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Service: Tool Readiness Assessment/Jump Start for Business Analysis Tools

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Before implementing business analysis tools in your enterprise, Doreen Evans Associates can help your business analysis team prepare for an effective and smooth introduction of the tool. We evaluate your RLC, your previous use of tools, and any special configuration needs and then help you plan an approach. Business analysis tools can be very robust, supporting many different methods and diagrams, so a well-thought-out process that meets your organization's need is crucial.

DEA will leverage our expertise from other projects to help you answer questions such as: How does this business analysis tool best fit in your environment? What kinds of diagrams will you be working with? What type of requirements do you define and what are their attributes? What deliverables should be produced, and when? What's the best way to get your team up to speed on the tasks they need to accomplish?

Time Frame

	1-2 weeks (estimate)

Typical Activities

	Scoping and planning session with business analysis team lead
	Facilitated sessions with your business analysts to understand what they know, what deliverables they produce and what roadblocks they encounter
	Presentation of the advantages of using a repository-based tool and a modeling versus a document-driven approach.
	Facilitated sessions to develop requirements process and tool approach that will incorporate best practices, modeling techniques and the production of requirement deliverables
	Preparation and validation of recommended high-level tool approach and tool implementation recommendations

Work Products

	High-level recommended tool approach
	Tool implementation recommendations

When does this service make sense?

	You are implementing a new business analysis tool
	You recognize the importance of a business analysis tool and are preparing to purchase one
	Your business analysts employ different techniques and tools to produce requirements and there is a need for a common process

We are Ready to be Your Business Analysis Partner
Whatever your company's line of business or the nature of your challenge, DEA has unparalleled Business Analysis expertise combined with in-depth knowledge of the insurance industry. We would be happy to discuss your specific needs without obligation.