Laura Brandenburg, CBAP - Bridging the Gap
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Laura Brandenburg, CBAP
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Welcome and Intro (30 Minutes) Step 1 – Get Oriented (1 Hour) Step 2 – Discover the Primary Business Objectives (1 Hour) Step 3 – Define Scope (1 Hour) {LUNCH BREAK} Refection Exercise (30 Minutes) Step 4 – Formulate Your Business Analysis Plan (1 Hour) Steps 5-7 - Define the Detailed Requirements, Support the
Technical Implementation, Help the Business Implement the Solution (1 hour)
Step 8 – Assess the Value Created By the Solution (1 Hour) Closing Reflections and Take-Aways (30 Minutes)
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I’m providing the framework for learning.
I will facilitate the learning process.
I will teach you “just enough”.
I’ll ask you questions, and facilitate discussion.
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Be engaged – listen, share, reflect, participate.
Be on-time from breaks.
Trust yourself to contribute. Everyone here has something valuable to share.
Please put away and mute distractions (phones, laptops, etc.).
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I already know that…
But that won’t work for me because …
I must be the only one …
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Keep your projects moving forward
Deal with aggressive timelines
Manage ambiguity
Avoid unnecessary work
Apply key principles
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Your Role Primary
Stakeholders
Project
History
Existing
Systems and
Processes
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What’s the primary goal for the BA to accomplish?
What inputs will I receive before starting work?
What deliverables is the BA responsible for creating?
Who receives each of these deliverables? What’s the next step they take?
What meetings does a business analyst typically schedule throughout the lifecycle of a project?
Are there any standing meetings I’m expected to attend or facilitate?
What tools does the business analyst use?
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Sponsor
• Who is
funding
the
project?
Manager
• Who do
you
ultimately
report to?
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Subject Matter
Experts
Technical
Experts
Project
Manager
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What has been discussed about this project so far? Who has been involved in those discussions?
What documentation exists?
What decisions have been made?
What are the primary objectives of this project?
Who all needs to be involved?
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Demo
Observation
Technical Overview
Follow-Up Questions
Access to Systems
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Your Role Primary
Stakeholders
Project
History
Existing
Systems and
Processes
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Discover
Expectations
from Primary
Stakeholders
Reconcile
Conflicting
Expectations
Ensure the
Business
Objectives are
Clear and
Actionable
Invest in
Stakeholder
Relationships
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Gaining alignment on business objectives is the quickest path forward to a
successful project.
Business Objectives Are Important Because…
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Define a set of 2-5 business objectives that define the
impact of the solution on the business environment.
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Increase number of new customers each month by 10%.
Reduce the number of hours required by a salesperson to close a new customer by 10 hours.
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What do you expect out of the project? What do you see as the key business problem to be
solved by the project or the key business opportunity to be taken advantage of?
What is the ultimate financial measure of success for this project?
What other measures will we use to gauge the success of the project?
How have you attempted to solve this problem previously and what was the result of that effort?
If one thing could change as the result of this project, what would it be?
How does this project relate to other proposed or active projects?
How does this project support the goals of the organization?
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Document
Analysis
Interviews
Observation Root Cause
Analysis
Brainstorming
Prototypes
Walk-
Throughs
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Share
opinions
Find common
threads
Weave
objectives
together
Experiment with
multiple
techniques
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The business sponsor owns the final decision about
the business objectives driving the project and
influencing key stakeholders.
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Objectives
Specific
Measurable
Scope
Achievable
Realistic
Time-Bound
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Could you facilitate a
brainstorming session to elicit specific solution
ideas to meet this objective?
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You have a good understanding of the various objectives, have reconciled
conflicting interests, and have captured business objectives that are clear and actionable.
You Are Ready to Move On
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Discover
Expectations
from Primary
Stakeholders
Reconcile
Conflicting
Expectations
Ensure the
Business
Objectives are
Clear and
Actionable
Invest in
Stakeholder
Relationships
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Define the Solution
Approach
Use Analysis
Techniques to
Analyze Scope
(Optional)
Draft a Scope
Statement
Prioritize
Requirements /
Features
Review and Validate
the Scope Statement
Confirm the
Business Case
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Scope makes the business objectives
tangible.
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Create a clear and concise statement of scope that is
understood and agreed to by all project stakeholders.
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Product Scope
Solution Scope
Project Scope
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Define the Solution
Approach
Use Analysis
Techniques to
Analyze Scope
(Optional)
Draft a Scope
Statement
Prioritize
Requirements /
Features
Review and Validate
the Scope Statement
Confirm the
Business Case
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Technology
Business
Process
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Purchase or
license new
third-party
applications
Build new
technology
systems
Update
existing
technology
systems
Customize
third-party
technology
systems
Enable
capabilities
in existing
tools
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Create a new business process
Revise an existing business process
Shift the work assigned between job roles
Consolidate and streamline
Create new work aids
Change how hand-offs occur
Eliminate redundant or unnecessary steps
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Project Overview
Business Objectives
Solution Approach
High-Level Business Requirements
Out of Scope
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Scope Statement
Business
Requirements
Document (BRD)
Software
Requirements
Specification (SRS)
Business Case Project Plan Epic
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Link business requirements and features to business objectives.
Prioritize each requirement or feature and indicate it’s potential value to stakeholders.
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Will the project deliver a
positive Return on Investment
(ROI)?
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You’ve created a statement of scope, all primary
stakeholders approve it, and you’ve confirmed a positive
ROI.
You Are Ready to Move On
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Online, On-Demand, Instructor Supported 20% Discount through October 15, 2019
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Define the Types of
BA Deliverables
Define the
BA
Deliverables
List
Layout Your
Timelines
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Career Tip:
In the absence of defining a credible and realistic plan,
a set of expectations may
be defined for you.
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When will the requirements be complete?
What is everyone’s role in the requirements process and how much time will this take from me and my team?
Will the requirements be usable documentation that gives me what I need to be effective at my job?
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Identify how the BA will drive the requirements process to
an implementable set of detailed requirements.
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Define the
Types of BA
Deliverables
Define the BA
Deliverables
List
Identify Project
Stakeholders
Layout Your
Timelines
Gain Buy-In on
the BA Plan
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Your
Deliverables
Project
Methodology
Project
Scope
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Preliminary List of
Deliverable Types
Talk to
Stakeholders
about Needs
Project Team:
Defined or
Undecided?
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Business Process Models Business Rules Data Migration Specification Data Model Functional Requirements Document Non-Functional Requirements List Training Guide Use Cases User Acceptance Test Plans / Cases User Interface Specification User Stories Wireframes
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Will your deliverables cover the
project scope?
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List of Deliverables to Cover
the Scope
Ideas from
Team
Scope of
Project
Deliverable
Types
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Current State Business Process Models ◦ Identify Lead
◦ Manage Lead
◦ Close Lead
Use Cases ◦ Manage Lead (Updated)
Future State Business Process Models ◦ Identify Lead (Updated)
◦ Manage Lead (Updated)
◦ Close Lead (Updated)
◦ Research Lead (New)
Training Guides ◦ Sales
◦ Lead Research
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Responsible
•Those who do work to achieve the task.
Accountable
•The person who ultimately owns the deliverable.
Consulted
•Those whose opinions and input is solicited.
Informed
•Those who are updated on progress but not directly
involved.
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Estimate
Duration
Target
Date
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How many meetings it will take to discover the information to complete an initial draft of the deliverable.
How many drafts or iterations it will take to create a complete deliverable.
How long it will take to make updates from each discussion.
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# of Requirements Sessions
Availability of Stakeholders
Other Responsibilities
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Sequence deliverables
Acknowledge dependencies
Take stakeholder commitment into
account
Set target date for each deliverable
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Host an independent
review meeting
Present your plan to
stakeholders informally.
Email the plan to
stakeholders and ask for
feedback.
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You’ve drafted a business analysis plan, deliverables list,
and target dates for each deliverable, and reviewed with
your project team.
You Are Ready to Move On
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Define the Types of
BA Deliverables
Define the
BA
Deliverables
List
Layout Your
Timelines
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Career Tip:
In the absence of defining a credible and realistic plan,
a set of expectations may
be defined for you.
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Scope of Project Solution
Details
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Create a set of clear, concise, and actionable detailed
requirements that fully cover the project scope.
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Elicit
Information
Analyze
Information
and Draft
Deliverables
Review and
Validate
Deliverables
Finalize
Deliverables
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Early
discussions
with primary
business
stakeholders
Consult with
primary
technical
stakeholder.
Separate
sessions for
various areas of
the business.
Final review
with all
impacted
stakeholders.
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Work the
critical
path
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Choose deliverables that move the project
forward the fastest.
Eliminate dependencies on the requirements.
Sync your plan with the development / design
plan
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Unknown business requirements
Potential for changing business
requirements
Anticipated disagreement among
stakeholders
Core features or business
processes
Unknown or new
solution/technology components
Features that drive the core
technical architecture
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Weekly or Bi-
Weekly Meetings Plan Iterations
Plan All-Day
Meetings
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• Expect it.
• Map every requirement to business value.
• Look at the big picture.
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Review Solution Design
Updating / Repacking
Requirements
Review Test Plans / Test Cases
Be Available For Questions /
Issues
Revise Requirements / Manage
Requirements Changes
Lead User Acceptance Testing
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Ensure that the technical aspects of the solution meet
the business objectives of the project by being a supportive collaborator with all members
of the technical team.
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You’ve satisfied yourself and the business stakeholders
that the technical implementation meets the objectives of the project.
You Are Ready to Move On
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Process
Development
Training
Update
Organizational
Assets
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Career Tip:
If your business user’s don’t use the solution as intended, your project won’t deliver on it’s
objectives.
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Help the business stakeholders change in
response to what the project delivers.
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Process
Development Training
Update
Organizational
Assets
Manage
Business-Driven
Change Requests
Supporting the
Implementation
Rollout
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*Less Is More *
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Business workers are independently using the
solution to complete their work without ongoing
support or involvement from the project team.
You Are Ready to Move On
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Evaluate progress
Communicate the results
Suggest new projects
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Create a clear picture of the value created by the solution
and communicate these results to the business
sponsor, project stakeholders, etc.
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Review the Statement of Scope You Created in Steps 2 and 3
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Qualitative
•Abstract Evaluation
Quantitative
•Involves Measurements
and Data
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Qualitative: We eliminated 3 of the 8 steps salespeople need to take to close a new customer through automation or reassigning those tasks to other departments.
Quantitative: In the month following the project, the average time a salesperson invested in closing a new customer dropped from 50 hours to 44 hours.
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Common data points include: Number of New Leads Number of Sales Number of Repeat Sales Number of Orders Number of Leads in a Specific Step in Your Sales
Pipeline/Process Revenue Costs Profit Issues Reported
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Tip: Start with the data your organization already collects
Then, identify what data points would tell a more complete story.
Figure out how to collect it on a temporary or ongoing basis.
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