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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

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.

This book is intended to help you in many ways. However the fundamental objective is simple- to assist job seekers clear the interview process and land a job as a Business Systems AnalystThere are many layers to this publication, and there is no unique author. This book is the equivalent of being able to sit one-on-one and pick the brains of dozens of senior industry professionals and hiring managers, and pack that knowledge into easily absorbed content. Don't read this book only once. Leave it on your computer and re-read it from time to time, especially before you put yourself out there in the job market (this includes seeking internal promotions and transfers, as well as applying to new companies). Even hiring managers can benefit from this book, if they want to standardize or fine tune their hiring process and maintain question banks for their teams.

The definitive guide on the roles and responsibilities of the business analyst Business Analysis offers a complete description of the process of business analysis in solving business problems. Filled with tips, tricks, techniques, and guerilla tactics to help execute the process in the face of sometimes overwhelming political or social obstacles, this guide is also filled with real world stories from the author's more than thirty years of experience working as a business analyst. Provides techniques and tips to execute the at-times tricky job of business analyst Written by an industry expert with over thirty years of experience Straightforward and insightful, Business Analysis is a valuable contribution to your ability to be successful in this role in today's business environment.

An aspiring business analyst has to go through the rigors of the interview process in order to prove his knowledge, skill, ability, and worth to a prospective employer. The intent of this book is to provide a comprehensive guide to help aspiring as well as experienced business analysts prepare for interviews for suitable roles. The Q&A format of the book seeks to guide readers in planning and organizing their thoughts in a focused and systematic manner. Additionally, this book also aims to not only clarify existing concepts but also help candidates to enhance their understanding of the field. Thus, the book can also be used for preparing for professional certification exams offered by various leading institutes across the globe.

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