ABSTRACT
Objectives ◾ Understand the significance of business analysis (BA) in the organization in the context of
composite Agile ◾ Outline the BA core areas of work (i.e., identify the business needs and capabilities and the
corresponding functional and operational requirements) and the impact of Agile on them ◾ Highlight the value added by BA in exploring the business needs of the organization ◾ Discuss the various levels in the organization at which BA occurs and the way in which
Agility impacts that work ◾ Describe the relationship of business analysts with multiple other roles in the business at
both project and organizational levels ◾ Discuss business process management (BPM) and its relationship with Agility ◾ Review the leading BA frameworks (International Institute of Business Analysts, IIBA;
Australian Institute of Business Analysis, AIBA; Skills Framework for Information Age, SFIA) and their importance in providing the basis for a composite Agile approach to business
◾ Present the requirements modeling process map that guides the activities of a business analyst within a project and position Agile practices within that process map
◾ Briefly review the use case, activity, class, and state diagrams of the Unified Modeling Language (UML) as used by business analysts to model requirements and show the relevance of these diagrams to Agile practices
Introduction is chapter discusses business analysis (BA) in the context of the Composite Agile Method and Strategy (CAMS). BA can be considered as a profession in its own right similar to the leadership,
thinking, requirements modeling, and quality assurance functions-to name but a few. is wide permeation of BA work demands its consideration along with Agile methods at both project and organizational levels.
