As a BA I have also project managed successfully when the company kicked out all the PM’s, , and have had a couple gigs as a PM. However I enjoy the BA aspect only thing is you can end up being a ‘Jack of all Trades’ and I often end up testing, training and supporting the product.
I have always had a good relationship with my development team:
Some are excellent analyst’s who enjoy taking to the business \ client to ascertain what’s required and provide solutions
Others (like the SW house I am dealing with) only think they know what the Business/Client wants and carry on developing regardless and have come up with:
• I did not have time to read the spec
• It would take too long to write, so we simplified it
• Why don’t you want users to delete their own accounts?
Most are quite happy I deal with workshops, users and the politics and provide then with the requirements and we work together to get the job done, and if we can’t deliver what the client requires I will but the alternative to them.
Well – in true BA style I waffled on, but at the end of the day it should be Team Work, I can only say the developers who hate us (aussielong?) you have not worked with a decent BA
I have always had a good relationship with my development team:
Some are excellent analyst’s who enjoy taking to the business \ client to ascertain what’s required and provide solutions
Others (like the SW house I am dealing with) only think they know what the Business/Client wants and carry on developing regardless and have come up with:
• I did not have time to read the spec
• It would take too long to write, so we simplified it
• Why don’t you want users to delete their own accounts?
Most are quite happy I deal with workshops, users and the politics and provide then with the requirements and we work together to get the job done, and if we can’t deliver what the client requires I will but the alternative to them.
Well – in true BA style I waffled on, but at the end of the day it should be Team Work, I can only say the developers who hate us (aussielong?) you have not worked with a decent BA
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