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Book Review Panel Session:
Agile & Business Analysis
Lynda Girvan and Debra Paul
(BCS Publishing, February 2017)

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Participants and their interest
• Rene Rasmussen (Software Development?)
• Dr. Mohamed Salama (Project Management)
• Dr. Taha El-Hag (Construction Project Management)
• Dr. Hind Zantout (Software Development)

3.
bcs The Chartered Institute for IT
Relevant Publications:
Agile Foundations
Agile Testing Foundations
Business Analysis
Business Analysis Techniques
Book claims to bridge the gap between Agile and
Business Analysis

4.
General comments
• A very easy read, clearly written
• A good overview of topics
• Some repetition (but that is in fact good for readers
new to the topic, reinforcing concepts)
• Relevant short examples are worked through

5.
General comments (cont’d)
• Lots of overlapping references for the chapters
• Addresses underlying Agile theory, but the
emphasis is on practical application (good for
practitioners)
• A summary of the many abbreviations used at the
beginning of the book would be good

6.
From authors’ own presentation http://www.bcs.org/content/conEvent/11149
•Book Focus
•How can Business Analysis help agile
projects
•How can Agile help business analysts?

7.
From authors’ own presentation http://www.bcs.org/content/conEvent/11149
An Agile Analyst must combine several
approaches

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From authors’ own presentation http://www.bcs.org/content/conEvent/11149
Lots of Thinking in the Book:
Business Thinking
Systems Thinking ?
Service Thinking ?
Lean Thinking ?
But what about
Creative Thinking?
Innovative Thinking?

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https://rachmat69.deviantart.com/art/Grafik-Fifth-Discipline-410406242
Systems Thinking
See the whole
See patterns of change
Understand
interconectedness

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https://www.slideshare.net/AnaCristinaGarcia1/service-thinking-cases-consolidated-v6-24033149
Service Thinking
(to accommodate move to service-dominant economy)
Six Principles
Co-creation (empower employees)
Service System (new interactions)
Components (hotspots?)
Platform (Global, Mobile, Social)
Run-Transform-Innovate (Continuous improvement)
Multi-sided metrics (new KPIs)

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https://www.pmtrainingclass.com/lean-thinking/
Lean Thinking

12.
From authors’ own presentation http://www.bcs.org/content/conEvent/11149
Three Levels of Business Analysis
Enterprise
Programme
Project

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From authors’ own presentation http://www.bcs.org/content/conEvent/11149
Enterprise Business Analysis Context

14.
From authors’ own presentation http://www.bcs.org/content/conEvent/11149
Goal versus Functional Decomposition
“As an Entrepreneur I want to open a café so I can make
money” Which is which?

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From authors’ own presentation http://www.bcs.org/content/conEvent/11149
Use Cockburn’s Level of Goals
Cloud (High Summary)
Kite (High Summary)
Sea (User Goal)
Fish (Sub-goal)

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Authors’ Topics Summary
•The Agile philosophy
•Business analysis thinking
•Modelling the Business
•Prioritisation
•Goal decomposition
•Iterative and incremental
•System/user modelling

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