Chapter 2

Build the Foundation

In This Chapter:

  • Assemble the Planning Team

  • Review Preproject Business Analysis Information

Assemble the Planning Team

As the business analyst enters the requirements phase of the BSLC, the project manager is beginning to draft project plans. Although planning and conducting the requirements activities are the responsibility of the business analyst, they are ideally conducted in collaboration with a core team of experts and multiple groups of users and other stakeholders. The core requirements team typically consists of the business analyst, the project manager, one or more business representatives (one from each major business unit impacted by the project), and one or more technical leads (assuming the solution ...

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