Corsi Online per le certificazioni 6Sigma, SCRUM e Business Analysis
Business Analysis Body of Knowledge Guide V3
La Certificazione CBAP di IIBA
Ultimamente, la Business Analysis sta generando un grande interesse in molti professionisti. IIBA prima e PMI poi hanno annunciato una serie di certificazioni in questo ambito, in vista della crescita della domanda di questa competenza. E' necessario farsi trovare preparati perché la figura del Business Analyst può entrerà in conflitto con la figura del Project Manager, se entrambi non comprendono i rispettivi ruoli.
Finalmente la tanto osannata "RACI" per definire il ruolo degli stakeholder, dovrà essere utilizzata con molta attenzione per segnare il territorio di BA e PM. Ovviamente l'alto management ha tutto l'interesse a contrapporre le due figure per ottenere il meglio da entrambe.
Il PMI ha già lanciato l'allarme tra le righe di uno studio dal titolo: "Business Analysis for Practitioners: a practice guide". Ad Aprile uscirà la nuova versione del BABOK® Guide di IIBA, come si apprende dal sito di IIBA (http://www.iiba.org/babok-guide.aspx) troviamo le prime anticipazioni come segue:
A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® (BABOK® Guide) – IIBA® announces upcoming launch of BABOK® Guide V3 – April 2015
In April 2015, IIBA will release the BABOK® Guide V3 the internationally recognized standard for the business analysis profession, the BABOK® Guide – a comprehensive and essential tool for the practice of business analysis. BABOK® Guide V3 will provide users with greater value and support as it expands the scope to business analysis beyond information technology projects, and outlines the skills and knowledge professionals need to create better business outcomes and drive business success.
Insights from BABOK® Guide V3
Perspectives describe specialized ways which business analysis professionals provide unique value to the enterprise:
- Agile
- Business Intelligence
- Information Technology
- Business Architecture
- Business Process Management
New techniques have been added to the business analysis tool belt.
- Backlog Management
- Business Model Canvas
- Collaborative Games
- Decision Modeling
- Financial Analysis
- Prioritization
- Process Analysis
- Reviews
- Roles and Permission
The Business Analysis Core Concept Model™ uses key concepts to define a conceptual framework for business analysis.
- Change
- Need
- Solution
- Value
- Stakeholder
Per saperne di più puoi prendere in considerazione il corso per la certificazione da Business Analyst (CBAP) di IIBA in collaborazione con
Corsi Agile: l’imbarazzo della scelta
La varietà di offerta di formazione Agile può generare qualche confusione o imbarazzo. Riassumo l’offerta e la specificità di ognuno dei corsi qui proposti:
- PMI-ACP Online – è il corso che consente di avere una vasta panoramica sul mondo Agile ed i tool disponibili. Il kit di materiali forniti, gli esercizi di verifica e l’attestato delle 21 contact hours/PDUs consentono di accedere alla prestigiosa certificazione Agile PMI-ACP rilasciata dal PMI (Project Management Institute).
- Agile di APMG – APMG international attraverso i suoi ATO propone due certificazione nell’ambito Agile:
- Agile di VMstudy – una serie di corsi per certificare direttamente le competenze nel mondo Agile ed in particolare su SCRUM, I corsi disponibili sono:
- Scrum Fundamentals Certified Credential – (free – 10 PDUs)
- Scrum Developer Certified (SDC™)
- Scrum Master Certified (SMC™)
- Scrum Product Owner Certified (SPOC™)
- Agile Expert Certified (AEC™)
- Expert Scrum Master Certified (ESM™)
- Scrum Fundamentals Certified Credential – (free – 10 PDUs)
Questa varietà di offerta NON DEVE CONFONDERE. E’ facile determinare la certificazione più adatta a noi, in base alla nostra posizione ed alle nostre aspirazioni. Alcune certificazioni hanno dei prerequisiti, perciò vale la pena consultare prima le specifiche di ognuna.
In questa pagina sono riassunti i LINK alle principali certificazioni disponibili a livello mondiale.
Un errore da non commettere più è legarsi a particolari organismi di certificazione. A seguito della legge 4/2013, In Italia, lo scorso anno si sviluppò un assurdo dibattito sul valore delle certificazioni in Italia.
Una certificazione assume il valore che gli attribuisce il mercato, non certo la discutibile credibilità di certi organismi di certificazione locali, fortemente accreditati, ma non sempre all’altezza della situazione.
Ecco perché suggerisco di scegliere tranquillamente tra gli organismi internazionali e ambire alle certificazioni più consone, anche se rilasciate da enti di carattere privato, ma a livello mondiale. Anche se qualcuno vorrebbe irreggimentare le certificazioni della professione in Italia, non possiamo ignorare il prestigio di avere una certificazione rilasciata da organismi internazionali come :
- PMI (Project Management Institute),
- APMG International,
- SCRUMstudy di VMedu,
- 6Sigmastudy di VMedu,
- IIBA (International Institute of Business Management),
- TenStep Academy,
- etc.
Questa varietà di offerta di formazione nel mondo dell’Agile è una ricchezza e a nessuno venga in mente di fare una graduatoria.
Questa è tutta cultura professionale, il resto sono chiacchiere!
Una delle tante rappresentazione dello sviluppo con SCRUM
Cosa è la Business Analysis?
Dal BABOK® Guide Online (fonte: http://www.iiba.org/babok-guide/babok-guide-online.aspx)
” Business analysis is the set of tasks and techniques used to work as a liaison among stakeholders in order to understand the structure, policies, and operations of an organization, and to recommend solutions that enable the organization to achieve its goals. Business analysis involves understanding how organizations function to accomplish their purposes, and defining the capabilities an organization requires to provide products and services to external stakeholders. It includes the definition of organizational goals, how those goals connect to specific objectives, determining the courses of action that an organization has to undertake to achieve those goals and objectives, and defining how the various organizational units and stakeholders within and outside of that organization interact.
Business analysis may be performed to understand the current state of an organization or to serve as a basis for the later identification of business needs. In most cases, however, business analysis is performed to define and validate solutions that meet business needs, goals, or objectives. Business analysts must analyze and synthesize information provided by a large number of people who interact with the business, such as customers, staff, IT professionals, and executives. The business analyst is responsible for eliciting the actual needs of stakeholders, not simply their expressed desires. In many cases, the business analyst will also work to facilitate communication between organizational units. In particular, business analysts often play a central role in aligning the needs of business units with the capabilities delivered by information technology, and may serve as a “translator” between those groups.
A business analyst is any person who performs business analysis activities, no matter what their job title or organizational role may be. Business analysis practitioners include not only people with the job title of business analyst, but may also include business systems analysts, systems analysts, requirements engineers, process analysts, product managers, product owners, enterprise analysts, business architects, management consultants, or any other person who performs the tasks described in the BABOK® Guide, including those who also perform related disciplines such as project management, software development, quality assurance, and interaction design. “
L’interesse per questo ruolo, da parte di professionisti e aziende è in forte crescita. Come per ogni altra disciplina, non si può improvvisare una professione così importante. Bisogna prepararsi in modo adeguato, apprendendo lo schema “The BABOK® Guide – A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK® Guide)” . Questa pubblicazione, consultabile online da questo link, insieme ad altre informazioni di “General Management” costituiscono la base per le certificazioni rilasciate da 
- Certification of Competency in Business Analysis™ (CCBA®) designation, the industry standard for business analysts.
- Certified Business Analysis Professional™ (CBAP®) designation for senior business analysts.
Cosa è Scrum ?
Scrum is one of the most popular Agile methodologies. It is an adaptive, iterative, fast, flexible, and effective methodology designed to deliver significant value quickly and throughout a project. Scrum ensures transparency in communication and creates an environment of collective accountability and continuous progress.
The Scrum framework, as defined in the SBOK™ Guide, is structured in such a way that it supports product and service development in all types of industries and in any type of project, irrespective of its complexity. A key strength of Scrum lies in its use of cross-functional, self-organized, and empowered teams who divide their work into short, concentrated work cycles called Sprints.
The Scrum cycle begins with a Stakeholder Meeting, during which the Project Vision is created. The Product Owner then develops a Prioritized Product Backlog which contains a prioritized list of business and project requirements written in the form of User Stories. Each Sprint begins with a Sprint Planning Meeting during which high priority User Stories are considered for inclusion in the Sprint. A Sprint generally lasts between one and six weeks and involves the Scrum Team working to create potentially shippable Deliverables or product increments.
During the Sprint, short, highly focused Daily Standup Meetings are conducted where team members discuss daily progress. Toward the end of the Sprint, a Sprint Review Meeting is held during which the Product Owner and relevant stakeholders are provided a demonstration of the Deliverables.
The Product Owner accepts the Deliverables only if they meet the predefined Acceptance Criteria.
The Sprint cycle ends with a Retrospect Sprint Meeting where the team discusses ways to improve processes and performance as they move forward into the subsequent Sprint.
