IBS Hyderabad (Academic Year – 2021-22)
Program : MBA
Course Code : SLIT 610
Course Title : Business Analysis Semester: III
Faculty Name : Dr. C. Lakshmi Devasena Room No: E 206
Consultation Hours (Day/time) : Yet to Decide
Mobile No: 7989950759 Email: ldevasena@[Link]
Course Description:
How can a student make a significant difference in an organization? One way is to be part of a project that improves the company's performance or
launches it in a new direction. The business analyst (BA) plays a key role in the development and execution of company projects. Maybe it's a new
product launch or a change to a more efficient software package. The BA is responsible for gathering input, analyzing the needs of the project,
documenting the criteria to be met, sharing information among project team members and presenting findings to company executives.
This course will provide a solid foundation for a career in business analysis. The course explores the strategy, phases, components and process a BA
uses to develop a project. From conducting an enterprise analysis to assessing the solution's implementation, the students will learn the basics of how to
manage the process and determine the appropriate parties to be involved.
The course looks at project requirements (the needs that must be fulfilled to complete the initiative), how to develop a communications plan, distributing
work responsibilities, creating a business model and more. The course finishes with a discussion about tasks that the BA encounters when the solution is
put into place.
Course Objectives:
At the end of the Course, the students are expected to:
• Define, relate, and describe the importance of Business Analysis – PO1
• Identify, list, and interpret the client requirements to execute any project – PO3, PO4
• Distinguish, compare, and contrast different Business Analysis techniques for multiple business problem situations. – PO12
Learning Outcomes:
• Identify and discuss the significance of Business Analysis and various Business Analysis Techniques.
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• Classify, describe, and experiment with the different knowledge areas and techniques used in Business Analysis
• Evaluate and analyze the challenges in current trends of managing business processes for Information Systems and Software development.
• Use business analyses techniques to generate, contrast, and choose optimal alternative solution for a business problem.
Recommended Text Book:
➢ The Business Analyst's Handbook, by Howard Podeswa, PHI Course Technology, Cengage Learning, New Delhi, 2009.
Suggested reference books:
• A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® (BABOK® Guide) Version 2.0, by Kevin Brennan, International Institute of
Business Analysis, 2009.
• Business Analysis – Visualizing Business Processes and Effective Software Solutions, by Pradeep Hari Pendse – PHI Learning
• UML For The IT Business Analyst, by Howard Podeswa, Course technology, Cengage learning
• Business Analysis Techniques: 72 Essential Tools for success, by James Cadle, Debra Paul, Turner, BISL publication, UK.
• Seven Steps to Mastering Business Analysis, by Barbara A. Carkenor, [Link] Publishing, USA.
• Business Analysis, by Pradeep Hari Pendse, PHI publications.
• Business Analysis, by Debra Paul, Donald Yeates, James Cadle, BCS Publication, UK.
• The Basics of Process Mapping, 2nd Edition, by Robert Damelio, CRC press.
• Getting It Right: Business Requirement Analysis, by Kathleen B. Hass, Don Wessels and Kevin Brennan, Management concepts
• The Software Requirements Memory Jogger: A Pocket Guide to Help Software And Business, Teams Develop And Manage Requirements
(Memory Jogger) GOAL, QPC, USA
Course Outline
Sessi Case /Reading SWAYA Tech Tools
on Topic Learning Outcomes article/ Lecture / Chapters M/NPTE
No. Activity L Videos
Introduction to the Understanding the value and 1 of Text
1-2 course, Business contribution of the Business Introductory lecture Book (TB)
Analyst -Who, What, Analyst. 1of Ref.
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Why? Skills of Business Book 1
Analyst. Careers in BA. Understanding in brief about (RB)
Business Analysis Key Areas, and stack holders
Framework. involved in Business Analysis
process.
What is Requirement?
Business Requirements
Vs System
Requirements. Types of
Rack and Pinion
Requirements,
Understanding about the Software Solutions
3-4 Characteristics of 1of RB 1
requirements and its types. System
Requirements. How to
Development-ICMR
Represent
Requirements. Rules to
write Good
Requirements
Business Analysis
Planning – Planning
BA, Conduct
Understanding the tasks
Stakeholder Analysis,
associated with the planning
5-6 Plan BA Activities, None 2 of RB 1
and monitoring of business
communications,
analysis activities
requirements
management, BA
performance
Strategy analysis - F-Secure
External Business Understanding the tools and Corporation:
7-9 Environment, Internal techniques used for business Software as a 1 of RB 4
Capability, strategy Analysis Service (SaaS) in the
Organizational Security Solutions -
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Modeling, Business HBS-809099-PDF-
Process Analysis, ENG
Managing the change
TEST-1
10 TEST-1 Sessions 1 to 9 Chapters – 1 of TB, 1 and 2 of
RB-1, 1 of RB-4
Planning for the
meeting, Review
Meeting, Meeting
Objective: (Identify
opportunity &
Challenges, Identify
stakeholders & Interest, Understanding how to plan
identify impact on for meeting, how to conduct The Apple way of
11-13 Business services & review meeting, preparing conducting Meetings 2 of TB
processes, Analyze risk, according to the objective of - ICMR
Requirement the meeting
management set up &
Planning, Defining
workflow for end-end
Business processes,
Describes users, identify
user tasks).
Brainstorming, Business Understanding some of the MS Visio used
to demonstrate
Rules Analysis, Data BA Techniques and where to
4 – 6 of TB how to draw a
14-17 Dictionary and use it. Class Exercises DFD or flow
9 of RB 1
Glossary, Data Flow diagram ( 1-2
Diagrams, Data Understanding about DFD, sessions)
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Modeling Data modeling and some data
base concepts
Understanding about
Business need, gap
Enterprise Analysis.
analysis, set up business
case, develop
Understanding how to 5 & 7 of
18-19 solution(s), Analysis of None
evaluate the proposed RB 1
proposed solution,
solution, assessing vendors,
identify transition
implementing and follow up
requirements
solution.
Requirement– solution
scope, requirements
traceability, Understanding the solution
requirements scope and about the
4 & 6 of
20-21 articulation and requirements, mapping the None
RB 1
approval, requirements requirements with the solution
prioritization, scope
verification and
validation
TEST-2
22 TEST-2 Sessions 11 to 21
Chapters – 2 of TB, 4-7, 9 of RB1
Decision Analysis,
Document Analysis, Understanding different BA Freemark Abbey
23-
Estimation, Focus Techniques and when, where Winery – HBS – 9- 9 of RB1
25
Groups, Functional and how to use it 181-027
Decomposition,
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Interface Analysis,
Interviews, Lessons
Learned Process,
Observation,
Organization Modeling,
Problem Tracking,
Process Modeling,
Prototyping,
Requirements
Workshops, Root Cause
Analysis.
Scenarios and Use
Cases, Scope Modeling, How Venture
Structured Understanding different BA Capitalists Evaluate
26-27 Walkthrough, Techniques and when, where Potential Venture
Survey/Questionnaire, and how to use it. Opportunities – HBS
Vendor Assessment. – 9 -805-019 9 of RB1
Risk analysis,
Business Process
Understanding the relation
Reengineering and its Talismark – HBS- 9-
28 between BPR and Business
relation with Business 211-097
Analysis
Analysis
Understanding the challenges
Business Analysis
faced of business analyst in Cisco Systems Inc.-
29 issues in ERP
BPI and how to deal with HBS– 9-699-022
implementation
those challenges.
Software Estimation Understanding how to
30-31 Class Exercise
models – COCOMO II, estimate the cost for
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Function Point Analysis completing a software project
using metrics FPA and
COCOMO II
CMM versus Agile:
CMMI & Agile in the Methodology Wars
Understanding the difference
32 context of Business in Software
between CMMI and Agile
Analysis Development – HBS-
9- 607-084
TEST-3 / PROJECT TEST-3
33 Sessions 23 to 32
Evaluation Chapters – 9 of RB1
Expectations from Students
a. Students must report to the respective sessions well before the announced time. Latecomers will not be permitted to join the class after the
scheduled time. If late, the attendance for that session will be marked as absent.
b. Read the Case Study / material well prior to the class discussion. He/she is also expected to read the chapter indicated in the course plan as the
faculty directs.
c. In the class discussion student is expected to participate actively and contribute to individual and group learning. Evaluation is based on active
participation.
d. Evaluation is a continuous process at IBS. Every student needs to be aware of the timelines given in the section below. Absence from these
evaluations will mean non awarding of marks in that particular component
e. Each faculty has been given a scheduled consultation hour. Utilize this time to meet the faculty and clarify doubts if any, seek explanations and
get mentored if needed.
Evaluation Timelines
Keeping in line with continuous evaluation at IBS the following evaluation schedule has been drawn. Students are expected to go through the
dates / sessions mentioned and prepare accordingly.
Component Component Expected slot / Marks Weightage
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Number due date declaration by
Class Participation 4 Session 33 After Session 10
33
Test I 1 Session 10 Session 11 20
Test II 2 Session 22 Session 23 20
Test III / Project 3 Session 33 After Session 10
Viva—Voce AOL 33
Cycle-III (LG-Critical
Thinking)
End exam At the end of end of the 40
the semester semester
Total 100
