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Stakeholder analysis and management is a critical part of any project. Why? Well, you need as many people championing your project and as few causing obstructions and difficulties as possible. In order to achieve this, you first need to figure out exactly who your stakeholders are; what their...
[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Female” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] Solid documentation is an absolute necessity. It’s used throughout the lifecycle of the project. It’s what stakeholders sign-off on; it’s what the developers follow during the implementation phase; it’s what the testers use to validate that everything works as it should;...
There are so many pieces of the business analyst role & they’re often documented in several different places & it’s hard to see where they fit in the overall structure of the business analysis process. The model below highlights the different elements of each BA project phase. We...
[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Female” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] OSCAR stands for objectives (business & project), scope (deliverables of the project), constraints (budget, timescales & standards), authority (business owner of project) and resources (people & equipment available). This model can be used as a terms of reference, to keep requirements...
[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Female” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] Business cases are key to projects in most organizations. A well written business case provides senior management with the information they need to make an informed decision on a project. One of the key aspects of a business case is to...
[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Female” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] Defining a solution as a business analyst is all about understanding what the problem is, as we discussed here and what the stakeholder needs are, as discussed here. Once we know what the problem is and what the stakeholders want we can start analyzing...
[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Female” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] We have two business analysis frameworks at our disposal to enable us to place all the various techniques that we use in context and structure our approach to projects. One framework is for problem solving & the other is the business...
Business strategy is an absolute necessity for all businesses. The need is bought about by the ever more unpredictable business environment and the removal of barriers to entry to many industries, bought about by technology. Let’s examine that in a little detail, shall we? Think about the financial...
Processes enable organizations to deliver value, either internally or to their customers. In some companies, these processes can span multiple individuals, departments and external organizations, making them extremely complex and prone to inefficiencies. Those inefficiencies can drive cost to the business, customer dissatisfaction and general inefficiencies. So, let’s...
There are a number of techniques that business analysts can adopt to drive more effective investigation into a problem in order to analyse the issue & propose a solution. First off, we have the most common requirements elicitation method, interviews. By interviewing stakeholders & understanding pain points in...
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