Top Books for the Business Analyst 1.
Mastering the Requirements Process | by Suzanne Robertson | Excellent end-to-end coverage of the requirements process
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Software Requirements | by Karl Eugene Wiegers | One of the best introductory books on business analysis
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The Business Analyst's Handbook | by Howard Podeswa | Terrific reference and resource material. Very strong alignment with IIBA material
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The Software Requirements Memory Jogger: A Pocket Guide to Help Software And Business Teams Develop And Manage Requirements | by Ellen Gottesdiener | As Your Pocketguide: A small 5X7 inch 'field guide' that covers the basics of most of the traditional techniques and terms for the BA
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Software Requirements Using the Unified Process: A Practical Approach | by Daniel R. Windle | Solid introductory material of requirements in the context of the Rational Unified Process
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Requirements Management Using IBM(R) Rational(R) RequisitePro(R) | by Peter Zielczynski | This book offers good coverage of requirements in the context of the Rational RequistePro(r) product. It provides solid example material and terrific explanations of terminology and concepts
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An Introduction to General Systems Thinking | by Gerald M. Weinberg | Classic material that has stood the test of time
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