Every project engagement kickoffs with much enthusiasm for the work that awaits the project team and customer. Let's plan, let's set the project schedule in motion, let's get requirements documented... let's go! Right? And the project manager handles many early duties... maybe with a team in place, maybe all alone. I know I always prefer to have at least a business analyst assigned by the time kickoff happens because a lot of great information can come out of a good kickoff session and having some or all of the team there means less information transfer has to happen in the next period when the team actually does get fully assigned to the project.
But if no one else makes it, I'm always hopeful the BA can be present at kickoff. They are so critical to the project. Why? Their role is diverse and indisputably crucial to success. From my experience, there are five key things that the business analyst must do first to be ready to move forward with team and project on any engagement...
But if no one else makes it, I'm always hopeful the BA can be present at kickoff. They are so critical to the project. Why? Their role is diverse and indisputably crucial to success. From my experience, there are five key things that the business analyst must do first to be ready to move forward with team and project on any engagement...
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