Business Analysis For Dummies

ISBN-13: 9781119912484 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 416 str.

Alison Cox

Spis treści

Introduction 1Part 1: Getting Started with Business Analysis 5Chapter 1: Business Analysis in a Nutshell 7Chapter 2: Breaking Down Different Levels of Business Analysis 25Chapter 3: Identifying and Working with Stakeholders 37Part 2: The BA Toolkit: Tools, Terms, and Techniques 61Chapter 4: Talking about Tools of the Trade 63Chapter 5: Understanding What Requirements Truly Entail 85Chapter 6: Hunting for the Right Information, Part 1: The Process 109Chapter 7: Hunting for the Right Information, Part 2: The Techniques 127Chapter 8: Uncovering and Analyzing Needs 161Part 3: Selling the Plan and Keeping It on Track 185Chapter 9: Making the (Business) Case 187Chapter 10: Creating and Maintaining Scope 209Chapter 11: Creating Your Work Plan 235Part 4: Achieving Goals with Business Analysis 263Chapter 12: Defining Solutions, Part 1: Taking a Closer Look at Your Requirements 265Chapter 13: Defining Solutions, Part 2: Choosing the Right Analysis Technique 281Chapter 14: Verifying and Validating Solutions 321Chapter 15: Transition: Moving from Planning to Implementing 347Part 5: The Part of Tens 361Chapter 16: Ten Ways to Keep Your Business Analysis Skills Sharp 363Chapter 17: Ten Ways to Prepare Yourself for a New Project 371Chapter 18: Ten Experts Chime In 379Index 391

O autorze

Ali Cox has decades of experience in business analysis, agile, project methodology development and training, and systems development. As Lead Expert in Business Analysis + Agile for Netmind, she provides training and mentoring for businesses ranging in size from a single team to Fortune 500 companies worldwide.