When Business Analysts take their analysis and recommendations to stakeholders, we often use workshops. There is a trap in the workshop. You can only fit so much communica
Jump-start your career in IT as a Business Analyst
American employers will need 876,000 business analysis related professionals by 2020.
(Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections Program)
Come and learn: How you can start making 50k to 60k by 4th of July 2017 as a Business Analyst
Topics include:
• How can anyone start career in IT (Information Technology)?
• No technical assistance required.
• Working as a Business Analyst
• What is Business Analyst?
• What does Business Analyst Do?
• How we teach?
• What we teach?
• Job opportunities
• Q & A
The term ‘Business Analyst‘is synonymous with a career in the IT industry. The most successful and valuable analysts are those who understand the “business” rather than those who understand “IT“.
Lecture Outline
• What is Business Analysis
• Stakeholders
• Lifecycles
• What are requirements
• Transforming requirements
• Finalizing requirements
• Requirements communication
• Managing Requirements Assets
• Required skills for a Business Analyst
Lecture Objectives
The core of value in any business centers around Return on Investment (ROI). ROI is the weight of the business value or benefits, calculated as increases in revenue or decreases in cost, over the cost of implementation.
When it comes to cost, most organizations focus on technology costs, and forego the other business-related costs, such as stakeholder involvement, in determining ROI.
The objective of this seminar is to spread awareness about Business Analysis profession, how essential the role of Business analyst (BA) to most organization or government entity, and demonstrate how a BA actively focuses on reducing costs which can be measured in following ways:
• Reduction in rework — if you help focus the team on the right requirements, then there should be reduced amount of unnecessary change. But many projects are plagued by change because requirements are not well understood. This kind of change is waste. BA can help.
• Reduction in requirements churn —Stakeholders’ time are valuable, but without someone in the business analyst role, stakeholders might spend excess time in unproductive discussions. BA can help drive an efficient decision-making processes, document discussions, reducing the amount of time spent rehashing previous discussions.
• Discovering more cost-effective solutions and Prioritize them – Prioritization ensures focus on value.
Lecturer’s Biography
Mr. Joseph Maarouf Abboud is an experienced Project Manager with over 20 years of success in leading projects in Information Technology, and business management.
He has a Master degree in project management from University of Salford, Manchester, UK; PMP, PMI-ACP, and ITIL certifications in addition to a BS degree in Software engineering.
Mr. Abboud is a Business strategist, he has planned and managed multimillion-dollar projects aligning business goals with technology solutions to drive process improvements, competitive advantage and bottom-line gains.
He also managed projects for public and private sectors in USA, OMAN, Kuwait, and Lebanon, with key emphasis on Project Management, Business Analysis, Quality Management, and Risk Management
Jump-start your career in IT as a Business Analyst
American employers will need 876,000 business analysis related professionals by 2020.
(Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections Program)
Come and learn: How you can start making 50k to 60k by 4th of July 2017 as a Business Analyst
Topics include:
• How can anyone start career in IT (Information Technology)?
• No technical assistance required.
• Working as a Business Analyst
• What is Business Analyst?
• What does Business Analyst Do?
• How we teach?
• What we teach?
• Job opportunities
• Q & A
The term ‘Business Analyst‘is synonymous with a career in the IT industry. The most successful and valuable analysts are those who understand the “business” rather than those who understand “IT“.
Lecture Outline
• What is Business Analysis
• Stakeholders
• Lifecycles
• What are requirements
• Transforming requirements
• Finalizing requirements
• Requirements communication
• Managing Requirements Assets
• Required skills for a Business Analyst
Lecture Objectives
The core of value in any business centers around Return on Investment (ROI). ROI is the weight of the business value or benefits, calculated as increases in revenue or decreases in cost, over the cost of implementation.
When it comes to cost, most organizations focus on technology costs, and forego the other business-related costs, such as stakeholder involvement, in determining ROI.
The objective of this seminar is to spread awareness about Business Analysis profession, how essential the role of Business analyst (BA) to most organization or government entity, and demonstrate how a BA actively focuses on reducing costs which can be measured in following ways:
• Reduction in rework — if you help focus the team on the right requirements, then there should be reduced amount of unnecessary change. But many projects are plagued by change because requirements are not well understood. This kind of change is waste. BA can help.
• Reduction in requirements churn —Stakeholders’ time are valuable, but without someone in the business analyst role, stakeholders might spend excess time in unproductive discussions. BA can help drive an efficient decision-making processes, document discussions, reducing the amount of time spent rehashing previous discussions.
• Discovering more cost-effective solutions and Prioritize them – Prioritization ensures focus on value.
Lecturer’s Biography
Mr. Joseph Maarouf Abboud is an experienced Project Manager with over 20 years of success in leading projects in Information Technology, and business management.
He has a Master degree in project management from University of Salford, Manchester, UK; PMP, PMI-ACP, and ITIL certifications in addition to a BS degree in Software engineering.
Mr. Abboud is a Business strategist, he has planned and managed multimillion-dollar projects aligning business goals with technology solutions to drive process improvements, competitive advantage and bottom-line gains.
He also managed projects for public and private sectors in USA, OMAN, Kuwait, and Lebanon, with key emphasis on Project Management, Business Analysis, Quality Management, and Risk Management
Business analyst 101 program Mumbai IndiaDeepak Kadam
Business analyst Training and certification program Mumbai India
At Ziphertech we have designed a Training program
for students and graduates who aspire to become
business Analysts. A Business Analyst requires niche
skills to become successful in IT industry. Our program
has been designed by veteran IT industry experts who
have combined over 100 years of experience in IT
business analysis. This program will be conducted by
professional Business Analysts from IT industry with a
minimum experience level of 15 years.This program
ensures thorough training and grooming of skills for the candidate to become a
professional Business Analyst. And we never forget to mention that we have trained more
than 400 Business Analysts in just last 2 years.
Contact us - +919004939659 for more Info
The Business Analyst: The Pivotal Role Of The FutureTom Humbarger
This presentation was originally made at the Silicon Valley IIBA Chapter meeting in June 2008 by Kathleen (Kitty) Hass from Management Concepts (www.managementconcepts.com). Kitty is also a new board member at-large for the IIBA.
In this presentation, you will know about the role and responsibilities of an Agile Business Analyst? What is the context and need for an Agile business Analyst
Business analyst interview questions and answersRobin G
Prepare better for your interview with this comprehensive set of 'Business Analyst Interview Questions and Answers'.
Courtesy : http://thebusinessanalystjobdescription.com
BA and a PO: Where do they meet and where do they conflctCherifa Mansoura
The role of a Product Owner has diverse responsibilities and often are mistaken with the ones a Business analyst has. This presentation with help you understand where they meet and where they conflict.
Ten Tips for Successful Business Analysis Interviews – By Fhyzics, an Endorsed Education Provider (EEP™) of International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA®), Canada.
Business Analysis is the set of tasks and techniques to understand the structure, policies and operations of the organization. To know more watch the presentation.
Business Analysis Core Concepts Model (BACCM)Techcanvass
Business Analysis Core concepts Model (BACCM) is the core framework integral to BABOK Guide v3. Core concepts are fundamental to the practice of business analysis as defined in BABOK guide. IIBA BABOK v3 is the new version of BABOK guide for latest version of business analyst certifications.
This is for all those who want to explore the business analyst career path and are curious to know what a business analyst does, the role and importance in organization, why a business analyst is needed and how they can develop their skills to become a great business analyst
Business analyst 101 program Mumbai IndiaDeepak Kadam
Business analyst Training and certification program Mumbai India
At Ziphertech we have designed a Training program
for students and graduates who aspire to become
business Analysts. A Business Analyst requires niche
skills to become successful in IT industry. Our program
has been designed by veteran IT industry experts who
have combined over 100 years of experience in IT
business analysis. This program will be conducted by
professional Business Analysts from IT industry with a
minimum experience level of 15 years.This program
ensures thorough training and grooming of skills for the candidate to become a
professional Business Analyst. And we never forget to mention that we have trained more
than 400 Business Analysts in just last 2 years.
Contact us - +919004939659 for more Info
The Business Analyst: The Pivotal Role Of The FutureTom Humbarger
This presentation was originally made at the Silicon Valley IIBA Chapter meeting in June 2008 by Kathleen (Kitty) Hass from Management Concepts (www.managementconcepts.com). Kitty is also a new board member at-large for the IIBA.
In this presentation, you will know about the role and responsibilities of an Agile Business Analyst? What is the context and need for an Agile business Analyst
Business analyst interview questions and answersRobin G
Prepare better for your interview with this comprehensive set of 'Business Analyst Interview Questions and Answers'.
Courtesy : http://thebusinessanalystjobdescription.com
BA and a PO: Where do they meet and where do they conflctCherifa Mansoura
The role of a Product Owner has diverse responsibilities and often are mistaken with the ones a Business analyst has. This presentation with help you understand where they meet and where they conflict.
Ten Tips for Successful Business Analysis Interviews – By Fhyzics, an Endorsed Education Provider (EEP™) of International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA®), Canada.
Business Analysis is the set of tasks and techniques to understand the structure, policies and operations of the organization. To know more watch the presentation.
Business Analysis Core Concepts Model (BACCM)Techcanvass
Business Analysis Core concepts Model (BACCM) is the core framework integral to BABOK Guide v3. Core concepts are fundamental to the practice of business analysis as defined in BABOK guide. IIBA BABOK v3 is the new version of BABOK guide for latest version of business analyst certifications.
This is for all those who want to explore the business analyst career path and are curious to know what a business analyst does, the role and importance in organization, why a business analyst is needed and how they can develop their skills to become a great business analyst
Joint Application Design (JAD) was developed by IBM in the late 1970s. It is a requirements determination method that brings together business and IT professionals in a structured workshop to determine and discuss system requirements
Requirements = Scope, BA World Bengaluru 2011Craig Brown
In May 2011 I presented this discussion of why project scope is driven by requirements, how requirements change is inevitable, and how that makes good project estimates very difficult.
I then present one useful technique for managing this challenge.
Business requirements gathering and analysisMena M. Eissa
Business analysis and requirements management are a key to project success.
This workshop helps candidates perform better based on sharing real life experience with them.
In a whiteboard interview, your goal should be to convince the manager that you will be a positive influence on the team and contribute to the team's success. This guide will help you set the right mindset, ask the right questions, and showcase your strengths.
Agile Requirements Agile Philly HandoutsDoniel Wilson
Agile Requirements Management is about mitigating risk and considering trade-offs that can be made early in the planning process.
While Agile improves many components of software delivery, one constant struggle for development is being able to accurately discern what the customer wants. This discussion will address common pitfalls in the requirements management cycle.
Don will highlight risks and present several strategies to mitigate these risks to improve the ability to deliver the desired results and the value an agile team brings to the organization.
As the Managing Director of Revolutionary Performance Management, Inc., Don Wilson has analyzed, planned, and implemented technology strategies for top tier companies such as Sprint, Marriott, AARP, and most recently the American Chemical Society. He is a Certified Project Management Professional, a Certified Scrum Product Owner and a Certified Scrum Master. He has a reputation for reviving “troubled” projects, achieving successful outcomes, and exceeding expectations. He is known as the “project-whisperer” for his ability to navigate effortlessly between business and technical groups to identify unspoken requirements.
Read more about Don Wilson on the Agile Philly website for this event at: http://www.agilephilly.com/events/2014-agile-requirements or www.thinkrpm.com
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Playing Field, Competition, and Our Organization
(Student will update all sections color-coded in RED)
Introduction
Provide an opening paragraph which explains the intended purpose of this Executive Briefing.
Playing Field
Company Name
Example “Motel Six”
Organization within the company
Example “Motel Division”. (note: If your company is diverse like Apple, it is advised to analyze a specific segment/business unit/product because competitors in the iPhone segment (Samsung/Google) are very different than competitors in their Music division (Spotify, Pandora)
Industry
Example “Hospitality Industry”
Market Size
Provide a market size estimate for the Industry or the Playing Field
Recommended Playing Field
Example: “Two-star motels in the US and Canada serving road travelers.” (note: this is the specific description of the segment of the industry in which you will compete. These often have geographic boundaries and descriptors of the key product attributes.)
Rationale for Recommended Playing Field
Brief explanation of why you selected this segment. (Note: we usually determine target segments based on factors like revenue potential, growth rates, financial attractiveness, conformance with our key capabilities and competencies, our ability to meet this segment’s customer needs, etc.)
Competitor 1
Size
Provide information on the relative size of this competitor in the Playing Field. if specific data is not available, a qualitative description is acceptable like "Company X is believed to be the market leader" or "Company Y is relatively small and focused only in the US and doesn't have a presence in Canada."
Most Significant Strength
Highlight their biggest strength, and briefly explain how it helps them compete effectively.
Most Significant Weakness
Highlight their biggest weakness, and briefly explain how it hinders their ability to compete effectively.
Recent Performance
Explain whether they are generally winning or losing in this Playing Field. Note, you would be well-served to support your conclusions with data
Major Developments?
Has the competitor introduced any game-changing new products, technologies, capabilities, etc. (focus on revolutionary and not evolutionary). Have they developed (or lost) a key competitive advantage?
Competitor 2
Size
Provide information on the relative size of this competitor in the Playing Field – qualitative perspective is acceptable if data is not available
Most Significant Strength
Highlight their biggest strength, and briefly explain how it helps them compete effectively.
Most Significant Weakness
Highlight their biggest weakness, and briefly explain how it hinders their ability to compete effectively.
Recent Performance
Explain whether they are generally winning or losing in this Playing Field. Note, you would be well-served to support your conclusions with data.
Major Developments?
Has the competitor introduced any game-changing new products, technologies, capabilities, etc. (fo.
Playing Field, Competition, and Our Organization (Student will.docxstilliegeorgiana
Playing Field, Competition, and Our Organization
(Student will update all sections color-coded in RED)
Introduction
Provide an opening paragraph which explains the intended purpose of this Executive Briefing.
Playing Field
Company Name
Example “Motel Six”
Organization within the company
Example “Motel Division”. (note: If your company is diverse like Apple, it is advised to analyze a specific segment/business unit/product because competitors in the iPhone segment (Samsung/Google) are very different than competitors in their Music division (Spotify, Pandora)
Industry
Example “Hospitality Industry”
Market Size
Provide a market size estimate for the Industry or the Playing Field
Recommended Playing Field
Example: “Two-star motels in the US and Canada serving road travelers.” (note: this is the specific description of the segment of the industry in which you will compete. These often have geographic boundaries and descriptors of the key product attributes.)
Rationale for Recommended Playing Field
Brief explanation of why you selected this segment. (Note: we usually determine target segments based on factors like revenue potential, growth rates, financial attractiveness, conformance with our key capabilities and competencies, our ability to meet this segment’s customer needs, etc.)
Competitor 1
Size
Provide information on the relative size of this competitor in the Playing Field. if specific data is not available, a qualitative description is acceptable like "Company X is believed to be the market leader" or "Company Y is relatively small and focused only in the US and doesn't have a presence in Canada."
Most Significant Strength
Highlight their biggest strength, and briefly explain how it helps them compete effectively.
Most Significant Weakness
Highlight their biggest weakness, and briefly explain how it hinders their ability to compete effectively.
Recent Performance
Explain whether they are generally winning or losing in this Playing Field. Note, you would be well-served to support your conclusions with data
Major Developments?
Has the competitor introduced any game-changing new products, technologies, capabilities, etc. (focus on revolutionary and not evolutionary). Have they developed (or lost) a key competitive advantage?
Competitor 2
Size
Provide information on the relative size of this competitor in the Playing Field – qualitative perspective is acceptable if data is not available
Most Significant Strength
Highlight their biggest strength, and briefly explain how it helps them compete effectively.
Most Significant Weakness
Highlight their biggest weakness, and briefly explain how it hinders their ability to compete effectively.
Recent Performance
Explain whether they are generally winning or losing in this Playing Field. Note, you would be well-served to support your conclusions with data.
Major Developments?
Has the competitor introduced any game-changing new products, technologies, capabilities, etc. (fo ...
Don't Send An Engineer To Do A Lawyer's JobSimon Phipps
A thread on an Apache mailing list (now safely in the past) provides a great illustration of what not to do when your employer's interests seem to need engagement in an open source community. Instead of asking a suitably-trained lawyer to directly engage, the company asked an engineer to engage when they wanted special terms for a contribution. They went on to propose custom terms, a custom CLA and even implied that they wanted private bilateral negotiations. This session runs through the thread and draws seven lessons for approaching an open source community with your legal issues.
See https://fosdem.org/2017/schedule/event/dont_send_an_engineer/ for the video.
How to Create a Remote Workforce Communication Plan for Your NonprofitTechSoup
Remote work is exciting, fun, and different from office work. Getting into communication rhythms and making sure your team is performing well is not always easy. In this webinar, Adam Walker from the digital agency Sideways8 shares what he learned from running a company for 10years that never had an office. He'll talk about how to think about remote work, the levels of communication to consider, and how to create a communications rhythm that will work for your team.
Similar to Ba tips: the complexity of workshops (20)
Presented to IIBA professional development day on Oct 26, 2017.
Take responsibility for gathering feedback and improving, fopr without t you will be a victim to the future.
This slide deck accompanies a workshop I ran at Agile India in March 2017. The majority of the audience were scrummasters, agile coaches, team managers etc.
It leans on the Heart of Agile meme.
The workshop focused on two activities;
1. thinking about better than best practices so that we can escape the tyranny of other people's patterns.
2. Getting people to reflect on the experience of telling/being told versus collaborating on a problem.
Collaboration: Cockburn's Dance of Contribution in a WorkshopCraig Brown
This is a presentation which accompanies a workshop on Alistair's "Collaboration; The dance of Contribution" article.
You can read the article here: http://alistair.cockburn.us/Collaboration%3A+the+dance+of+contribution
The workshop includes two games as well as a description of what leadership behaviours matter when you move from a compliant or merely co-operative culture to a collaborative one.
We ran a lunchtime session talking about values and how they underpin the way we work.
The session closed out with a whiteboard exercise which is described on the last page of this deck.
If you use this I'd appreciate your sharing your experiences and feedback via the comments or by email.
Thanks!
I gave this to the Melbourne Scrum Users Group. It was an interesting group with a few experience scrum users and many inexperienced people via the ACS, so the talk had to accommodate some Scrum 101 stuff, and went longer than planned with me talking for a bit over an hour.
In the end it went well, and I hope I get some feedback from the audience via the meetup site and ACS website.
Using Kano Analysis to prioritise Business Requirements
Noriaki Kano, recipient of the Deming Prize, developed a model to work out what stakeholder requirements are mandatory, which ones are value for money proposition (i.e. more is better,) and which requirements will delight them. This talk introduces the Kano model in the business/software requirements context, and presents a step by step application of the model so that you can delight your stakeholders.
3. Our intrepid Business Analysts has invited five project stakeholders along for a requirements verification workshop. She wants to get endorsement on the next 7 requirements the team are working on.
4. Let’s take a look at how complex this discussion could get.
5. R1 Our heroine announces Requirement 1 and reads it out. It is simple, straightforward and there is little in the way of exceptions to the core requirement statement. Two stakeholders feel they have something to say on this topic (maybe just so they can feel useful.) Everyone quickly endorses the requirement.
6. R1 R2.1 R2 Requirement 2 is read out and kicks of a lively discussion about the definition of the word “Shall”. Additionally there is an important and common ‘exception to the rule’ that is discussed robustly by most of the stakeholders. It seems that putting this new function in an IT system is going to be a challenge for some people who like the fuzziness of the rule today.
7. R1 R2 R3.1 R3.2 R3 By Requirement 3 everyone is on a roll. Let’s really get into the guts of this issue. There are two points e want to really nail here.
14. Pick your methods Lots of people A professionally facilitated and agenda run meeting, time boxed with any detailed discussions being broken up into smaller facilitated groups Lots to talk about A conversation One topic Just you and me to match your needs