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Business Analysis
methods, fads andfashions
Guy Beauchamp
Bus iness Analyst Solut ions
Stand 63
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The Standish Group Chaos Report (1994)365executive managers
8,380applications
all major industry segmentsincluding: banking, retail and wholesale.
The Top 6 Reasons Projects Fail
Some of the contents of this slide were taken from www.it-cortex.com
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Business Analysis Proverbs
A factor present in every successful project andabsent in every unsuccessful project is suff ic ient
attention to requirements.
Suzanne & James Robertson
Requirements-Led Project Management
Delivery is not the best time to analyse requirements
Urban Wisdom
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Requirements
Analysis
Design Code/test
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Average actual effort spent on each stage of the
development cycle*
*based on a study by Staffordshire University
What is sufficient attention to requirements?
(I)
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Requirements
Analysis
Design Code/test
0
10
20
30
40
50
607080
90
Average Proportion of Errors Built in During Development*
*based on a study by James Martin
What is sufficient attention to requirements?
(II)
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Relative Cost of Correcting Requirements Errors*
*sourced from Barry Boehm
What is sufficient attention to requirements?
(III)
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How Much Poor Analysis can Cost*
Half of all bugscan be traced to requirement errors
fixing these errors consumes 75%of project rework costs
CONTRIBUTING TO:
The average project exceeds its planned schedule by 120%
52.7%of projects will cost 189%of their original estimate
Only 16.2%of projects will be completed on time & on budget
30%of projects are cancelled before completion
*Source: Calculating your return on investment from more effective requirements management IBM article Dec 2003
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The typical project
expends least effort on analysis
which is where most errors originateand whose errors cost most to fix!
Summary
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Definition of terms for Business Analysis
Business:
Analysis:
the process of breaking a concept down into more simple parts,
so that its logical structure is displayed (OED)
a: an examination of a complex, its elements, and their relations
b: a statement of such an analysis (Merriam Webster)
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Scope of analysis of change
ANALYSIS of change requirements
Process
Organisation
Location
Data
Application
Technology
Non-functional
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Driver/
Vision
Objective
X X X X
X X X
Requirement
X X X X
{black holes of fai lure}
Chain Of Reasoning
Requirements must be assumed to be wrong until they are provedto be right
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-Links-in-the-Chain-Of-Reasoning-Driver
Objective Benefit
Requirement
BenefitRequirement
Requirement
Business Rule
Vision Deliverable
Business Rule
Key
Many
One
Addressed by
Achieved asmeasured by
Delivered through
Contributes to
Delivered by
Delivers
Enforces
Enforces
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POST-IMPLEMENTATION
Business Analysts feed back to the Owner how well theirmeasure of success has been achieved
Ownersdefines measures of success and targets
Business Analysts confirm & document
Strategistsdetermine the strategy to hit the targets
Business Analysts help do market research, create strategy, challenge &
documentSponsorsestablish a Programme that delivers the strategy
Business Analysts document Programme TOR
and bu i ld the Business Case
Programme Managers
Institute Projectsthat implement the programmeBusiness Analysts document the Project TOR
Project StakeholdersBusiness Analysts speci fyrequi rementsfor
Projects (in the Business Model) Design Analystsdesignsolut ionthat satisfies the requirements
Business Analysts protect requirements & document compromises
Project managersImplementsolut ion
Business Analysts help with
-Process and data migrat ion
-Cutover planning
-Rollout
Solution Builders &Businesstestsolut ionBusiness Analysts ensure tested against requirements
Solution Buildersbui ldsolut ion
Business Analysts protect requirements & document compromises
UsersAcceptsolut ion
Business Analysts help with
-MEASURING BENEFITS REALISATION
When & Where are Business Analysts involved and how do they help?There is a chain of reasoning that leads from the statement of a problem to the implementation of solutions
involving up to 10groups of people
Mo ne
y!
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If
If you can map all your analysis to components inthe Chain of Reasoning
If there are no gaps ANDno breaks in the chain
If those who can kill your project agree with youranalysis
Then your analysis is correct and whats more
you are a Business Analyst my son.
Sorry Rudyard!
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and finally
the secrets of doing Business Analysis
1. Agree the analysis method and approach
you will use
2. Get some trainedBusiness Analysts
3. Planhow, when and who to do the analysis
4. Dothe analysis
5. Usethe analysis products to develop andimplement the solutions
6. Erthats it.
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SoBusiness Analysis is needed
what next?
Monitor and
Support the
BA Function
Design the
.A. Function
Recruit the
B.A. Function
Train the B.A.
Function
Equip the
B.A. Function
There are a number of steps to take to establish an operational
Business Analysis function:
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How can BA Solutionshelp?
Monitor and
Support the
BA Function
Design the
B.A. Function
Recruit the
B.A. Function
Train the B.A.
Function
Equip the
B.A. Function
Recruitmentof permanent and contract analystsSource candidates internally and externally
Qualify CVs
Interviewconduct them or just assist with them
Assessment centres
Manage contracted analysts placed by BAS
Trainingcourses for analystsFundamentals of Business Analysis
Process ModelingData Modeling
Introduction to Testing
BPMN
ISEB accreditation
Essential Skills for Business Analysts
Workshop Facilitation
Conflict resolution
Strategic Thinking
CASE tool recommendation- independentAssessment of requirements
Recommendations and benefits assessment
Monitor and Supportfor analystsPhone and email post training
Refresher training
Mentoring
Q/A reviews of analysis deliverables
Designof the Business Analysis functionTerms of reference
Business Analyst Profile
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Who Are BA Solutions?
BASare highly experienced Business Analysts
We have extensive practical experience in a wide range of industry sectorsincluding retail, banking, utilities, software houses
We have worked in IT departments and within Businesses at every levelfrom Majority Shareholder/Owner to Managing Director to shop floor workers
average satisfaction score for delivered services is 92%!(Source: Client feedback forms)
and what is the BA Solutions mission?
To support the whole Business Analyst life cycle andprovide whatever services clients need in order to set up
and run a Business Analyst function.
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Christian Aid
D S Data Training Ltd
Diligenta Ltd
Hewitts Ltd
HSBCKPMG
Littlewoods Shop Direct Group Plc
Network Rail
Norwich Union
O2
Otto PlcScottish Water
Suffolk County Council
The Law Society
Transport For London
Zurich International Solutions Ltd
BA Solutions
Just some of our Clients
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Thank you for your time.
If you would like to discuss anything
further, please contact BA Solutions
web: www.BusinessAnalystSolutions.com
mail: Guy@BA-Solutions.co.uk
phone: 0845 166 2161address: 6 Mickle Gate,
Peterborough, PE3 6SU
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