PM e BA: Project leadership e conoscenza del Business Autore, Prassede Colombo, PMP, CBAP
Jul 14, 2015
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Indice
• IIBA® – IIBA ® Italy Chapter
• Business Analysis
• Business Analyst
• BABOK® Guide and Knowledge Area
• Underlying Competencies
• Project Management and Business Analysis
• MyProjecAdvisor® Leadership Competency Pyramid
• The Stratetegic Project Leader & Business Analysis
• Subject Matter Expertise & Business Analysis
• Conclusion
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To develop and maintain standards for the practice of
business analysis and for the certification of its
practitioners.
IIBA®
Vision
The world's leading association for Business Analysis
professionals (www.iiba.org).
IIBA® Mission
International Institute of Business Analysis - IIBA®
not profit professional association for business analysis progfessional
Promuovere e sviluppare la professione della
Business Analysis, adattando alle professioni e al
contesto italiano, gli standard e le best practice dell’IIBA®
IIBA® Italy Chapter Vision
Essere l’associazione professionale italiana di
riferimento per la Business Analysis, con rappresentati
locali in tutta Italia. (www.italy.iiba.org)
IIBA® Italy Chapter Mission
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Business Analysis - IIBA®
• Business Analysis is the set of tasks
and techniques used to work as a
liaison among stakeholders in order
to understand the structure, policies,
and operations of an organization,
and recommend solutions that
enable the organization to achieve its
goals.
Analyzing the business and understanding …
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Business Analyst - IIBA®
• A business analyst is any person who performs business analysis
activities, no matter what their job title or organizational role may
be (product owners, process analyst, product manager, project
leader….)
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BABOK® Guide - IIBA®
• BABOK® Guide is a globally
recognized standard for the practice
of business analysis. It describes BA
knowledge areas their tasks and skills
to be effective in their execution.
• It defines the profession of business
analysis and how to perform it.
Competecies to plan BA efforts, evaluate problems and opportunities, develop the business case, elicit actual requirements from stakeholders, to achieve a shared understand and agreement on solution scope, to analyze requirements to enable building the solution, to evaluate solution requirements to allocate components and releases, to validate solution and evaluate functioning solution performance
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Identify the right Solution and Validate
BUSINESS PROJECT
BUSINESS NEEDWHY
BUSINESSBENEFITS
CHANGE
SCOPE WHAT
DELIVERABLESRESULT
PROCESSHOW
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Implement and Deliver the Solution
BUSI
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S AN
ALYS
IS
Business Analysis & Project Management:The dynamic duo
BA PM
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From PMNetwork® - December 2012
• Are business users satisfied
with IT Projects?
• 5% 3%
• 24% 15%
• 39% 32%
• 21% 27%
• 9% 20%
• 2% 3%
• Stakeholders who refuse
to define what they want
end up with projects that
are doomed to failure or
experience at least
significant cost overruns,
which, for a project
manager, is the same
thing.- Joseph L. Mayes, PMP, Universal American
Corporation, Lake May, Florida, USA
IT Professionals Non-IT Professionals
Completely satisfied
Very satisfied
Moderately satisfied
Slightly satisfied
Not at all satisfied
Didn’t know
32% 50%
68% 50%
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MyProjectAdvisor ® Leadership Competency Pyramid – The Strategic Project Leader
• Building trust-based
relationships and a
beneficial relationship
with the stakeholders and
the customers means
understanding business
needs and stakeholders,
solutions requirements
It requires developing
Business Analysis
Competencies (knowledge,
skills to be able to perform BA
tasks)
Service - Based Project Leader
Figure Source: The Strategic project Leader – Jack Ferraro
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Service-Based Project Leader
Expanding Leadership Knowledge
Expanding Business Knowledge
Business Analysis Professional enforces
Service-based project leader characteristics
Source: The Strategic project Leader – Jack Ferraro
Expanding Project Management experience
Project Management Professional growth
is the foundation
ContinuallyChangeGrowthPositive Cycle
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Leadership Competency Pyramid & Business Analysis
1. First level is leader’s project and
program management knowledge
skill and experiences
2. Second level – Subject matter
expertise is domain expertise and
knowledge of particular industries,
applications, or process
Customer focus
Understanding customers’
business (insight)
Expanding Leadership
knowledge
Business Analysis & IIBA®Leadership Pyramid
Source: The Strategic project Leader – Jack Ferraro
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Subject Matter Expertise and Business Analysis
• Understanding customers, sponsors and
their business
• Demonstrating knowledge, familiarity and
solid understanding of customer’s needs
• Relationships based on mutual respect and
common understanding
• Continually projecting the vision of the
initiative to stakeholders
• Following the money – basic financial
process
• Having a strong business process
background – Business Process Mapping
• Research and Networking
Business Analysis & IIBA ®Subject Matter Expertise
Source: The Strategic project Leader – Jack Ferraro Source: BABOK Guide IIBA®
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Contacts
www.italy.iiba.org
Prassede Colombo, PMP®
IIBA® Italy Chapter President
+39 380 3181546
www.iiba.org
Next Events
• Innovation Award, Presentation of ideas
for “Electronic Enabled Elicitation (E3)”, 2.00
– 6.00 p.m. 18th June 2013, Milan -
Ericsson
http://iiba-italy-chapter.eventbrite.it !
• Happy Hour talking about … BA for Value
Projects, 7.30 - 9.00 p.m. – 16th July 2013,
Milan
• BA Role & Carrer –Michael Augello, IIBA
Director; Michele Maritato, IIBA Director,
2.00 – 6.00 p.m 24th September 2013, Milan
• IIBA® Italy Chapter Major Annual Event:
BAWI 2013 - BA & Trends -18th October
2013, Milan
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• Drive awareness of the value and contribution of the role of the business analysis
professional.
• Formalize and evolve A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge®
• Define a roadmap for professional growth and development
• Advance the practices of business analysis
• Publicly recognize qualified practitioners through an internationally acknowledged
certification program
• Provide forums for knowledge sharing
To develop and maintain standards for the practice of
business analysis and for the certification of its
practitioners.
IIBA®
Vision
The world's leading association for Business Analysis
professionals (www.iiiba.org).
IIBA® Mission
International Institute of Business Analysis - IIBA®
not profit professional association for business analysis progfessional
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• Creare e sviluppare la consapevolezza e il riconoscimento del valore della BA e del ruolo dei
Business Analysis Professional nei diversi mondi del business, accedemico e no-profit in Italia.
• Supportare i soci nella preparazione delle Certificazioni.
• Promuovere e supportare lo sviluppo di best practice in Italia per aiutare le organizzazioni nello
sviluppo del Business, trovando le adeguate soluzioni.
• Aiutare le organizzazioni profit – no profit nello sviluppo di competenze necessarie e nella
selezione dei professionisti.
• Creare e sviluppare una Comunità di Business Analysis Professionals promuovendo opportunità
di networking, di incontro anche con le organizzazioni, di carriera (D/O lavoro)
Promuovere e sviluppare la professione della
Business Analysis, adattando alle professioni e al
contesto italiano, gli standard e le best practice dell’IIBA®
IIBA® Italy Chapter Vision
Essere l’associazione professionale italiana di
riferimento per la Business Analysis, con rappresentati
locali in tutta Italia. (www.italy.iiba.org)
IIBA® Italy Chapter Mission
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Work Experience
7,500 hours business analysis work experience in the last ten (10) years, specifically related to the knowledge areas defined in the BABOK®
Knowledge Areas
Education
Professional Development
References
Minimum 900 hours experience and expertise in at least 4 of the 6 BABOK® Knowledge Areas
Minimum High school
21 hours of professional development on business analysis
2 references (manager, client, or CBAP ®)
Certified Business Analysis Professional® CertificationCBAP® Certi f ication Requirements
Certification of Competency in Business Analysis ® (CCBA ® )3750 hours of work experience, 900 hours experiences in 2 of 6 Knowledge or 500 in 4 of 6, 21 hours Professional Development, High school education, 2 references
Exam 150 multiple choice questions in 3,5 hours