 | Writing Effective Use Cases (Crystal Series for Software Development) by Alistair Cockburn
Buy new: £14.47 / Used from: £10.57 Quite simply the best introduction to use cases there is
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 | Mastering the Requirements Process by Suzanne Robertson
Buy used from: £7.74 A solid, though slightly dry, overview covering elicitation and documentation of requirements
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 | Analysis Patterns Reusable Object Models (OBT) by Martin Fowler
Buy new: £22.79 / Used from: £4.68 Why redesign the wheel when it is already there? A great introduction to analysis patterns
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 | Applying UML and Patterns: An Introduction to Object-Oriented Analysis and Design and Iterative Development by Craig Larman
Buy new: £23.97 / Used from: £27.23 Another great, slightly technical analysis and design book
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 | The Mythical Man Month and Other Essays on Software Engineering by Frederick P. Brooks Jr.
Buy new: £13.79 / Used from: £12.50 This is a fantastic introduction to the difficulties of software engineering and is relevant today as it was twenty years ago.
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 | Waltzing with Bears: Managing Risk on Software Projects by Tom DeMarco
Buy new: £15.12 / Used from: £10.00 Easy to read, but illuminating, this book puts risk into perspective
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 | Agile Estimating and Planning (Robert C. Martin) by Mike Cohn
Buy new: £14.49 / Used from: £13.77 |
 | Agile and iterative development by Craig Larman
Buy new: £19.19 / Used from: £16.23 The best introductory book on agile that I know
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 | Agile Project Management: Creating Innovative Products (Agile Software Development) by Jim Highsmith
Buy new: £29.81 / Used from: £12.99 Agile from a project management perspective - full of good practices
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 | Elements of User Experience: User-centered Design for the Web (Voices (New Riders)) by Jesse James Garrett
Buy new: £11.75 / Used from: £15.39 This book is a great overview of user centric design, something that is sadly often forgotten
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 | Patterns for Effective Use Cases (Agile Software Development) by Steve Adolph
Buy new: £26.99 / Used from: £9.15 A more detailed look at how to approach use cases, that complements Cockburn's introduction nicely.
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 | Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams by Tom DeMarco
Buy used from: £51.87 A classic on the human aspects of software engineering
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 | Product Design and Development by Karl Ulrich
Buy new: £35.99 / Used from: £32.99 General product design & development text - highly interesting for analysts on new development projects
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 | Introduction to ITIL by Stationery Office Books
Buy new: £28.00 / Used from: £22.18 Sadly there is no getting around a certain level of operational processes - ITIL represents best practice that analyst should be aware of.
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 | Making the Business Case : How to create, write and implement a successful business plan by James Cannon
Buy new: £20.56 / Used from: £17.36 This book gives a good overview of a key tool in the analysts repetoire, the business case.
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 | Competitive Advantage by Michael E. Porter
Buy new: £10.89 / Used from: £9.34 Porter's insights provide a fantastic framework for analysis.
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 | Leading Change by John P Kotter
Buy new: £12.30 / Used from: £9.25 The business analyst is often a change agent - this classic on change management gives plenty of food for thought.
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 | Sensemaking in Organizations (Foundations for Organizational Science) by Karl E. Weick
Buy new: £28.39 / Used from: £24.94 There aren't many smarter than Weick - a fantastic book on organisations
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 | Gods of Management: The Changing Work of Organisations (Organizations) by Charles B. Handy
Buy new: £7.48 / Used from: £0.01 Pretty much anything from Handy is worth reading - this is my favourite though - the organisational guru's best in my opinion
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 | How to Have Creative Ideas: 62 Exercises to Develop the Mind by Edward De Bono
Buy new: £5.74 / Used from: £3.08 He might be a bit assured of himself, but this book contains lots of practical advice to improve creativity
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 | 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
Buy new: £8.16 / Used from: £3.49 Analysts are workers like any other - Covey is a bit preachy, but writes a lot of good sense
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 | Type Talk: The 16 Personality Types by Otto Kroeger
Buy new: £7.47 / Used from: £4.68 Understanding people's motivations is critical to successful business analysis - people-people are required!
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