped based on their relationship to the needs, changes, and solutions.
What is a Value?
Value is the WORTH, Importance or USEFULNESS of something to a stakeholder.
What is Context?
Context are the circumstances that
influence
are influenced by
and provide understanding or the change.
Why is BACCM important? (and its core concepts)
Business Analysis Core Concept Model
These concepts build a mental framework around business analysis
activities that all BAs can share regardless of their industry, domain, job title
or technology.
Each core concept is an idea fundamental to the practice of business
analysis.
There is **no hierarchy **and no single concept is more important that
any other concept.
These concepts are instrumental to understanding the type of information
business analysts work with.
Requirements vs. Design
Both requirement and design appear on the way from the need to the
solution. However, they represent different aspects of that way.
**need -> requirement -> design - > solution **
Why Requirements vs. Design is important?
Why Requirements vs Design is importnat?
This is a basic concept model that is helpful to keep in mind when planning
the work and communicating the information.
Sometimes it is hard to distinguish the requirement from the design, and in
many cases you will get them documented, approved and actioned together
(e.g. within one user story).
However, as a BA you need to understand whether you are working on a
requirement or a design to define the proper tools to use and which
stakeholders to get involved in the process.
