Comments on: BAs NEED management support http://www.b2ttraining.com/2009/12/04/bas-need-management-support/ Connecting Business Requirements to Technology Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:41:26 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Julian Sammy http://www.b2ttraining.com/2009/12/04/bas-need-management-support/comment-page-1/#comment-3844 Julian Sammy Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:48:02 +0000 http://www.b2ttraining.com/?p=1752#comment-3844 It can be a long slow road to build the trust you need from your manager to get the support you need. In my personal experience I was most effective when I avoided all mention of process, templates and such. Instead, I would ask questions and offer suggestions - questions to understand what my manager was trying to achieve, and suggestions on how I could help him or her achieve it. Of course, I knew that I was following a process and using templates - but I didn't need to tell them. Thanks for the post – you've inspired me to wax philosophical over on community.theiiba.org (http://j.mp/4mNSS7). It can be a long slow road to build the trust you need from your manager to get the support you need. In my personal experience I was most effective when I avoided all mention of process, templates and such. Instead, I would ask questions and offer suggestions – questions to understand what my manager was trying to achieve, and suggestions on how I could help him or her achieve it. Of course, I knew that I was following a process and using templates – but I didn’t need to tell them.

Thanks for the post – you’ve inspired me to wax philosophical over on community.theiiba.org (http://j.mp/4mNSS7).

]]> By: cb http://www.b2ttraining.com/2009/12/04/bas-need-management-support/comment-page-1/#comment-3837 cb Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:15:25 +0000 http://www.b2ttraining.com/?p=1752#comment-3837 Definitely, very true. My experience is quite similar when working with a family run business, where trusting BA's effort (or knowledge) in camparision to theirt family members who are the managers (just because they belong to the family and knows nothing about analysis or the domain). As a BA you know things are not going in the right direction, and being helpless inspite of talking to the managers and company heads, emailing them about the scenarios and the drawbacks in the system study. However as you mentioned changes happen slowly and we need to keep trying and make every effort to present the drawbacks or questions whenever a situation arises. Definitely, very true. My experience is quite similar when working with a family run business, where trusting BA’s effort (or knowledge) in camparision to theirt family members who are the managers (just because they belong to the family and knows nothing about analysis or the domain).

As a BA you know things are not going in the right direction, and being helpless inspite of talking to the managers and company heads, emailing them about the scenarios and the drawbacks in the system study. However as you mentioned changes happen slowly and we need to keep trying and make every effort to present the drawbacks or questions whenever a situation arises.

]]> By: Kupe http://www.b2ttraining.com/2009/12/04/bas-need-management-support/comment-page-1/#comment-3831 Kupe Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:06:11 +0000 http://www.b2ttraining.com/?p=1752#comment-3831 I can't agree with you both more. The good news is I am seeing more people with BA experience being promoted to management positions. These individuals get it and obviously support the efforts of BAs. I can’t agree with you both more. The good news is I am seeing more people with BA experience being promoted to management positions. These individuals get it and obviously support the efforts of BAs.

]]> By: Laura Brandenburg http://www.b2ttraining.com/2009/12/04/bas-need-management-support/comment-page-1/#comment-3830 Laura Brandenburg Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:11:11 +0000 http://www.b2ttraining.com/?p=1752#comment-3830 Hi Barbara, This is an important topic and has some good suggestions. I'd add that you can also use a one-on-one meeting, if you have one, to talk about some of the challenges you've faced or overcome. I think by sharing some day-to-day stories of what you are doing and why you are doing it you can help your manager understand the value of business analysis. Be sure to characterize you 'why' in terms that are important to your manager to make sure he or she sees that you are trying to achieve something important in the big picture and not just create perfection in you "BA world". If you don't have a one-on-one, consider dropping by once in awhile with a story in mind or simply to ask for your manager's input on what you are doing. Laura Brandenburg Hi Barbara,
This is an important topic and has some good suggestions. I’d add that you can also use a one-on-one meeting, if you have one, to talk about some of the challenges you’ve faced or overcome. I think by sharing some day-to-day stories of what you are doing and why you are doing it you can help your manager understand the value of business analysis. Be sure to characterize you ‘why’ in terms that are important to your manager to make sure he or she sees that you are trying to achieve something important in the big picture and not just create perfection in you “BA world”. If you don’t have a one-on-one, consider dropping by once in awhile with a story in mind or simply to ask for your manager’s input on what you are doing.

Laura Brandenburg

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