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What are elements with reference to tasks under the business analysis body of knowledge? The element section describes key concepts that are required to understand how to perform the tasks.

Describe inputs. Inputs represent information or preconditions necessary for a task to begin.Inputs may be: 1. Generated outside the scope of business analysis. 2. Generated by a business analysis task. E.g. requirements.

What are the 3 essential characteristics of tasks? 1. A task accomplishes a result in an output that creates value to the organisation. 2. A task is complete - Successor tasks that make use of outputs should be able to be performed by a different person or group. 3. A task is an essential part of the purpose of the knowledge area with which it is associated.

What are business analysis knowledge areas? 7 key artifacts 1. Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring. 2. Elicitation. 3. Requirements Management And Communication. 4. Enterprise Analysis. 5. Requirements Analysis. 6. Solution Assessment and Validation 7. Underlying Competencies.

What are transition requirements? These describe the capabilities that the solution must have in order to facilitate the transition from the current state to the desired future state, but will not be required after the transition is complete. They are differentiated from other requirements because they are temporary in nature and cannot be developed until both the existing solution and the new solution are defined. Examples include data conversion requirements, skill gaps that must be addressed. These are defined and developed through solution assessment and validation.

What a non-functional requirements? These are also known as quality or supplementary requirements. These do not directly relate to functionality or capability of the system but rather describe the environmental conditions under which the system must remain effective or the qualities that the system should have. These can relate to requirements relating to capacity, speed, availability, security and presentation of user interface.

What are the functional requirements? These describe the capabilities that the system will be able to perform in terms of behaviours or operations-Specific information technology application actions or responses.

What are solution requirements? These describe the characteristics of a solution that meets the business requirements and stakeholder requirements. These are frequently divided into subcategories, particularly when the requirements describe a software solution requirements: 1. Functional Requirements 2. Non-Functional Requirements These are defined and developed through requirements analysis.

What a stakeholder requirements? These are the requirements of a specific stakeholder or a group of stakeholders. These define how a stakeholder will interact with a solution or a solution component. These act as a bridge between the business requirements and the solution requirements. These are developed and refined through requirements analysis.

What are business requirements? Business requirements described the needs of the organisation as a whole, not groups of stakeholders within it. They are the higher level statements of goals, objectives or needs of the enterprise. They describe why project is to be undertaken, what objectives the project will achieve and what metrics is to be used to measure the success of the project. They are developed and defined through enterprise analysis.

How are requirements classified as per the business analysis body of knowledge? Business Requirements. Stakeholder Requirements Solution Requirements. a. Functional Requirements b. Non-Functional Requirements Transition Requirements

One of the key objectives of business analysis is to ensure that requirements are Answer: Visible to and understood by all stakeholders.

What are some of the things that the business analyst must do? 1. Analyze and synthesize information provided by a large number of people who interact with the organization. 2. Eliciting the actual needs of the business users as opposed to their expressed desires. 3. Aligning business needs to the capabilities provided by information technology. 4. Serving as a translator between business and IT.

What is the business analysis body of knowledge? It is a globally recognized standard for the practice of business analysis. It describes the business analysis areas of knowledge, their associated activities and tasks, and skills necessary to be effective in their execution.

What are the essential skills of a BA? Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills Behavioral characteristics Business knowledge Software knowledge Interaction skills Communication skills.

What are a BA's job responsibilities? 1) Works with project stakeholders 2) Elicits, analyzes, and validates project requirements for changes to business process, policies, and information systems 3) Understands business problems and opportunities in the context of the requirements 4) Recommends solutions to help the organization succeed

What is the business analysts role? A business analyst works with stakeholders in order to understand the structure, policies, and operations of an organization, and to recommend solutions that help the organization succeed

What is business analysis? Set of tasks and techniques used to work with stakeholders in order to understand the structure, policies and operations of an organization and to recommend solutions to help the organization succeed. It is a distinct discipline focusing on identifying business needs, problems, and opportunities, and on determining the appropriate solutions to address them. The resulting projects and initiatives may focus on systems development, process improvement, organizational change, or some combination of the three.