Problem Solving With Root Cause Analysis
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Root Cause Analysis can be applied to problem analysis. When problems are not effectively studied, unsuitable resolutions may be endorsed.
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Vendor Assessment Technique
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Vendor Assessment may be defined as the assessment or evaluation of a prospective vendor to determine if they can effectively meet the obligations and needs of the business regarding a service or product.
Read MoreBusiness Analyst Strategy Definition Technique: Early Warning Scans
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Early warning scans are used to detect or predict important events as early as possible. They may be used to understand where competitors are likely to attack the business from and assess the probability that a given scenario can happen.
Read MoreThe Role of Business Analysts in Roles & Permissions Mapping
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Mapping of Roles and Permissions is a key task in any software development project that should be planned as part of system implementation. BAs should not wait until the project is almost over before performing the role mapping exercise, which should ideally, be done in collaboration with key stakeholders.
Read MoreWar Gaming & The Strategic Business Analyst
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A war game is a simulation of a business condition, normally involving a group of teams representing a customer or a market, a group of competitors, and a sequence of other entities or factors.
Read MoreBalanced Scorecard & The Business Analyst
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The Balanced Scorecard is a strategic planning technique that can be applied in business analysis to ensure that an organization can transform its mission and vision into specific and actionable goals. It also allows monitoring how the business is dong in terms of achieving these goals.
This kind of analysis typically involves:
Read MoreFour Corner's Analysis
/When defining business strategy, it’s not enough to only understand your own competencies as a business. It’s also important to look into the competencies of your competitors to predict what their next moves might be and position yourself appropriately. Porter’s Four-corner analysis provides a framework for achieving this.
Read MoreGroup Creativity Techniques: Managing Group Elicitation Events
/Group Creativity Techniques are methods for soliciting ideas from a group of stakeholders and can be very useful in elicitation sessions.
Here is a cross section of group elicitation techniques that can come in handy on projects:
Read MoreGroup Decision-Making Approaches
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Group decision-making can easily become complicated with factors such as groupthink, self-censoring and egos to contend with. Where a decision needs to be made within a group, there are a number of approaches that can be taken in order to arrive at the right decision.
Read MoreMcKinsey 7S Model
/For any change introduced in an organisation, the model may be used to understand how organisational elements are related and identify which elements need to be realigned. The key message behind the model is that all these elements are inter-dependent. Consequently, making changes to one element may have an effect on the other elements
Read MoreTypes of Focus Group Moderation
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Focus Groups can be organised to collect the opinions of stakeholders in relation to a new idea, product or service. This article discusses the different types of moderation that can be employed in focus group sessions.
Read MoreTypes of Questions To Use In Questionnaires/Surveys
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This article discusses popular question formats that can be applied to surveys. It is recommended to use a minimum of two different formats and a maximum of four different types. It is also advisable to use at least one question type, which allows respondents to provide comments (e.g. the open-ended format).
Read MoreRisk Identification, Analysis And Management Techniques
/There are numerous techniques that can be used for identifying and analysing risks. This article discusses techniques that can be applied to managing risks as follows:
Read MoreWhat Is Benchmarking?
/Benchmarking offers a simplified way for a business to review its business operations by studying what leading organizations are doing and addressing the gap(s) between its current processes and best practice processes.
Read MoreTips For Developing Questionnaires & Surveys
/Surveys are the preferred elicitation technique when faced with a large number of stakeholders or when stakeholders are geographically dispersed and you need to gather the same information from them. Surveys can also be used to gather requirements anonymously. A practical application is as follows: using it to gather information on stakeholders’ reactions to existing systems or proposed requirements.
Read MoreWhat Is A Requirements Traceability Matrix?
/Requirements Traceability refers to the degree to which it is possible to link a requirement to other requirements, the objectives from which it emanated, the test cases used to verify its implementation as well as the solution components created as a result.
Read MoreModelling Business Processes With Business Process Modelling Notation (BPMN 2.0)
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This article discusses the elements of business process modelling with BPMN 2.0 and also sheds some light on the benefits of business process modelling.
Read MoreUnderstanding Value Stream Mapping
/The Value Stream represents all the activities that are necessary to bring a product/service from its raw material state to a final product. Understanding the value stream is essential because it defines exactly where to focus process improvement efforts.
Read MoreThe Six Thinking Hats Technique
/The Six Thinking Hats Technique was introduced by Edward de Bono as a lateral thinking approach. It is particularly useful in assessing the ideas gleaned from brainstorming activities. It facilitates critical thinking and creativity by ensuring that participants are better able to see the different perspectives to an issue before arriving at a conclusion.
Read MoreThe Rule of Three
/The main idea behind the Rule of three is that concepts presented in threes are easy to remember. An interesting benefit that comes from applying the rule of three is that others will remember what you have to say and so will you.
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