STRATEGIC BUSINESS

ANALYSIS
OVERVIEW…
SBA is the practice of enabling change in an
organizational context, by defining needs and
recommending solutions that deliver value to
stakeholders.

- There are tasks

- There are techniques
PERSONS NEEDED…
- Business analyst - Business architect
- Business systems analyst - Business intelligence A.
- Systems analyst - Mngt. consultant
- Process analyst - Data scientist
- Requirements engineer - Product owner
- Product manager - Enterprise analyst
SBA helps businesses do business better…

- As a disciplined approach, it introduces CHANGE to

organizations, whether for profit businesses, governments
or non-profits.
- It articulates the need for change in how organizations work.
- It identifies and defines the solutions that will maximize the
value of an organization.
SBA IS A WORK ACROSS ALL LEVELS OF AN ORGANIZATION:

- From Defining strategy, to Creating the enterprise

architecture, to Taking leadership role by defining
goals and requirements for programs/projects or
supporting continuous improvement in technology
and processes.
VALUE OF SBA…
- Benefits Realization
- Avoidance of Cost
- Identification of New Opportunities
- Understanding Capabilities and Modeling
WHO IS A BUSINESS ANALYST?
- The one who has a key role in business scenarios. Indirectly, his
action and decision do leave an impact on the Financial Prospects
of the organization.
WHAT DOES A BUSSINESS ANALYST
DO?

- To communicate with all stakeholders and to elicit,

analyze and validate the requirements for changes to
business processes, information systems, and policies.
All these, towards moving an organization to efficiency,
productivity, and profitability.
ANALYST FOREMOST PRIORITY…
- Understand what business does and how it does
- Determine how to improve existing business
processes
- Identify the steps or tasks to support the
implementation of new features
- Design the new features to implement
- Analyze the impact of implementing new features
- Implement the new features
BUSINESS ANALYST QUALITIES…
- Analytical skills- For analyzing data, workflow, documents, user or
stakeholders inputs, etc.
- Leadership skills- For directing team members, forecasting
budget, helping team members with the problem, etc.
- Business process and planning- For the scope of project,
understanding and implementing its requirement, identifying
resources required and so on
- Technical skill- For operating systems, hardware, data base
concepts, networking, SDLC methodology, etc.
SBAs COMMON QUESTIONS…
- What problem is this business having?
- What is the business doing at present?
- What inside resources will be used?
- Have you determined a vision for the project?
- What risks are upcoming?
- Is there any type of time constraint?
- What is the projected cost of the program?
- Who is the end- user?