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Business Analysis For Dummies, 2nd Edition
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Business Analysis For Dummies, 2nd Edition

by Alison Cox
February 2023
Beginner
416 pages
11h 9m
English
For Dummies
Audiobook available
Content preview from Business Analysis For Dummies, 2nd Edition

Chapter 1

Business Analysis in a Nutshell

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Grasping what business analysis is and why it’s valuable

Bullet Tracking a business analyst’s role and skills

Bullet Staying nimble with an agile approach

Bullet Introducing industry guidelines and certification options

In today’s competitive world, companies must always be at their best, maintain an edge, and capitalize on opportunities for growth. Business analysis is a deliberate attempt to review operations to ensure that business is moving along as well as it can and that the company is taking advantage of opportunities.

Basically, business analysis is a set of tasks and activities that help companies determine their objectives for meeting certain opportunities or addressing challenges and then help them define solutions to meet those objectives. Sometimes, companies hire outside, independent business analysts (BAs) to come in and perform the analysis. Other times, they may call upon employees to perform BA tasks internally regardless of whether they have a business analyst title. No matter which category you fit into, this book lays ...

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