The business analyst’s guide to stakeholder engagement
Organisations are increasingly acknowledging that a skilled business analyst plays a critical role in the success or failure of a project, however, what we know, understand, and essentially live and breathe as BAs isn’t necessarily congruent with stakeholder thinking. As analysts, we need to take the time to understand our stakeholders better and consciously facilitate
Top 5 Facilitation Tips
The word facilitation can be interpreted differently by different people. So what does facilitation really mean for project managers, business analysts, PMOs and the business? I like to think of facilitation as the process of planning, designing and running a productive and impartial meeting or workshop (“event”). As a Facilitator (unlike a trainer) I do not
PMOs and P3O® – The benefits for you and your organisation
PMOs and P3O® – The benefits for you and your organisation PMOs can be structured in various ways from a person performing multiple functions, to a single centralised support office, through to a set of distributed offices offering decision-enabling and support services. The Portfolio, Programme and Project Offices (P3O) guide from AXELOS brings present guidance
PMO Governance: The Good, Bad and Ugly
Mention the term governance and the responses typically range from: controls, framework, templates, accountabilities, rules, assurance, policies, procedures, standards, to the ‘police’. What does governance mean to you, your PMO, your organisation? Is it supportive or merely a hindrance? Is it about ‘big brother’, an unnecessary overhead or simply assumed? Do you have the ‘right’