Week 1
      Introduction to Business Analysis and 
                         Financial Policy
     •  INTRODUCTION                                     Week 1
     •  BUSINESS STRATEGY ANALYSIS                       Week 2&3
     •  INVESTIGATION TECHNIQUES                         Week 4-5
     •  CONSIDER PERSPECTIVES                            Week 6
     •  ANALYSE NEEDS                                    Week 7
     •   CASE STUDY PRESENTATIONS                        Week 8
     •   INTERIM ASSESSMENTS                             Week 9
     •   EVALUATE OPTIONS                                Week 10
     •  CORPORATE FINANCIAL POLICY DECISIONS             Week 11
     •   DEFINE REQUIREMENTS                             Week 12
     •  REVISION                                         Week 13
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                          Topic 1
     Introduction to Business Analysis and 
                    Financial Policy
    • The rationale for business analysis
    • The development of business analysis
    • The scope of business analysis
    • The responsibilities of a business analyst
    • The Business Analysis Maturity Model
    • The competencies of a business analyst
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                              Introduction
     •  Business analysis is the set of task and techniques use to 
        work  as  a  liaison  among  stakeholders  in  order  to 
        understand  the  structure,  policies  and  operations  of  an 
        organization, and recommend solutions that will enable an 
        organization to achieve its goals (International institute of 
        business analysis, 2008).
     •  The  development  of  business  analysis  as  a  professional 
        discipline has extended the role and responsibilities of the 
        business analyst (BA).  Business analysts investigate ideas 
        and  problems,  formulate  options  for  a  way  forward  and 
        produce business cases setting out their conclusions and 
        recommendations. 
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       The development of business analysis
     Business analysts have responsibility for the following areas:
     •  Identifying the tactical options that will address a given situation 
        and will support the delivery of the business strategy
     •  Defining the tactics that will enable the organization to achieve its 
        strategy
     •  Supporting the implementation and operation of those tactics
     •  Redefining the tactics after implementation to take account of 
        business changes and to ensure continuing alignment with business 
        objectives
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                         Setting the scene: scope of the Business Analyst role
       There is a chain of reasoning that leads from the statement of a problem to the implementation of solutions…
                                                                      …involving up to 10 groups of people…
                                      Owners 
           defines measures of success and $targets
         …Business Analysts confirm & document                               $Money!
                                                                Strategists 
                                                                determine the strategy to hit the targets
                                                                …Business Analysts help do market research, create strategy, challenge & 
                                    Sponsors                    document
      establish a Programme that delivers the strategy
   …Business Analysts document Programme TOR 
                and help build the Business Case 
                                                                        Programme Managers
                                                                        Institute Projects that implement the programme
                                                                        …Business Analysts document the Project TOR
                             Project Stakeholders
            …Business Analysts specify requirements for                     Design Analysts
                         Projects (in the Business Model)                   design solution that satisfies the requirements
                                            Solution Builders               …Business Analysts write functional specifications, protect 
                                                                            requirements & document compromises
                                                   build solution
 …Business Analysts protect requirements & document compromises       Solution Builders & Business
                                                                      test solution
                                           Project managers           …Business Analysts ensure tested against requirements
                                             Implement solution
                                   …Business Analysts help with             Users
                                    -Process and data migration             Accept solution
                                              -Cutover planning             …Business Analysts help with
                                                       -                    -
                                                       Rollout               $MEASURING $BENEFITS $REALISATION
                                                    POST-IMPLEMENTATION
                                   Business Analysts feed back to the Owner how well their                                     6
                                             measure of success has been achieved