The IT Business Analyst is one of the fastest growing roles in the IT industry. Business Analysts are found in almost all large organizations and are important members of any IT team whether in the private or public sector. "UML for the IT Business Analyst" provides a clear, step-by-step guide to how the Business Analyst can perform his or her role using state-of-the-art object-oriented technology. Business analysts are required to understand object-oriented technology although there are currently no other books that address their unique needs as non-programmers using this technology. Assuming no prior knowledge of business analysis, IT, or object-orientation, material is presented in a narrative, chronological, hands-on style using a real-world case study. Upon completion of "UML for the IT Business Analyst," you will have created an actual business requirements document using all of the techniques of object-orientation required of a Business Analyst. "UML for the IT Business Analyst" puts together all of the technology pieces needed to proficiently perform the Business Analyst role.

Author: Howard Podeswa
Paperback:  400 pages
Company: Course Technology PTR  (2005-06-07)
ISBN: 1592009123
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The Business Analyst (BA) provides an important role -- liaison between business stakeholders and the technical team (software developers, vendors, etc.) in order to ensure that business needs are reflected in any software solution. Despite the importance of the job, there is currently no book specifically designed as an on-the-job handbook for the working BA to make his life easier. The Business Analyst?s Handbook solves this problem by providing a useful compendium of tools, tables, lists, and templates that the BA can use on-the-job to carry out their tasks. For example, a BA might be preparing for an interview session and use the book?s checklist of interviewees to verify whether there is appropriate coverage of business stakeholders. Or a BA might be asked to review some diagrams and refer to the Glossaries of Symbols (organized by diagram type) for guidance. Or the BA may be asked to prepare textual requirements documentation and refer to the Business Requirement template for a list of artifacts and table of contents. Whatever a BA needs, he can be assured that with the handy Business Analyst?s Handbook he will have the necessary information right at his fingertips.

Author: Howard Podeswa
Paperback:  411 pages
Company: Course Technology PTR  (2008-12-08)
ISBN: 1598635654
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A Volume of the Business Analysis Essential Library Series

Uncover the role of the business analyst as the business and technology strategist who provides the executive leadership team with the information, process, tools, and capability to make the best decisions. The Business Analyst as Strategist: Translating Business Strategies into Valuable Solutions outlines the first two phases of the business solution life strategic planning and enterprise analysis that the future vision of the enterprise is established, strategic goals and measures are set, and the most viable programs and supporting projects are initiated to achieve the strategy.

Learn how to set the stage for change, and how to translate your strategy into operational terms through a portfolio of programs and supporting projects. Understand the five-step process to set well-formed strategies and how to execute them. Through this book you will master business analysis competencies, learn how to react effectively, anticipate changes in the marketplace, and flow value through the enterprise to the customer, thus achieving competitive advantage.

Contents:

Chapter 1: The Emerging Role of the Business Analyst in Strategic Planning
Chapter 2: The Emerging Role of the Business Analyst in Portfolio Management
Chapter 3: Architecting the Enterprise
Chapter 4: Determining the Business Solution
Chapter 5: Preparing the Decision Package
Chapter 6: Managing Projects for Value
Chapter 7: Evolving from Business Analyst to Business Strategist

Author: Kathleen B. Hass
Paperback:  125 pages
Company: Management Concepts  (2007-12-28)
ISBN: 1567262090
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A Volume of the Business Analysis Essential Library Series

The business analysts serving as internal business/technology consultants is rapidly emerging in organizations. Learn about this challenging leadership role as they become strategic leaders of change for their organizations.

Become equipped with the principles, knowledge, practices, and tools needed to assume a leadership role in an organization. From Analyst to Leader: Elevating the Role of the Business Analyst uncovers the unique challenges for the business analyst to transition from a support role to a central leader serving as change agent, visionary, and credible leader.

Contents:
Chapter 1: Project Leadership
Chapter 2: The Business Analyst as Project Leader
Chapter 3: The Business Analyst s Leadership Role throughout the Business Solution Life Cycle
Chapter 4: The Business Analyst as Team Leader
Chapter 5: The Business Analyst s Role in Communications
Chapter 6: Customer Relationship Management: Politics and Stakeholders
Chapter 7: Carving Out Your Leadership Role
Chapter 8: Establishing a Business Analysis Center of Excellence in Your Organization

Author: Kathleen B. Hass, Richard Vander Horst, Kimi Ziemski, Lori Lindbergh
Paperback:  132 pages
Company: Management Concepts, Inc  (2007-12-10)
ISBN: 1567262139
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Information Technology Business Analysis Overview study guide will help you learn what a business analyst's role and their responsibilities. This is critical to defining the requirements of a project at its earliest stages, as well as a planning, defining and validating project scope. This study guide will prepare you for, and improve your understanding of the role of a business analyst. After studying this guide, you will be able to list the steps in the business analyst roadmap, learn the steps in the Nine Step Problem Solving Model, write clear problem statements, learn the methods of problem solving, and understand and describe Joint Application Development fundamentals.

Author: Frank V. Payne
Paperback:  44 pages
Company: CreateSpace  (2008-07-30) (2008-07-30)
ISBN: 1438239394
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Ideal handbook for the developer or business user challenged with implementing, maintaining, and retrieving mission critical data within the Oracle database environment. CD-ROM included. Softcover.

Author: John Adolph Palinski
Paperback:  528 pages
Company: Addison-Wesley Professional  (2002-08-18)
ISBN: 0201752948
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Modeling for Insight is a one-of-a-kind guide to building effective spreadsheet models and using them to generate insights. It provides readers with an effective modeling process and specific modeling tools to become a master modeler. The authors demonstrate how to approach problem-solving using four main steps: frame the problem, diagram the problem, build a model, and generate insights. Extensive examples, graduated in difficulty, help readers to internalize this modeling process, while also demonstrating the application of important modeling tools.

Author: Stephen G. Powell, Robert J. Batt
Paperback:  466 pages
Company: Wiley  (2008-10-24)
ISBN: 0470175559
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Author: Texas Instruments
Paperback:  563 pages
Company: Texas Instruments Incorporated  (1982)
ISBN: 0895120534
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How To Gather Requirements study guide will help you learn what a business analyst's role and their responsibilities. This is critical to defining the requirements of a project at its earliest stages, as well as a planning, defining and validating project scope. This study guide will prepare you for, and improve your understanding of the role of a business analyst. After studying this guide, you will be able to describe techniques for managing disagreement, discuss principles of strategic planning, learn the two types of strategic planning, explain what is meant by systems thinking, and learn the benefits of strategic planning.

Author: Frank V. Payne
Paperback:  48 pages
Company: CreateSpace  (2008-07-30) (2008-07-30)
ISBN: 1438239602
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Testing For The IT Business Analyst study guide will help you learn about a business analyst's role and their responsibilities. This is critical to defining the requirements of a project at its earliest stages, as well as a planning, defining and validating project scope. This study guide will prepare you for, and improve your understanding of the role of a business analyst. After studying this guide, you will be able to explain why business analysts must be concerned with testing, define testing and recognize its benefits, identify the types of defect that must be identified and removed, and identify some types of testing that must be performed.

Author: Frank V. Payne
Paperback:  48 pages
Company: CreateSpace  (2008-07-30) (2008-07-30)
ISBN: 1438241313
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