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Veronique’s(Not so) LATE Night
Veronique’s
# 10: There’s a line of excited participants outside of your workshop conference room Make it a valuable spend of their time Validate user needs Be clear about what’s in it for them Establish clear goals & objectives Track progress
# 9: Your clients are actually giving you business
requirements and not technical specs
Plan, Plan, Plan! Right people Identify Risks
# 8: The client is volunteering additional stakeholders
Maximize stakeholders time Be a good host(ess) Actively manage session to stay on
topic and achieve goals Constantly seek out feedback
# 7: Your client requests you to be the BA on every IT
project they have
Be prepared Listen more than speak Verify and validate Effective
communications
# 6: The technique you selected actually worked!
Consider participants, space & time Select best technique to achieve goals Interviews, workshops, questionnaires,
use cases, brain storming… to name a few
# 5: Your workshop went off without a hitch!
Celebrate! Show appreciation Document for re-use
# 4: You have a list of adjustments to use for your
next session Improve the plan Correct the process Change techniques
# 3: You only had to ask “Why?” 10 times in that
session!
Requirements level pattern
Use “How?” to move down Use “Why?” to move up
# 2: You had a whole suitcase (or hat) full of
tricks ready.
Ask open ended questions Use silence Non verbal cues
# 1: You achieve your goals and have a validated set of
business requirements (before the promised delivery date)
CONGRATULATIONS!
What is Business Architecture Anyway??
Bonus Feature
“The structure and behavior of a business system. Covering business functions or capabilities, business
processes and the roles of the actors involved in these.Business functions and business processes are mapped
to the business goals and business services they support , and the applications and data they need.”
“A blueprint of the enterprise that provides a common understanding of the organization and is used to align
strategic objectives and tactical demands.”
Business Architecture Defined
Achieve common understanding of organization Foundational for strategy execution Framework to prioritize problems/opportunities Drives Technical Infrastructure
Value of Business Architecture
Bus Arch vs. Business Analysis
Bus Arch- Capabilities- Problem identification and prioritization- Artifacts represent current and future state for part or whole of organization- Funnels stream of projects & goals to business
Bus Analysis- Requirements- Project requirements to solve business problems- Artifacts focus on end state for a project or program- Influences architecture as new capabilities are implemented through projects
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