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P r o f e s s i o n o f t h e F u t u r e
S t r a t e g i c B u s i n e s s A n a l y s i s
I I B A S t r a t e g y t o E x e c u t i o n F r a m e w o r k
B r i d g i n g t h e S t r a t e g i c G a p
S t r a t e g i c B A T r a i l b l a z e r
T O D A Y ’ S P R E S E N T A T I O N
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I I B A I S D R I V I N G T H E P R A C T I C E A N D T H E P R O F E S S I O N B E Y O N D T R A D I T I O N A L B U S I N E S S A N A L Y S I S
PROFESSION OF THE FUTURE
Global Thought Leadership Program
Digital Business Analysis
Joint Industry Whitepapers with Corporate
Corporate and Government Management Practices
Strategic Business Analysis
Agile, Cyber Security, Data Analytics
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WITH A FOCUS
ON BUSINESS
OUTCOMES
AN EMPHASIS ON STRATEGY & ANALYSIS
SUPPORTING BUSINESS-LED DELIVERY CHANGE
S T R A T E G I C
B U S I N E S S
A N A L Y S I S
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“75% of organizations struggle to implement strategy”
HBR 2016
71% of projects were challenged or failed in 2015 and the trend has continued
New Standish Database Software Projects
“Research shows that 70% of complex, large-scale change programs don’t reach their stated goals.”
MCKINSEY MAY 2016
THE PROBLEM
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Strategic Business Analysis
is about engaging earlier in
the lifecycle, pre-business
case, participating and
bringing critical analytical
thinking earlier
T H E O P P O R T U N I T Y
STRATEGY EXECUTIONSTRATEGIC BUSINESS ANALYSIS
“The program strategy determines how to solve the
business problem in the way that will obtain the best
result and contextualizes the change.”
Underlying Competencies
• Presentation Layout and Content Presenting
• Facilitation
• Listening
• Questioning
“The sponsorship and governance framework creates a terms
of reference document that outlines the: program organization
structure; roles and responsibilities of each of the functional
areas, and escalation process.”
Techniques
• Function decomposition
• Organizational Modelling
• Resource Functional Analysis
“The stakeholder strategy identifies the functional
stakeholder groups for the program. The stakeholder
groups are integral to the sponsorship and governance
structure of the program.”
Underlying Competencies
• Communication
• Design Thinking
• Facilitation
“Execution roadmaps provide a high-level guide for the
planning and delivery of a program or stream of work/project.
They provide a visual representation as a whole and do not
focus on the details of delivery.”
Underlying Competencies
• Facilitation
• Negotiation and influence
“A business case summarized the need, the business
challenges, and the business outcome desired by the program.
The business case determines what will be included and
delivered in the transformation.”
Techniques
• Estimating (time and cost)
• Financial Analysis
• Options Assessment
• Risk Analysis
“A sourcing strategy presents a preferred approach to sourcing
the products and services necessary to implement the enabling
technology required for the program.”
Techniques
• Benchmarking
• Capability Analysis
• Information and systems analysis
• Market Analysis
STRATEGY EXECUTIONSTRATEGIC BUSINESS ANALYSIS
SOURCINGSTRATEGY
The steps to bridge the Strategy-to-Execution Gap
“User journeys are the visualization of the strategy. They
illustrate the flow of information and the touch points between
parties in the new reality. User journeys are used to illustrate
core functions operating in context.”
Techniques
• Backlog Management
• Business Rules
• Prioritization
• Usability Analysis
“A transition strategy incorporates the information that is
needed for the program to transition to business-as-usual and
embed cultural, organizational, and technological change.”
Techniques
• Budgeting
• Business Risks and Issues
• Decision Trees
• RACI Matrix
• Stakeholder Engagement
STRATEGY EXECUTIONSTRATEGIC BUSINESS ANALYSIS
SOURCINGSTRATEGY
The steps to bridge the Strategy-to-Execution Gap
”A change adoption strategy focuses on the adoption of the
change from a strategic perspective. This is distinct from the
organization’s implementation activities for the change.”
Underlying Competencies
• Action Learning
• Influence: Push, Pull
• Negotiating
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Problem
Refining
What capabilities do we need in our tool box?
COMMUNICATIONSVisual Thinking
Facilitation Skills
Design Thinking
Sense MakingSense Giving
Conceptual Thinking
ObservationInfluence
Negotiation
STRATEGY EXECUTIONSTRATEGIC BUSINESS ANALYSIS
A CHANGE IN MINDSET IS NEEDED!
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• Stakeholder
engagement and
partnerships
• Critical thinking
and advisory
• Key focus on the
business outcome
• Successful
transformation/
strategic change
Strategic Business Analysis is needed
to bridge the gap from Strategy to
Execution
Ready to bridge the strategic gap?
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FOCUS IS ON BUSINESS OUTCOMES
CHANGE IS LED BY THE BUSINESS
REQUIRES AN EXPANSION OF SKILLS & COMPETENCIES
REQUIRES ANALYSIS AT THE STRATEGIC LEVEL TO BE EMBEDDED IN BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION PROGRAMS
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BA Trailblazer – Strategy to Execution Framework
What will we do?
1. Conduct a critical examination of the “Strategy to Execution Framework®”.
2. Develop a common understanding.3. Provide feedback to IIBA Strategic Business Analysis team.4. Select one or more of the 9 key elements for detailed examination.
How can we …
1. Improve business outcomes2. Improve delivered quality3. Improve project success
Interested?Contact Stuart [email protected]