BA Resources

Business Analysis Initiative

BA Resources


- BAs & PMs - Better Together

The BA’s project role is to help set the scope for the project activity during the early stages of a project. The BA works with the PM, or acts as the PM in the early stages, to uncover the business need, develop requirements, validate requirements and work with subject matter experts to determine the changes to be made. Often, these changes are identified by a review of the as-is processes, creation of the to-be processes and highlighted gaps between the two. The gaps are used to determine what the project should provide. This is what can then be used by the PMs to create a work breakdown structure and a project plan. It can also be used in real-time for agile projects.

 

 - PBA - PMI Certification

A PMI-PBA® certification (PMI® Professional in Business Analysis) is one of the fastest growing in the business analysis and project management industries. Business analysis has become a critical competency of project management, and the PMI-PBA certification can help advance your career. If you work with project teams and manage requirements or product development, or if you're a project or program manager who performs business analysis in your role, then the PMI-PBA certification is right for you.

Learn more at the PMI-PBA Overviewby PMI.

 

- BA Tools and Resources 

Both PMI and IIBA have created a comprehensive body of knowledge document with input from a large number of practitioners who are experts within the Business Analysis field. These are available for free to members of the specific organization and are the basis for their certifications. See the appropriate organization website for more information.

There are numerous virtual training resources for key BA techniques, We like these ones in particular:

  • bobtheba.com
  • ba-squared.com/agile- training

 

Interesting BA blogs:

  • data-informed.com
  • batimes.com/blog/kupe-kupersmith.htm
  • bobtheba.com/blog

 

- BA Jobs

Please, see our Carreer Corner Job Bank page for Project Management and Business Analyst related jobs.