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Is it time to learn some testing concepts to be a Business Analyst?                                                    Yeah, As a Business Analysts we need to learn and having some basic concepts about testing knowledge makes us to be a step ahead of our peers. Most of the time we spend time with requirements gathering, analysing and interacting with clients. Without our knowledge we judge our requirements to know we gathered proper and appropriate requirements or not. This is except cross verifying and testing one more time of requirements.                    Knowledge on STLC, Makes our communication very effective while communicating with test managers and testers about our functionalities in the requirements. Test Planning :                  Th...

Business Analyst Tips: 5 practical things never taught in a BA course: 1. Always work with an objective - Whether you are investigating an issue or attempting a business process improvement activity, knowing why you are performing that task is essential to measuring if you have accomplished what you set out to do. 2. Whenever possible, practice peer-review - Your peers can provide constructive feedback. It is extremely valuable to have a peer with no preconceived notion of the subject matter review your documentation; this helps ensure you are articulating your thoughts in a clear, concise manner. 3. Understand the business or subject matter - Learn as much as you can about the business or subject matter at task to be able to speak confidently and showcase your knowledge. This helps you identify with your client, empathize with their issues/challenges and forge better working relationships. 4. Always paint a picture with words - Flowcharts and diagrams are grea...

                                                                      Modelling Requirements                 In modelling requirements, we use different techniques for IT systems. These techniques are used to analyse and specify requirements during the developing the system according the requiremens.                 Models are very helpful to clarify ,understand and cross check the requirements. For completeness of the analysis. These models are perspective of system and users. For that purpose we use Unified Modeling Language and Entity relationship modelling(Data driven model). Modelling system requirements       ...