Preparing Prioritize and Trace the Requirements

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1 Preparing Prioritize and Trace the Luigi Pantarotto, MBA, CBAP, PMP SAS Business Advisory Leader MKT Solutions IIBA Italy VP Marketing & Communication 28 February 2014

2 Management must confront new disruptive external forces Future: Make vs. buy becomes buy vs. make* The workforce generational shift will become stronger and more *apparent as Generation Y users (people born between 1981 and 1989) demand new BIZ. and different IT services and value. They REQ.s will challenge old paradigms; they will turn the make-versus-buy decision into a buy-versus-make one, choosing "outside first" as the new standard in IT investment strategies. Gap: Business Value measure, align & manage* In the next three to five years, IT and sourcing organizations have to embrace a strong business approach. They need to show IT value aligned to business metrics and manage their service providers against business REQ.s outcomes. [ ] IT will require a much tighter alignment, collaborative mindset and mutual recognition of interdependency for success between business and IT managers and users. (*)Source: 2013 Strategic Road Map for Outsourcing Competencies, Gartner, 26 Jun 2013 SOL. 28/02/2014 PRIORITIZE & TRACE REQUIREMENTS 2

3 Prioritize & Trace Prioritize Identity Card K.A., Elements & Techniques Unsuccess Stories The ***** spider A Make Solution feasible, at the end Exercise - Voting Vote your Coffe Machine Trace Identity Card K.A., Elements & Techniques Exercise Coverage Matrix: A Buy Marketing Solution 28/02/2014 PRIORITIZE & TRACE REQUIREMENTS 3

4 Prioritize Analysis Basis for Prioritization Challenges Voting (also MoSCoW and Timeboxing/ budgeting) 28/02/2014 PRIORITIZE & TRACE REQUIREMENTS 4

5 UnsuccessStories Unfeasibility The ***** spider and the Swiss pusher 28/02/2014 PRIORITIZE & TRACE REQUIREMENTS 5

6 UnsuccessStories the ***** spider Outcome: painsfor the PM! 28/02/2014 PRIORITIZE & TRACE REQUIREMENTS 6

7 UnsuccessStories the Make Make solution for the Swisssmoke smoke pusher Context Project Manager in charge of Business Analysis & technical SME Project Manager leading at the same time a nearshore prototyping team Big $$$ customer! Challenges We are the best company culture Biz. req.s getting more and more complex Very powerful legal department Outcome: arrivalof a real BA! 28/02/2014 PRIORITIZE & TRACE REQUIREMENTS 7

8 Exercise-vote yourcoffee CoffeeMachine top priorityinnovative innovative killingrequirement 1. George Clooney as testimonial 2. Different capsules business vs family 3. Wooden 100% recyclable frame 4. Low cost high volume manufacture 5. Metal V shaped capsule anti contamination 28/02/2014 PRIORITIZE & TRACE REQUIREMENTS 8

9 Trace Management & Communication Relationship Impact Analysis Config. Mgmt. System Coverage Matrix 28/02/2014 PRIORITIZE & TRACE REQUIREMENTS 9

10 Exercise trace Marketing Solution Reqs back to Business Business 1. Make more campaigns 2. Increase campaign redemption 3. Measure campaign ROI 4. Maximise overall results respecting my Contact Policy Solution a) Customer DB b) Campaign Studio c) Data mining d) Marketing Optimization 28/02/2014 PRIORITIZE & TRACE REQUIREMENTS 10

11 Prioritize 1.Less is More 2.Challenge the Business: spiders bite! 3.Challenge the Technical SME: unfeasibility does not exist! «Prioritizing, to select which requirements the analysis & implementation effort will focus most is challenging, but the effort on the project value is tremendous»* KeyMessages Trace 1.It s a secret weapon against the bad change 2. Keep the Biz. engaged! 3.Always be covered, with the right cover! «Tracing is the red-thread connecting requirements, fundamental because it guarantees that the project will implement only the requirements that provide value to the organization»* Source: Mastering the Project, Access How Good you Are, M. Maritato, /02/2014 PRIORITIZE & TRACE REQUIREMENTS 11

12 Contacts Luigi Pantarotto LinkedIn: it.linkedin.com/in/lpantarotto/ 28/02/2014 PRIORITIZE & TRACE REQUIREMENTS 12

13 Business Analysis knowledgeareas tasks IIBA Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK ) v2.0 Business Analysis Planning & Monitoring Plan BA Approach Conduct Stakeholder Analysis Plan BA Activities Plan BA Communication Plan Management Process Manage BA Performance Elicitation Prepare for Elicitation Conduct Elicitation Activity Document Elicitation Results Confirm Elicitation Results Management & Communication Manage Solution Scope & Manage Traceability Maintain for Re-use Prepare Package Communicate Enterprise Analysis Define Business Need Assess Capability Gaps Determine Solution Approach Define Solution Scope Define Business Case Analysis Prioritize Organize Specify and Model Determine Assumptions & Constraints Verify Validate Solution Assessment & Validation Assess Proposed Solution Allocate Assess Organizational Readiness Define Transition Validate Solution Evaluate Solution Performance 28/02/2014 PRIORITIZE & TRACE REQUIREMENTS 13