HI,
Can anyone point me to a list of systems analysis and/or business analysis methodologies ?
Thanks
Hello cjob!
I dont know of any such thing as a methodology that is standard for the industry in business analysis/system analysis.
Depending on the project, context and the scope you have project methodologies, the BA industry has not matured enough. But companies have devised some automated tools and techniques for business analysis that are still evolving.
Regards,
Faras
Interesting question.
Perhaps we can find the answer in the IIBA stuff. But wait, the IIBA is actually a meta model, so that people/companies can derive their own methodologies from the meta model. It would be great to have a one size fits all model (not meta model); but sadly this is not the case. For example, COTS require different requirements models to (say an inhouse) developed system. Anyway, there is the traditional structured, incremental and iterative models out there such as DFDs, RUP, ICONIX and others (Jacobsons latest). When you get really serious about size, theres Zachman, DoDaf and ToGaf frameworks that constrain analysis models.
Many years ago, in the early 1980s, when we could not find a methodology to build a very large system (connecting 2500 postal outlets across Australia), we relied on the IEEE standards for requirements creation and management. Have a look at IEEE 1471 (the IIBA makes us of this standard) See http://www.iso-architecture.org/ieee-1471/conceptual-framework.html
Hope this helps a little. Time permitting I'll rummage through my stuff and be a bit more specific.
I use a methodology called "The Requirements Discovery Process" when I work on engagements through IAG Consulting, whose focus is Requirements. You can look at www.iag.biz for an overview.
There are so many. Here's some more to add to this list;
And then there are things to think about such as
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