Month: July 2015

PEXweek Australia extraordinary success

As a delegate and participant this was the best PEX week Australia event to date.
Crisp and topical with many excellent speakers and 100% new case studies.
Well done to the on the ground team PEX team of Dana Hutchinson and Lisa Ao led by Siobhan Corry.

The event was Chaired by Morgan Jones, Executive Manager at CBA, and Compass Business Club Ambassador.

I will complete a full review in a couple of days once we have the videos in place 🙂

Meanwhile 24 new Certified Process Professionals completed CPP Level 1&2. That pushes the Australia BP Group CPP registration to over 1,000 individuals and 300+ organisations.
If you are in Australia, New Zealand or South East Asia we will be co-hosting with IQPC and the PEX Network another one day Masterclass in October, more details soon.

Congratulations to the new Certified Process Professionals from PEX week 2015
in Sydney, Australia
www.certifiedprocessprofessional.com | www.bpgroup.org



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Customer Experience – do you get it?

… 3 great 2015 quotes …

By 2017, 67% of customer service interactions won’t require
a human. Are you ready? 
Gartner (March 2015)

In a survey of 362 companies 80 percent of them thought they
delivered a superior customer experience. When independent
consultants surveyed the customers, they found that only 8 
percent rated their experience as superior. How are you
performing?
Bain and Co. (2015)


“Customers don’t necessarily stay because they’re satisfied, 
but they often leave because they’re not.” 
Don Pepper (2015)

The CEMMethod (v10) teaches and guides how to ensure you are ready for today, tomorrow and the next decade. Review the upcoming sessions at: http://www.bpgroup.org/book-class.html

5 Proven Tips for Success as a Business Analyst: Tip 1

Mark



Mark Barnett
Business Analysis Thought Leader
Business Analysis for the 21st century
This is the first in a series of five blogs covering the same number of tips for success as a Business Analyst (BA).  The primary audience would be the leader of a BA team, though BA’s and those looking to hire BA’s should also have an interest in what will be shared in this series. 
And with that, I’ll pose the following question to Business Analysts, or anyone who’s done those tasks usually seen as within the bailiwick of a BAs…
Why is it that everyone in your organization doesn’t immediately recognize all the great value a Business Analyst can bring?
After all, what could be bad about using a disciplined approach to define the real, underlying needs of your company and identifying solutions that deliver value to stakeholders?  Nothing, right?
Well, the reason they may not recognize the value might be staring you in the mirror!  Here are some proven tips that will help ensure you are positioned to move from the promise of potential value to the delivery of real value.
Who Should Read This Article?
This article is written mainly for those who recently joined, or are soon to join, a new company, and will be responsible for building a new or taking over an existing Business Analysis (BA) discipline.  If you are in the latter position of taking over an existing discipline, the advice given here will be most helpful if the existing BA discipline is still struggling for acceptance or recognition.
Alternatively, if you are the hiring manager for a BA or BA team leader, this article might provide some helpful insights for selecting the right candidate, and laying the groundwork to make the BA discipline successful in your organization.
I’m not ignoring those who already work for a company and are moving into a BA or BA manager role.  I believe some of this may be helpful to you as well. However my assumption is that, as someone who already knows the culture and many of the people in the organization, you will be in a better position to avoid some of the problematic behaviors I’ve seen from BAs in multiple situations and companies, as described below.
The Business Analyst’s Dilemma
Business Analysis is an area that has, in recent years, become recognized as a valid career path.  This is in large part due to the efforts of the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA), which has provided strong leadership in this area since 2003.  That’s great!  But… what is Business Analysis anyway?  And who is a Business Analyst?  And where does the Business Analyst handoff work to others?  These are not simple questions to answer.  And if you think they are, that might be part of the problem! 
As to the question, “What is Business Analysis?” the IIBA defines it as “…the practice of enabling change in an organizational context, by defining needs and recommending solutions that deliver value to stakeholders.”1 That’s not bad… though it certainly can be broadly interpreted!
I completely agree that the things a Business Analyst does can bring great value and insight to an organization.  And if those things have never been done, or at least never been done well, the results for the organization can be stellar – even game changing!
So where’s the dilemma?  In my experience…..
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  • I’m basically a big kid, there’s a part of me that has never grown up. I love to have fun and make people laugh.
  • Steve Towers is a world-renowned thought-leader who has helped hundreds of companies revitalize their management approaches.
  • Seasoned, innovative enterprise business architect who believes the success of an architecture should be measured by the business value it delivers, rather than the models or diagrams it produces.
  • My goal is to enable organizations to transform to the digital age. This requires that organizations be successful at creating processes built for change..
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  • Steven Bonacorsi, President at the International Standard for Lean Six Sigma (ISLSS)
    Master Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma Methodology.
  • A proven leader in formulating and delivering solid solutions for the most pressing business challenges organizations face in creating and delivering value to customers and shareholders. Senior Executive consulting services delivering extraordinary outcomes in all client engagements.
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  • Lawrence D. (Larry) Duckworth is a former Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Board(s) member, Growth and Liquidity Adviser, Financing Adviser, Boards member, and Adjunct Professor.
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