A breakthrough game plan illustrating the need for better
collaboration between Project Managers and Business Analysts
In The Business AnalystProject Manager, author Robert Wysocki
draws on his forty-five years of professional experience as a PMBA
to shed light on the similarities and differences of the roles and
responsibilities of these two positions, the need for greater
collaboration, and how to staff a project with one or both of these
professionals.
Examines the boundaries and interactions between the BA and
the PM
Looks at how to identify the skill sets needed to make the
project a success
The typical relationship of the BA and PM across the project
management life cycle
Making the best configuration of leadership assignments based
on project characteristics
Where the responsibilities of the BA leave off and the PM''s
begins and where the two have collaborative responsibilities
How to use a PMBA to enhance project performance
How to foster a "dual career path" for PMBAs development
The in-depth discussion of the synergies between the two roles
and the advantages of a combined PMBA makes The Business
AnalystProject Manager a valuable contribution in your ability to
be successful on the complex projects of the 21st century.
關於作者:
Robert K. Wysocki,
PhD, has over forty years of experience as a project management
consultant and trainer, information systems manager, systems and
management consultant, author, training developer, and provider. He
is the founder of Enterprise Information Insights, Inc., a project
management consulting and training practice. He has written
seventeen books on project management and information systems
management.
目錄:
Foreword.
Acknowledgments .
List of Abbreviations.
Introduction.
Historical Context.
Areas of PM and BA Overlap.
The Context.
How This Book Is Organized.
Who Should Read This Book.
How You Will Benefit from This Book.
Chapter 1: Project Manager and Business Analyst Project Life
Cycle Collaboration.
An historical perspective.
PMs, BAs, and Projects.
Putting It All Together.
Chapter 2: A Generic Dual Career Path Model.
A Dual Career Path Position Family.
Using the Dual Career Path Model.
Putting It All Together.
Chapter 3: Project Manager and Business Analyst Position
Family.
PM and BA Position Landscape.
Organizational placement of the PM and BA.
Putting It All Together.
Chapter 4: Project Manager and Business Analyst Skill
Profiles.
BA and PM Proficiency Model.
Selecting an assessment approach.
Skill Assessment Process.
Career and professional development program.
Project portfolio management process.
Training curriculum design, development and scheduling.
Resource planning process.
Resource management process.
Putting It All Together.
Chapter 5: The Project Landscape.
Project Landscape.
Project Complexity and Uncertainty.
Q1 Projects.
Q2 Projects.
Q3 Projects.
Q4 Projects.
Project Landscape with Project Management Models.
Putting It All Together.
Chapter 6: Integrating the Project Manager and Business Analyst
into the Landscape.
Strengths, Weaknesses, Challenges and Opportunities of PM and BA
integration.
Mapping the PMs and BAs into the Project Landscape.
When should one professional have both project management and
business analysis responsibility on the same project?
Putting It All Together.
Chapter 7: PMBA Career and Professional Development.
Examples of PMBA job opportunities.
PDP Contents.
A Deeper Look into the PM BA Landscape.
Organizational Support.
PMO, BA Center Excellence and BA Community of Practice.
Putting It All Together.
In Conclusion: A Call to Action.
A System to Prepare PMBA Professionals.
A Call to Action.
Appendix A: SkillProficiency Level Matrices for the 8 PMBA
Position Levels in the Project Management Landscape.
Appendix B: PM and BA Training Provider Courses.
Appendix C: PMBA Curriculum.
Introduction to Contemporary Organizations.
Managing Data and Information across the Organization.
Business Process Management.
Introduction to Project and Portfolio Management.
Creative Models for Solving Business Problems.
An Enterprise-wide Project.
About the Author.
Index.