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Failed to plan? Plan to fail!

What to do before you start coding

Masha Paschal, DHTS

Successful IT Project?

No Major Bugs & User Friendly

Full Scope

On budget

On Time

The Troubled World of IT Projects

Standish Group Chaos Report - Years 1994 - 2009

Why do IT Projects Fail?

Not Understanding Customers

Developing Software is Tough

• Software is either custom built when a customer

is asking for something that does not exist, thus

with almost endless number of unknown and

unpredictable factors at play.

• Or we try to create something that could be used

by a large number of customers, thus having a

huge number of required features and

functionality in an effort to please more possible

users.

• Hardly ever any two IT projects are alike.

Successful Software Project Typical

Time Allocation

Allocating Time

• Planning – 33% of Total Project Time:
  • 20% initial project planning:
    • Identifying users
    • Gathering requirements
    • Scope and project planning
  • 13% continuous project planning:
    • Refining requirements
    • Working with downstream users & requirements
    • Adjusting plans

Aptitude vs. Training

• Business Analyst Fundamentals
• Business Process Analysis & Design
• Object-Oriented Analysis and Design with UML
• Business Analysis Modeling
• Recognizing and Controlling Requirement Risk
• Critical Skills for Writing Better Requirements
• Developing Requirements with Use Cases
• Power Excel for Business Analysts
• Predictive Analytics & Data Mining

Getting Serious about Business

Analysis

• International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA ®)^ is the independent non-profit professional association for the growing field of business analysis. Their goal is to create greater awareness of the BA profession and recognition of the value of the business analyst role.
• Getting Certification of Competency in Business Analysis TM (CCBA®) & Certified Business Analysis ProfessionalTM^ (CBAP®)
• Getting formal education
• The more you practice the better you get and the better software development success rate gets!