Business Analysis Fundamentals

1.1 About These Courses and Why We Built Them

The manifesto. Who we are, why these exist, and the standard you should hold us to.

2.1 You Already Do This — You Just Don't Call It That

2.2 The Six Questions That Drive Every Good Decision

2.3 Why Most {{businesses}} Skip This (And What It Costs Them)

2.4 The BABOK Framework in Plain Language

3.1 Mapping Your Current State — Without Lying to Yourself

3.2 Defining Where You Want to Be

3.3 Gap Analysis — The Distance Between Here and There

3.4 Is This Even the Right Problem to Solve?

3.5 Assessing Risk Like an Adult

4.1 Why Asking "What Do You Need?" Is a Terrible Question

4.2 Five Ways to Gather Requirements That Actually Work

4.3 Listening to {{stakeholders}} — What They Say vs. What They Mean

4.4 Confirming What You Heard

4.5 Managing Disagreement Without Drama

5.1 The Difference Between a Goal, a Requirement, and a Wish

5.2 Writing Requirements That a Stranger Could Execute

5.3 Functional vs. Non-Functional — What It Does vs. How Well It Does It

5.4 Prioritization — Because You Can't Do Everything at Once

5.5 How to Know When Your Requirements Are Good Enough

6.1 Defining Success Before You Start

6.2 Measuring What Matters (And Ignoring What Doesn't)

6.3 The Post-Implementation Review Nobody Does

6.4 When to Iterate, When to Pivot, When to Kill It

6.5 Building a Culture of Measurement in Your {{business}}

7.1 A Complete Walkthrough — {{example_decision}}

7.2 The One-Page Business Analysis Template

7.3 Common Traps and How to Avoid Them

7.4 When to Do This Yourself and When to Hire an Analyst