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Think Like a Business Analyst
Requirements elicitation is essential for thinking like a business analyst. Still, requirements courses teaching you techniques for conducting interviews, workshops, and focus groups tend to run very high, which can discourage transitioning professionals trying to improve their skills. It’s largely why I chose Udemy’s affordable alternative, Fundamentals of Business Analysis .
Simple Approach for Writing Requirements
If you attend any IIBA Meetup or business analyst event, you’ll probably hear at least one war story about the requirements gathering process. Fortunately, course creators at Seventh Morning are seasoned vets who have collected their lessons learned and put them together to form a simple requirements definition model (see below). This is especially hopeful to transitioning professionals like me who need to distinguish well written requirements from badly written ones. Finally, students are provided templates, cheat sheets, and recommended readings, which are essential when getting on started on a project.
Seventh Morning 3-Phase Model
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Form: Gather, Document
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Transform: Analyze, Model
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Finalize: Prioritize, Present, Gain Acceptance
SALE – $15 Fundamentals of Business Analysis course (normally $199) ends May 30. Also download free Udemy app.
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