Leveraging business analysis for project success / / Vicki James.

• Superior document: Portfolio and project management collection,
• VerfasserIn: James, Vicki
• Place / Publishing House: New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : : Business Expert Press,, 2015.
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Edition: First edition.
• Language: English
• Series: Portfolio and project management collection.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxix, 121 pages)
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-110) and index.
• ISBN: 9781606497388; 9781606497395
• ISSN: 2163-9582
• Access: Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Vicki James.

Only 39 percent of projects today are successful. Nearly half of the projects that fail, fail because of "poor requirements management" (PMI 2014). Leveraging Business Analysis for Project Success explores the role of the business analyst in setting a project up for success. It informs and educates project managers, sponsors, and organization leaders on what is necessary for project success. It goes beyond requirements management in exploring how the business analyst can contribute to increased profitability through project selection, scope definition, and post-implementation evaluation. The reader will learn about the history of business analysis, professional organizations and resources to support the profession, and what to expect from the business analyst at each phase of the project life cycle as presented in a case study throughout the text. Project leaders will be better able to support the business analysis needs of the project by understanding the skills, expertise, tasks, resources, and time needed to do business analysis right and maximize the return on investment for each project.