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BusinessAnalysisConcepts

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RequirementsEngineering
Improvestherigorandqualityofrequirementsdefinitionprocess AClearstatementofrequirementconstitutes13%ofProject Success Incompleterequirementsconstitutes13.1%ofProjectFailure CostofFixingErrorsisleastatrequirementsspecificationstage, andgreatestafterdeployment.

Whatisarequirement?
Astatementofneed Adescriptionofarequiredfunctionality

RequirementsPlanning
Objective Scope Constraints Authority Resources

TacitVsExplicitKnowledge

RequirementsEngineeringProcess
TacitVsExplicitKnowledge Elicit Analyze Validate

Stakeholders
StakeholderAnalysis StakeholderEngagement

ElicitationTechniques
Interviewing Workshops Observation STROBE DocumentAnalysisQuestionnaires

Whatisagoodrequirement?
Categorized Relevant Prioritized Achievable Understandable Unambiguous Consistent Owned Traceable Unique Concise Conformant Testable Complete Correct

RequirementsModeling
UseCases(Actor,Noun+Verb,Association, SystemBoundary) ClassDiagrams

TypesofRequirements
Functional Nonfunctional Technical General

Feasibility
Technical Business Financial

RequirementsTestability
PLUME Productivity Learnability UserSatisfaction Memorability ErrorRates

BASkills
Impartial Listener Scribing Timemanagement Documentation Approachable AbilitytoChallenge Precognition

OrganizationalContext
HowtoapplyBAskillsinmultiplecontexts PublicSector PrivateSector NFPs,QUANGOs,IDAs

OrganizationalStructures
Hierarchical Functional ProductBased Geographical Projectstructure Matrix TheVirtualOrganization

BusinessFunctions
Marketing Sales R&D Production/Operations Purchasing LogisticsandFacilitiesManagment Finance HRandAdmin IT Legal

MGTAccountingandBudgeting
MgtAccounting(internaluse,looksforward) FinancialAccounting(externaluse,looksback) BudgetingProcess(TopDownBudgeting) CashflowForecasting CashBudget

InvestmentAppraisal
Costs(fixed/variable,marginal/absorption) Benefits Tangibleandintangiblecosts/assets/benefits PaybackAnalysis DCF(DiscountedCashFlow)andNPV OpportunityCost IRR

FinancialReports
Thebalancesheet(snapshotofacompanys financialposition) P&LAccount DebtandEquity ROTA Ratios:Liquidity,AcidTest,ROCE,Gearing

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