Comments on The Business Analysis Blog: BA - Business Analyst OR BA - Business Ambassador

Interesting thoughts! Every BA should keep this in...

2008-09-19T13:36:00.000+05:30

Interesting thoughts! Every BA should keep this in mind while involved with a client.

Yes, I mean 2 or 3 weeks top to do requirement gat...

2008-07-27T01:04:00.000+05:30

Yes, I mean 2 or 3 weeks top to do requirement gathering, analysis and write up for signing.

--> Gaurav: Somehow I missed your comment earlier....

2008-07-24T19:50:21.423+05:30

--> Gaurav: Somehow I missed your comment earlier. You are correct that it is true for the everyone who is working with the customer. Since BAs mostly work closely with the customers, it is applicable to them and a BA should keep that in mind while working with the customer.

--> Ronald: That's why so many projects fail, lack...

2008-07-23T23:50:23.412+05:30

--> Ronald: That's why so many projects fail, lack of proper scoping, impractical timelines and expectations of customer not being set properly. Do let me know how many projects were success out of those 90% cases.
Stephen's employer was no different than rest of the companies but it was Stephen's continuous prodding and questioning that got them bigger project.
Ronald I did not get what you meant by "2 or 3 weeks top any thing over that and you have been spoiled". Are you saying that you get only 2 - 3 weeks to do the BA tasks?

--> Jamie: That's a very good tip, listening to ev...

2008-07-23T23:37:46.949+05:30

--> Jamie: That's a very good tip, listening to everyone . It is true that sometimes the best ideas and better clarification of processes (if it's a process refining project) or business problems comes from the people at shop floor (just a bit of modification of your statement).

The only thing that I miss is the part when they e...

2008-07-23T13:05:00.000+05:30

The only thing that I miss is the part when they end up with the 10 times as big project WITHOUT moving the deadlines. That's 90% of the cases unfortunately in my experience. Also, on the majority of the projects there is little time to bond with the stakeholders (2 or 3 weeks top any thing over that and you have been spoiled).
But I like the post, and I wish there were companies in my career where it works like this.

This is true for anybody working with customers. W...

2008-07-23T12:04:00.000+05:30

This is true for anybody working with customers. Why only BAs!! It holds true for developers, technical architects, sales guys , account managers , project managers also. Wipro , Infosys and most indian companies have expanded like this. Wipro became big because of its engineers who worked for Intel's chip design facilities. Infosys did same with its army of sales guys and engineers who started with bit works for US customers and built the trust to bring more business later. This is classical land and expand. Very often I have seen that maintenance engineers play most vital role in establishing trust with customers which translate in more business through other channels.

Interesting post. I definately agree with the sent...

2008-07-23T01:31:00.000+05:30

Interesting post. I definately agree with the sentiment as you often need to find out more than what the client actually tells you to fully realise the potential of a project. Not always easy but I treat everyone as an equal and listen to all. Sometimes the best ideas come from the shop floor and not just the exec.