Analysts Corner

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The year started strong with a few things happening in the world of business analysis and IT — and we were lucky to have a few very interesting submissions in our corner. A lot of articles on business analysis career development, BA tools & techniques, Agile, AI and Enterprise Architecture this time. And “Hurrah!”

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Analysts Corner

JANUARY 8, 2023

Top Business Analysis certification bodies There are several certifications that can be beneficial for business analysts depending on their career goals and areas of focus. Candidates must have a minimum of 3,000 hours of business analysis experience and 35 hours of professional development in order to qualify.

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The BAWorld

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

ECBA Exam Questions The ECBA sample questions cover a range of topics related to the business analysis discipline, including requirements elicitation and management, enterprise analysis, business analysis planning and monitoring, and solution evaluation. Once you finish the test, you will find a detailed analysis of the test.

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Passionate BA

MARCH 2, 2024

Business Analysis Conferences: what and why? Business analysis conferences serve as a crucial nexus for this pursuit in our knowledge area. But why attend a business analysis conference? In a world where the only constant is change, attending business analysis conferences is a strategic investment in professional development.

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Analysts Corner

APRIL 26, 2023

On enterprise architecture front, we’ve got an amazing recipe of how to set up Enterprise architecture in your company. One of the main aspects to be considered in requirements analysis is the distinction between functional and non-functional requirements. Interesting times! And I would like to share my experience with you.

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Analysts Corner

APRIL 19, 2024

AWS Architecture Diagram (illustrative) The architecture diagram illustrates a workflow where call recordings are processed and analyzed through a series of AWS services to extract insights and provide visualizations for agents, supervisors, and business analysts.

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BizAcuity

APRIL 1, 2023

Several large organizations have faltered on different stages of BI implementation, from poor data quality to the inability to scale due to larger volumes of data and extremely complex BI architecture. The BI architecture defines the processes, tools, and data flows necessary to support BI within an organization.

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Smart Data Collective

JUNE 10, 2022

You would transform and manipulate large data sets to meet the desired analysis for businesses, working as a data analyst. That means enterprise architects must have a full understanding of the specific businesses they work for in order to design the systems architecture that meets those needs. Enterprise Architect.

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Analysts Corner

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

This article presents how discovery techniques, popular within product management, fit in business analysis areas of elicitation , analysis and validation. > > Keep reading… Data and EA How to Document Your Current Enterprise Architecture & Technology, by Shashi Sastry. This is where data profiling comes into play.

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BizAcuity

JANUARY 31, 2023

Several large organizations have faltered on different stages of BI implementation, from poor data quality to the inability to scale due to larger volumes of data and extremely complex BI architecture. The BI architecture defines the processes, tools, and data flows necessary to support BI within an organization.

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Analysts Corner

MAY 28, 2023

For those striving for personal productivity, we’ve got articles on time management and overcoming “analysis paralysis” — spending too much time analysing something instead of making a decision or taking an action. When I first got into business analysis, it was pretty daunting, but like everything out there, it got better with practice.

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Analysts Corner

MARCH 10, 2024

So, I had to gain some tech proficiency, considering my background in business analysis. Besides they are all API-related, there are also different levels of abstraction: REST is an architectural style SOAP is a messaging protocol specification RPC is a request-response protocol GraphQL is a query language (that is what QL stands for).

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Analysts Corner

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Properly used, this tool can supercharge a designer’s work… > Keep reading Top selection 1) 3 Ways To Get Out The Trap Of Solving Problems, by James Compton Although Business Analysis is about helping the business solve their problems, there’s a dark side to this which often get’s us into trouble.

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BizAcuity

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

In today’s world that is largely data-driven, organizations depend on data for their success and survival, and therefore need robust, scalable data architecture to handle their data needs. What also sets Snowflake apart is its architecture and data sharing capabilities. Introduction.

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Analysts Corner

JUNE 27, 2023

During the BA & Beyond 2023 conference in Leuven, Belgium, I was able to lead a Fishbowl-style session on High-Impact Business Analysis. link] What is a High-Impact Business Analysis? Measuring the impact of business analysis is essential to assess the value it delivers to stakeholders in a specific context.

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Analysts Corner

AUGUST 15, 2022

Quick bites “Quick bites” is a series of short and pointy articles that focus on practical ways of solving a specific business analysis or enterprise architecture problem. Quick bite #5: BA health check questions The challenge of measuring quality of business analysis work has always been there.

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The BAWorld

APRIL 23, 2024

The data life cycle is concerned with making informed decisions; data analysis is concerned with the use of tools to transform information. The data life cycle is concerned with the phases that data goes through during its useful life, whereas analysis of data is the process of examining and interpreting information. Machine Learning.

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Analysts Corner

JANUARY 29, 2024

It is less practical and not about business analysis work on such projects. We focus on one thesis: Cloud infrastructure works better with services built around Microservice Architecture (MSA). This is the last chapter of the “Replacing Legacy” series on Medium. The first two can’t be considered trends anymore.

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The BAWorld

JULY 17, 2021

Business Architecture is a holistic framework for aligning an organization with its goals, and in turn, making it more competitive. In this article, we’ll discuss what business architecture is? Business architecture is the blueprint of a company. Definition of Business Architecture. from BIZBOK. from BIZBOK.

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Astera

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Let’s delve deeper to get a comprehensive understanding of the EDW, particularly its key components, types, architecture, and benefits. An Enterprise Data Warehouse is a centralized repository that consolidates data from various sources within an organization for business intelligence, reporting, and analysis.

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Analysts Corner

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

AWS Services one can leverage: Amazon SageMaker, Amazon Connect, Amazon BedRock, Amazon Q Use Case Category 3— Deep Insights Key features we want to build include product telemetry data lake, install base analysis, customer lifetime value, social listening, VOC, and sentiment analysis.

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Analysts Corner

JULY 3, 2023

Perform a document analysis of any publicly available document on the domain. You can perform a competitor analysis. Plan your business analysis approach During the plan business analysis approach activity, you will list the activities to perform. Understand the information architecture. Set boundaries.

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BizAcuity

APRIL 1, 2023

Introduction Informatica is a data integration tool based on ETL architecture. Informatica uses the Extract, Transform & Load (ETL) architecture which is the most popular architecture to perform data integration. Updates and maintenance – Informatica Cloud architecture, the Secure Agent is a lightweight program.

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ElegantJ BI

APRIL 25, 2023

Key Benefits and Deliverables: Consultancy for understanding and designing sales and transactional analytics across functional departments and data cleaning and structuring Centralized access to information from diverse data sources, through interactive graphical and ad-hoc analysis Defining common themes and designing user friendly Management Dashboards (..)

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ElegantJ BI

APRIL 25, 2023

Key Benefits and Deliverables: Consultancy for understanding and designing sales and transactional analytics across functional departments and data cleaning and structuring Centralized access to information from diverse data sources, through interactive graphical and ad-hoc analysis Defining common themes and designing user friendly Management Dashboards (..)

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ElegantJ BI

APRIL 25, 2023

Key Benefits and Deliverables: Consultancy for understanding and designing sales and transactional analytics across functional departments and data cleaning and structuring Centralized access to information from diverse data sources, through interactive graphical and ad-hoc analysis Defining common themes and designing user friendly Management Dashboards (..)

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Business Analysis Knowledge Share

MARCH 15, 2023

Let’s understand what a Data warehouse is and talk through some key concepts Datawarehouse Concepts for Business Analysis Data warehousing is a process of collecting, storing and managing data from various sources to support business decision making. Conclusion In summary, data warehousing is a critical component of business analysis.

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Smart Data Collective

AUGUST 28, 2021

The data management plan always needs to take into account the cost of the technologies and architectures one intends to use or build. Both data warehouses and lakes are used by organizations as centralized data stores that enable different users and organization units to access and use data to extract insights and perform any analysis.

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Smart Data Collective

JUNE 16, 2022

Team Upskilling: Train business analysts on planning, gap analysis, scoping & blueprinting, cost-benefit calculation of new initiatives, solution architecture, modelling, elicitation, requirement management, performance management, and other improvement initiatives.

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Modern Analyst

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Business Analysis demands in-depth knowledge, expertise, and flexibility. The BABOK® Guide describes five prominent ones that represent common approaches to Business Analysis: Agile, Business Intelligence, Information Technology, Business Architecture, and Business Process Management.

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Watermark Learning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

To successfully pass the International Institute of Business Analysis ( IIBA.org ) CBAP® or CCBA® certification exams, you will be assessed on your fundamental understanding and application of the key concepts in the The Business Analysis Body of Knowledge Guide ( BABOK® Guide )’s six knowledge areas. Who Should Use Strategy Analysis?

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Smart Data Collective

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

With such platforms, powered by AI and data analysis techniques, insurance companies are slowly changing the way they function, bidding farewell to the pre-set traditional insurance schemes for people to choose from. Nowadays, insurance companies have integrated technologically advanced techniques into their architecture.

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Smart Data Collective

OCTOBER 26, 2023

You must have a solid foundational understanding of computer architecture, operating systems, networking, and protocols. This includes the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, network architecture/routing, and popular OSes, including Microsoft Windows, Linux, and Apple macOS.

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Astera

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

However, few know the impact API architecture has in enhancing API performance. What Is API Architecture? While API refers to the interface, API architecture involves designing and implementing APIs. API architecture stands apart from traditional software architecture in key aspects. What are APIs?

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Astera

JANUARY 12, 2024

A solid data architecture is the key to successfully navigating this data surge, enabling effective data storage, management, and utilization. Understanding the Modern Data Architecture Data architecture shapes how organizations collect, store, process, and leverage their data assets.

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Smart Data Collective

MARCH 25, 2021

Every day, new data analytic and BI software are making their way into the market and offering new and varied ways to work with data and derive useful information and actionable data insights that can help data analysts to analyze business data and identify the growing trends in the market through their data analysis.

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Smart Data Collective

OCTOBER 27, 2021

It is scalable because of its decoupled storage and computed architecture. Interactive analysis applications work best with accessible data centralized in a data warehouse; therefore, there is a need to have analysis tools that make building applications easy, effective and efficient.

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