{"id":640,"date":"2024-08-12T11:11:04","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T10:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8082\/?p=640"},"modified":"2024-09-18T10:54:36","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T09:54:36","slug":"business-analysts-should-have-domain-knowledge-and-subject-matter-expertise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/localhost:8082\/2024\/08\/12\/business-analysts-should-have-domain-knowledge-and-subject-matter-expertise\/","title":{"rendered":"Business analysts should have domain knowledge and subject matter expertise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><em>Business knowledge: Domain knowledge, Subject matter expertise, Principals of IT, Organisation structures and design, Supplier management<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>These aren&#8217;t my words, they come straight from the British Computer Society (BCS) course book for the ISEB Foundation in Business Analysis certificate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul, Yeates, Candle; \u201c<strong>Business Analysis<\/strong>\u201d, Second Edn, BCS. page 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Notable extracts from the subsequent pages are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Domain knowledge<\/strong><br>&#8220;a good general understanding of the business domain, or sector&#8221;<br>&#8220;It enables you to talk sensibly with the business people&#8221;<br>&#8220;It will help you understand what would and would not be acceptable or useful in the business domain&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Subject matter expertise<\/strong><br>&#8220;This takes domain knowledge to a lower level [\u2026] important in order to establish credibility&#8221;<br>&#8220;Business analysts may be specialists in particular business domains, with a strong and detailed understanding of the subject area, who can pinpoint very quickly areas for improvement&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Principles of IT<\/strong><br>&#8220;so many business analyst projects result in the use of IT in some way, a general understanding of the field seems necessary&#8221;<br>&#8220;the business analyst can understand the technical terms used by IT specialists&#8221;<br>&#8220;they should also possess an understanding of IT fundamentals [\u2026]: how computers work, systems-development lifecycles, trends and new opportunities that IT brings&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The British Computer Society (BCS) Business Analyst training was\/is the defacto standard in the UK, particularly for those entering the profession via more technically oriented roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Does anything here surprise you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost:8082\/wp-content\/uploads\/Competencies-of-a-business-analyst-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-627\" srcset=\"http:\/\/localhost:8082\/wp-content\/uploads\/Competencies-of-a-business-analyst-768x1024.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/localhost:8082\/wp-content\/uploads\/Competencies-of-a-business-analyst-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/localhost:8082\/wp-content\/uploads\/Competencies-of-a-business-analyst-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, http:\/\/localhost:8082\/wp-content\/uploads\/Competencies-of-a-business-analyst-1200x1600.jpeg 1200w, http:\/\/localhost:8082\/wp-content\/uploads\/Competencies-of-a-business-analyst-600x800.jpeg 600w, http:\/\/localhost:8082\/wp-content\/uploads\/Competencies-of-a-business-analyst.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Business knowledge: Domain knowledge, Subject matter expertise, Principals of IT, Organisation structures and design, Supplier management These aren&#8217;t my words, they come straight from the British Computer Society (BCS) course book for the ISEB Foundation in Business Analysis certificate. Paul, Yeates, Candle; \u201cBusiness Analysis\u201d, Second Edn, BCS. page 17. 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