Business Analysis has never been more important, and valuable, to organisations as they strive to adapt to an ever-changing and faster-changing environment. This expanded edition of Business Analysis Techniques provides detailed guidance on the range and application of the techniques available to assist business analysts and others in their work.
Business Analysis Techniques provides a foundation for the effective specification, design and development of digital solutions, solutions that are based on a proper understanding of the real business need and the requirements for solutions to meet them. With 123 of the most widely used techniques covered, this book is an essential resource for any business analyst.
This book:
- Places a large number of techniques into the context of the Business Analysis Service Framework, providing clear guidance on the applicability and use of 123 of the most-used techniques available in the business analyst's toolbox
- Provides detailed information on the use of each technique
- Accessibly written with worked examples of all of the techniques described
- Offers practical tips for using and adapting the techniques in the real world
Pair it with Business Analysis, also published BCS for even greater insights.
Autorentext
The authors - James Cadle, Debra Paul, Jonathan Hunsley, Adrian Reed, David Beckham and Paul Turner - have between them a vast range of experience of conducting and managing business analysis assignments, and also in training and mentoring business analysts.
Klappentext
Business analysts are generally charged with the investigation of ideas and problems. Their role is to formulate options for a way forward and produce business cases setting out conclusions and recommendations. The development of business analysis as a professional discipline has extended the role of the business analyst who now needs the widest possible array of tools. This new edition provides 123 possible techniques and applies them within a framework of stages such as "Investigate Situation", "Define Requirements" and "Manage Change".
Inhalt
1. Strategic Context
2. Situation Investigation
3. Feasibility Assessment and Business Case Development
4. Business Process Improvement
5. Requirements Definition
6. Business Acceptance Testing
7. Business Change Deployment
8. Stakeholder Engagement