| business analyst crash course: The Business Analyst's Handbook Howard Podeswa, 2009 One of the objectives of this book is to incorporate best practices and standards in to the BA role. While a number of standards and guidelines, such as Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN), have been incorporated, particular emphasis has been placed on the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK), the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), and the Unified Modeling Language (UML). |
| business analyst crash course: Crash Course in Accounting and Financial Statement Analysis Matan Feldman, Arkady Libman, 2011-07-20 Seamlessly bridging academic accounting with real-life applications, Crash Course in Accounting and Financial Statement Analysis, Second Edition is the perfect guide to a complete understanding of accounting and financial statement analysis for those with no prior accounting background and those who seek a refresher. |
| business analyst crash course: The Mini Book of Agile Mauricio Rubio, 2022-03-21 Learn all about Agile, Agile project management, and Agile Delivery to put Agile into practice at work and in your personal projects Key FeaturesExplore the key concepts of Agile development, Agile project delivery, and Agile project managementStudy the different Agile concepts such as user stories, story points, epics, and product backlogUnderstand why Agile is different from traditional project delivery and other methodologiesBook Description Think of this book as Agile for Dummies (or Agile for anyone and everyone). This Agile book will allow you to master the most important concepts of Agile development, Agile project delivery, and Agile project management. This mini book has been designed to enable you to manage your projects in an Agile way. This mini book will walk you through the fundamentals, principles, and key concepts of Agile, Agile project management, and Agile Delivery. The book includes valuable resources, graphics, and examples that will allow you to grasp the key essence of Agile, Agile rituals, Agile practices, Agile concepts, and the key differences between Agile and traditional project management. After reading this book, you will have a thorough understanding of Agile and how to put Agile into practice at work and in your personal projects. What you will learnReview the background and function of Agile and its advantagesEncounter the differences between Agile and WaterfallExplore Agile principles, culture, and rolesExplore fundamental concepts, Agile artifacts, ritualsBecome familiar with some important Agile toolsWho this book is for This book is for anyone who wants to learn the fundamentals, principles, and key concepts of Agile, Agile project management, and Agile Delivery. No prior Agile experience or knowledge is necessary. |
| business analyst crash course: Python for Finance Yves J. Hilpisch, 2018-12-05 The financial industry has recently adopted Python at a tremendous rate, with some of the largest investment banks and hedge funds using it to build core trading and risk management systems. Updated for Python 3, the second edition of this hands-on book helps you get started with the language, guiding developers and quantitative analysts through Python libraries and tools for building financial applications and interactive financial analytics. Using practical examples throughout the book, author Yves Hilpisch also shows you how to develop a full-fledged framework for Monte Carlo simulation-based derivatives and risk analytics, based on a large, realistic case study. Much of the book uses interactive IPython Notebooks. |
| business analyst crash course: Dealing with Dilemmas Frank Buytendijk, 2010-07-23 Observing how business management is obsessed with analysis and numbers, Dealing with Dilemmas shows there is an entire class of problems that cannot be solved by analysis: business dilemmas. Dilemmas, representing a large part of strategic decision-making, require the opposite approach of analysis; synthesis. Dealing with Dilemmas shows how popular performance management methodologies can be used in new and previously unexplored ways. It authoritatively shows you how your business can move forward strategically in ways previously impossible. Shows dangers in current thinking around analytics and performance management Includes practical case examples and interviews with C-level executives and government officials world-wide, both in commercial enterprise and public sector Makes the most nebulous of management processes, strategy formulation, insightful and links it tightly to strategy execution and performance management. Filled with case studies and examples, this book reveals how your business can start solving dilemmas and move forward strategically. |
| business analyst crash course: How to Start a Business Analyst Career Laura Brandenburg, 2015-01-02 You may be wondering if business analysis is the right career choice, debating if you have what it takes to be successful as a business analyst, or looking for tips to maximize your business analysis opportunities. With the average salary for a business analyst in the United States reaching above $90,000 per year, more talented, experienced professionals are pursuing business analysis careers than ever before. But the path is not clear cut. No degree will guarantee you will start in a business analyst role. What's more, few junior-level business analyst jobs exist. Yet every year professionals with experience in other occupations move directly into mid-level and even senior-level business analyst roles. My promise to you is that this book will help you find your best path forward into a business analyst career. More than that, you will know exactly what to do next to expand your business analysis opportunities. |
| business analyst crash course: Business Analyst Interview Questions and Answers Abhishek Srivastava, 2020-09-18 From the AuthorGlad to present the latest edition of this BA interview questions and answers book, which is much bigger than the previous edition and has more questions with improved answers and illustrations (wherever needed). This book is written to enable business analysts to succeed in the job interviews. This book covers general, business analysis core skills and situational interview questions with suggested answers.In my professional career, I have interviewed 100s of IT professionals at different levels. I came across several professionals, who could not answer questions as effectively as I would have liked. Even though, I can make out that they knew the answers but could not structure them well.I wanted to create a self-help book which would enable business analysts doing well in the interviews and getting their dream jobs.This book has four sections as describes below.Section I deals with general questions. These questions give the interviewer(s) the first impression about your confidence, composure, and basic communication skills. This section includes General questions about you and your profile as well as General BA questions about the role and the projects.Second II - Business Analysis core skills has questions relating to Requirements elicitation, techniques, UML modelling, Requirements specifications documentation (Business Analysis core skills). It covers various aspects of requirements, Use cases, process diagrams, SRS and its elements, prioritization, elicitation, verification, and validation etc. It is also the longest section of the book. Section III deals with Agile, SCRUM and user stories. There are advance questions relating to personas and application usability as well.Section IV includes some additional questions on Business analysis. Section V deals with the situation / scenario-based questions. These questions are asked in the BA interviews regularly. I have tried to cover 20+ situations questions to provide a wide coverage. Each of the answers have been provided with the context and suggested answers.ContributorsI must thank my colleagues Rashmi Srivastava and Neha for the sincere and diligent contributions to help me with inputs and feedbacks.Abhishek Srivastava |
| business analyst crash course: Python for MBAs Mattan Griffel, Daniel Guetta, 2021-05-04 From the ads that track us to the maps that guide us, the twenty-first century runs on code. The business world is no different. Programming has become one of the fastest-growing topics at business schools around the world. An increasing number of MBAs are choosing to pursue careers in tech. For them and other professionals, having some basic coding knowledge is a must. This book is an introduction to programming with Python for MBA students and others in business positions who need a crash course. One of the most popular programming languages, Python is used for tasks such as building and running websites, data analysis, machine learning, and natural-language processing. Drawing on years of experience providing instruction in this material at Columbia Business School as well as extensive backgrounds in technology, entrepreneurship, and consulting, Mattan Griffel and Daniel Guetta teach the basics of programming from scratch. Beginning with fundamentals such as variables, strings, lists, and functions, they build up to data analytics and practical ways to derive value from large and complex datasets. They focus on business use cases throughout, using the real-world example of a major restaurant chain to offer a concrete look at what Python can do. Written for business students with no previous coding experience and those in business roles that include coding or working with coding teams, Python for MBAs is an indispensable introduction to a versatile and powerful programming language. |
| business analyst crash course: Business Analysis Techniques James Cadle, Debra Paul, Paul Turner, 2010 The development of business analysis as a professional discipline has extended the role of the business analyst who now needs the widest possible array of tools and the skills and knowledge to be able to use each when and where it is needed. This book provides 72 possible techniques and applies them within a framework of stages. |
| business analyst crash course: Introduction to Business Analytics, Second Edition Majid Nabavi, David L. Olson, Wesley S. Boyce, 2020-12-14 This book presents key concepts related to quantitative analysis in business. It is targeted at business students (both undergraduate and graduate) taking an introductory core course. Business analytics has grown to be a key topic in business curricula, and there is a need for stronger quantitative skills and understanding of fundamental concepts. This second edition adds material on Tableau, a very useful software for business analytics. This supplements the tools from Excel covered in the first edition, to include Data Analysis Toolpak and SOLVER. |
| business analyst crash course: Using Excel for Business Analysis Danielle Stein Fairhurst, 2015-05-18 This is a guide to building financial models for business proposals, to evaluate opportunities, or to craft financial reports. It covers the principles and best practices of financial modelling, including the Excel tools, formulas, and functions to master, and the techniques and strategies necessary to eliminate errors. |
| business analyst crash course: Executive Data Science Roger Peng, 2016-08-03 In this concise book you will learn what you need to know to begin assembling and leading a data science enterprise, even if you have never worked in data science before. You'll get a crash course in data science so that you'll be conversant in the field and understand your role as a leader. You'll also learn how to recruit, assemble, evaluate, and develop a team with complementary skill sets and roles. You'll learn the structure of the data science pipeline, the goals of each stage, and how to keep your team on target throughout. Finally, you'll learn some down-to-earth practical skills that will help you overcome the common challenges that frequently derail data science projects. |
| business analyst crash course: How to Make Money in the Modern World Mauricio Rubio, 2020-01-12 How to Make Money in the Modern World is a book that will open your eyes to a world of opportunities in the Gig Economy and Beyond where you can potentially target thousands, well millions and even billions of people at the same time with the same product or service. There are no physical boundaries or constraints and you can even sell in different time zones, locations and channels in less than a blink of an eye. It is incredible and something that has transformed humanity and the way we interact in ways few truly understand. It's in this context and under this circumstances that the Gig Economy and Beyond is born. And we will cover the key concepts and things you need to consider as well as different tools, products or services that will allow you to leverage on what this modern world offers to make money, build wealth and perhaps even pursue some of your deepest passions in unconventional ways without the shackles of a traditional day to day, nine to five job. |
| business analyst crash course: The PMI Guide to Business Analysis , 2017-12-22 The Standard for Business Analysis – First Edition is a new PMI foundational standard, developed as a basis for business analysis for portfolio, program, and project management. This standard illustrates how project management processes and business analysis processes are complementary activities, where the primary focus of project management processes is the project and the primary focus of business analysis processes is the product. This is a process-based standard, aligned with A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) – Sixth Edition, and to be used as a standard framework contributing to the business analysis body of knowledge. |
| business analyst crash course: Python Crash Course for Data Analysis: A Complete Beginner Guide for Python Coding, NumPy, Pandas and Data Visualization Ai Publishing, 2019-09-22 **GET YOUR COPY NOW, the price will be 21.99$ soon**Learn Python coding for Data Analysis from scratch very easilyWelcome to the Python Crash Course for Data Analysis!The book offers you a solid introduction to the world of Python Coding for data analysis. In this book, you'll learn fundamentals that will enable you to go further in Python Coding, launch or advance a career, and join the next generation of Data Analyst talent that will help define a beneficial, new, powered future for our world. You will study important libraries such as NumPy, Pandas and some Data Visualization libraries.Educational Objectives: This introductory book teaches the foundational skills all Python programmers use to analyze data. It is ideal for beginners who want to learn Python coding or Python for Data Analysis, make informed choices about career goals, and set themselves up for success in this path. At the end of this learning, you will become an great Python Programmer for data Analysis, and learn to analyse data using frameworks like NumPy, Pandas and Matplotlib. Prerequisites: No prior experience with programming is required. You will need to be comfortable with basic computer skills, such as managing files, running programs, and using a web browser to navigate the Internet.You will need to be self-driven and genuinely interested in the Python Coding. No matter how well structured the program is, any attempt to learn programming will involve many hours of studying, practice, and experimentation. Success in this book requires devoting at least 10 hours to your work. This requires some tenacity, and it is especially difficult to do if you don't find Python coding interesting or aren't willing to play around and tinker with your code-so drive, curiosity, and an adventurous attitude are highly recommended!You will need to be able to learn English.Contact Info: While going through the book, if you have questions about anything, you can reach us at contact@aispublishing.net.**GET YOUR COPY NOW, the price will be 15.99$ soon** |
| business analyst crash course: Designing Data-Intensive Applications Martin Kleppmann, 2017-03-16 Data is at the center of many challenges in system design today. Difficult issues need to be figured out, such as scalability, consistency, reliability, efficiency, and maintainability. In addition, we have an overwhelming variety of tools, including relational databases, NoSQL datastores, stream or batch processors, and message brokers. What are the right choices for your application? How do you make sense of all these buzzwords? In this practical and comprehensive guide, author Martin Kleppmann helps you navigate this diverse landscape by examining the pros and cons of various technologies for processing and storing data. Software keeps changing, but the fundamental principles remain the same. With this book, software engineers and architects will learn how to apply those ideas in practice, and how to make full use of data in modern applications. Peer under the hood of the systems you already use, and learn how to use and operate them more effectively Make informed decisions by identifying the strengths and weaknesses of different tools Navigate the trade-offs around consistency, scalability, fault tolerance, and complexity Understand the distributed systems research upon which modern databases are built Peek behind the scenes of major online services, and learn from their architectures |
| business analyst crash course: Making Sense of Business Reference Celia Ross, 2020-07-15 This is the guide to keep at your side when serving business students, job-seekers, investors, or entrepreneurs in your library. |
| business analyst crash course: C# Weekend Crash Course Stephen R. Davis, 2002-01-15 Learn Microsoft's hot new C# language fast. With this guide, readers can get up to speed on designing and developing.NET applications in a single weekend. |
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| business analyst crash course: R for Data Science Hadley Wickham, Garrett Grolemund, 2016-12-12 Learn how to use R to turn raw data into insight, knowledge, and understanding. This book introduces you to R, RStudio, and the tidyverse, a collection of R packages designed to work together to make data science fast, fluent, and fun. Suitable for readers with no previous programming experience, R for Data Science is designed to get you doing data science as quickly as possible. Authors Hadley Wickham and Garrett Grolemund guide you through the steps of importing, wrangling, exploring, and modeling your data and communicating the results. You'll get a complete, big-picture understanding of the data science cycle, along with basic tools you need to manage the details. Each section of the book is paired with exercises to help you practice what you've learned along the way. You'll learn how to: Wrangle—transform your datasets into a form convenient for analysis Program—learn powerful R tools for solving data problems with greater clarity and ease Explore—examine your data, generate hypotheses, and quickly test them Model—provide a low-dimensional summary that captures true signals in your dataset Communicate—learn R Markdown for integrating prose, code, and results |
| business analyst crash course: Microsoft SQL Server 2012 High-Performance T-SQL Using Window Functions Itzik Ben-Gan, 2012-07-15 Gain a solid understanding of T-SQL—and write better queries Master the fundamentals of Transact-SQL—and develop your own code for querying and modifying data in Microsoft SQL Server 2012. Led by a SQL Server expert, you’ll learn the concepts behind T-SQL querying and programming, and then apply your knowledge with exercises in each chapter. Once you understand the logic behind T-SQL, you’ll quickly learn how to write effective code—whether you’re a programmer or database administrator. Discover how to: Work with programming practices unique to T-SQL Create database tables and define data integrity Query multiple tables using joins and subqueries Simplify code and improve maintainability with table expressions Implement insert, update, delete, and merge data modification strategies Tackle advanced techniques such as window functions, pivoting and grouping sets Control data consistency using isolation levels, and mitigate deadlocks and blocking Take T-SQL to the next level with programmable objects |
| business analyst crash course: Business Analysis and Valuation Sue Joy Wright, Michael Bradbury, Philip Lee, Krishna G. Palepu, Paul M. Healy, 2014 Business Analysis and Valuation has been developed specifically for students undertaking accounting Valuation subjects. With a significant number of case studies exploring various issues in this field, including a running chapter example, it offers a practical and in-depth approach. This second edition of the Palepu text has been revitalised with all new Australian content in parts 1-3, making this edition predominantly local, while still retaining a selection of the much admired and rigorous Harvard case studies in part 4. Retaining the same author team, this new edition presents the field of valuation accounting in the Australian context in a clear, logical and thorough manner. |
| business analyst crash course: Python for Data Analysis Wes McKinney, 2017-09-25 Get complete instructions for manipulating, processing, cleaning, and crunching datasets in Python. Updated for Python 3.6, the second edition of this hands-on guide is packed with practical case studies that show you how to solve a broad set of data analysis problems effectively. You’ll learn the latest versions of pandas, NumPy, IPython, and Jupyter in the process. Written by Wes McKinney, the creator of the Python pandas project, this book is a practical, modern introduction to data science tools in Python. It’s ideal for analysts new to Python and for Python programmers new to data science and scientific computing. Data files and related material are available on GitHub. Use the IPython shell and Jupyter notebook for exploratory computing Learn basic and advanced features in NumPy (Numerical Python) Get started with data analysis tools in the pandas library Use flexible tools to load, clean, transform, merge, and reshape data Create informative visualizations with matplotlib Apply the pandas groupby facility to slice, dice, and summarize datasets Analyze and manipulate regular and irregular time series data Learn how to solve real-world data analysis problems with thorough, detailed examples |
| business analyst crash course: Python Data Science Computer Programming Academy, 2020-11-10 Inside this book you will find all the basic notions to start with Python and all the programming concepts to implement predictive analytics. With our proven strategies you will write efficient Python codes in less than a week! |
| business analyst crash course: Practical Malware Analysis Michael Sikorski, Andrew Honig, 2012-02-01 Malware analysis is big business, and attacks can cost a company dearly. When malware breaches your defenses, you need to act quickly to cure current infections and prevent future ones from occurring. For those who want to stay ahead of the latest malware, Practical Malware Analysis will teach you the tools and techniques used by professional analysts. With this book as your guide, you'll be able to safely analyze, debug, and disassemble any malicious software that comes your way. You'll learn how to: –Set up a safe virtual environment to analyze malware –Quickly extract network signatures and host-based indicators –Use key analysis tools like IDA Pro, OllyDbg, and WinDbg –Overcome malware tricks like obfuscation, anti-disassembly, anti-debugging, and anti-virtual machine techniques –Use your newfound knowledge of Windows internals for malware analysis –Develop a methodology for unpacking malware and get practical experience with five of the most popular packers –Analyze special cases of malware with shellcode, C++, and 64-bit code Hands-on labs throughout the book challenge you to practice and synthesize your skills as you dissect real malware samples, and pages of detailed dissections offer an over-the-shoulder look at how the pros do it. You'll learn how to crack open malware to see how it really works, determine what damage it has done, thoroughly clean your network, and ensure that the malware never comes back. Malware analysis is a cat-and-mouse game with rules that are constantly changing, so make sure you have the fundamentals. Whether you're tasked with securing one network or a thousand networks, or you're making a living as a malware analyst, you'll find what you need to succeed in Practical Malware Analysis. |
| business analyst crash course: Fundamentals of Business Process Management Marlon Dumas, Marcello La Rosa, Jan Mendling, Hajo A. Reijers, 2018-03-23 This textbook covers the entire Business Process Management (BPM) lifecycle, from process identification to process monitoring, covering along the way process modelling, analysis, redesign and automation. Concepts, methods and tools from business management, computer science and industrial engineering are blended into one comprehensive and inter-disciplinary approach. The presentation is illustrated using the BPMN industry standard defined by the Object Management Group and widely endorsed by practitioners and vendors worldwide. In addition to explaining the relevant conceptual background, the book provides dozens of examples, more than 230 exercises – many with solutions – and numerous suggestions for further reading. This second edition includes extended and completely revised chapters on process identification, process discovery, qualitative process analysis, process redesign, process automation and process monitoring. A new chapter on BPM as an enterprise capability has been added, which expands the scope of the book to encompass topics such as the strategic alignment and governance of BPM initiatives. The textbook is the result of many years of combined teaching experience of the authors, both at the undergraduate and graduate levels as well as in the context of professional training. Students and professionals from both business management and computer science will benefit from the step-by-step style of the textbook and its focus on fundamental concepts and proven methods. Lecturers will appreciate the class-tested format and the additional teaching material available on the accompanying website. |
| business analyst crash course: Business Analysis for Business Intelligence Bert Brijs, 2016-04-19 Aligning business intelligence (BI) infrastructure with strategy processes not only improves your organization's ability to respond to change, but also adds significant value to your BI infrastructure and development investments. Until now, there has been a need for a comprehensive book on business analysis for BI that starts with a macro view and |
| business analyst crash course: Sams Teach Yourself UML in 24 Hours Joseph Schmuller, 2004 Learn UML, the Unified Modeling Language, to create diagrams describing the various aspects and uses of your application before you start coding, to ensure that you have everything covered. Millions of programmers in all languages have found UML to be an invaluable asset to their craft. More than 50,000 previous readers have learned UML with Sams Teach Yourself UML in 24 Hours. Expert author Joe Schmuller takes you through 24 step-by-step lessons designed to ensure your understanding of UML diagrams and syntax. This updated edition includes the new features of UML 2.0 designed to make UML an even better modeling tool for modern object-oriented and component-based programming. The CD-ROM includes an electronic version of the book, and Poseidon for UML, Community Edition 2.2, a popular UML modeling tool you can use with the lessons in this book to create UML diagrams immediately. |
| business analyst crash course: The Enterprise Business Analyst Kathleen B. Hass PMP, 2011-10-01 Business Analysts: Chart Your Path to Success with Creative Solutions to Complex Business Problems! Business in the 21st century is rife with complexity. To leverage that complexity and guide an organization through these turbulent times, today's business analyst must transition from a tactical, project-focused role to a creative, innovative role. The path to this transition—and the tools to accomplish it—are presented in this new book by acclaimed author Kathleen “Kitty“ Hass. Winner of PMI's David I. Cleland Project Management Literature Award for her book Managing Complex Projects: A New Model, Hass has again written a book that will refocus a discipline. Hass believes that only by confronting and capitalizing on change and complexity—the new “constants” in today's world—can organizations forge ahead. The enterprise business analyst is perfectly positioned to understand the needs of an organization, help it remain competitive, identify creative solutions to complex business problems, bring about innovation, and constantly add value for the customer and revenue to the bottom line. The Enterprise Business Analyst: Developing Creative Solutions to Complex Business Problems offers: • An overview of the current and emerging role of the business analyst • New leadership models for the 21st century • Methods for fostering team creativity • Practices to spark innovation • Strategies for communicating in a complex environment |
| business analyst crash course: Negotiating for Success: Essential Strategies and Skills George J. Siedel, 2014-10-04 We all negotiate on a daily basis. We negotiate with our spouses, children, parents, and friends. We negotiate when we rent an apartment, buy a car, purchase a house, and apply for a job. Your ability to negotiate might even be the most important factor in your career advancement. Negotiation is also the key to business success. No organization can survive without contracts that produce profits. At a strategic level, businesses are concerned with value creation and achieving competitive advantage. But the success of high-level business strategies depends on contracts made with suppliers, customers, and other stakeholders. Contracting capability—the ability to negotiate and perform successful contracts—is the most important function in any organization. This book is designed to help you achieve success in your personal negotiations and in your business transactions. The book is unique in two ways. First, the book not only covers negotiation concepts, but also provides practical actions you can take in future negotiations. This includes a Negotiation Planning Checklist and a completed example of the checklist for your use in future negotiations. The book also includes (1) a tool you can use to assess your negotiation style; (2) examples of “decision trees,” which are useful in calculating your alternatives if your negotiation is unsuccessful; (3) a three-part strategy for increasing your power during negotiations; (4) a practical plan for analyzing your negotiations based on your reservation price, stretch goal, most-likely target, and zone of potential agreement; (5) clear guidelines on ethical standards that apply to negotiations; (6) factors to consider when deciding whether you should negotiate through an agent; (7) psychological tools you can use in negotiations—and traps to avoid when the other side uses them; (8) key elements of contract law that arise during negotiations; and (9) a checklist of factors to use when you evaluate your performance as a negotiator. Second, the book is unique in its holistic approach to the negotiation process. Other books often focus narrowly either on negotiation or on contract law. Furthermore, the books on negotiation tend to focus on what happens at the bargaining table without addressing the performance of an agreement. These books make the mistaken assumption that success is determined by evaluating the negotiation rather than evaluating performance of the agreement. Similarly, the books on contract law tend to focus on the legal requirements for a contract to be valid, thus giving short shrift to the negotiation process that precedes the contract and to the performance that follows. In the real world, the contracting process is not divided into independent phases. What happens during a negotiation has a profound impact on the contract and on the performance that follows. The contract’s legal content should reflect the realities of what happened at the bargaining table and the performance that is to follow. This book, in contrast to others, covers the entire negotiation process in chronological order beginning with your decision to negotiate and continuing through the evaluation of your performance as a negotiator. A business executive in one of the negotiation seminars the author teaches as a University of Michigan professor summarized negotiation as follows: “Life is negotiation!” No one ever stated it better. As a mother with young children and as a company leader, the executive realized that negotiations are pervasive in our personal and business lives. With its emphasis on practical action, and with its chronological, holistic approach, this book provides a roadmap you can use when navigating through your life as a negotiator. |
| business analyst crash course: Business Analysis For Dummies Kupe Kupersmith, Paul Mulvey, Kate McGoey, 2013-07-01 Your go-to guide on business analysis Business analysis refers to the set of tasks and activities that help companies determine their objectives for meeting certain opportunities or addressing challenges and then help them define solutions to meet those objectives. Those engaged in business analysis are charged with identifying the activities that enable the company to define the business problem or opportunity, define what the solutions looks like, and define how it should behave in the end. As a BA, you lay out the plans for the process ahead. Business Analysis For Dummies is the go to reference on how to make the complex topic of business analysis easy to understand. Whether you are new or have experience with business analysis, this book gives you the tools, techniques, tips and tricks to set your project’s expectations and on the path to success. Offers guidance on how to make an impact in your organization by performing business analysis Shows you the tools and techniques to be an effective business analysis professional Provides a number of examples on how to perform business analysis regardless of your role If you're interested in learning about the tools and techniques used by successful business analysis professionals, Business Analysis For Dummies has you covered. |
| business analyst crash course: The Parent's Crash Course in Career Planning Sharon Lynn Jones, Marcia B. Harris, 2007 From freshman orientation through senior year, this book addresses career planning: what parents and students should do. Learn about current career trends, job options, choosing a major and career, and conducting a job search to land a satisfying and rewarding job. |
| business analyst crash course: Business Analyst Interview Questions & Answers Kriti Rathi, Reelav Patel, 2019-06-14 This book provides scripted answers for the Business Analysis interview. |
| business analyst crash course: Python Crash Course, 2nd Edition Eric Matthes, 2019-05-03 The best-selling Python book in the world, with over 1 million copies sold! A fast-paced, no-nonsense, updated guide to programming in Python. If you've been thinking about learning how to code or picking up Python, this internationally bestselling guide to the most popular programming language is your quickest, easiest way to get started and go! Even if you have no experience whatsoever, Python Crash Course, 2nd Edition, will have you writing programs, solving problems, building computer games, and creating data visualizations in no time. You’ll begin with basic concepts like variables, lists, classes, and loops—with the help of fun skill-strengthening exercises for every topic—then move on to making interactive programs and best practices for testing your code. Later chapters put your new knowledge into play with three cool projects: a 2D Space Invaders-style arcade game, a set of responsive data visualizations you’ll build with Python's handy libraries (Pygame, Matplotlib, Plotly, Django), and a customized web app you can deploy online. Why wait any longer? Start your engine and code! |
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| business analyst crash course: The Consulting Bible Alan Weiss, 2011-04-05 Everything you need to know about building a successful, world-class consulting practice Whether you are a veteran consultant or new to the industry, an entrepreneur or the principal of a small firm, The Consulting Bible tells you absolutely everything you need to know to create and expand a seven-figure independent or boutique consulting practice. Expert author Alan Weiss, who coaches consultants globally and has written more books on solo consulting than anyone in history, shares his expertise comprehensively. Learn and appreciate the origins and evolution of the consulting profession Launch your practice or firm and propel it to top performance Implement your consulting strategies in public and private organizations, large or small, global or domestic Select from the widest variety of consulting methodologies Achieve lasting success in your professional career and personal goals The author is recognized as one of the most highly regarded independent consultants in America by the New York Post and a worldwide expert in executive education by Success Magazine Whether you're just starting out or looking for the latest trends in modern practice, The Consulting Bible gives you an unparalleled toolset to build a thriving consultancy. |
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