Agile and Business Analysis, 2nd Edition

1 BUSINESS ANALYSIS IN AGILE ENVIRONMENTS

This chapter covers the following topics:

• the rationale for business analysis;

• business agility;

• the Agile business analyst;

• the growth mindset;

• the Business Analysis Service Framework;

• the Agile and Business Analysis book.

INTRODUCTION

All businesses have to be on constant alert for changes that may cause problems or offer opportunities. These changes may originate from industry factors such as competitor actions or may involve broader developments such as demographic or technology changes. In addition to these external forces, there can also be internal drivers for change such as business model revisions proposed by executive managers, service improvements identified by business architects ...