CIS 200 Northern Virginia Community College Business Analysis Discussion

As a Business Analyst, requirements analysis and design are part of our everyday life. So what does that mean?

Now it’s time to do a strategic analysis on your own project.

• Your personal project can have any kind of future that you want it to be. Based on the previous changes from the elicitation process, do a strategic analysis on your own personal project.
• Assess the current state
• Define what you believe is the future
• Assess any risks
• Provide the gap between the AS-IS and TO-BE states

• Read Chapter 7 (Requirements Analysis and Design Definition) of the IIBA Book.
• Read the paper –“GUIDELINES FOR VERIFYING AND VALIDATING SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS AND DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS”.
• Read the article – The Six Blind Men and the Requirements.

• Go to Lynda.com and watch Validating Requirements and Managing Requirements from the Developing Project Requirements course.
• Go to Lynda.com and watch Validating and Controlling Your Requirements During Project Execution of the Business Analysis Fundamentals course.
• Watch the video Requirement Analysis.
• Watch the video Requirements Management Best Practices.
• Pick a social media (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, etc.) to research and be prepared to discuss how requirement analysis and design affect your chosen social media daily.

• Watch the movie “Up in the Air” starring George Clooney. Pay close attention to the role of Natalie as a Business Analyst. As you are watching the movie, jot down your answers to the following questions:
• In your opinion, is she a good or bad Business Analyst?
• What types of business analysis tasks does she do to warrant us looking at her as a Business Analyst?
• What requirements is she gathering?
• How does she verify and validate these requirements?
• What is her recommended solutions?
• Do you agree with her solutions? If not, what would you have done differently?

For your task, submit the deliverable for your personal project. Include the following:

• Analyze the current state in regards to the requirements you analyzed for the change request to your project as of today.
• Define what the future state will be based on the business needs, goals and objectives of the project.
• Assess any risks and recommend any actions to alleviate those risks if needed.
• Describe the current gap between the current and future state and how the project will achieve the future state.