best practices and competencies for enterprise analysis
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Best practices and competencies for Enterprise
Analysis: A Case Study
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Patrick van AbbemaAltNexus Inc.
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Provides context to requirements analysis and solution identification
Often the starting point for initiating a new project
Business requirements are identified and documented through enterprise analysis activities
WHY ENTERPRISE ANALYSIS?
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Analyze business situation
Assess capabilities of the enterprise
Determine most feasible
business approach
Define solution scope and business requirements
Describe activities for organizations to:
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Activities are derived from Inputs, (information) relating to specific Tasks (activities), that create
specific Outputs (deliverables)
Source: BABOK v2
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Define Business
Need
Assess Capability
Gaps
Determine Solution
Approach
Define Solution
Scope
Define Business Case Enterprise
Analysis Tasks
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Inputs
• Business Goals and Objectives
• Requirements
Tasks
• Define Business Need
OutputsDescribes a problem or
opportunity and desired outcome
Define the Business Need
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Inputs
• Business Need
• Enterprise Architecture
• Solution Performance Assessment
Tasks
• Assess Capability Gaps
Outputs
• Identifies Required Capabilities
Assess Capability Gaps
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Inputs
• Business Need
• Organizational Process Assets
• Required Capabilities
Task
• Determine Solution Approach
Outputs
• Describes the Approach usedin defining the Solution Scope
Determine Solution Approach
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Inputs
• Assumptions and Constraints
• Business Need
• Required Capabilities
• Solution Approach
Task
• Define Solution Scope
Outputs
• Define what needs to be delivered to meet business need
Define Solution Scope
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Inputs
• Assumptions and Constraints
• Business Need
• Solution Scope
• Stakeholder Concerns
Task
• Define Business Case
Output
• Support a go/no go decision to invest and move forward
Define a Business Case
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Define Business
Need
Assess Capability
Gaps
Determine Solution
Approach
Define Solution
Scope
Define Business Case Enterprise
Analysis Tasks
CASE STUDY – In the beginning
Just pick a tool, any tool!
• "if you don't where you are going, then any 'tool' will get you there”
What will be the first course in the Learning management System?
• We need to make sure it is "sexy" so everyone will want to use it
When can we turn it on? Pick the “best” solution.
Problem as Given and Solution suggested:
OUTCOMES
Partners
Key Resources
Key Processes
Accounts Payable
Services
Value Proposition
Relationships
Distribution Channels
(Technology)
Accounts Receivable /
Cost Recovery
Clients
TOO FOCUSED
ON
Enterprise Analysis - Questions
As-is and To-be questions we had for our client :
• What are the Business Outcomes that are to be satisfied?
• What Services do you provide?
• Who are your Clients?
• How do you manage Client Relationships?
• What are your Key Distribution Channels?
• What/Who are your Key Resources ?
• Who are your Key Partners (internal/external)
• What are your Key Processes?
• What are the Cost Elements?
• What is your budget?
• How will you do Cost Recovery?
Enterprise Analysis - Results
Results from the questions:
• A long pause and a lot of workshops ensued...
• The "Service Canvas" Workshops
• The Outcomes Map Workshops
• The Map itself
• Outcomes Register
• Benefits Register
• Initiatives Register
• Requirements Workshops/Focus Groups
• Learning and Development, Lines of Business
OUTCOMES
Partners
Key Resources
Key Processes
Accounts Payable
Services
Value Proposition
Relationships
Distribution Channels
(Technology)
Accounts Receivable /
Cost Recovery
Clients
Enterprise Analysis - Results
Results from the questions (Continued):
• We became the "LMS Initiative" instead of the "LMS Project"
• The LMS Piece:
• 3 phases - Requirements Analysis, Procurement , Implementation
• The rest - L&D Governance and Processes Project (or the parts that really need to make the LMS "go") -
• Governance and Engagement Models (includes stakeholder identification and analysis)
• Processes and RACI Models
• Standards
• Meta models
• Business Service Agreements
• Knowledge Solutions Sets (Formal/Informal)
• Knowledge Services Architecture
• Update the Outcomes Map and Register