Comments on: Thought, Problems, and Business Analysts http://jonathanbabcock.com/2007/11/02/thought-problems-and-business-analysts/ Business Analysis | Software Methodology | Process Improvement Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:24:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Craig Brown http://jonathanbabcock.com/2007/11/02/thought-problems-and-business-analysts/#comment-462 Craig Brown Sat, 03 Nov 2007 02:15:12 +0000 http://jonathanbabcock.com/2007/11/02/thought-problems-and-business-analysts/#comment-462 Yes. I have worked in organisaiotns where great effort is taken to understand the problem before picking a solution, but also in places that only addres the symptoms. Good anlysis only goes so far though. Good executio is equally important - to the degree that a good solution executed on a symptom can usually be better than a poor execution of a solution to root cause problems. Yes. I have worked in organisaiotns where great effort is taken to understand the problem before picking a solution, but also in places that only addres the symptoms.

Good anlysis only goes so far though. Good executio is equally important - to the degree that a good solution executed on a symptom can usually be better than a poor execution of a solution to root cause problems.

]]> By: Robert Winter http://jonathanbabcock.com/2007/11/02/thought-problems-and-business-analysts/#comment-461 Robert Winter Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:06:46 +0000 http://jonathanbabcock.com/2007/11/02/thought-problems-and-business-analysts/#comment-461 Spot on, Jonathan. At my place, however, time and time again I see the same two problems getting in the way of our ability to effectively solve business problems: 1. Business analysts don't get involved early enough. Other 'roles' in the organisation, who do have early contact, prematurely propose potential solutions to our customers. 2. Customers don't see value from taking time to think and analyse. They want quick answers and then get into the solution domain as quickly as possible. In some respects these are cultural issues. I suspect though that my place is not unusual in this respect! Spot on, Jonathan. At my place, however, time and time again I see the same two problems getting in the way of our ability to effectively solve business problems:

1. Business analysts don’t get involved early enough. Other ‘roles’ in the organisation, who do have early contact, prematurely propose potential solutions to our customers.

2. Customers don’t see value from taking time to think and analyse. They want quick answers and then get into the solution domain as quickly as possible.

In some respects these are cultural issues. I suspect though that my place is not unusual in this respect!

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