Breakthrough Business Analysis :Implementing and Sustaining a Value-Based Practice

Publication subTitle :Implementing and Sustaining a Value-Based Practice

Author: Hass Kathleen B.  

Publisher: Berrett Koehler‎

Publication year: 2014

E-ISBN: 9781523097111

Subject: F272.3 operating decisions

Keyword: 世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理,经济计划与管理,贸易经济

Language: ENG

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Description

Traditional business analysis jobs are going away and are not coming back. BA tools are growing up, and typical BA tasks are being automated and commoditized. Instead of being regarded as documenters, BAs are being sought out to focus on strategy, innovation, and leadership.

Breakthrough Business Analysis: Implementing and Sustaining a Value-Based Practice
 provides a framework for implementing a BA practice that is strategically positioned and value-based. Realizing the positive impacts of a value-based BA practice could very well mean the difference between success and failure for businesses negotiating 21st century challenges.
Value-based business analysis centers on strategy execution, world-class enterprise capabilities, and delivery of innovative products and services. The framework for implementing and sustaining a value-based BA practice involves three phases:

1. Readiness: “Is our organization ready?”
2. Implementation: “How do we build the BA practice?”
3. Sustainability: “How do we institutionalize and continue to improve BA practices?”

Take the lead and be your organization's champion of a value-based, breakthrough BA practice that is focused on value to the customer and wealth to the bottom line.

Chapter

Putting It All Together

Part I Readiness: It’s All About the Culture

Chapter 1 Is Your Organization Ready?

Assessing the Culture in Your Organization

Building the Business Case for the BA Practice

The Anatomy of a Business Case

Establish the BA Practice Governance Structure

Manage to the Business Case

Firmly Establish the BA Practice Lead Role

Putting It All Together

Chapter 2 Are You Ready to Be a Value-Based BA Practice Lead?

Be a Positive Politician

Create Your Political Management Plan

Build and Maintain Your Network of Supporters

Assess the Environmental Risks

Use Experts to Help

Where Does the BA Practice Lead Reside?

Where Does the BA Team Reside?

Putting It All Together

Part II Implementation: It’s All About the Fit

A Home for Your BA Practice

A Capable BA Team

Effective BA Practice Standards

Chapter 3 Establishing a Home for Your BA Practice

The Business Analysis Center of Excellence

Implementing the BACOE

BACOE Models

The Formal BACOE Model

Where to Start?

Putting It All Together

Chapter 4 Building Your BA Team

Step 1: Assess the Complexity of Projects and Programs

Step 2: Determine the Mix of BAs Needed to Build Your Capable BA Workforce

BA Workforce Supporting Competencies

Build Your Capable BA Workforce for Levels 1 and 2: Low to Moderately Complex Projects

Build Your Strategic BA Workforce for Levels 3 and 4: Highly Complex Programs and Projects

Step 3: Establish/Refine Your Formal or Informal BA Career Path

Putting It All Together

Chapter 5 Determining the Current State of Your BA Practices and Closing the Gaps

Step 1: Assess the Maturity of Your Current BA Practice Standards

Step 2: Develop a Two-Year Roadmap and 12-Month Plan to Close Gaps and Build Effective, Lean BA Practices

Step 3: Conduct Periodic BA Practice Maturity Assessments and BA Workforce Capability Assessments

Putting It All Together

Part III Sustainability: It’s All About the Value

Chapter 6 Running Your BA Practice Like a Business

Visioning: The Inspiration for Your BA Practice

Planning: The Beacon for Your Journey

Modeling: The Blueprint of Your Practice

Growing: Continually Increase the Maturity of Your BA Practice

Valuing: Your Scorecard for Performance and Strategy Management

Putting It All Together

Chapter 7 Measuring the Effectiveness of Your BA Practice

Project Performance Measures

Quality Performance Measures

BA Process Performance Measures

Putting It All Together

Chapter 8 Focusing on Innovation

Embrace Creative Leadership

Welcome Change

Foster Innovation

Leverage Complexity

Become an Inspiring Business Analyst

Tap the Wisdom of Innovation Teams

Nurture Innovative Leadership

Implement Innovation Metrics

Adopt New Technologies

Putting It All Together

Chapter 9 Changing the Way We Do Projects

Focus on Value-Based Decision-Making

Relieve the Burden of Analysis

Lead Projects Collaboratively

Manage Complexity

Maximize Business Value

Putting It All Together

Chapter 10 Communicating Strategically

Thinking Holistically

Crafting Powerful Messages

Drafting a Strategic Communication Plan

Influencing Positive Decision-Making

Putting It All Together

Chapter 11 Leading Your High-Performing Team

High-Performing Teams

High-Performance Team Leadership in the World of Business Analysis

Lead Your Team to Distinction

Jumpstart Your Team to Build Momentum

Sustain High Performance to Make Lasting Change

Maintain Inspiration and a Culture of Discipline

Leverage the Advantages of Virtual Teams

Putting It All Together

Looking Ahead: BAs of the Future

BA as Strategist

BA as Business Process Expert

BA as Architect

BA as Rules/Decision Analyst

BA as Technology-Driven Change Expert

BA as Business/Technology Optimization Expert

BA as Value Creator

BA as Agilist

BA as Virtual Team Leader

BA as Transformational Change Agent

Putting It All Together

Epilogue

Case Study: Unleashing the Potential of Your BA Practice

Appendix A: Sample Business Case

Appendix B: Innovation Process Checklist

About the Contributors

Index

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