Welcome. ASPE Web Seminars: The PMI PBA from the PMP s Point of View. Today s Presenter :

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1 Welcome. ASPE Web Seminars: The PMI PBA from the PMP s Point of View Today s Presenter : Chris Knotts, PMP New skills evangelist, Product Manager, and enterprise training specialist ASPE

2 ASPE Expert Q&A Series The PMI PBA was just introduced this year.

3 What is a Business Analyst? Business Analyst: A liaison among stakeholders in order to understand the structure, policies, and operations of an organization, and to recommend solutions that enable the organization to achieve its goals. (IIBA)

4 What is the PMI PBA? Project oriented: resolves business problems with the help of technology Analyzes an organization and designs its processes and systems Within a project context, assesses the business model and its integration with technology

5 Most important tie ins Stakeholders Communication Requirements Process

6 Stakeholders Someone with interest or who stands to gain upon successful project completion Positive or negative impact on project completion Decision makers Someone who is immediately important at a particular time

7 Communication Communication styles direct, spirited, considerate, systematic Ties to DISC personality assessment Communication is 90% of a PMP s job Number 1 rule: Do it!

8 Requirements Critical to project success Business analyst is key role for definition of requirements Earliest investment = greatest value 37% of organizations report inaccurate requirements gathering as a primary reason for project failure (PMI, 2014).

9 Process Analysis of business processes is integral to project scope, budget, and schedule definition Organizational processes tie to environment, historical data, and specific resources Processes must be integrated into project plans

10 Area of Business Analysis Strategic planning to identify the organization's business needs Business model analysis to define the organization's policies and market approaches Process design to standardize the organization s workflows Systems analysis IT/technology

11 Current state & future state Modeling the business Mapping the technology Designing processes & project routes Requirements are the key

12 How does PMI define the relationship? Project management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements. Requirements are an inherent aspect of Project Management (and Program Management) and Business Analysis is an important function that identifies, analyzes, and manages those requirements in order to ensure the goal of the project is achieved.

13 Requirements Management as viewed by PMI We believe that the traditional view of Requirements management must change to reflect today s business realities. Requirements Management must shift from simply defining the outputs of a project to convincing stakeholders both internal and external to describe the expected business results and their associated metrics. We recognize that there are a number of methodologies (value Engineering, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Lean, Business Analysis and Agile) related to Requirements Management.

14 Requirements Management Quality of requirements & projects Shapes outcome of projects Stakeholder analysis & communication Documentation & definition

15 PMI s examples of BA experience Requirements management Traceability Elicitation Data modeling Business analysis planning Others

16 The PMI PBA: Holds up the front end of projects

17 The PMI PBA Not just for PMPs or PgMPs Designed for any business analysis professional Business analysis experience is mandatory

18 Core conclusions The PBA is very valuable for PMs You don t have to be a PMP or a PM to earn the credential PMI PBA is most relevant to the planning and front end phases of project management Biggest commonality: communication

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20 Thank you for joining us! Today s activity awards 1 PDU Today s PDU: One Category A PDU (professional development unit) WS from provider 2161, ASPE.