Business Analysis Trends in 2015

Simona Bonghez, Ph.D.

www.colorsinprojects.ro

Business Analysis Trends in 2015

The new world

The impact of the new world
Project Management/ Business Analysis and
Requirements Management

Business Analysis Trends in 2015

The new world

The impact of the new world
Project Management/ Business Analysis and
Requirements Management

Impact
Changing, complex and often ambiguous
requirements
Culturally diverse mix of stakeholders
High level of uncertanty
Virtual teams

Project Management Institute

http://www.pmi.org/learning/Requirements-Management.aspx

PMI Global Congress Phoenix, 2014

PMI Pulse of Profession, 2014

Only 49% - have the resources in place to do
requirements management properly;
Only 33% say their leadership values requirements
management as a critical competency for projects
and strategic initiatives;
53% - fail to use a formal process to validate
requirements in an unbiased way.

Business Analysis Trends in 2015

The new world

The impact of the new world
Project Management/ Business Analysis and
Requirements Management

Project Management and Business

Analysis: The Dynamic Duo

Business Analysis and Requirements

Management
How is Business Analysis related to
project management?

How does Business Analysis relate

to Requirements Management?

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).
Business Analysis is an important
function
that
identifies,
analyzes, and manages those
requirements in order to ensure
the goal of the project is
achieved.

Business analysis is a discipline of

the broader practice of
Requirements Management.
Risk,
complexity,
change,
stakeholder
and
communications management
are
components
of
Requirements Management,
but are only useful if you
successfully identify and plan
for them within the project
and/or program plan.

Trends (by Simona )

Higher visibility of BA within the organizations slowly
moving into a catalyst of change role
More general BA versus specific specialization
Stronger interaction between the Agile and BA
communities
Closer collaboration between BA and
product development
New certification(s)?!
Wishful thinking : full time allocation to
a project

Thank you
Simona Bonghez, Ph.D.

simona.bonghez@confucius.ro
www.colorsinprojects.ro