Business Analysis Techniques: 72 Essential Tools for Success
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Business Analysis is the discipline of identifying business needs and formulating workable solutions to business problems. The development of business analysis as a profession has extended the role and responsibilities of the business analyst who now needs the widest possible array of knowledge, skills and tools to be able to use each when and where it is needed. This excellent book provides a comprehensive single source of 72 possible techniques and applies them within a framework of stages.

  • 72 key techniques
  • Practical advice to suit all situations
  • Of huge benefit to business analysts and managers
  • Of great value to students of information systems and business strategy



About the Author
James Cadle has been involved in the field of business systems for over 30 years, first with London Transport, then with Sema Group and most recently with Assist Knowledge Development, of which he is a director. He has conducted methods studies and business improvement projects, and has led teams developing and maintaining corporate IT systems. James presents training courses in business analysis, consultancy skills and project management to a variety of public- and private-sector clients, as well as contributing to various publications. He is a Chartered Member of BCS and a member of the Association for Project Management.

Debra Paul is the Managing Director of Assist Knowledge Development. Debra has extensive knowledge and experience of business analysis, business process improvement and business change. She was joint editor and author of the bestselling BCS publication, Business Analysis. Debra is a Chartered Fellow of the BCS. She is a regular speaker at business seminars and organisational forums. Debra is a founder member of the BA Management Forum, a group that has been formed to advance the business analysis profession and develop the BA internal consultant role.

Paul Turner is a director of Business & IS Skill and of Assist Knowledge Development. He specialises in the provision of training and consultancy in the area of business analysis and business change. He is an SFIA (Skills Framework for the Information Age) accredited consultant, and contributed the skills components related to business analysis in the latest release of this competency framework. Paul has a particular interest in the way the role job of the business analyst changes in an Agile development environment. He is a Fellow of BCS and has worked extensively with a range of organisations to raise the profile of professionalism within the business analysis discipline.

Table of Contents
  • Business Strategy And Objectives:
Introduction
  • Strategy analysis ??? external business environment
  • Strategy analysis ??? internal capability
  • Strategy definition
  • Strategy implementation
  • Performance measurement
  • References
  • Further reading
  • Investigate Situation: Introduction
  • Qualitative investigation
  • Quantitative investigation
  • Documenting the results
  • References
  • Further reading
  • Consider Perspectives: Introduction
  • Stakeholder identification
  • Stakeholder analysis
  • Stakeholder management
  • References
  • Further reading
  • Analyse Needs: Introduction
  • Organization modelling
  • Business process analysis
  • Business change identification
  • References
  • Further reading
  • Evaluate Options: Introduction
  • Identify options
  • Shortlist options
  • Prepare business case
  • Present business case
  • References
  • Further reading
  • Define Requirements: Introduction
  • Requirements elicitation
  • Requirements analysis
  • Requirements development
  • Requirements modelling
  • References
  • Further reading
  • Manage Change: Introduction
  • Organization at change
  • People change
  • Benefits management and realization
  • References
  • Further reading
  • Postscript ??? which techniques do I really need? Index

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    Product Details
    • ISBN-13: 9781906124236
    • Publisher: BCS Learning & Development Limited
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Height: 240 mm
    • No of Pages: 284
    • Series Title: English
    • Weight: 454 gr
    • ISBN-10: 190612423X
    • Publisher Date: 01 Feb 2010
    • Depth: 19
    • Language: English
    • Returnable: N
    • Spine Width: 15 mm
    • Width: 167 mm


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