Business Analysis in an Agile Work as explained in the IIBA Agile Extension to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge

1. excella.com
@excellaco
Applying Analysis in
an Agile World
Introducing the Agile Extension v2 to the BABOK

2. • Business Analysis Service
Lead, Agile trainer and coach
• BABOK Agile Extension v2,
contributor
• Board member of the
IIBA DC Chapter
• CSP, CSM, CSPO, PMP, ITIL
Stephanie
Vineyard
@tesiemae

3. • Understand the value of business analysis
• Know the Agile Mindset
• A framework for business analysis with an
Agile mindset
• The role of the business analyst
Our intentions today

4. Business Analysis

5. Enables change by
defining needs and
recommending
solutions that
deliver value.
Defines and
validates solutions
that meet business
needs, goals or
objectives.
Business Analysis

6. The Problem - Manure
“…as health officials in Rochester, New York, calculated in
1900, the fifteen thousand horses in that city produced
enough manure in a year to make a pile 175 feet high
covering an acre of ground and breeding sixteen billion flies,
each one a potential spreader of germs.”
“Urban Pollution— Many Long Years Ago”, American
Heritage, 1971
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7. The Solution –
Manure
Removal
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8. The Need –
Transportation
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9. The Innovation
Solution
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10. What is an innovator?
An innovator should have understanding of one’s
customers and their problems via empirical,
observational, anecdotal methods or even intuition.
~ HBR article by Patrick Vlaskovits, August 2011
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12. • the act of transformation in response to
a need.
• a problem or opportunity to be
addressed.
• a specific way of satisfying one or more
needs in a context.
• a group or individual with a relationship
to the change, the need, or the solution.
• the worth, importance, or usefulness of
something to a stakeholder within a
context.
• the circumstances that influence, are
influenced by, and provide
understanding of the change.
Change
Need
Solution
Stakeholder
Value
Context

13. Agile Mindset

14. • Focused on value
• Seeks feedback for
learning
• Collaborative
• Learn through
discovery
• Aims for
continuous
delivery
Agile is …

15. Delivered by
values
Agile is a mindset
…

16. Individuals and interactions over Process and tools
Working software over Comprehensive documentation
Customer collaboration over Contract negotiation
Responding to change over Following a plan
That is, while there is value in the items on the right, we value the
items on the left more.
http://agilemanifesto.org/
We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and
helping others do it. Through this work we have come to value:
AGILE MANIFESTO

17. Guided by
principles
Agile is a mindset
Delivered by values
…

18. Principles Behind The Agile
Manifesto
1. "Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and
continuous delivery of valuable software.”
2. "Welcome changing requirements, even late in development. Agile
processes harness change for the customer's competitive
advantage.”
3. "Deliver working software frequently, from a couple of weeks to a
couple of months, with a preference to the shorter timescale.”
4. "Business people and developers must work together daily
throughout the project.”
5. "Build projects around motivated individuals. Give them the
environment and support they need, and trust them to get the job
done.”
6. "The most efficient and effective method of conveying information
to and within a development team is face-to-face conversation.”

19. Principles Behind The Agile
Manifesto
7. "Working software is the primary measure of progress.”
8. "Agile processes promote sustainable development. The sponsors,
developers, and users should be able to maintain a constant pace
indefinitely.”
9. "Continuous attention to technical excellence and good design
enhances agility.”
10. "Simplicity--the art of maximizing the amount of work not done--is
essential.”
11. "The best architectures, requirements, and designs emerge from
self-organizing teams.”
12. "At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more
effective, then tunes and adjusts its behavior accordingly."

20. • Scrum
• Kanban
• XP
• …
Agile is a mindset
Delivered by values
Guided by
principles
Implemented with
practices

21. Business analysis
enables change
By defining needs and
recommending
solutions that deliver
value
And validates solutions
meet business needs,
goals, and objectives.
Agile is a mindset
Delivered by values
Guided by
principles
Implemented with
practices

22. The Agile Extension to the
BABOK

23. Strategy
• Engage with sponsor
• Build portfolios
• Identify strategic vision
Iteration
• Engage with Product Owner and Stakeholders
• Identify product vision, roadmap, features
• Prioritize
Delivery
• Engage with team
• Write, refine, and test requirements
Agile Analysis Planning Horizons

24. Agile Analysis Horizons:
• Strategy
• Initiative
• Delivery

26. We’re going on a road trip!

27. Parameters
1. Time
2. Goal
3. Supplies
4. Risks or Limitations

29. The Role of the Business
Analyst

30. Focus on the goal

31. Test assumptions

32. Validate the needs were met

33. • Understand the value of business analysis
• Know the Agile Mindset
• A framework for business analysis with an
Agile mindset
• The role of the business analyst
Were our intentions met?

34. Q&A
Stephanie Vineyard
@tesiemae
Stephanie.vineyard@excella.com