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89.pptxWhat is Business Analysis?
Business Analysis is a set of activities, tools and techniques used to understand the structure, policies, processes and operations of an organization
Example: Customer Relationship Management
Sales lead -> Sales -> Order -> Fulfillment -> Customer Satisfaction
Business analysis = improvement in process
What is Business Analysis?
Developing technical solutions to business problems, or to advance a company's sales efforts, begins with defining, analyzing and documenting requirements.
Managing requirements at the project level can help fulfill business needs. Business analysts typically assist with the business case.
IT Teams
Business Stakeholders
BA
What is Business Analysis?
Business Analysts (BA)use the analysis to recommend solutions to help organization achieve its goals
BA is an interpreter between business stakeholders and IT teams
Bottom line: BA’s elicit and articulate requirements, then work with project team to champion and validate those requirements in the solutions they produce
IT Teams
Business Stakeholders
BA
What’s the difference between a Business Analyst vs. Project Manager?
Project managers are responsible for delivering the solution to a problem.
Business analysts are responsible for discovering the problem and determining the solution.
Role of BA in a Project
Tend to support a specific Business Function
(Operations, Sales, Marketing, Finance)
Begin involvement at Initiating stage of a project (often earlier, in pre-Initiating or Enterprise Analysis activities)
Drive the capture of requirements during Planning; document them in a Requirements Package
Offer requirements clarification throughout the Project Execution phase
Validate that requirements are satisfied in final solution
Assess the business outcome of a project after the project is completed
Project initiation
Project planning
Project execution
Project control
Project closing
Application Exercise
In organizations that have a formal BA role, should the PM / BA relationship be a peer-to-peer relationship? If so, why? If not, why not?
If you are in a distinct PM or BA role, what is your primary concern with the other role? (Role itself, not person in the role)
Project management and BA
Numerous opportunities exist in the PLC where the PM and BA work together
During planning to develop the product requirements
During execution to validate the requirements
Business Domain
Project Domain
Business Owner
Business Analyst
Product/Project Manager
Summary/Questions
True or False:
Business Analysis is a set of activities, tools and techniques used to understand the processes and operations of an organization
BA is ________ between business stakeholders and IT teams
Business analysts are responsible for ________ the problem and _________ the solution.
Questions?
Summary/Questions
True or False:
Business Analysis is a set of activities, tools and techniques used to understand the processes and operations of an organization True
BA is an interpreter between business stakeholders and IT teams
Business analysts are responsible for discovering the problem and determining the solution.
