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So often projects go wrong precisely because change is not managed. And when the people – for whom a system is developed – do not accept the change, the entire project can fail! Its one of the big risks that all too often is not even considered. I have seen projects where hundreds of thousands of dollars basically just go down the drain – all because people did not understand the importance of winning over, not just the stakeholders, but the day to day users
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Whenever there’s a problem to explore, which is most often during the initiation of a project, it’s useful to have a visual means of your analysis. Like mind mapping, the fishbone analysis method is a business analysis technique that enables you to explore the likely causes of a problem. The fishbone method can be used in brainstorming sessions or as a personal thinking tool.
The mind map is a visual representation of ideas, thoughts, problems… anything. It’s a great brainstorming tool for generating new ideas and exploring a problem. In this post I examine how a mind map can be used to explore a problem against six strategic categories.
The The Five Whys method is undeniably one of the most important techniques that a business analyst can have in their toolkit. Asking “why” is a simple and effective way to solving problems that can be used by any business analyst to improve a business process or write better requirements.
Business drivers are the crucial factors which lead to success for a business through a proposed initiative. They help formulate the high level agenda which determines the scope and purpose of a project. If you do not define the business drivers and underlying risks for your ICT initiative, your project is likely to fail.
When starting a new initiative, ensure you have an understanding of the project’s end game. For instance, are you documenting business processes to enhance business efficiencies, developing or purchasing a software system to support a changing business environment, or developing an enterprise architecture to support an organisation’s strategic process?
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