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    This document discusses the evolving role of business analysts from technical solution providers to business transformation partners. It emphasizes that business analysts need new skills in strategic planning, change management, emotional intelligence, and requirements planning and management in order to effectively partner with businesses to drive transformation through IT projects. The document provides an overview of these new skills and areas of focus for business analysts.

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    This document discusses the evolving role of business analysts from technical solution providers to business transformation partners. It emphasizes that business analysts need new skills in strategic planning, change management, emotional intelligence, and requirements planning and management in order to effectively partner with businesses to drive transformation through IT projects. The document provides an overview of these new skills and areas of focus for business analysts.

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    Re-inventing Business Analysis: New skills?

    Planning and Monitoring


    By: Roma Chauhan

    Industry Context
    The IT profession needs to move from its traditional role of technical solution supplier to become a proactive business transformation partner.
    Colin Thompson, BCS deputy chief executive and programme director for the BCS professionalism in IT programme. April 2006

    (1) Outsourcing (2) IT Projects on their own not enough


    2

    Re-cap of BA Role Definition


    An internal consultancy role that has the responsibility for investigating business systems, identifying options for improving business systems and bridging the needs of the business with the use of IT.
    From Business Analysis (2006), published by BCS.

    Business

    BA

    Suppliers

    Skills to be business transformation partner?


    3

    Project Design
    Assess characteristics & decide approach and resources needed to deliver business outcomes

    Doing the right things


    Strategic Fit
    Business Strategy Technical (IS/IT) Strategy Meets Investment Criteria (Business Case)/priority

    Doing things right


    Selection of appropriate analysis approach & tools Right Resource Capabilities
    You, Business Colleagues

    Deciding the sourcing strategy & commercials


    4

    Change Management
    Past & current

    IT CHANGE

    OUTCOMES & BENEFITS

    Current? & future

    IT CHANGE

    BUSINESS CHANGE

    OUTCOMES & BENEFITS

    Understanding Business Change


    1. Culture 2. Desire 3. Capability 4. Process 5. Tools Five Change Levels New IT System New CEO Six Recruit Sigma Graduates

    Emotional Intelligence (EI)


    EI: Set of skills, including self-motivation, empathy and social competence in interpersonal relationships e.g.
    Self Awareness Political Awareness Influence

    As opposed to Mental Intelligence: Capacity to reason, plan, solve problems, think abstractly, comprehend ideas and language, and learn. Measured by Intelligence Quotient (IQ)

    EI & IQ working together


    Inspired. people are Joined up High Formula for transformation

    Hearts

    Hearts & Minds

    Emotional Intelligence

    Minds
    Logically right. Good strategy Traditional position for IT projects High
    8

    Low

    Mental Intelligence

    Requirements
    The Requirements Planning Knowledge Area defines the resources and tasks associated with the planning and management of requirements gathering activities throughout the requirements process. The Business Analyst must define the requirements activities that will be performed and how those activities will be performed on a project, in accordance with any existing standards in the organization.
    9

    Planning & Management


    It includes identifying key roles, selecting requirements activities, managing the requirements scope and ongoing communication of the requirements gathering status. Proper planning and management of requirements gathering activities ensures the success of the requirements process and requirements deliverables.
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