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In particular, for this edition, we wish to thank Nicole Rayner for her terrific drawing skills, Neil Shorter for technical and security support, Peter Thompson for so many insights regarding business analysis and solution development topics, and Alan Paul for the extensive proofreading service that has proved essential during the production of this book.

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The advent of new ways of working tends to give rise to new roles that promise much, although they are often doomed to fail due to high expectations and the recurring lack of clarity. Although every care has been taken by the authors and BCS Learning and Development Ltd in the preparation of the publication, no warranty is given by the authors or BCS Learning and Development Ltd as publisher as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained within it and neither the authors nor BCS Learning and Development Ltd shall be responsible or liable for any loss or damage whatsoever arising by virtue of such information or any instructions or advice contained within this publication or by any of the aforementioned. page (ok some parts may have been skim read…) and I have earned this point towards my reading goal for this year. This approach has been based upon the belief that specialist providers, often working in countries where costs are lower than the UK, are able to deliver higher quality at lower cost. In a very similar vein, we are keen to acknowledge the contribution made by Paul Turner to the success of this book.Thousands of students from all over the world have taken our online accredited BA Foundation course, you can take it in your own time, and the animation, voice and exercises keep it interesting and flowing. The experiences gained from using external consultants have also played a part in the development of the internal business analysis role.

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Once you have completed your course, you can choose a paper or online exam and sit the multiple choice exam to obtain the BCS Business Analysis Foundation Certificate. Whether you are an individual or someone looking for group training, we can offer both e-learning and classroom training to achieve the Foundation exam. Changes include the increasing dominance of the many variants of Agile, some of which are openly disparaging of the role of the BA, and which therefore a book on Business Analysis needs to have a clear opinion on. The book, coming form the British Computer Society does have a heavy accent on IT's usage in Business Change. This starts with an understanding of the strategic context with some new models explaining the current state, the target state and how we get there.It is known that Agile methodologies cover certain roles such as those of the stakeholder, product owner and the scrum master, but there is no mention of the business analyst’s role. James Cadle is a Chartered Fellow of BCS and a BCS oral examiner, having worked in business analysis and project management for more than 40 years. It is packed with useful and practical concepts, frameworks, and techniques for business domain and requirements analysis in information systems service provision. Business analysts are at the forefront of these responses, enabling the development of practical, creative and financially sound solutions that address business problems and grasp new opportunities.

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We are business analysts and this highly recommended 4th edition reminds us of who we are, what we do and what we can achieve. In theory this approach has much to recommend it but organisations with an outsourced IT function have experienced issues, for example, regarding supplier management and requirements definition. Under requirements definition the following sections are found ‘defined the requirements’,‘elicit and interpret requirements’, ‘record requirements’, ‘build models and prototypes’, ‘collaborate and communicate the stakeholders’, ‘analyse and prioritise’, ‘support stakeholder’, ‘conduct user analysis and profiling’, ‘ensure requirements are aligned’ and ‘established traceability’. Our pass rates are well in excess of the national average, there is really no reason you should fail!PRINCE2 Agile® is a [registered] trade mark of AXELOS Limited, used under permission of AXELOS Limited. There is now a new section covering the T shaped business analyst that fits in just before the competencies of the business analyst. The global coronavirus pandemic is causing organisations to review their services and, in many cases, their entire business models. The reasons are clear: they can be employed to deal with a specific issue on an ‘as-needed basis’ and they bring a broader business perspective and can provide a dispassionate, objective view of the company. Malcolm contributed to Chapter 5 (Investigating the business situation) and Chapter 10 (Establishing the requirements).