1.Q:What kind if tools does a Business Analyst use commonly?

A: A Business Analyst uses many types of tools according to the environment in which he/she works. The most use are: MS-Office(Word),MS-Vision(used for diagram creation or to visualize concepts). Many corporations use a Rational Software but this has a high licensing cost so it is rare: for handling requirements Rational Requisite Pro is used and for handling changes Rational ClearCase/ClearQuest would be the best option. There is a certain advantage in using Ms-SharePoint or telelogic, also DOORS. Other tools which are useful in different circumstances like: Load Runner,Oracle,SQL and so on.

3.Q: Why is an Activity diagram so important? A: An Activity diagram is meant for displaying the business systems activity, the way the business flows and what actions are finished. Various company areas like accounting, HR or medical can access their own screens only, or their own permission to the system for instance the medical access only the medical screens because its restricted to that and so on. Activity diagrams displays various department activities and this is good for designers and coders. 11.Q: What does UML mean? A: Unified Model language or UML belongs to the object oriented software type and is a standard of modeling made by the Object Management Group or OMG, it is a language that encapsulates many diagrammatic displays for all levels of the software development process. It was developed as a normal platform for all members of a project like analysts, designers, end users, developers, or other people that have a crucial role in a projects success. It is meant to be some sort of universal language that all these people can understand in their way, according to their role in the process. This language gives us the syntax for diagrams without mentioning the context of using them, the context will be added by the analyst or designer. 12. Q:Please describe each type of commonly used UML diagrams. A:a)use case diagrams- they describe the interaction that actors have with system. b)interaction diagrams- represents the interaction between various system objects. c)activity diagrams- display the flow of the business and takes advantage of use cases just like data flow programs. d)class diagrams-describe the characteristics and acting of the system classes. e)sequence diagram- show the order in which the messages are sent and received by the system entities. f)component diagrams- displays the types of system components what do they depend on. g)deployment diagramsdisplays the deployment components.

13. Q:What is the meaning of a GAP analysis? A: The GAP analysis determines what difference is between what is required by the business and what can the system do to fit. It includes the documentation phase and the approval. It also means determining what difference is between the properties of two items and it also makes an evaluation of them. A GAP analysis also studies in what way two applications or systems are different.

15.Q: In what way does use case relate to test case? A: When a user has interaction with a software package, the users view is what a use case describes in order to help the software fit. The requirements of a system are described by use cases usually done in a document written in MS Word. The test case is based on a use case in the way that it makes a detailed description about various scenarios exist when testing the software, no matter if the tests were successful or not. For instance a single use case can split into 10 test cases which become a test script. While they can be made in MS Word, there is a better tool: Test Director

22.Q: How can we manage non feasible requirements?

A: It doesnt matter if a requirement is feasible or not, A Business Analyst must do his/her job by speaking to the representatives of the business and explain the reason for which the requirement may not be feasible. The true requirement must be clarified and an explanation must be done regarding the limitations of a non-technical language, why it is not affordable and putting the question Do we really need this? while presenting the cost so the business representatives would take the best decision possible.