1) BA Planning and Monitoring

5 Tasks

Task 2: Plan Stakeholder Engagement

Task 3: Plan Business Analysis Governance

Task 4: Plan Business Analysis Information Management

Task 5: Identify Business Analysis Performance Improvements

Task 1: Plan Business Analysis Approach

Application to the BACCM

Change

Need

Solution

Stakeholder

Context

Value

The concept of Need is applied in terms of what would be the most appropriate Business Analysis approach to address the need sufficiently.

The concept of Change is applied in terms of how will the changes that arise from business analysis results be requested and approved within the specific project or initiative’s context and environment.

Elements

Decision making

Change Control Process

Plan Prioritization Approach

Plan for Approvals

Define Decision Making process

7 main things to include when
designing your change request processes:

  1. Steps to be followed to request a change
  1. Define Change Requests elements to analyze. For example:
  • cost estimate
  • time estimate
  • benefit
  • risk of not implementing
  • priority
  • etc.
  1. Determin how changes will be prioritized
  1. How will you document each change request
  1. Determin the communication method on updating stakeholders on new change requests received (considered, finalized, included or excluded)
  1. Determin who in the team will be performing the impact analysis for each change request
  1. Determin who will authorize any decision made related to change requests received

Determin aspects to consider

Determin stakeholder who'll be doing the prioritization

Determin techniques for prioritization

  1. Cost
  1. Risk
  1. Value to the Business

Plan method and approval format

Determin stakeholders who'll be approving

6 Key Elements

  1. Organization of Business Analysis Information
  1. Level of Abstraction
  1. Plan Traceability Approach

4, Plan for Requirements Reuse

  1. Storage and Access
  1. Requirements Attributes

To keep track of the requirement status or progress

  1. Absolute Reference
  1. Author
  1. Complexity
  1. Ownership
  1. Priority
  1. Risks
  1. Source
  1. Stability
  1. Status

Urgency

4 Key Elements

  1. Performance Analysis
  1. Assesment Measures
  1. Analyze Results
  1. Recommend Actions for Improvements

Preventative

Corrective

Improvement focused

Quantifiable (tangible)

Qualitative (intangible)

Reputation

Feedback

Opinions

The concept of Solution is applied in terms of how will you evaluate whether the business analysis performance was a key contributor
to the successful implementation of a solution.

The concept of Stakeholder is applied in terms of how the stakeholder needs and characteristics are understood within a given
context.

The concept of Value is applied in terms ensuring that the business analysis activities performed is of adequate value to the stakeholders involved.

This core concept refers to how the Context or circumstances of a change has a direct impact on how we approach business analysis activities.

Predictive approach

Adaptive approach

Elements to consider

  1. Lots of formality and detail or not?
  1. Plan your BA activities
  1. Consider the timing of the BA work
  1. Consider complexity of the BA work
  1. Acceptance of the BA approach and plan

Elemens

  1. Perform Stakeholder Analysis
  1. Define Stakeholder Collaboration
  1. Stakeholder Communication Needs

Role

Attributes

Positive

Negative

Decision making authority

Timing and frequency of collaboration

Location

Available tools to be used for collaboration

Virtual or in-person

Collaboration type stakeholders prefer

What messages need to be communicated

What delivery methods

emails

verbal meetings

presentations

Who communicate

When to communicate

How frequently to communicate