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Great books for business analysts that work in products

Analysts Corner

Here are some book recommendations covering everything from the product process and discovery interviews to problem framing and documentation. This book covers a wide set of techniques and guides for how to use them within discovery framing and the planning of the discovery process.

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The Book, The Movie, and the Business Document

Practical Analyst

Think of a book you’ve read and enjoyed which was later interpreted as a movie. With the book, your interpretation of the appearance of the settings and characters is a product your imagination, which is shaped by your unique life experience. Your interpretation of the words in the book is as valid as anyone’s.

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15 tips for a Junior Business Analyst

Analysts Corner

However, you have people with whom you could collaborate (yes, the partners mentioned above — #2) to make sure that you collected/documented all the necessary requirements. Collaborate until you reach shared understanding then document. Don’t rush to document the requirements at the very beginning. And of course read books.

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Business analysis tips for effective Product ownership

Analysts Corner

But also because the job of BAs focused on gathering requirements upfront, and writing heavy documents didn’t make any sense anymore. Focus on the problem Every consulted documentation suggests focusing on the problem rather than jumping to a solution. Process modeling may be used to document the “as is” process.

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Analyst’s corner digest #19

Analysts Corner

. > Keep reading… 6) The Significance of a Software Requirement Specification (SRS) Document by Nelson M. It is a comprehensive document that meticulously outlines what the software will accomplish and how it will perform, thus serving as a guiding beacon throughout the software development process. >

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User stories vs use cases

Analysts Corner

In many projects, user stories are also represented visually as a user story map, which is a structured visualization of a backlog. Both of these are great requirement analysis and documentation tools for a business analyst. Customer visits the movie ticket booking platform and enters name of the city a.

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Unleashing the Power of Visual Thinking – Interview with Grant Wright

Business Bullet

Grant Wright facilitated a half day workshop at the European Business Analysis conference 2020 on Unleashing the power of visual thinking. Grant actively practices Visual Thinking throughout his work and is passionate about its ability to create alignment, improve understanding and generate creative ideas.