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I had the opportunity to take part in the creation of version 2 of the Agile Extension to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge. This was a great opportunity to shape the broader conversation on the intersection of agile and business analysis. One of the things that I’m particularly pleased about the Agile Extension is …
The success of products and initiatives is highly correlated with well-informed, timely decisions. As a result, decision making is one of three key activities of product ownership. When you’re the person on the team responsible for product ownership, you make sure that decisions get made. These decisions range from broad decisions about the entire product …
What Is Value Based Decision Making Value-based decision making is a method for making critical organizational decisions in an informed and timely manner. Use this tool to identify the most critical decisions you face, determine when to decide, and figure out what information you need to best make those decisions. Because critical decisions often directly …
Organizations are impacted on a daily basis by decisions made by people at every level. Even the most minute seeming tactical decisions can have an impact on the overall organization. Successful organizations realize this and look for ways to align the decision making at all parts of the organization so that the people who are …
Business value is a conversation, not a number. What It Is The business value model is a technique for making critical organizational decisions in an informed and timely manner. Teams using this tool identify the most critical decisions they face, determine when they need to make those decisions, and figure out which information they need …
It’s not quite a 2×2, but it’s still very helpful. What It Is The constraints matrix is a quick way to show the relative importance of a set of constraints facing a project team. Each row represents a general constraint faced by most teams. The most common set to use are: Cost, Time, and Scope …
A key aspect of real options is knowing when to make a decision. If you are facing the need to decide, determine when you have to make the decision and use the intervening time to gather as much information as possible. That way, when you An excellent example of decision timing is the flight of …
