This volume in the Business Analysis Professional Development Series is the companion workbook to Mastering Business Analysis Standard Practices. Designed for instructors, trainers, and students, this supplemental workbook should be used in conjunction with the main text and enables readers to practice the seven-step business analysis process they are learning with a realistic case study, exercises, and suggested solutions. It helps facilitate self-learning and course instruction effectively where users can engage the processes before applying the tools and techniques on their own projects.

• Presents a structured step-by-step process for performing business analysis that any new or experienced practitioner could follow, rather than having to piece the process together themselves
• Demonstrates how to plan the business analysis work effort and develop and execute communication and information management plans
• Shows how to set up a project for success with a clear and concise scope definition boundary, maintain agreement on scope, and control scope in an ever-changing environment

Chapter 1 – Introduction

Background

Exercise Questions

Chapter 2 – Step 1: Understand Your Stakeholders

Background

Exercise Questions

Chapter 3 – Step 2: Understand the Business Context

Background

Exercise Questions

Chapter 4 – Step 3: Plan the Business Analysis Work

Background

Exercise Questions

Chapter 5 – Step 4: Set Initiative Scope

Background

Exercise Questions

Chapter 6 – Step 5: Develop Solution Requirements and Design Definition

Background

Exercise Questions

Chapter 7 – Step 6: Scope Management

Background

Exercise Questions

Chapter 8 – Step 7: Evaluate the Solution

Background

Exercise Questions

Appendices

Chapter 1 Exercise Sample Solutions

Chapter 2 Exercise Sample Solutions

Chapter 3 Exercise Sample Solutions

Chapter 4 Exercise Sample Solutions

Chapter 5 Exercise Sample Solutions

Chapter 6 Exercise Sample Solutions

Chapter 7 Exercise Sample Solutions

Chapter 8 Exercise Sample Solutions