The Business Analysis Handbook: Techniques and Questions to Deliver Better Business Outcomes - Hardcover

Winter, Helen

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9781789660234: The Business Analysis Handbook: Techniques and Questions to Deliver Better Business Outcomes

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ISBN 10: 1789660238 ISBN 13: 9781789660234

Publisher: Kogan Page, 2019

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The business analyst role can cover a wide range of responsibilities, including the elicitation and documenting of business requirements, upfront strategic work, design and implementation phases. Typical difficulties faced by analysts include stakeholders who disagree or don't know their requirements, handling estimates and project deadlines that conflict, and what to do if all the requirements are top priority. The Business Analysis Handbook offers practical solutions to these and other common problems which arise when uncovering requirements or conducting business analysis.

Getting requirements right is difficult; this book offers guidance on delivering the right project results, avoiding extra cost and work, and increasing the benefits to the organization. The Business Analysis Handbook provides an understanding of the analyst role and the soft skills required, and outlines industry standard tools and techniques with guidelines on their use to suit the most appropriate situations. Covering numerous techniques such as Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN), use cases and user stories, this essential guide also includes standard templates to save time and ensure nothing important is missed.

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Book Description:

Explores common problems which occur when conducting business analysis and how to handle them

Covers industry standard tools, techniques and methodologies, and explains which situations to use them in

Includes standard templates of key documents such as the business requirements document, the functional requirements document, the options paper and the business solution document

Offers advice on how to engage stakeholders, communicate effectively and handle conflict

About the Author:

Helen Winter has over 20 years' Business Analysis experience, having worked as a consultant on large-scale transformation programmes within the financial services, regulation, insurance and utilities sectors. She has the BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis and is a BCS certified Chartered IT Professional. She is an active volunteer for IIBA (International Institute of Business Analysis) and the founder of Business Bullet, an online magazine promoting business analysis and providing guidance for professionals.

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