Seven Steps to Mastering Business Analysis
Barbara Carkenord, CBAP, is the President and Co-Founder of B2T Training, which created North America's first complete business analysis training program. This training and certification program in business analysis has served as a model for other training firms. Ms. Carkenord has over 20 years of business analysis experience in industries ranging from manufacturing to insurance and banking.
The role of the business analyst is both strategic and tactical, and it is the fastest expanding field in business today. At the strategic level, the emphasis is on understanding the needs of the company as a whole, its strategic direction, and identifying initiatives that will help the company reach its objectives. At the tactical level, the discipline arose from prior project management work, such as gathering high-level business requirements, and work done by systems analysts, such as developing functional requirements for software behavior. Business analysts are a mix of strategist, program or project manager, architect, and systems analyst. They serve as a liaison between stakeholders, eliciting, analyzing, and communicating requirements for changes to corporate processes, policies, and information systems. Business analysts use their technical and communication abilities to help businesses develop by analyzing processes, offering practical, attainable recommendations, and supporting the adoption of effective solutions.
Early studies on business analysis suggest that a good business analyst uses certain diagrams, has a technical background, or is a powerful facilitator. Seven Steps to Mastering Business Analysis advances the field by demonstrating how the combination of all of these aspects, as well as many more, is the key to success. This book provides insight into the ideal talents and qualities of effective business analysts and lays the groundwork for future business analysis work. This guide will also assist you in preparing for business analysis certification by outlining the tasks and knowledge areas contained in the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK).
Among the best books on business analysis, Seven Steps to Mastering Business Analysis will help novice and seasoned analysts, as well as those who are currently undertaking analysis work, such as project managers, system analysts, product managers, and business development professionals, expand their skill sets. This book will be valuable to human resource professionals who are working to build business analysis job descriptions and career paths in their businesses, as well as executives who may be responsible for managing and evaluating the effectiveness of business analysts.
Author: Barbara Carkenord
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