Mastering Business Analysis 2013

Business analysis provides the foundation for almost every kind of business change. Business analysis is investigating the work of the business, and finding both the problems to be corrected and better solutions for the business processes. Business analysis is a combination of modelling, systemic thinking, innovating, communicating, project analysis, persuasion and several other analytical skills.

In short, business analysis is about understanding the real business and providing solutions to make it better.

The business analyst is a modeller and a communicator: Models are used to understand the processes, information and behaviours that make up the business. This understanding is not superficial, but of the real, underlying business policy and the root cause of problems within the business.The analyst must also communicate this understanding clearly so that all stakeholders arrive at the same view of their business.