Business Analysis and Leadership

Business Analysis and Leadership
Author: Penny Pullan
Publisher: Kogan Page Publishers
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2013-09-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0749468637

21st century organizations, across all sectors and of all types, have to cope with an international marketplace where change is frequent and customer expectations continue to rise. The work of business analysis professionals is crucial if organizations are to succeed and grow. If change programmes are to be successful, stakeholder engagement and situation analysis are vital, and to achieve this, senior business people need to display competence in a range of areas, not least of which include the ability to challenge, lead and influence. Business Analysis and Leadership is for anyone involved in business analysis working in any organization worldwide, from financial services to charities, government to manufacturing. It takes the reader beyond standard textbooks full of techniques and tools, advising on how to lead and gain credibility throughout the organization. It will help you with the tricky role of working with people from the shop floor to board directors and give readers the confidence to challenge the easy way forward and point out what will really work in practice. This inspirational book consists of contributions from leading thinkers and practitioners in business analysis from around the world. Their case studies, practical advice and downloadable appendices will help the reader to develop leadership skills and become an outstanding catalyst for change.

From Analyst to Leader

From Analyst to Leader
Author: Lori Lindbergh PMP
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Total Pages: 167
Release: 2007-12-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1567263488

Become equipped with the principles, knowledge, practices, and tools need to assume a leadership role in an organization. From Analyst to Leader: Elevating the Role of the Business Analyst uncovers the unique challenges for the business analyst to transition from a support role to a central leader serving as change agent, visionary, and credible leader.

From Analyst to Leader

From Analyst to Leader
Author: Lori Lindbergh Ziemski
Publisher:
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2018-04-25
Genre:
ISBN: 9781525276705

Become equipped with the principles, knowledge, practices, and tools need to assume a leadership role in an organization. From Analyst to Leader: Elevating the Role of the Business Analyst uncovers the unique challenges for the business analyst to transition from a support role to a central leader serving as change agent, visionary, and credible leader.

From Analyst to Leader

From Analyst to Leader
Author: Lori Lindbergh
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-04-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781038727060

Become equipped with the principles, knowledge, practices, and tools need to assume a leadership role in an organization. From Analyst to Leader: Elevating the Role of the Business Analyst uncovers the unique challenges for the business analyst to transition from a support role to a central leader serving as change agent, visionary, and credible leader.

Business Analysis for Leaders

Business Analysis for Leaders
Author: Shahied Joseph (Gwaza)
Publisher: M&j Aspire Limited
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2014
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780993127700

Business Analysis for Leaders intends to help readers understand and address the challenges that leaders face within business analysis. Shahied Joseph introduces The SPIRE Business Analysis Leadership Framework, which is a powerful way to lead and manage a business analysis team. This book encourages readers to review and challenge their current approach and leadership skills, and shows them how to gain credibility throughout their organisation. This inspirational book, which includes survey results taken from transformational leaders around the world, will help readers: understand the key elements for leading a successful business analysis team raise the profile and visibility of their business analysis team"

Business Analytics for Managers

Business Analytics for Managers
Author: Gert Laursen
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2010-07-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0470890614

"While business analytics sounds like a complex subject, this book provides a clear and non-intimidating overview of the topic. Following its advice will ensure that your organization knows the analytics it needs to succeed, and uses them in the service of key strategies and business processes. You too can go beyond reporting!"—Thomas H. Davenport, President's Distinguished Professor of IT and Management, Babson College; coauthor, Analytics at Work: Smarter Decisions, Better Results Deliver the right decision support to the right people at the right time Filled with examples and forward-thinking guidance from renowned BA leaders Gert Laursen and Jesper Thorlund, Business Analytics for Managers offers powerful techniques for making increasingly advanced use of information in order to survive any market conditions. Take a look inside and find: Proven guidance on developing an information strategy Tips for supporting your company's ability to innovate in the future by using analytics Practical insights for planning and implementing BA How to use information as a strategic asset Why BA is the next stepping-stone for companies in the information age today Discussion on BA's ever-increasing role Improve your business's decision making. Align your business processes with your business's objectives. Drive your company into a prosperous future. Taking BA from buzzword to enormous value-maker, Business Analytics for Managers helps you do it all with workable solutions that will add tremendous value to your business.

Business Analysis

Business Analysis
Author: Steven P. Blais
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 439
Release: 2011-11-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1118076001

The definitive guide on the roles and responsibilities of the business analyst Business Analysis offers a complete description of the process of business analysis in solving business problems. Filled with tips, tricks, techniques, and guerilla tactics to help execute the process in the face of sometimes overwhelming political or social obstacles, this guide is also filled with real world stories from the author's more than thirty years of experience working as a business analyst. Provides techniques and tips to execute the at-times tricky job of business analyst Written by an industry expert with over thirty years of experience Straightforward and insightful, Business Analysis is a valuable contribution to your ability to be successful in this role in today's business environment.

How to Start a Business Analyst Career

How to Start a Business Analyst Career
Author: Laura Brandenburg
Publisher:
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2015-01-02
Genre: Business
ISBN: 9780983861126

You may be wondering if business analysis is the right career choice, debating if you have what it takes to be successful as a business analyst, or looking for tips to maximize your business analysis opportunities. With the average salary for a business analyst in the United States reaching above $90,000 per year, more talented, experienced professionals are pursuing business analysis careers than ever before. But the path is not clear cut. No degree will guarantee you will start in a business analyst role. What's more, few junior-level business analyst jobs exist. Yet every year professionals with experience in other occupations move directly into mid-level and even senior-level business analyst roles. My promise to you is that this book will help you find your best path forward into a business analyst career. More than that, you will know exactly what to do next to expand your business analysis opportunities.

Delivering Business Analysis

Delivering Business Analysis
Author: Debra Paul
Publisher: BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2019-08-31
Genre:
ISBN: 9781780174686

Business analysis (BA) is an important business operation, and with some coordinated effort, it can become an efficient and valuable business service. This book takes you through the creation and management of a BA service, from setting strategy to recruiting business analysts, to continuous improvement, through to useful supporting tools and technology. Top tips, case studies and worked examples are included throughout. This book perfectly compliments the bestselling BCS books 'Business Analysis' and 'Business Analysis Techniques.'

Leveraging Business Analysis for Project Success

Leveraging Business Analysis for Project Success
Author: Vicki James
Publisher: Business Expert Press
Total Pages: 171
Release: 2018-10-22
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1948580829

Only 39 percent of projects today are successful. Nearly half of the projects that fail do so because of “poor requirements management” (PMI 2014). Leveraging Business Analysis for Project Success, Second Edition explores the role of the business analyst in setting a project up for success. It informs and educates project managers, sponsors, and organization leaders on what is necessary for project success. This book goes beyond requirements management in exploring how business analysis professionals (business analysts, product managers, product owners, and others) can contribute to increased profitability through project selection, scope definition, and postimplementation evaluation. The reader will learn about the history of business analysis, professional organizations and resources to support the profession, and what to expect from the business analysis professional at each phase of the project lifecycle as presented in a case study throughout the book. Project leaders will better be able to support the business analysis needs of the project by understanding the skills, expertise, tasks, resources, and time needed to do business analysis right and maximize the return on investment for each project.