The PMI guide to business analysis
Publisher: Project Management Institute
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 444
ISBN-13: 9781628251982
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Requirements engineering; Business planning; Project management; Decision making
Other titles: Project Management Institute guide to business analysis
Description: The PMI Guide to Business Analysis discusses the context, environment, and influences on business analysis. It provides descriptions of inputs and outputs and techniques for performing each process. It also covers key concepts and emerging trends, and highlights opportunities for business analysts to collaborate with key stakeholders and teams. Each of the 35 business analysis processes presented includes information on how to tailor them to adapt to various life cycles. This rich publication provides you with a sound basis to improve business analysis maturity and directly impact your project success rates. The Standard for Business Analysis covers the fundamental concepts of business analysis and their relationships to portfolio, program, and project management; organizational strategy; governance; and the project environment. It also includes information on the role of the business analyst in various life cycles.
Notes: "Includes: The Standard for Business Analysis ANSI/PMI-17-005-2017"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The PMI guide to business analysis. Introduction ; The environment in which business analysis is conducted ; The role of the business analyst ; Needs assessment ; Stakeholder engagement ; Elicitation ; Analysis ; Traceability and monitoring ; Solution evaluation; title: References; title: The standard for business analysis. Introduction ; Defining and aligning process group ; Initiating process group ; Planning ; Executing ; Monitoring and controlling ; Releasing; title: Appendixes, glossary, and index. Contributors and reviewers of The PMI guide to business analysis ; Tools and techniques ; Business analyst competencies; title: Bibliography; title: Glossary; title: Index.