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It depends on the project to project it is not ALWAYS the same that we do interact with the clients directly, some time there will be a TEAM whom might be INTERACTING with the client and GIVES you the requirement and if have QUESTIONS either we do talk with that team or our manager.

It depends on the project to project it is not always the same that we do interact with the clients directly, some time there will be a team whom might be interacting with the client and gives you the requirement and if have questions either we do talk with that team or our manager.

REQUIREMENT SESSION is usually done through JAD session. Business Folks and Major sponsors are always there along with some technical folks. Business ANALYST then goes through each requirement and asks for the feedback. If Business Sponsors and Technical Folks think that all the requirements are according to the business and won’t be a barrier to existing system. They get the official signoff on Business Requirement DOCUMENT. IT manager and Business manager both do the sign off on that business requirement document.

Requirement session is usually done through JAD session. Business Folks and Major sponsors are always there along with some technical folks. Business analyst then goes through each requirement and asks for the feedback. If Business Sponsors and Technical Folks think that all the requirements are according to the business and won’t be a barrier to existing system. They get the official signoff on Business Requirement document. IT manager and Business manager both do the sign off on that business requirement document.

For quality there is no specific mark of course Six SIGMA and ITIL (INFORMATION technology infrastructural library United kingdom) are certain quality standard ESTABLISHING organizations and methods. But As a normal the following should be FOLLOWED:
The quality of communication while gathering requirement should be excellent and outstanding. SOMETIMES users are just looking for functionality in system and they are not even able to say that what exactly will be their dream functionality which will be most convenient to them. In that case BA should explore them and figure out the exactly demanded requirements.

For quality there is no specific mark of course Six sigma and ITIL (Information technology infrastructural library United kingdom) are certain quality standard establishing organizations and methods. But As a normal the following should be followed:
The quality of communication while gathering requirement should be excellent and outstanding. Sometimes users are just looking for functionality in system and they are not even able to say that what exactly will be their dream functionality which will be most convenient to them. In that case BA should explore them and figure out the exactly demanded requirements.

The position is important because a BA is a people’s person when it comes to the users and an IT person when it comes to the developers. He can communicate with the users in jargon that they are COMFORTABLE with and is able to understand them in order to collect solid business REQUIREMENTS. SIMULTANEOUSLY he can effectively communicate these requirements and SUPPORT them with documentation for a developers benefit.

The position is important because a BA is a people’s person when it comes to the users and an IT person when it comes to the developers. He can communicate with the users in jargon that they are comfortable with and is able to understand them in order to collect solid business requirements. Simultaneously he can effectively communicate these requirements and support them with documentation for a developers benefit.

While Creating Business Document, MAKE sure you start from small PROBLEMS. Don’t jump to big problems right way. KEEP the Business sponsors and IT FOLKS in the loop. Make sure your document clearly state Exceptions, Assumptions and Limitations. Sometime you need to keep in mind the legal issues. Business document should be WELL written for usability and for future projects.

While Creating Business Document, Make sure you start from small problems. Don’t jump to big problems right way. Keep the Business sponsors and IT folks in the loop. Make sure your document clearly state Exceptions, Assumptions and Limitations. Sometime you need to keep in mind the legal issues. Business document should be well written for usability and for future projects.

UML USES many concepts from many sources.

1. For Structure: ACTOR, Attribute, Class, Component, INTERFACE, Object, Package.
2. For Behavior: Activity, Event, Message, METHOD, Operation, State, use case.
3. For RELATIONSHIPS: Aggregation, Association, Composition, Depends, Generalization (or Inheritance).
4. Other Concepts: Stereotype. It qualifies the symbol it is attached to.

UML uses many concepts from many sources.

There is no specific qualification for a business analyst. Well, if you are a MANAGEMENT GRADUATE it is an added advantage SINCE they have better communication skills. One important thing a BA needs to have is domain knowledge or business knowledge. Unless he/she understands the client's business process thoroughly they cannot DRAFT the requirements properly.

There is no specific qualification for a business analyst. Well, if you are a management graduate it is an added advantage since they have better communication skills. One important thing a BA needs to have is domain knowledge or business knowledge. Unless he/she understands the client's business process thoroughly they cannot draft the requirements properly.

A data model is a model which shows how data is stored and used for e.g. a normal database.
It has 3 MAIN parts:

• Structural part:- how data is structured.
• Integrity part:- Rules governing structure.
• Manipulation part:- operators used to select,update,querry that data,eg select, update, delete COMMANDS in sql.

ENTERPRISE DATA MODEL(ENTERPRISE RELATIONSHIP MODELING) :- This can be called as an CONCEPTUAL model or semantic model. The sub parts of an ERM are:

• Entity:- It is an object, eg employees, computer.
• Relationship:- It captures how TWO or more entities are related to each other.
• Attributes:- Every entity has its own sets of attributes (e.g. PAN no in INDIA for each employee or SSN in US).

A data model is a model which shows how data is stored and used for e.g. a normal database.
It has 3 main parts:

ENTERPRISE DATA MODEL(ENTERPRISE RELATIONSHIP MODELING) :- This can be called as an conceptual model or semantic model. The sub parts of an ERM are:

A BA is one who SITS with the client understands it and then tells the IT people what NEEDS to be done hence BA needs to have excellent COMMUNICATION SKILLS.

A BA is one who sits with the client understands it and then tells the IT people what needs to be done hence BA needs to have excellent communication skills.

The output will be USED by the Both IT and Non-IT People, as IT people USE this document as KEY for the building of the application and Non-IT people use those document where they can see prototype of their application.

The output will be used by the Both IT and Non-IT People, as IT people use this document as key for the building of the application and Non-IT people use those document where they can see prototype of their application.

Industry standards that have been set for the BAs to follow are OOAD principles and Unified Modeling Language (UML). This is a common language used by BUSINESS ANALYSTS all around the world to draft the FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS.

Industry standards that have been set for the BAs to follow are OOAD principles and Unified Modeling Language (UML). This is a common language used by business analysts all around the world to draft the functional requirements.

BUSINESS ANALYSIS can be described as the sequence of activities which are IMPLEMENTED in order to assess the business requirement needs and to FIT the required solution so as to BRING around the success of the organization and business. So, this sequence of task is normally performed by a “Business Analyst” or BA. 

Business analysis can be described as the sequence of activities which are implemented in order to assess the business requirement needs and to fit the required solution so as to bring around the success of the organization and business. So, this sequence of task is normally performed by a “Business Analyst” or BA.