breaking bad ba habits - ba development day 2015

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?