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How to Build a Mature Business Analysis Practice
Requirements management for success
To manage enterprise change effectively, a business analysis capability is essential.
It starts with recognizing the need for business analysis.
To build up the capability, the organization then needs to establish a foundation for requirements management. Methodology, process, tools, and knowledge sharing among business analysts all play a key role.
The next question is, how to develop and grow the business analysis practice?
How to increase maturity and grow the business analysis team into a Center of Excellence?
Business analysis team
While some companies place their business analysis resources within individual business units, creating a business analysis team is usually a better option.
Business analysis professionals need many skills and competencies to be successful. Many of these skills are what is often called “soft skills”, even though the “durable skills” term is becoming more widely used.
These skills, such as communication, negotiation, facilitation, and conflict resolution, grow best through continuous use, best practice sharing and mentorship.
