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Non-functional requirements sometimes present a challenge to business analysts, starting with the question, What is a non-functional requirement? This article answers that. What is a requirement? A requirement in business analysis is a capability needed by the users of a …

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Writing functional requirements as use cases. The image shows a use diagram for a hotel reception system.

'What is a use case - An agile approach to developing use cases' is a free mini course for business analysts and others who use, or are considering using, use cases to define requirements. The course describes, Access the course immediately Launch Use case mini …

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Business agility Business agility is the ability to rapidly but safely change in response to or in anticipation of changes in the external environment. Potential drivers for change are summarised in the acronym, ‘PESTLE’. Business agility is becoming increasingly …

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Introduction. This video introduces the basics of data modelling. Data modelling is a key skill of a business analyst and is fundamental to creating a business level data architecture. Duration: 8 minutes. See also, 'Summary of the video content', below. Data modelling basics - …

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Levels of business analysis This article considers 3 levels of business analysis. The functions at each level are typically performed by performed different roles taken by business analysts. The sort of functions undertaken at each level of business analysis are shown …

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