Business Analysis for Practitioners

Business Analysis for Practitioners
Author: Project Management Institute
Publisher: Project Management Inst
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2015-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781628250695

Recent research has shown that organizations continue to experience project issues associated with the poor performance of requirements-related activities a core task for the practice of business analysis. In fact, poor requirements practices are often cited as a leading cause of project failure in PMI's Pulse of the Profession surveys. Business Analysis for Practitioners: A Practice Guide provides practical resources to tackle the project-related issues associated with requirements and business analysis and addresses a critical need in the industry for more guidance in this area.

The PMI Guide to Business Analysis

The PMI Guide to Business Analysis
Author:
Publisher: Project Management Institute
Total Pages: 509
Release: 2017-12-22
Genre: Study Aids
ISBN: 1628254734

The Standard for Business Analysis – First Edition is a new PMI foundational standard, developed as a basis for business analysis for portfolio, program, and project management. This standard illustrates how project management processes and business analysis processes are complementary activities, where the primary focus of project management processes is the project and the primary focus of business analysis processes is the product. This is a process-based standard, aligned with A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) – Sixth Edition, and to be used as a standard framework contributing to the business analysis body of knowledge.

Business Analysis for Practitioners: A Practice Guide - SECOND Edition

Business Analysis for Practitioners: A Practice Guide - SECOND Edition
Author: Project Management Institute PMI
Publisher: Project Management Institute
Total Pages: 183
Release: 2023-12-20
Genre: Study Aids
ISBN: 1628258098

Business Analysis for Practitioners: A Practice Guide provides practical resources to tackle the project-related issues associated with requirements and business analysis— and addresses a critical need in the industry for more guidance in this area. The practice guide begins by describing the work of business analysis. It identifies the tasks that are performed, in addition to the essential knowledge and skills needed to effectively perform business analysis on programs and projects.

Business Analysis: The Question and Answer Book

Business Analysis: The Question and Answer Book
Author: Sandhya Jane
Publisher: ANISAN Technologies Inc.
Total Pages: 339
Release:
Genre:
ISBN: 0990637433

An aspiring business analyst has to go through the rigors of the interview process in order to prove his knowledge, skill, ability, and worth to a prospective employer. The intent of this book is to provide a comprehensive guide to help aspiring as well as experienced business analysts prepare for interviews for suitable roles. The Q&A format of the book seeks to guide readers in planning and organizing their thoughts in a focused and systematic manner. Additionally, this book also aims to not only clarify existing concepts but also help candidates to enhance their understanding of the field. Thus, the book can also be used for preparing for professional certification exams offered by various leading institutes across the globe.

Business Analysis

Business Analysis
Author: Steven P. Blais
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 439
Release: 2011-11-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1118076001

The definitive guide on the roles and responsibilities of the business analyst Business Analysis offers a complete description of the process of business analysis in solving business problems. Filled with tips, tricks, techniques, and guerilla tactics to help execute the process in the face of sometimes overwhelming political or social obstacles, this guide is also filled with real world stories from the author's more than thirty years of experience working as a business analyst. Provides techniques and tips to execute the at-times tricky job of business analyst Written by an industry expert with over thirty years of experience Straightforward and insightful, Business Analysis is a valuable contribution to your ability to be successful in this role in today's business environment.

Requirements Management

Requirements Management
Author: Project Management Institute
Publisher: Project Management Institute
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2016-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1628251093

Organizations continue to experience project issues associated with poor performance on requirements-related activities. This guide will give you the tools you need to excel in requirements development and management — components of the larger field of business analysis and a critical competence for project, program and portfolio management. Requirements Management: A Practice Guide is a bridge between A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK&® Guide), which speaks to requirements development and management from a high-level perspective, and Business Analysis for Practitioners: A Practice Guide, which describes requirements development and management at a detailed and practical level. This practice guide is the middle ground, offering project managers, program managers, teams members and stakeholders the opportunity to learn more about the requirements process

Leveraging Business Analysis for Project Success

Leveraging Business Analysis for Project Success
Author: Vicki James
Publisher: Business Expert Press
Total Pages: 171
Release: 2018-10-22
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1948580829

Only 39 percent of projects today are successful. Nearly half of the projects that fail do so because of “poor requirements management” (PMI 2014). Leveraging Business Analysis for Project Success, Second Edition explores the role of the business analyst in setting a project up for success. It informs and educates project managers, sponsors, and organization leaders on what is necessary for project success. This book goes beyond requirements management in exploring how business analysis professionals (business analysts, product managers, product owners, and others) can contribute to increased profitability through project selection, scope definition, and postimplementation evaluation. The reader will learn about the history of business analysis, professional organizations and resources to support the profession, and what to expect from the business analysis professional at each phase of the project lifecycle as presented in a case study throughout the book. Project leaders will better be able to support the business analysis needs of the project by understanding the skills, expertise, tasks, resources, and time needed to do business analysis right and maximize the return on investment for each project.

Achieve Business Analysis Certification

Achieve Business Analysis Certification
Author: Klaus Nielsen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781604271119

This unique and easy-to-use exam study guide is the most comprehensive and cost-effective on the market for business analysis certification. It covers the exam content of the PMI-Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA), the Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) from the IIBA, and the Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering (CPRE) Foundation Level from the IREB. Achieve Business Analysis Certification, used in conjunction with the Body of Knowledge guides published by PMI and the IIBA, provides everything needed to achieve BA certification on the first try and a level of knowledge that will set users of this guide apart from the crowd!

Business Analysis

Business Analysis
Author: James Cadle
Publisher: BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2014
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781780172781

Business analysts must respond to the challenges of today's highly competitive global economy by developing practical, creative and financially sound solutions and this excellent guide gives them the necessary tools. It is also ideal for students wanting to gain university and industry qualifications. This new edition includes expanded discussions regarding gap analysis and benefits management, the impact of Agile software development and an introduction to business architecture.

Business analyst: a profession and a mindset

Business analyst: a profession and a mindset
Author: Yulia Kosarenko
Publisher: Yulia Kosarenko
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2019-05-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1999122003

What does it mean to be a business analyst? What would you do every day? How will you bring value to your clients? And most importantly, what makes a business analyst exceptional? This book will answer your questions about this challenging career choice through the prism of the business analyst mindset — a concept developed by the author, and its twelve principles demonstrated through many case study examples. "Business analyst: a profession and a mindset" is a structurally rich read with over 90 figures, tables and models. It offers you more than just techniques and methodologies. It encourages you to understand people and their behaviour as the key to solving business problems.