About the Author |
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1.4 Project Management Institute® |
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1.5 International Institute of Business Analysis® |
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1.6 Role of the Business Analyst™ |
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1.7 Where Is It All Going? |
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Chapter 2 Laying the Foundation |
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2.3 Life Cycle Definitions |
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2.4 What Is a Body of Knowledge? |
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2.5 Overview of PMI Applicable Standards |
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2.6 Overview of IIB A Framework and Standards |
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2.7 SEI-CMMI and Applicability |
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2.7.1 Requirements Management |
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2.7.2 Requirements Development |
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2.8 Which Standard to Use? |
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2.9 Comments on Tool Standards |
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3.4.2 Business Intelligence |
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3.4.3 Information Technology |
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3.4.4 Business Architecture |
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3.4.5 Business Process Management |
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3.5 Business Analyst's Skills |
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3.5.1 Analytical Thinking and Problem Solving |
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3.5.2 Behavioral Characteristics |
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3.5.4 Communication Skills |
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3.5.6 Tools and Technology |
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Chapter 4 Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring |
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4.3.1 Plan the Business Analysis Approach |
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4.3.1.1 Overview of Approaches |
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4.3.1.2 Selecting and Customizing a Process |
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4.3.2 Plan Stakeholder Engagement |
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4.3.2.2 Experienced or Novice Users |
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4.3.2.3 Full-Time or Part-Time Users |
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4.3.2.4 Organizational Entities |
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4.3.2.5 Internal or External Users |
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4.3.2.6 Language and Cultural Differences |
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4.3.2.7 Geographical Differences |
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4.3.2.8 Stakeholder Communication |
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4.3.3 Plan Business Analysis Governance |
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4.3.4 Plan Business Analysis Information Management |
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4.3.5 Plan Business Analysis Performance Improvements |
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4.4 Business Analysis Plan |
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4.4.1 Project Overview and Background |
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4.4.2 Scope and Deliverables |
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4.4.4 Roles and Responsibilities |
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4.4.6 Requirements Risk Plan |
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4.4.7 Manage Changes to Requirements |
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4.5 General Guidelines for the Requirements Plan |
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4.5.1.1 Step 1: Develop the Risk Management Approach |
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4.5.1.2 Step 2: Identify Risks |
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4.5.1.3 Step 3: Assess Risks |
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4.5.1.4 Step 4: Respond to Risks |
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4.5.1.5 Step 5: Monitor and Control Risks |
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4.5.5 Tracking and Reporting |
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Chapter 5 Elicitation and Collaboration |
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5.4 How to Select the Right Technique for Gathering Requirements |
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5.4.1 Different Ways for Different Customers |
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5.4.2 Different Ways for Different Categories |
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5.4.3 Impact of Globalization |
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5.6 Observation or Job Shadowing |
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5.7 Studying Existing Systems |
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5.10 Discovery/JAD/Facilitated Sessions |
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5.10.2 Characteristics of a JAD Project |
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5.10.3 What Is Created in a JAD Session? |
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5.10.4.2 Business Analyst |
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5.10.4.5 Subject-Matter Experts |
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5.10.5.1 Establish Goals and Objectives |
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5.10.5.2 Prepare for the Session |
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5.10.5.3 Conduct the Session |
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5.13 Evaluate Best Practices |
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5.16 Idea-Generating Techniques (Brainstorming) |
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5.16.1 Basic Brainstorming |
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5.16.2 Anonymous Brainstorming |
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5.16.3 Affinity Diagramming |
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5.16.4 Brainstorming with One Person |
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5.16.5 Brainstorming for a Virtual Team |
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5.17 Tools for Virtual Environments |
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5.18 Requirements Prioritization Techniques |
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5.18.2 Forced-Pair Ranking |
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5.18.4 Analytical Hierarchy Process |
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5.19 Prepare Requirements Package |
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5.20 Communicate Requirements |
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Chapter 6 Requirements Life Cycle Management |
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6.3.2 Maintain Requirements |
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6.3.3 Prioritize Requirements |
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6.3.4 Assess Requirements Changes |
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6.3.5 Approve Requirements |
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Chapter 7 Strategy Analysis |
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7.3.1 Define the Business Need |
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7.3.2 Assess Capability Gaps |
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7.3.3 Determine the Approach to Finding a Solution |
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7.3.4 Define Solution Scope |
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7.3.4.1 Business Goals and Objectives |
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7.3.4.5 Impacted Organizations |
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7.3.5 Define the Business Case |
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7.4 Conducting the Initial Risk Assessment |
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7.5 Preparing the Decision Package |
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7.6 Understanding the Business |
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7.7.1 Organization Charts |
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7.7.2 Infrastructure Models |
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7.7.3 Business Location Models |
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7.7.5 Business Entity Models |
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7.7.6 Business Process Models |
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Chapter 8 Requirements Analysis and Design Definition |
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8.3.1 Specify and Model Requirements |
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8.3.1.3 Data Flow Diagrams |
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8.3.1.5 Matrix Documentation |
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8.3.1.6 How to Decide Which Model to Select |
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8.3.1.7 Text Documentation |
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8.3.2 Verify the Requirements |
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8.3.3 Validate the Requirements |
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8.3.4 Define Requirements Architecture |
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8.3.4.1 How Much Detail Do You Need? |
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8.3.4.2 Stakeholder-Based Classification |
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8.3.4.3 Sequence-Oriented Classification |
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8.3.4.4 Purpose-Based Classification |
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8.3.4.5 Combining Structures |
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8.3.5 Define Design Options |
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8.3.6 Analyze Potential Value and Recommend Solution |
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Chapter 9 Solution Evaluation |
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9.4 Matching the Solution to the Needs of the Customer |
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9.5 Support Testing and Quality Assurance |
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9.5.1 Validation versus Verification |
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9.5.2 Planning for the Test |
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9.5.4 Evaluating Customer Satisfaction |
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9.6 Implementing and Supporting the Solution |
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Chapter 10 Swede-Mart Case Study |
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10.5 Distribution Center/Inventory Operations |
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10.10 Order Processing and Shipping |
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10.13 Interview with Store Buyer |
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Chapter 11 CBAP Test Questions |
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Chapter 12 Activity Solutions for Swede-Mart Case Study |
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Chapter 13 Preparing for the Test |
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Chapter 14 Answers to Test Questions |
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Appendix A Acronyms |
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Appendix B Business Requirements Document Templates |
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Appendix C United Nations Organizational Chart |
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