Business Analysis Defined: Learn what BA is, when to do it in Agile and Waterfall SDM, and what techniques are in use.

A Buddhist proverb warns, "Be mindful of intention. Intention is the seed that creates our future." In a very real sense, this statement expresses the reason for business analysis. This discipline is really all about choosing and defining a desired future because without intention (expressed in business analysis terms, "requirements"), no future is more or less desirable than another. In reality, every organization does some form of business analysis whether they use the term or not. For ma...