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Breaking Bad BA Habits
fifteen minutes
toward a leaner approach
to business analysis
BA Development Day, 2015
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We are still too planned …
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… but, we face complexity and chaos
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2011, for example
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The recovery
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Reducing waste
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#1: Unfinished work
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#2: Unnecessary Features
Often or Always used,
20%
Sometimes used, 16%
Rarely or Never used,
64%
Source: Standish Group
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#3: Silos and handovers
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#4: Unnecessary processes
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#5: Context switching
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#6: Waiting
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#7: Rework
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#8: Knowledge hoarding
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What’s the answer?
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Lean Business Analysis Manifesto
Doing all of the analysis upfrontProducing what is needed,
when its neededvs
Working with the right people
at the right time Working in Silosvs
Building quality in
from the outset Checking for quality at the endvs
Avoiding unnecessary steps
that don’t add valueFollowing a prescribed processvs
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When there’s no more business as usual, why do business analysis as usual?