What Techniques Do Business Analysts Use?

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So Functional Decomposition is Basically breaking down who does What, How & why ? To find efficiency flaws and losses ?

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Hi Tom nice session, good review. Please can you give me link or explain, when yo use what kind of tools like example when to use fecilitation, interviews, brainstorm etc How a BA can decide which tool is best under what circumstances.. that will be great video to put in practical context

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RACI - Responsible/Accountable (also approver or final approving authority)/Consulted (sometimes counsel)/Informed

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[@balup6113]

It was a great video to understand insight of BA techniques. Can you please elaborate more on each technique to understand in detailed process of each technique. Please share the video if available.

[@BAEXPERTS]

Balu, Thank you for your question. We offer more on several of the presented techniques here on our KZbin channel. If you would like a guideline for sequencing these videos and other training we offer, please read my post at businessanalysisexperts.com/how-to-become-a-business-analyst/. Thanks Tom Hathaway

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That was really informative. Thanks a lot. Have a question though: what kind of analytical tools/techniques do you recommend in order to measure the effectiveness of digitized supplier collaboration?

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[@stevenfoleary]

BA EXPERTS, Tom did a great job presenting the video. I'm hoping you can (please) tell me what the "outcomes/outputs" are from the Operational Analysis level. You mentioned outputs from the Strategic (prioritized projects and initiatives) & Tactical levels (stakeholder requirements), but I must have missed the outputs from Operational.

[@BAEXPERTS]

Steven, Sorry I did not get back yet. The outputs of Operational Business Analysis are solution-level (Functional and Non-Functional} requirements. They clarify stakeholder requirements at a level of detail that developers have a much easier time coding. Thank you for your great question. Tom Hathaway

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do BA in IT field use programming/ math skills? thanks. Because I find some jobs preferring computer science bachelor's.

[@BAEXPERTS]

Ali, Great question! The best answer is, unfortunately, it depends.In the majority of larger organization the BA does not require any programming/math skills beyond those required by anyone working in the organization. The field of Business Analysis as defined by the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) does not include any programming functions but in general we expect the BA to be "techno aware", meaning informed about what state-of-the-art IT can deliver. In organizations where developers are expected to do business analysis, their focus is naturally on the programming dimension and their business analysis skills are not as important. In the real world, BAs are assigned a wide variety of duties, some of which may require some developer and/or math ability. In our experience, however, this is becoming increasingly rare as the majority of BAs really are primarily responsible for defining the requirements for IT Solutions. Thank you for your comment. Tom Hathaway

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Thank you for answering.

[@GauravSharma-xh7nw]

Hello, the video is very concise and helpful. Is there a way for an engineer having core mechanical/civil skills to become a Business analyst as there are very limited scopes.. Thanks, Gaurav.

[@BAEXPERTS]

Guarav, Thank you for your comment. There are no pre-requisites and definitely no "ideal path" for becoming a business analyst per se. I suggest reading my blog post at businessanalysisexperts.com/how-to-become-a-business-analyst/ to find out how to start at no cost. Tom Hathaway

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What do you think are the tools and techniques used in creating a business??

[@bacon9533]

do they use alot of math?

[@BAEXPERTS]

+bacon9533 Interesting question! I would have to believe that business analysts do not use math any more or less than the typical white-collar worker, but that is just my opinion. I do consider basic math skills essential for anyone in today's business world.

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+BA-EXPERTS Thanks, also in your opinion what university's do you think would be best to attend for business analyst.

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+bacon9533 go to any school with a good business program. I'm majoring in Management Information Systems and i just accepted an offer for a Business Analyst position.

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