Key Documentation Prepared by Business Analysts
BA Times
JUNE 8, 2024
Documentation is the core part of the business analysis process that provides clarity, standards, and process details that help organizations in decision-making.
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The art of writing good documentation
Analysts Corner
AUGUST 17, 2022
Documentation is dead. All are good excuses for writing little to no documentation for your software projects. Because if good documentation “is a love letter you write to your future self” ( Damian Conway ), then no documentation is a trap you set for your future self. Documentation is hard.
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Business Analysis Is a Painkiller — Not a Vitamin
Analysts Corner
MARCH 30, 2025
Business Analysis Is a PainkillerNot aVitamin Photo by Raimond Klavins on Unsplash A reflection sparked by this brilliant UX piece: We built UX. Because Ive been nodding along to the same story from the business analysisside. We built the field of business analysis. The same thing happened to business analysis.
The Art and Act of Business Analysis
Analysts Corner
DECEMBER 23, 2024
Writing Documentation BRDs, FRDs, use cases, you name it. The Art of BusinessAnalysis Lets talk about the soft skills that make this role more than just processes and documentation: Empathy : Its not just about understanding user needs; its about connecting with them. Sometimes, I feel like a detective interrogating suspects.
Documenting Acceptance Criteria: some ways to do that using text
Analysts Corner
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
Different formats of documenting detailed requirements using text such as Given When Then, Event-Response, and so on. Instead, I will focus more on the mechanics of documenting what the story writer was able to think of when writing a story and discussing it with the team.
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Requirements Documenting – The Foundation of a Project’s Success | Analyst Catalyst Blog
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Requirements Are Dead: The New World of Problem Statements
Analysts Corner
OCTOBER 28, 2024
The projector hums quietly, displaying yet another requirements document that will likely join thousands of others in the corporate graveyard of unused solutions. Business stakeholders demand a new feature. Business analysts dutifully document requirements. Quality assurance confirms it works as documented.
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Business Analysis 101
Analysts Corner
JANUARY 13, 2023
Today, I want to tell you about “business analysis.” The real business analysis: what it is, what skills you need, and how to get started in this field. Because, in essence, “business analysis” is a set of skills and competencies that many of us perform across job roles, descriptions, and industries.
Mastering Business Analysis: 7 Strategies for Effective Internal Best Practices Sharing in Teams
BA Times
JULY 3, 2024
Effective transmission of internal best practices within a business analysis team is crucial for fostering consistency, efficiency, and continuous improvement. As business analysts navigate complex projects and evolving client needs, harnessing collective knowledge and refining methodologies can significantly enhance outcomes.
The psychology of business analysis in agile software development
Analysts Corner
APRIL 19, 2023
Understanding human behavior to enhance business analysis in agile software development In agile software development, I've learned that understanding human behavior is the key to conducting effective business analyses. Motivations: Understanding the motivations of stakeholders is critical to effective business analysis.
Waterfall vs. Agile: A Relative Comparison
BA Times
AUGUST 5, 2021
The merits of Agile versus Waterfall are well documented. However, it is useful to understand the relative differences between the paradigms and how they impact Business Analysis – particularly if you work in an environment where both approaches are used.
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Business analysis tips for effective Product ownership
Analysts Corner
DECEMBER 26, 2022
A view from business analysis reference guides It’s not new that a good application of business analysis practices (traditional or agile) helps Product Owners improve their day-to-day work. But also because the job of BAs focused on gathering requirements upfront, and writing heavy documents didn’t make any sense anymore.
Which are the Documents Prepared by a Business Analyst?
The BAWorld
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
In this blog, we are going to examine – Which are the Documents Prepared by a Business Analyst? Business analysts may prepare or be part of several documents in a project life cycle. So,Which are the Documents Prepared by a Business Analyst in Different Methodologies?
To Document or Not to Document? That Is the Question.
Analysts Corner
JUNE 11, 2024
The cost of recording knowledge is small compared to the cost of acquiring knowledge. Continue reading on Analyst’s corner »
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How to Write a Business Requirements Document (BRD)
BA Careers
JULY 4, 2024
Creating a Business Requirements Document (BRD) is a crucial step in project management. It outlines the requirements of a business project, ensuring that all stakeholders have a clear understanding of what is needed for success.
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Business Analysis in Supply Chain Management
BA Careers
JANUARY 1, 2025
Business Analysis in Supply Chain Management In today’s highly competitive business environment, supply chain management (SCM) plays a pivotal role in ensuring the seamless delivery of products and services.
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Great books for business analysts that work in products
Analysts Corner
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
A reading list for BAs in product teams Many business analysis professionals work in a product setting. Whether you’re collaborating with, or acting as, a product owner, there are product management approaches that are useful for conducting business analysis. Both guides are only available to members of the IIBA.
Analyst’s corner digest #9
Analysts Corner
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
Properly used, this tool can supercharge a designer’s work… > Keep reading Top selection 1) 3 Ways To Get Out The Trap Of Solving Problems, by James Compton Although Business Analysis is about helping the business solve their problems, there’s a dark side to this which often get’s us into trouble. It’s a big waste of time.
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Crafting an Effective Business Requirement Document
BA Careers
MAY 2, 2024
A Comprehensive Guide to Crafting an Effective Business Requirement Document In the dynamic landscape of project management, the significance of a well-defined Business Requirement Document (BRD) cannot be overstated.
Business Analysis in ERP Systems
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NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Business Analysis in ERP Systems Business Analysis in ERP Systems : Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are crucial for managing and integrating a company’s core business processes.
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A Comprehensive Guide to Prepare FRS Document
BA Careers
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
A Comprehensive Guide to Prepare FRS Document In software development, creating a Functional Requirements Specification (FRS) document is a crucial step towards ensuring a successful project. The FRS serves as a blueprint that outlines the functional expectations and specifications of a software system.
Smart Ideas for Effective Business Analysis Documentation
Modern Analyst
APRIL 23, 2023
Effective documentation is essential for successful business analysis, as it ensures that all stakeholders have a clear understanding of the goals, requirements, and processes. In addition, it helps identify potential risks and issues early on, so they can be addressed before they become major issues.
Starting a New Project as a Business Analyst
Analysts Corner
JULY 3, 2023
Perform a document analysis of any publicly available document on the domain. Think of laws, regulations, white papers, and anything that can give you a general understanding of the business domain. Read any existing documentation , meeting notes, or important emails about the project. Use their existing systems.
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5 Types of Requirements Documents Business Analysts Create
Bridging the Gap
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Imagine you are ready to dive deep into a new project, but amidst the sea of information and tasks, you find yourself at a crossroads: What documents should you create to capture those crucial requirements? How can you ensure you’re fulfilling your role as a diligent business analyst? It defines the scope of the project.
Tips for Creating Value Adding Business Analysis Documentation
Modern Analyst
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
Business analysts are expected to be the ones who will create plenty of documentations that will guide the design, implementation and maintenance phases of a system. It is crucial the documentation created to add value. Include diagrams, screenshots, pictures, as well as text descriptions at your documents.
Business Analysis in Product Management: A Comprehensive Guide
BA Careers
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
Business Analysis in Product Management: A Comprehensive Guide In today’s fast growing market, business analysis plays an important role in creating a successful product.
Identifying and documenting business rules
Analysts Corner
JULY 5, 2023
Policies, regulations, standards, and other business rules are important sources of software requirements. Continue reading on Analyst’s corner »
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Requirements & API: Workflows
Analysts Corner
JANUARY 28, 2025
Previous chapters: Definitions Analysis Design Interface Definition Languages (IDL) Most IDLs define API endpoints related to a particular domain, entity, or service but do not specify in which workflows (or business processes) those APIs are utilized. Moreover, platforms already support executing the Serverless Workflow DSL documents.
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Business Analysis Digest #37
Passionate BA
SEPTEMBER 2, 2023
The business analysis digest #37 is here! Welcome to the Business Analysis Digest #37, with the best business analysis and related topics articles of August 2023. It also delves into risk management, quality assurance, and the critical role of project documentation. Hello there! 07.09, 7.30
Modern Elicitation for Business Analysts that work in product discovery
Analysts Corner
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
When a business analyst or a product owner is eliciting requirements, there is a shift from eliciting stakeholders’ wishes to discovering better and faster ways to solve stakeholders’ problems. Also, we will see where they fit as well as in the three types of requirements: business , stakeholder and solution.
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Avoid The “Saying/Doing” Gap
BA Times
AUGUST 10, 2023
Elicitation is a core part of business analysis, and there are a vast array of elicitation techniques at a BA’s disposal. However, if you’re like me (and most BAs) you probably have a few favorite techniques that you gravitate towards.
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What is the accent of Business Analysis?
Analysts Corner
NOVEMBER 22, 2023
Just like me, business analysis also carries a sound that reveals its origin. Similarly, business analysis carries its distinct roots. Requirements engineering emerged as a specialization, addressing these needs in a more structured manner by eliciting, analyzing, documenting, and managing requirements.
Upskilling the team in the “new normal”
BA Squared
JUNE 2, 2021
Gone are the days of big upfront analysis, long requirements “phases”, big requirements spec documents, and handing off a requirements document to the development team. Gone are the days of BAs gathering requirements and taking notes, then sitting at their desks creating documents to hand off to others.
Chat GPT as a tool for business analysis
Analysts Corner
FEBRUARY 12, 2023
The use of language models in Artificial Intelligence can leverage the productivity of Business Analysis. link] In this article, I demonstrate how it is possible to use Chat GPT as an assistant (or helper) in executing business analysis tasks based on a case study that deals with developing an application by a startup.
BAs and POs can be better partners than Deadpool and Wolverine
Analysts Corner
JANUARY 17, 2025
In the Introduction to Product Ownership Analysis (POA) from the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA), BAs and POs work togethertowards: Effective product ownership activities are critical and pivotal to product success.
Getting Business Analysis Right?—?Model
Analysts Corner
JUNE 13, 2022
Getting Business Analysis Right?—?Model Model It will inspire you to get the business analysis right. You can get the business analysis right. To get business analysis right, you need to have these techniques nailed down: 1. Make sure you hold business analysis work to the highest standard.
Beyond the Buzzword: A New Era of Collaboration or Competition?
BA Times
AUGUST 8, 2024
Our team was tasked with producing a comprehensive set of artifacts and documentation—a process typically spanning an entire week. During a recent project, I found myself in the midst of a significant breakthrough. This time, we decided to harness the power of AI to expedite the process.
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Pending Backlog Items Have a Price
Analysts Corner
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
Document such items for the future in business or product requirements documents, keep them in a spreadsheet or create an epic/Uber epic without going to specific task/feature decomposition. How to prevent that sprawl? Basically, it is a backlog for the backlog.
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Strong Requirements Lead to Strong Solutions
BA Times
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
Strong requirements can be defined as the documented details of a customer request that provide readers a request from the customer point of view. While weak requirements can be defined as documented details of a customer request that do not provide the reader a request […]. Strong requirements lead to strong solutions.
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Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring
BA Coach
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
The knowledge area Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring of the business analysis framework focuses on preparing and monitoring the execution of business analysis work. What is the Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring about? Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring.
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Principle 7 – Avoid Waste
BA Coach
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
This final article in our series on Agile Business Analysis principles explores the principle Avoid Waste. Over the course of this series, we’ve examined principles that help business analysts (BAs) align Agile mindset and practices with delivering value, fostering collaboration, and driving continuous improvement.
Best of: 10 Soft Skills You’ll Need To Be A Successful Business Analyst
BA Times
AUGUST 21, 2024
You might already know the technical skills you’ll need to be a great Business Analyst (BA) but do you know the essential soft skills? You’ll often be coordinating with stakeholders, running workshops, or presenting documentation to teams. The role of a BA is deeply rooted in working with people.
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Breaking the paralysis: Tips for overcoming analysis paralysis in business analysis
Analysts Corner
MAY 17, 2023
This information can come from a variety of sources, including internal documents, external research, and interviews with stakeholders. Remember, it’s important to stay flexible and to be open to new ideas as you work through your analysis tasks, and to always keep the end goal in mind. Gather the necessary information.
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