
Mastering Business Analysis Versatility: Seven Steps to Developing Advanced Competencies and Capabilities - Business Analysis Professional Development Series (Paperback)
Eugenia C. Schmidt (author)
£49.95
Paperback
344 Pages /
Published: 30/06/2020
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This volume in the Business Analysis Professional Development Series by leading expert Eugenia Schmidt is for experienced business analysis practitioners and others conducting business analysis activities at an intermediate level who wish to master the essential art of versatility and develop other advanced capabilities and leadership skills needed to further their careers to the expert competency level. Practitioners will learn to develop the enterprise-level mindset required to accurately identify an organization's needs; determine the best solutions; and adapt the best approach, tools, and techniques to fit the project, culture, risks, and ever-changing situations that may arise. This guide will provide practitioners with the skills to perform successfully on virtually any project, in any organization and industry, and lead others to achieve desired results.
Key Features:Examines business analysis leadership from numerous perspectives, such as tactical, strategic, perceived role, positional, credibility-based, and relationship-based, and supplies tips for leading up and down the organizationPresents examples of which business analysis assets should be included in an approach based on different criteria, and explains how techniques can be adjusted based on the focus of the initiative (data, process, or technology)Identifies various constraints and risks that can impact the business analysis approach and explains how to create and manage a business analysis risk management planDescribes various tools and techniques and how they can help mitigate specific business analysis risksDemonstrates how value can be managed in different ways and at various levels (enterprise, program, project, and requirements)Furnishes real-world examples and various fictitious scenarios to facilitate group discussion and more advanced business analysis discovery learningProvides coaching and mentoring recommendations with supplemental tools that enable business analysts to transfer their expertise to othersReinforces learning with key summary points and end-of-chapter questionsWAV offers downloadable BA templates, checklists, and competency assessment and development tools
Key Features:Examines business analysis leadership from numerous perspectives, such as tactical, strategic, perceived role, positional, credibility-based, and relationship-based, and supplies tips for leading up and down the organizationPresents examples of which business analysis assets should be included in an approach based on different criteria, and explains how techniques can be adjusted based on the focus of the initiative (data, process, or technology)Identifies various constraints and risks that can impact the business analysis approach and explains how to create and manage a business analysis risk management planDescribes various tools and techniques and how they can help mitigate specific business analysis risksDemonstrates how value can be managed in different ways and at various levels (enterprise, program, project, and requirements)Furnishes real-world examples and various fictitious scenarios to facilitate group discussion and more advanced business analysis discovery learningProvides coaching and mentoring recommendations with supplemental tools that enable business analysts to transfer their expertise to othersReinforces learning with key summary points and end-of-chapter questionsWAV offers downloadable BA templates, checklists, and competency assessment and development tools
Publisher: J Ross Publishing
ISBN: 9781604271577
Number of pages: 344
Dimensions: 235 x 190 mm
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