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Who is a Business Analyst?

Nimil Parih, Business Analyst

In a large firm, a business analyst (BA) organization makes an effort to identify, analyze and provide a solution to the above questions. A BA organization is a prime pillar in optimizing resources to provide maximum value out of it to the business.
A BA organization consists of business analysts in various roles like Product Manager, Program Manager, Project Manager, Business Analyst, Business Systems Analyst, Business Systems Consultant, Business Process Analyst etc. The prime objective is to analyze business to maximize value addition.
To understand more about the BA organization, it is important to understand what is business analysis...

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Delivering Success When Replacing a Software System

Joy Betty & Karl Weigers

A replacement project replaces an existing software system with a new custom-built system, a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) system, or a hybrid of those. There are some challenges that most replacement projects share, including stuffing in unnecessary functionality, degrading the organization’s operational performance, users refusing to adopt the new system, and having such a large project that it never deploys. Focusing requirements practices on addressing these issues directly can increase the likelihood of a system replacement that delivers the desired value and is accepted by the users...

Adam Alami, PhD Fellow, IT University of Copenhagen

Non-functional Requirements capture conditions that do not directly relate to the behavior or functionality of the solution, but rather describe environmental conditions under which the solution must remain effective or qualities that the systems must have. They are also known as quality or supplementary requirements. These can include requirements related to capacity, speed, security, availability and the information architecture and presentation of the user interface...

Why Problems and Opportunities are NOT the same for projects

Michael White, Business Analyst

Most professionals in project management understand that in order to successfully approach a project, the problem statement must be clearly defined. The problem is that many practitioners treat problems and opportunities interchangeably when developing Business Cases and Project Charters. Understanding the difference between problems and opportunities is critical to selecting the optimal approach any project....

What is the future of Business Analysis?

IIBA® | Digital Business Analysis

The digital world and the business domain convergence requires us to think differently about business analysis:
* Is business analysis going to be relevant in the digital era?
* How will business analysis change to adapt to the future?
* Are the current skills going to be sufficient in the digital era?

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