Breakthrough Business Analysis

Preface

All around the globe, business leaders are engaged in the practice of business analysis (BA). Regrettably, in far too many instances, the business results are marginal at best. The myriad reasons for this limited success include the following:

•  The stubbornly durable view of business analysis as an administrative endeavor vs. a value-creating strategy execution framework

•  Bottom-up, project-by-project implementation vs. systematic, holistic approaches

•  A singular focus on requirements management vs. a strategic focus on innovation and value.

This book provides a rational framework for implementing a BA practice successfully in an organization—a BA practice that is strategically positioned and value-based. Realizing the positive ...