So it's time to approach this subject: what is to me a business analysis. The
purpose of this analysis (analysis - as we) - to understand itself, and
may help to understand the readers - important things about business
intelligence.I intentionally did not write - "to define what business analysis." Yes, to speculate on the terms, but to "identify" - the problem is too complex.The
concept of "business intelligence" to the first glance a very simple,
and those who are close to those not experienced, maybe the problem is
not visible. "Business - clear analysis - clearly - what is the problem, then?". And
to be honest, taking on the responsibilities of head of unit "Business
Analysis" in 2004 (we have it, "the Department" was called), I never for
a moment thought about the essence of the term - I was absolutely clear
that I take from this work.But! More
and more people entertain the question - "what is business
intelligence?", And that happened just in the last 3-5 years (according
to information on the Internet), and I'm in my office a little before
entering.And what is written in attracting employment and a job! View
jobs and resumes lead to the conclusion that employers and
professionals, job seekers, job titles and formulating requirements for
professionals (wishes to work), understand called "business
intelligence" hundreds of different things. Very often, the names do not match the content.And
the list of the first professional standards for the profession (?)
Business analyst does not appear, probably not a coincidence.In general, I will try, as some say, add your 5 cents to the discussion of this topic.There are at least three concepts are defined as "business intelligence". And
within each of the areas that use this concept, talking, as a rule, it
seems that their concept is clear, unambiguous and definitions,
explanations nakih not required.In this sense, of course, the most curious "Itishniki." They dig, explore, compare, search for the correct definition.So the first thing - this is a business analysis of "the economy" -in the broad sense (finance, investment, marketing, etc., etc.).Here
is the example here is the wording: "Business analysis is: a set of
tasks, knowledge and techniques necessary to identify business needs and
ways to meet those needs." (From the site, called "Effective Consulting
- everything you need and nothing more" Author Alexander Haytin - Consultant). And
apparently it is no coincidence that more or less satisfactory
definition is found in a specialist consulting - business analysis and
consulting services that understanding, if not the same, then the twins.At the same author: "Business analysis is needed for the business:
Understanding of the state of affairs as an individual (for decision-makers), and general - to coordinate efforts
Ensure effective communication when discussing difficult issues
Design changes in the business
Standardization and harmonization of business processes
Measurement and evaluation of business processes
Project management automation and implementation of various information systems'That is, the author decided to include, what I describe as the next "IT business analysis" here though. I do not think it's right (although, of course, with all the crosses in this and the main problem), but the author provides an external consultancy, so his approach is understandable.According to another author, "Business intelligence" is central to the strategy of the company (firm) at the junction: the idea (marketing) and implementation (technology, IP). Business analysis consolidates:
marketing characteristics of the market;
technical capabilities
new technical and marketing solutions
investment and financial risks
competitive position and the alleged actions of major competitors;
socio-economic and political environment.Output: an effective strategy -> market leadership. "Second - IT Business AnalysisThe most obvious definition: Business Analysis - is, itself, the process of analyzing requirements to change business. "(A translation of the article« The Fundamentals of Business Analysis »Article Author: Guy Beauchamp). Based on the concept of "analysis" set forth such a description, "What is business analysis": "... analysis of business problems in order to find the right solution, dividing the problem and establishing a logical connection - like the links in the chain. To confirm that you need to follow some of the rationale for defining the problem and / or opportunities (the first link in the chain of business-analysis) to determine the exact requirements, which are attributed to the problem / opportunity (the last link in the chain business intelligence). (Article a bit complicated but very interesting).Andrew Koptelov, director of IT consulting company «IDS Scheer Russia and CIS countries" actually defines "Business analysis = analysis of business processes. Business analysis is required in the implementation of automation projects and systems implementation and to improve the efficiency of design changes in the business, standardization, measurement and evaluation of business processes, communication when discussing complex issues. "Interesno most certainly defines the term as "Guide to the Body of Knowledge for Business Analysis» (BABOK). This is one of the most serious attempt to cover the discipline of business analysis. Overview of the contents of the first version in Russian.In February 2007, when the first version BABOK, community members discussed the systems analysts, and its structure was seriously puzzled by the fact that this version of the guidance document is mainly devoted to the work required. In the discussion of attempts were made to the language the term "business intelligence", it is possible to distinguish this approach from there, "a description of business processes is nothing but the identification requirements" (as in business intelligence "is still" the birth, identifying problems, analyzing the very formulation problem, problem analysis "). And the authors take a generic term BABOK and interpret it in a narrow sense - business analysis to identify requirements "To date, there was already version BABOK 2.0, and now its authors in the section "What is Business Intelligence?" Initially moved away from the inclusion of the term "requirement" in the original definition of business intelligence. The authors write that, compared with 1.6 Document considerably revised and restructured. Nevertheless, the work remains with the requirements of the most important element of this guide.Center for educational technology "BelHard" in Minsk on the subject "IT Education" offers a training course, and while it is unlike most others it is "Fundamentals of business analysis in software development," contains a description: "The key role of business analysis is in determining the requirements of the project at an early stage. Well as business analysis is important in the process of planning, and coordination of all project settings. This introductory course is required for the formation of understanding of the role of business analysis in the success of IT projects. " The course program hereIt appears that the de-facto formed a never formally enshrined the idea that the work requirements is the foundation of business analysis in the annex to IT.It is clear that despite their differences, these two hypostasis of business analysis are similar in many respects. Still, these are two different things, generating the different professions. The connection between these various "business intelligence-s" can be described like this: "IP is not a business object for self-valuable product and should become an instrument of enterprise management system (organization) at all levels, ranging from strategy to procedures. This property of IP should be provided at the first step the introduction of integrated circuits - stage management consulting. "
ThirdBy specifying a Google or Yandex (or another search engine), "Business Intelligence", you will receive in each probably the second (well, it's rude) if the information about what the English called Business Intelligence (BI-system) - the analytical system for business . If, again, roughly, is when a business analysis of (economic), as well as any other core business process automation is an object, sometimes called "information systems" business intelligence ".In English, there is Business analysis and Business Intelligence. Into Russian and then translated as both a business analysis, because the word Intelligence adequately in this context, the Russian can not be translated. But in fact - and in angiyskom and vrusskom this is not the same thing. It goes without saying that the introduction of BI-system for the company the more urgent than it is farther advanced on the path information, the more diverse sources of data used, and better than its leaders realized the need for consolidation and analysis.To this subject I do not plan to return in the near future, so give here is almost entirely a short article from October 2009:"The importance of business intelligence in terms of competitiveness of any business is growing, analysts IDC in a recent study:" Over the years, various organizations have spent much time and money to collect and process information from internal data storage projects. Today, companies need to begin to develop ways to transfer this information to more specialists, but also need greater analysis of this information to gain an advantage in the market, which will soon begin to recover. "In addition, the experts at IDC identified three main engines for the dissemination of business intelligence:
Business intelligence is becoming more common
Finance executives contribute to the development of business intelligence
Companies are beginning to use more advanced and complex formats of business intelligence. "In closing arguments on the term "business intelligence" for today (but it's only the beginning of my thinking about business analysis and business intelligence), I will give an opinion (somewhat different from mine), the author of the article "The Analyst pedantry and creativity":"Today, due to the global information sphere of human intelligence is becoming more and more popular. In today's world all their problems can be divided into two areas:
Analysis of the stories in order to find patterns, identify the causes of the formation history in this form, and forecasting.
Analysis of the processes for the purpose of automation.The common name of the profession of analysts, the crucial first type of problems sounds like a domain analysts, and the post - "Financial Analyst", "risk analyst", "investment analyst".
Understanding of the state of affairs as an individual (for decision-makers), and general - to coordinate efforts
Ensure effective communication when discussing difficult issues
Design changes in the business
Standardization and harmonization of business processes
Measurement and evaluation of business processes
Project management automation and implementation of various information systems'That is, the author decided to include, what I describe as the next "IT business analysis" here though. I do not think it's right (although, of course, with all the crosses in this and the main problem), but the author provides an external consultancy, so his approach is understandable.According to another author, "Business intelligence" is central to the strategy of the company (firm) at the junction: the idea (marketing) and implementation (technology, IP). Business analysis consolidates:
marketing characteristics of the market;
technical capabilities
new technical and marketing solutions
investment and financial risks
competitive position and the alleged actions of major competitors;
socio-economic and political environment.Output: an effective strategy -> market leadership. "Second - IT Business AnalysisThe most obvious definition: Business Analysis - is, itself, the process of analyzing requirements to change business. "(A translation of the article« The Fundamentals of Business Analysis »Article Author: Guy Beauchamp). Based on the concept of "analysis" set forth such a description, "What is business analysis": "... analysis of business problems in order to find the right solution, dividing the problem and establishing a logical connection - like the links in the chain. To confirm that you need to follow some of the rationale for defining the problem and / or opportunities (the first link in the chain of business-analysis) to determine the exact requirements, which are attributed to the problem / opportunity (the last link in the chain business intelligence). (Article a bit complicated but very interesting).Andrew Koptelov, director of IT consulting company «IDS Scheer Russia and CIS countries" actually defines "Business analysis = analysis of business processes. Business analysis is required in the implementation of automation projects and systems implementation and to improve the efficiency of design changes in the business, standardization, measurement and evaluation of business processes, communication when discussing complex issues. "Interesno most certainly defines the term as "Guide to the Body of Knowledge for Business Analysis» (BABOK). This is one of the most serious attempt to cover the discipline of business analysis. Overview of the contents of the first version in Russian.In February 2007, when the first version BABOK, community members discussed the systems analysts, and its structure was seriously puzzled by the fact that this version of the guidance document is mainly devoted to the work required. In the discussion of attempts were made to the language the term "business intelligence", it is possible to distinguish this approach from there, "a description of business processes is nothing but the identification requirements" (as in business intelligence "is still" the birth, identifying problems, analyzing the very formulation problem, problem analysis "). And the authors take a generic term BABOK and interpret it in a narrow sense - business analysis to identify requirements "To date, there was already version BABOK 2.0, and now its authors in the section "What is Business Intelligence?" Initially moved away from the inclusion of the term "requirement" in the original definition of business intelligence. The authors write that, compared with 1.6 Document considerably revised and restructured. Nevertheless, the work remains with the requirements of the most important element of this guide.Center for educational technology "BelHard" in Minsk on the subject "IT Education" offers a training course, and while it is unlike most others it is "Fundamentals of business analysis in software development," contains a description: "The key role of business analysis is in determining the requirements of the project at an early stage. Well as business analysis is important in the process of planning, and coordination of all project settings. This introductory course is required for the formation of understanding of the role of business analysis in the success of IT projects. " The course program hereIt appears that the de-facto formed a never formally enshrined the idea that the work requirements is the foundation of business analysis in the annex to IT.It is clear that despite their differences, these two hypostasis of business analysis are similar in many respects. Still, these are two different things, generating the different professions. The connection between these various "business intelligence-s" can be described like this: "IP is not a business object for self-valuable product and should become an instrument of enterprise management system (organization) at all levels, ranging from strategy to procedures. This property of IP should be provided at the first step the introduction of integrated circuits - stage management consulting. "
ThirdBy specifying a Google or Yandex (or another search engine), "Business Intelligence", you will receive in each probably the second (well, it's rude) if the information about what the English called Business Intelligence (BI-system) - the analytical system for business . If, again, roughly, is when a business analysis of (economic), as well as any other core business process automation is an object, sometimes called "information systems" business intelligence ".In English, there is Business analysis and Business Intelligence. Into Russian and then translated as both a business analysis, because the word Intelligence adequately in this context, the Russian can not be translated. But in fact - and in angiyskom and vrusskom this is not the same thing. It goes without saying that the introduction of BI-system for the company the more urgent than it is farther advanced on the path information, the more diverse sources of data used, and better than its leaders realized the need for consolidation and analysis.To this subject I do not plan to return in the near future, so give here is almost entirely a short article from October 2009:"The importance of business intelligence in terms of competitiveness of any business is growing, analysts IDC in a recent study:" Over the years, various organizations have spent much time and money to collect and process information from internal data storage projects. Today, companies need to begin to develop ways to transfer this information to more specialists, but also need greater analysis of this information to gain an advantage in the market, which will soon begin to recover. "In addition, the experts at IDC identified three main engines for the dissemination of business intelligence:
Business intelligence is becoming more common
Finance executives contribute to the development of business intelligence
Companies are beginning to use more advanced and complex formats of business intelligence. "In closing arguments on the term "business intelligence" for today (but it's only the beginning of my thinking about business analysis and business intelligence), I will give an opinion (somewhat different from mine), the author of the article "The Analyst pedantry and creativity":"Today, due to the global information sphere of human intelligence is becoming more and more popular. In today's world all their problems can be divided into two areas:
Analysis of the stories in order to find patterns, identify the causes of the formation history in this form, and forecasting.
Analysis of the processes for the purpose of automation.The common name of the profession of analysts, the crucial first type of problems sounds like a domain analysts, and the post - "Financial Analyst", "risk analyst", "investment analyst".
