From the course: Introduction to Business Analysis

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It's an iterative and continuous process

It's an iterative and continuous process

From the course: Introduction to Business Analysis

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It's an iterative and continuous process

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- One of the biggest misconceptions about business analysis work is that it's this sequential process that follows a nice linear path. Many think it's as simple as starting with requirements and handing off the requirements to the development team, and then, onto the next project. Well, this is a very outdated view of business analysis. Business analysis is actually much messier than this. We must constantly refine our understanding of the challenge we're working on while many variables change, and these changes force us to adapt and revisit various pieces. Think of business analysis like sculpting a piece of clay. You start with a chunk of clay and create a rough shape and then refine various parts and details over time. You look at it from different angles and refine more, get feedback, think about it, and keep refining. Let's look more at why business analysis is iterative. First, requirements and needs evolve. No matter how well we think we know the requirements upfront…

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