INNOVATING TOGETHER: IMPROVING BILATERAL RESEARCH COLLABORATION FOR DEVELOPMENT
BA and PM Collaboration: Working better together
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Slides from a presentation given by Peter Parkes and Corrine Thomas to a joint meeting of IIBA UK and PMI London branch on 2 October 2014. PMI has produced several research papers on the role of business analysis and collaborated with IIBA (International Institute of Business Analysis) on developing closer links between the roles. In this session Peter Parkes and Corrine Thomas present a short overview of results to date, look at responsibilities and overlaps of the two roles, focus on attitudes and behaviours and then lead in to a facilitated workshop where attendees explore issues and develop their own solutions.
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PMs and BAsworking better together
Peter Parkes & Corrine Thomas
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Introduction
• In the last few years there have been anumber of papers, conference presentationsand training courses helping the PM and BAappreciate how they can work bettertogether.
• The key to realising the full potential of eachpartner’s acumen and focus is a mutualunderstanding of how each contributes.
• The general competences are complimentarybut with a different emphasis.
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‘The dynamic duo’(adapted from Maritato 2012)
BA
Business Need
Business Change
Business Benefits
PM
Scope
Systems & Processes
Assets
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Perspectives (World Views)
PM• I want a definite scope that I can
deliver cleanly and I want it signedoff early
• I want to use a waterfall method• I don’t want anyone else talking to
senior stakeholders and settingexpectations
• I want any additional functionalityto be deferred to next release
• I want any changes to be paid for• I want a short, clean, acceptance.
BA
• I want to understand businessdrivers and needs
• I need time to get scope andrequirements defined and agreed
• I want to gain many stakeholderperspectives
• I want to be more agile as businessneeds evolve
• I want to model requirements inthe right way
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Areas of tension?
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Contributions
PM BA
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Competences
PM BA
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Summary• In the last few years there have been a
number of papers, conference presentationsand training courses helping the PM and BAappreciate how they can work bettertogether.
• The key to realising the full potential of eachpartner’s acumen and focus is a mutualunderstanding of how each contributes tomanaging stakeholder expectations andmanaging requirements.
• The general competences are complimentarybut with a different emphasis.
• The sum is greater than the parts.
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Contact us
Peter Parkes
01908 683 455
LinkedIn: PeterParkesMBA
Twitter: NLP4PM
Website: www.NLP4PM.com
Corrine Thomas
0118 328 2743
LinkedIn: Corrinethomas
Twitter: @corrinethomas
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