Business Analysis Framework Presentation

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Business Analysis

methods, fads andfashions

Guy Beauchamp

Bus iness Analyst Solut ions

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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

1. make the case for undertaking Business Analysis


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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

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10

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30

40

50

60

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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

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607080

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Average Proportion of Errors Built in During Development*

*based on a study by James Martin


(II)



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Relative Cost of Correcting Requirements Errors*

*sourced from Barry Boehm


(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)

2. debunk Business Analysis


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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!

3. make the case for a pragmatic and practical analysis of business changes


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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!

3. make the case for a pragmatic and practical analysis of business changes


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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: [email protected]

phone: 0845 166 2161address: 6 Mickle Gate,

Peterborough, PE3 6SU


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