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The Enterprise Business Analyst

by Kathleen B. Hass

October 2011

Beginner to intermediate

446 pages

8h 23m

English

Berrett-Koehler Publishers

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The Looming StormThe Enterprise Business AnalystUnleashing the Creative Potential of the Business AnalystBuilding a Corps of Creative LeadersPutting It All Together: What Does This Mean to the Business Analyst?
Defining Business AnalysisCodifying Business AnalysisCertifying Business AnalystsThe Business Analyst Competency ModelBuilding a Mature Business Analysis PracticeThe Business Analyst Role: Both Tactical and StrategicBusiness Analysis in PracticeA Business Analysis Practice Maturity ModelCollaborative LeadershipThe Business Analyst’s Key Knowledge, Skills, and CompetenciesBuilding a Capable Business Analyst WorkforcePositioning the Business Analyst in an OrganizationPutting It All Together: What Does This Mean to the Business Analyst?

Strategic PlanningEnterprise AnalysisPlanning and Requirements ElicitationRequirements Analysis and SpecificationRequirements DocumentationRequirements ValidationRequirements ManagementManaging Changes to RequirementsManaging Transitional RequirementsManaging Cultural ChangesMaintaining and Enhancing the SolutionPutting It All Together: What Does This Mean to the Business Analyst?
AgilityIterationScalabilityThe Recipe for Project SuccessUnavoidable ChallengesUsing Different Management ApproachesThe Best Business Analysis Practices for Low-Complexity ProjectsThe Best Business Analysis Practices for Moderately Complex ProjectsThe Best Business Analysis Practices for Highly Complex Projects, Programs, and MegaprojectsPutting It All Together: What Does This Mean to the Business Analyst?
21st-Century Leadership21st-Century Organizational ChangeManagement versus Leadership: Who Has the Power?The Genius of Shared LeadershipThe Business Analyst as Project LeaderThe Business Analyst as Change AgentThe Business Analyst as VisionaryThe Business Analyst as Credible LeaderCreative LeadershipThinking Outside the BuildingBecoming a Creative LeaderPutting It All Together: What Does This Mean to the Business Analyst?
Effective TeamsThe Power of TeamsThe Stages of Team DevelopmentLeadership Modes through the Stages of Team DevelopmentBest Team Leadership Practices for the Business AnalystCreativity: A Right-Brain PursuitGetting There: From Ad Hoc Group to Working Group to Creative TeamThe Innovation ImperativeInnovation Is a Team SportPutting It All Together: What Does This Mean to the Business Analyst?
What Makes Large, Distributed Teams Complex?Fostering Creativity When Leading Distributed TeamsGreat Teams: You’ll Know Them When You See ThemDecision-Making on Distributed TeamsUsing Virtual Teams as a Strategic AdvantageManaging Distributed Teams with a Light TouchPutting It All Together: What Does This Mean to the Business Analyst?
The Nuts and Bolts of Creative FacilitationFacilitated Meetings, Working Sessions, and WorkshopsThe Power of the AgendaProblem-Solving Methods That Foster CreativityFirst Create, Then InnovateDivergent Thinking: Generate Creative IdeasConvergent Thinking: Analyze, Refine, Prioritize, Decide—Innovate!Putting It All Together: What Does This Mean to the Business Analyst?
Running Powerful MeetingsPreparing for a MeetingStarting the MeetingFacilitating the MeetingFacilitating Virtual MeetingsTools for Process Improvement SessionsTools for Analysis SessionsQuestion and Answer SessionsEvaluating the MeetingClosing the MeetingPutting It All Together: What Does This Mean to the Business Analyst?
Systems ThinkingBest Practices for Innovative Product DevelopmentWhat Makes Innovation Projects Complex?Adaptive Management ApproachesComplexity Management TechnologiesPutting It All Together: What Does This Mean to the Business Analyst?
Standout Companies Have Paved the WayTransforming Projects into Hotbeds of CreativityApplying Complexity Thinking to Manage ProjectsFostering a Creative Project Team EnvironmentExecuting Strategies through Valuable PortfoliosEstablishing Project Support Offices and Centers of ExcellenceWhere Is the BA Profession Heading?The Living Business Case: A Vehicle for Innovation and Strategy ExecutionPutting It All Together: What Does This Mean to the Business Analyst?
Assessing the Political LandscapeThe Political EnvironmentSteer Your Steering CommitteePutting It All Together: What Does This Mean for the Business Analyst?
The Challenge: Closing the Gap in BA CapabilitiesCreative Leadership across the BA Capability SpectrumA Business Analyst Professional Development PlanThe Applied BA Capability Assessment: A Groundbreaking ApproachPutting It All Together: What Does This Mean for the Business Analyst?
The Daunting Road AheadBA Practice Maturity AssessmentPutting It All Together: What Does This Mean for the Business Analyst?
Strategic PlanningPortfolio Management Based on Innovation and ValuePortfolio Management ActivitiesA Benefit of Portfolio Management: Strategically Aligned TeamsDecision-Making Methodology for Project SelectionThe Role of the Enterprise Project Management Office/Center of Excellence in Portfolio ManagementExecutive SeminarPlanning for the Implementation of Portfolio ManagementPortfolio Assessment and PrioritizationPutting It All Together: What Does This Mean for the Business Analyst?
How Companies Are Using Centers of ExcellenceThe Scope of the BACOEThe Innovation-Driven BACOEBACOE Organizational Alignment ConsiderationsBACOE Organizational Maturity ConsiderationsBACOE Implementation ConsiderationsBACOE Implementation Best PracticesPutting It All Together: What Does This Mean for the Business Analyst?

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PART IIUnlocking the Secrets of Creative Leadership

In this part, we present the case for the growth and development of business analysts as creative leaders. Our goal is to arm business analysts with the principles, knowledge, practices, confidence, and courage they need to assume the roles of creative leader and innovation specialist in their organizations.

Although the belief that the business analyst is primarily responsible for writing and managing requirements remains prevalent, the numbers of business analysts serving as senior-level business/technology optimization and innovation consultants is growing rapidly. While business analysts ...