Mentoring Day - The Need for Technical Business Analysis - Thomas Varsamidis

1. • The first Hub for Developers
The Need for
Technical Business Analysis
Thomas Varsamidis
Technical Director, Code.Hub
The first Hub for Developers

2. Overview
• What is Technical Business Analysis?
• What is the problem?
• What is the impact?
• What is the solution?
• What is the benefit?
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3. • …started far from BA
• (then things happened)
• … passed by BA
• (then things happened)
• … landed on TBA
About Thomas
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4. What is Technical Business Analysis
Analysis:
• A detailed examination of anything complex (in everyday life or
business) in order to understand its nature or to determine its
essential features
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5. Business Analysis:
• A for identifying business needs and
determining solutions to business problems
professional discipline
What is Technical Business Analysis
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6. What is Technical Business Analysis
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Technical Business Analysis:
• Connecting technological solutions to business needs

7. What is Technical Business Analysis
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Technical Business Analysis:
• Connecting technological solutions to business needs

8. What is Technical Business Analysis
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Technical Business Analysis:
• Connecting technological solutions to business needs
feat. a TBA

9. My Definition
“A Technical Business Analyst
is a Business Analyst
who is Technical”
Thomas, 2023
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10. My Definition
“A Technical Business Analyst
finds ways to move the company forward
by employing technology”
Thomas, 2023
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11. Other Specializations in Business Analysis
• IT Business Analyst: analyzes the organization and design of technical systems
• Data Business Analyst: analyzes how the data a company is currently
collecting could be recombined to understand the business better
• Functional Business Analyst: analyzes how a specific technology or line of
business works
• Business Systems Analyst: focuses on systems used for a specific business
line
• Business Requirements Analyst: collects, manages, prioritizes, documents
and checks requirements for the running of a business
• Reporting Business Analyst: analyzes what type and content reports should be
generated
• Enterprise Business Analyst: looks across all company projects to find
collaboration opportunities
• …plus more, with smaller or larger degree of overlapping across specializations
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12. Business Analysis related Disciplines
• Business Analyst
• Business Process Analyst
• Functional Analyst
• Product Owner
• Product Manager
• Project Manager
• IT Project Coordinator
• Systems Tester
• Information Technology Manager
• Systems Analyst
• Business Systems Analyst
• Systems Architect
• Process Analyst
• Process Coordinator
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• IT Business Analyst
• Process Owner
• Usability Analyst
• User Experience Designer
• Business Consultant
• Management Consultant
• Agile Analyst
• Business Solution Architect
• Quality Assurance Analyst
• Process Architect
• Subject Matter Expert
• Digital Media Consultant
• Operations Specialist
• Insights Analyst
• Compliance Manager
• Data Analyst
• Technical Data Analyst
• Enterprise Architect
• Business Architect
• Enterprise Solutions Designer
• Information Architect
• Business Intelligence Analyst
• Technical Writers
• Technical Communications Analyst
• Enterprise Process Engineer
• Agile Business Analyst
• Research Analyst
• Research Executive

13. What is The Problem?
Business needs are not always easy to satisfy:
• The need may be changing at a very fast pace today
• The solution will have to be compatible with the needs of tomorrow
• The need may be heavily constrained (laws, regulations, budgets,
capacities, preferences)
• The preferences and the objectives may be conflicting
• The needs may not be fully known (data is noisy, uncertain, incomplete)
• The possible solutions might be so different that the best answer is not
obvious
• Technical solutions require expert knowledge
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14. What is The Impact?
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15. What is The Solution?
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16. Really?
On 24 March 2023
https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/technical-business-analyst-jobs
Date posted:
Last 7 days
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17. Yes, really
“Your role will transform our clients’ organisations”
“Helping them to realise their strategic benefits”
“You will act as a centre of excellence”
“Deliver highest standards”
“Develop[…] your colleagues to deliver world class services”
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18. More TBA Responsibilities
“Design and review new Operating Models”
“Review[…] complicated processes”
“Highlight gaps, inconsistencies, opportunities”
“Design new business models, processes and procedures”
“Can manage challenging discussions”
“Have a strong ability to influence”
“Comfortable when presenting information to senior colleagues”
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19. A Day in the Life of a Technical Business Analyst
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20. A Day in the Life of a Technical Business Analyst
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21. Climbing the Technical Business Analysis way to the top
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22. Is being a Technical Business Analyst fun?
• A Technical Business Analyst is a person who has
• Business skills
• Technology skills
• Communications skills
• People skills
• Collects the needs of a business to help it lead in its field
• Identifies the appropriate technical solutions to these needs
• Translates the solutions into tasks that technology teams can
implement
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23. Is being a Technical Business Analyst fun?
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But what I really do is…

24. Is being a Technical Business Analyst fun?
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What I really do

25. Thank you!