Upload
iibalatviachapter
View
106
Download
1
Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
Citation preview
The Power of Three: BA, SA and PO Working Together to Achieve Project Success
by Valerija Savina
2nd International Business and System Conference BSC 2013
Hurray! Another day to create value by developing new solutionsand gaining lot of knowledge and new skills!
Mean SW solution:just software not business solution
inconsistent
Rule to prevent users
from mean SW solution:
Right requirements
at the right time
for the right SWsolution
Signs Your Project is Breaking the Rule
Organization team:Don’t understand the specific business problem that software aims to solveDon’t have higher level view of the businessDon’t think about cost effectiveness of stated req'tsDon’t think about transition requirements
SW solution delivering team:Nobody knows rationales for requirementsNobody understands how the pieces fit togetherDevelopers get requirements from many sources
Action plan
Involve mindsets of three BA practitioners: Business-oriented Business Analyst,
System Analyst and Product owner
Agent – Business-oriented Business Analyst
Habitat: Organization (business)Distinguishing feature: Business need-orientedDomain:• Business and stakeholder requirements• Answers to Why? What?• Solution validations and assessment• Black belt in transition requirements analysis
/!\ Good at digging into the organization's soul
Collaborates with stakeholders and system analyst
Agent – Business-oriented Business Analyst
Agent - System Analyst
Agent - System AnalystHabitat: Solution delivering teamDistinguishing feature: Technical-orientedDomain:• Solution requirements, details of the system implementation• Answers to How?• Black belt in non-functional requirements analysis
/!\ Good at stealing personalities (designer, tester, project manager)
Collaborates with BA (and stakeholders), product owner and developers
Agent - Product Owner
Agent - Product Owner
Habitat: Solution delivering teamDistinguishing feature: Product leaderDomain:• Product economics• System features from A to Z• Understands how the pieces fit together
/!\ Single authoritаtive source of req'ts for developers/!\ Stands up for the product
SIA FMS (Financial Management Solutions) is a regional leader in business software development, project management and consulting. We develop, implement and support the enterprise resource planning (ERP) system Horizon. FMS also provides IT system integration, contract based development services and works with an extensive range of business analytics and financial planning solutions.
We have 2 teams delivering requirements:• Horizon Experts team• SA team
BA’s in Product Development Projects
BA POSA
1) Customer ExpertExpert
2) Customer ExpertSA
3) Expert ExpertExpert
Extras for Product Development Projects
BA POSA2) Customer ExpertSA
+ SA team is source of innovation
+ PO is validating req’ts
+ PO is a single point for integrators and sales force
+ SA team are potential Experts
BA’s in Custom Solutions Development Projects
BA POSA
1) Customer SASA
2) Customer SASA 2
3) SA SASA2
4) SA SASA
Extras for Custom Solutions Development Projects
BA POSA2) Customer SA
SA 2+ Benefits of pair-analysis (quality, motivation)
+ PO is a great help for project manager
+ PO is single point for integrators
+ SA2 can be entry level specialist
• Know your business requirements• Make sure you have business-oriented BA on
your side to take care of your business needs• Ask who is PO on your SW development
project
Homework for Organizations Owning Solutions
Homework for Solution Delivery Team
• Make sure you know rationale for your requirements
• Ensure you have product owner to take care of the solution
• Collaborate with your customer
Homework for you – BA Practitioner
Six Thinking Hats is a book by Edward de Bono.
Three Thinking Hatsfor delivering requirements for successful business solutions
Business-oriented Business Analyst
System Analyst
Product Owner
Thank you!