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Introduction
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What is
- sum of knowledge within the prefession of Business Analysis
- Reflects what is considered currently accepted practice
- The primary purpose is to identify the Business Analysis Knowledge Areas that are generally recognized and accepted as good practice
- Describe and define business analysis as a discipline
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What is Business Analysis
- set of tasks and techniques used to work as a liaison among stakeholders in order to understand the structure, policies, and operations of an organization
- recommend solutions that enable the organization to achieve its goals
- helps organizations to define the optimal solution for their needs
- given the set of constraints (time, budget, regulations, and others)
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Requirements and Solutions
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Solution meets a business need
- solving problems
- allowing the organization to take advantage of an opportunity
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solution can be subdivided into components
- information systems that support it
- processes that manage it
- people who operate it
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Scope
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Solution scope
- set of capabiities a solution must support to meet the business need
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Project scope
- work necessary to construct and implement a particular solution