past, present, & future of ba (government)

The Past, Present, and Future of Business AnalysisKevin Brennan, CBAPEVP, Product Management & Development

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Once upon a time...

How I Became A BAImage ©2009 Doug Kerr, Licensed Under CC-BY-SA

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Nobody Understood What We Did

Testing?

PM?

Requirements?UX?

Process?

Rules?

Training?

Coffee?Data?

Coding?

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Projects Paid A High Price

71%“of software projects [that] fail do so because of poor requirements management, making it the single biggest reason for project failure…”

Source: CIO Magazine, 11/15/2005

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Were we:ORDER-TAKERS?

GOFERS?ASSISTANT PROJECT MANAGERS?

DOCUMENTERS?Or would we rise to the challenge?

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Business Analysis Had To Change

• Methodologies began to address requirements development in earnest

• Specialized techniques emerged taking us past “the system shall”

• IIBA formed in 2003 to help move profession forward

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It Became A Profession

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Business and ITBridging the gap between…

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But That Didn’t Fix The Problem

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Standish Group CHAOS Report

SucceededChallenged      Failed

Source: The Standish Group Project Resolution History

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Business Value Isn’t Inside Projects

Traditional BA Space

Pre-Project Project Post-Project

Enterprise Analysis

Requirements Analysis

Solution Assessment & Validation

Rationale Delivery Benefits

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Are we:LIAISONS?

FACILITATORS?TRANSLATORS?

REQUIREMENTS MANAGERS?Or will we rise to the challenge?

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Business Analysis Has To Change

• Requirements management focuses us on predictable delivery of scope

• We have to focus on delivery of business value

• We consistently neglect understanding of the reasons for change and evaluating the benefits

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From Software To Business Outcomes

BusinessOutcomes

Software

People

Process

Rules & Data

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Projects and Operations

Bridging the gap between…

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We Need More Than Analysis

Architecture and Design

Analytical ThinkingGoal: To Produce Reliable, Predictable, Repeatable OutcomesReliability

Intuitive Thinking

Goal: To produce outcomes that meet the

desired objectivesValidity

Source: Roger L. Martin, The Design of Business

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Embrace Architecture And Design

Strategic Business Design

Concept Visual-ization

Source: Heather M.A. Fraser, Design Works

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Can we become:VISIONARIES?INNOVATORS?STRATEGISTS?

LEADERS?Are we up to the challenge?

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Business Analysts Must Change Again

IT EntArch

Systems Analyst

Decision Systems

BI

IT BA

EntArch

Agile Product Owner

Business Relationship

Manager

Business Architect

Process Analyst

Enterprise

ProjectTechnology Business

Enterprise

ProjectTechnology Business

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Align Change Across The Business

ImprovementInnovation OperationsStrategy

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Strategy and Execution

Bridging the gap between…

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New Solutions Are Needed

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Business analysis gives us the tools to reinvent our profession.

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“To unite a community of professionals to create better business outcomes.”

IIBA Core Purpose

THANK YOU!

Kevin Brennan, CBAPEmail: kevin.brennan@iiba.orgTwitter: @bakevin