Comments on: Struggling to define Business Analysis and the BA role http://barocks.com/2007/10/22/struggling-to-define-business-analysis-and-the-ba-role/ Mia (Murphy) Horrigan talks about Business Analysis, User Centred Design in Requirements Development and Business Process Improvement Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:15:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Liza http://barocks.com/2007/10/22/struggling-to-define-business-analysis-and-the-ba-role/#comment-291 Liza Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:07:40 +0000 http://barocks.com/2007/10/22/struggling-to-define-business-analysis-and-the-ba-role/#comment-291 If you want to read a reader's feedback :) , I rate this post for four from five. Decent info, but I just have to go to that damn msn to find the missed bits. Thanks, anyway! If you want to read a reader’s feedback :) , I rate this post for four from five. Decent info, but I just have to go to that damn msn to find the missed bits. Thanks, anyway!

]]> By: Dee http://barocks.com/2007/10/22/struggling-to-define-business-analysis-and-the-ba-role/#comment-256 Dee Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:41:31 +0000 http://barocks.com/2007/10/22/struggling-to-define-business-analysis-and-the-ba-role/#comment-256 In my 20 years of experience as a Business Analyst I have found that many organizations does not understand the role of the Business Analyst. In some cases they think BA's must have a heavy technical background. I decided to write a series of eAnalyst Redbooks that are specific to the functions of a True Business Analyst. I based the books on the my experience in the field. I have published an Introduction to Business Analysis and Business Analysis Templates. The books serve as user friendly how to guides. Here is the link to my website where you can get more information - http://www.echoicesolutions.com/Redbook.html In my 20 years of experience as a Business Analyst I have found that many organizations does not understand the role of the Business Analyst. In some cases they think BA’s must have a heavy technical background. I decided to write a series of eAnalyst Redbooks that are specific to the functions of a True Business Analyst. I based the books on the my experience in the field. I have published an Introduction to Business Analysis and Business Analysis Templates. The books serve as user friendly how to guides. Here is the link to my website where you can get more information - http://www.echoicesolutions.com/Redbook.html

]]> By: Handbags at dawn — defining the damned thing « Matt’s Musings http://barocks.com/2007/10/22/struggling-to-define-business-analysis-and-the-ba-role/#comment-144 Handbags at dawn — defining the damned thing « Matt’s Musings Fri, 14 Mar 2008 23:12:31 +0000 http://barocks.com/2007/10/22/struggling-to-define-business-analysis-and-the-ba-role/#comment-144 [...] to define what they did and ultimately got no where. Business Analysts are going through the same argument of definition right now. What then was Garrett’s solution to definition? Let me again, reframe his [...] […] to define what they did and ultimately got no where. Business Analysts are going through the same argument of definition right now. What then was Garrett’s solution to definition? Let me again, reframe his […]

]]> By: Craig Brown http://barocks.com/2007/10/22/struggling-to-define-business-analysis-and-the-ba-role/#comment-117 Craig Brown Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:10:26 +0000 http://barocks.com/2007/10/22/struggling-to-define-business-analysis-and-the-ba-role/#comment-117 Hi Maria I was just dropping by to ask you to go visit Modern Analyst and look who's been here before me! Your blog, mine, Moden Analyst, the AABA and IIBA etc are all going to play their part in defining the role and profession but whatever definitions we come to are only going to be temporary. I see the role definition beginning with the technical competencies that istinguish BAs from other roles and eventually evolving into a broader view on what BAs do and how they contribute to project and business success. Project management is travelling through the same arc, although with 30 years headstart. See "Practitioner development: From trained technicians to reflective practitioners " by Lynn Crawford, Peter Morris, Janice Thomas, Mark Winter as a commentary on the PM evolution. All the best with the blogging - and if you are ever in Melbourne get in touch! Craig Hi Maria

I was just dropping by to ask you to go visit Modern Analyst and look who’s been here before me!

Your blog, mine, Moden Analyst, the AABA and IIBA etc are all going to play their part in defining the role and profession but whatever definitions we come to are only going to be temporary.

I see the role definition beginning with the technical competencies that istinguish BAs from other roles and eventually evolving into a broader view on what BAs do and how they contribute to project and business success.

Project management is travelling through the same arc, although with 30 years headstart. See “Practitioner development: From trained technicians to reflective practitioners ” by Lynn Crawford, Peter Morris, Janice Thomas, Mark Winter as a commentary on the PM evolution.

All the best with the blogging - and if you are ever in Melbourne get in touch!

Craig

]]> By: Adrian http://barocks.com/2007/10/22/struggling-to-define-business-analysis-and-the-ba-role/#comment-106 Adrian Tue, 23 Oct 2007 23:30:07 +0000 http://barocks.com/2007/10/22/struggling-to-define-business-analysis-and-the-ba-role/#comment-106 Hi Maria, This is a subject that I have also been thinking about lately. It is very important that we open the discussion within the BA community to clarify the confusion which exsits around the BA roles and titles. Here is my recent blog entry on the topic: http://www.modernanalyst.com/Community/Blogs/tabid/78/EntryID/18/Default.aspx Also, here is a forum thread discussing this topic: http://www.modernanalyst.com/Community/Forums/tabid/76/forumid/-1/threadid/279/scope/posts/Default.aspx Best regards, - Adrian Publisher, ModernAnalyst.com http://www.ModernAnalyst.com Hi Maria,

This is a subject that I have also been thinking about lately. It is very important that we open the discussion within the BA community to clarify the confusion which exsits around the BA roles and titles.

Here is my recent blog entry on the topic:
http://www.modernanalyst.com/Community/Blogs/tabid/78/EntryID/18/Default.aspx

Also, here is a forum thread discussing this topic:
http://www.modernanalyst.com/Community/Forums/tabid/76/forumid/-1/threadid/279/scope/posts/Default.aspx

Best regards,
- Adrian
Publisher, ModernAnalyst.com
http://www.ModernAnalyst.com

]]> By: Bad English, Business Analysis and Business Analysts « Matt’s Musings http://barocks.com/2007/10/22/struggling-to-define-business-analysis-and-the-ba-role/#comment-101 Bad English, Business Analysis and Business Analysts « Matt’s Musings Mon, 22 Oct 2007 07:53:17 +0000 http://barocks.com/2007/10/22/struggling-to-define-business-analysis-and-the-ba-role/#comment-101 [...] Analysis took this approach. Maria recently blogged about this — how some organisations are struggling to define Business Analysis so they can prescribe what it is. While they believe it will bring standardisation to the industry, [...] […] Analysis took this approach. Maria recently blogged about this — how some organisations are struggling to define Business Analysis so they can prescribe what it is. While they believe it will bring standardisation to the industry, […]

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