Business analysis planning and monitoring

The Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring knowledge area is made up of tasks which are used to organize and coordinate the efforts of both the business analyst and the stakeholders in the organization.

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Business analysis approach planning

The plan business analysis approach is used to decide on the business analysis approach to be used in the solution.

It describes the work to be done, the frequency of the work to be done and the work to be … Read the rest

Stakeholders engagement

As a business analyst you would work with numerous people and learning how to work with these people is very important.

If you are a natural people person, it would help with stakeholder analysis but if you are naturally introverted … Read the rest

Business analysis governance planning

Governance is defined as the processes that ensure accountability and that is important in the field of business analysis.

The plan business analysis task is used to state how decisions are made about requirements and designs.

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Preparing for elicitation

The prepare for elicitation task is used to understand the elicitation activity, decide on the appropriate technique and get the needed resources.

To prepare for this activity the business analyst has to define the desired outcomes, decide on the stakeholders … Read the rest

Conducting elicitation activity

The whole point of the elicitation and collaboration activity is to gather the requirements of the solution.

The conduct elicitation task is used to achieve this by identifying information that is relevant to the change.

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Elicitation and collaboration

As a business analyst, you have to be able to understand the needs of the business. In order to do this you have to obtain information, we use elicitation and collaborative techniques to do this.

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Am I a Business Analyst or a Project Manager ?

Many Business Analysts are also responsible for managing projects in their organizations.

Even though their official job titles are Business Analysts, they might also act as project managers in the organization.

So are they Business Analysts, Project Managers or both … Read the rest