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Business Analysis Chain of Reasoning
There is a chain of reasoning that leads from a statement of a problem to the definition of a solution. If any part of that chain is missing, a poor quality (at best) or wrong (at worst) solution will be delivered. This paper presents a high-level overview of the logical steps involved in moving from problem to solution.
Business Analyst Chain of Reasoning
Improving Business Analysis Project terms of reference
Improving Business Analysis Project terms of reference
Business Analysis methods, fads and fashions
Business Analysis methods fads and fashions - they come and they go. Why? Analysis of business changes MUST all cover the same subject matter to analyse business requirements for a new business solution, so why are there so many methods for doing it? Could it be that analysis is hard and every method claims to miraculously make it easy? Could it be that some methods are designed to help developers develop code and not the business develop the business solutions? Could it be that there is money to be made in 'new' methods?
This talk was given at the the Project Challenge show in Olympia and aims to debunk the subject area and expose what is - in essence - the simple (if hard) process of business analysis. It uncovers the framework that is behind every method and make the case for a pragmatic and practical use of that framework in the analysis of business changes.
Business Analysis methods, fads and fashions
What the BA expects of the Project Sponsor
This article for the International Institute of Business Analysts proposes that Sponsors have different expectations of what role and function Business Analysts play in a change project compared to the role and function that Business Analysts need to perform. This mismatch of expectations results in Sponsor and Business Analyst frustrations. The solution that is proposed is that Business Analysts need to demonstrate through performance of their activities that their role and function is a logical consequence of change project life-cycles – that there is no rational alternative for successful projects.
Two Perspectives: Sponsors Vs Business Analysts
Why BAs are important for Enterprise Programmes/Initiatives
This article for the International Institute of Business Analysts proposes argues that as a programme cannot proceed in a rational fashion without the activities that the business analyst performs, BAs must be considered fundamentally important.
Why Business Analysts are important for enterprise programmes
Business Analyst, The Business Model and the Business Strategy
Business Analyst, The Business Model and the Business Strategy
The Fundamentals of Business Analysis
The Fundamentals of Business Analysis
So you want to be a Business Analyst?
So you want to be a Business Analyst ?
Business Analysis It Ain't Rocket Science?
This is the presentation that Business Analyst Solutions gave to Project Challenge conference - Projects can fail: the presentation analyses some real-life examples of what goes wrong, why and what Business Analysts should be doing to mitigate the risk of failure. It challenges the idea that Business Analysis is hard or that it is an art: it is more closely aligned with a science which follows a chain of reasoning leading from the precise definition of a problem/opportunity to a set of solutions, proving every step of the way that each subsequent step is aimed at resolving the problem/exploiting the opportunity.
Business Analysis - it ain't rocket science!
BAS case for Business Analysis and how BAS can help
BAS case for Business Analysis and how BAS can help