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From the academic community, Dr Yin Leng Tan, University of Reading, has provided invaluable guidance about service science and other areas of research relevant to business analysis. Craig Rollason heads up the IT Planning, Performance and PMO team at National Grid. Prior to this role he was head of National Grid’s Business Analysis Practice for five years, investing in recruitment, coaching, training and development of business analysis at all levels of the organisation. He has worked across a number of sectors as an analyst including manufacturing, government and utilities. He is a BCS member and was a keynote speaker in 2018 at the Business Analysis Conference Europe, presenting on the topic of building capabilities. Craig contributed to Chapter 2 (The competencies of a business analyst). Over 70,000 people including students, teachers, professionals and practitioners enjoy the benefits of BCS membership. These include access to an international community, invitations to a roster of local and national events, career development tools and a quarterly thought-leadership magazine. Visit www.bcs.org/membership to find out more.

Business Analysis - Debra Paul, James Cadle, Malcolm Eva

This is very much in keeping with the third edition just more detail on the agile including the principles underlying agile approach and more detail on the stages of the generic agile model. This accredited Business Analysis Foundation certification course 4th edition will enable you to get international recognition through the British Computer Society and IIBA.Business analysis is a key discipline within business transformation projects. Too often business changes are introduced without such analysis, leading to failed projects, wasted investment and unnecessary business disruption. Effective business analysis enables greater project success, informed investment and beneficial business outcomes. The Foundation level training course is interactive, and full access to learning resources and a trainer are provided both pre and post course, along with a dedicated account manager. There is a new section on design thinking which covers the design thinking process divergent and convergent thinking as well as the double diamond model. The section on business architecture has been completely removed from this chapter. Business Analysis continues to evolve and reflect emerging trends, building upon solid analysis principles, interpreting and informing the analyst’s role and best practice. Whether starting your journey in the industry as an apprentice, or you are the head of practice, this continues to be the north star that will guide all. The book, coming form the British Computer Society does have a heavy accent on IT's usage in Business Change. Whilst that may be appropriate for traditional BA type roles I do think more focus should be on transformational business change and understanding organisations from a systems perspective.

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In today’s complex world, the role of business analysis is evolving and changing. I am delighted to see that Business Analysis 4th edition is keeping pace with this. It gives essential guidance to anyone involved in business analysis activities at all levels of an organisation, from leadership roles to those involved in project and product development. This talks about adaptive and linear strategy and a hybrid strategy development. This starts with an understanding of the strategic context with some new models explaining the current state, the target state and how we get there. It then goes into the understanding of how the internal and external environment is dealt with so PESTLE and porter's five forces still exist. Authored by leading experts Debra Paul and James Cadle, the fourth edition of this bestselling publication provides comprehensive guidance for business analysts, encompassing the essential concepts, frameworks and techniques needed to provide professional business analysis services. New topics include the service view of business analysis, the strategic context and enterprise architecture, customer experience analysis and design thinking. The part of the book I loved most was on workshops and the clarity created in discovery techniques such as free-form, round-robin brainwriting, etc. and visualization through user stories, mind maps, scenarios, rich pictures etc. These I believe are essential tools and techniques for any business analyst. The interactive online course consists of voice-over and animation to keep you engaged throughout the learningThe 4th edition of the Business Analysis offers a great way to brush up on or to learn new techniques. The book is easy to use offering the ability to jump in and out as required, providing a wealth of knowledge and best practices. Finding the solution chapter starts with the Gap analysis, the To Be is gathered from the TOM, or the BAM or business processes so that section is extended.

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Debra is a regular speaker at business seminars and IS industry events and is a Chartered Fellow of BCS. Debra is a founder member of the BA Manager Forum and was the chief architect for the BCS Advanced International Diploma in Business Analysis. She is also a sessional lecturer at Henley Business School. Our Virtual Course platform delivers accredited and certified training, led by leading subject matter experts, direct to your home, mobile, computer or office without the hassle of travelling or staying away. It is so easy to fit in an online class into your busy schedule; simply log in from home, the office, or even while you are travelling. This edition remains true to the essence of business analysis: the need to explore situations, determine where problems lie, engage with stakeholders, consider options and guide the development of relevant solutions. However, the business analysis landscape is constantly evolving and maturing so some topics have been introduced while others have been replaced. Key examples include:Assessing feasibility has been removed from the previous chapter and now added into the business case chapter. Also added is a section called business case within an agile context. The views expressed in this book are of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Institute or BCS Learning and Development Ltd except where explicitly stated as such. Although every care has been taken by the authors and BCS Learning and Development Ltd in the preparation of the publication, no warranty is given by the authors or BCS Learning and Development Ltd as publisher as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained within it and neither the authors nor BCS Learning and Development Ltd shall be responsible or liable for any loss or damage whatsoever arising by virtue of such information or any instructions or advice contained within this publication or by any of the aforementioned. A new section exists within the documentation about documentation styles along with the requirements catalogue there is now a section on user stories use case diagram has been removed from chapter 12 and now added into chapter 11 along with a more detailed version of the use case description. We now also have the invest attributes added specifically for agile as well as the section on slicing requirements and one on business rules. The e-learning will take at least 20 hours to complete to ensure you are properly prepared for the exam. Our online learning also includes an in-depth revision guide and a quiz bank which contains over 200 questions to test your knowledge and understanding of the course prior to sitting the official exam

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The fourth edition of this bestselling publication provides comprehensive guidance for business analysts, encompassing the essential concepts, frameworks and techniques needed to provide professional business analysis services. There is now a new section covering the T shaped business analyst that fits in just before the competencies of the business analyst.Published by BCS Learning and Development Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, 3 Newbridge Square , Swindon, SN1 1BY, UK. Every edition of Business Analysis benefits from the support offered by many business analysis professionals. That said I have dipped into this on more than one occasion over recent weeks and suspect I certainly will for some time in the future.