Design and implement business analysis strategy

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This standard is about designing and implementing business analysis strategies.

IT business analysts apply structured approaches to identify business problems, and investigate, analyse and communicate requirements to improve processes, systems and services.

Designing and implementing business analysis strategies involves analysing the current business environment to identify key areas where business analysis strategy requires updating. It includes identifying the changes needed to respond to new developments in technologies, society, new operating models and business processes. This also includes assessing risks associated with the business analysis strategy.

This standard is for those who need to design and implement business analysis strategy as part of their duties.

1. Research the current and forecasted business environment to evaluate business strategy alignment
2. Collaborate with executive sponsors to review business analysis capabilities against organisational requirements
3. Identify key business analysis capabilities required and how these should be implemented to improve business analysis performance
4. Design the business analysis strategy to align business goals  to the business environment to improve capability
5. Plan the transition of the business analysis capabilities to support the business analysis strategies
6. Conduct risk assessments to assess impact of business analysis strategy change
7. Advise senior executives on the implications of updating business analysis strategy

1. The current business mission, business analysis strategy and objectives
2. How to research and evaluate the organisations current and forecasted business environment with respect to business analysis strategy planning
3. How to engage senior executives and stakeholders in structured reviews of the business analysis strategy
4. The importance of reviewing business analysis strategy in the context of the changing business environment
5. How to evaluate current business analysis capabilities
6. How to identify the main business analysis attributes required to align with the business environment
7. The steps involved in designing the business analysis strategy and how to apply them
8. How to plan business analysis strategy transition
9. How to create and implement action plans to ensure smooth transition of the business analysis strategy
10. How to assess risks to ensure that challenges are identified and plans made to mitigate them
11. The importance of providing guidance to support senior executives decision making on business analysis change plans