Public owned Commercial Bank
Low skilled project team
Not using any standard Project Management approach
Large Scale small & medium size loan scheme
Low mark up rate
Loan period up to 07 years plus 01 Grace year
High Volume of customers expected
Government pressure
Social Responsibility being Nation's Bank
Interest of Political mileage
Lack of Commitment from Higher management of Bank
Bank is showing reluctance in disbursement of loan after certain limit
Government is urging to disburse more than Bank's capacity to bear losses
Lack of Rewards & Recognition for Project team except Project Manager
Lack of technical expertise
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Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
The worst thing you can do is not hire a business analyst to work along the project. The reason is simple: All related to project must be defined from product/solution scope. The BA is the owner of product/solution scope so she/he is in charge of all related to product/solution requirements management. So, if you do not engage a BA during the project, you are lost. Saving Changes...
Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
About the same person could take both roles, please let me say that I have performed conferences talking about this topic from 2010 inside the PMI World Tour around the world. At this time, there is not something like the PGBA (Practice Guide for Business Analysis) where you can clarify how the roles work together by seeing the "Collaboration Point" section. Most of us who started working as BA from the very begining of the role creation performed both roles. But is key to decide about that two points: 1-stay clear about what each role is. 2-stay clear about the PMI´s Framework of Competeces and the IIBA´s Underlying Competences definition. If you ask me, I do not recommed that both roles being performed by the same person. Saving Changes...
PANKAJ KUMAR JOSHIGeneral Manager| Transrail Lighting LimitedNainital, Uttrakhand, India
In our organisation Business analysts are not participating into project management but doing the job of strategic planning and identifying business requirements etc. It can be considered a strategic role.
IIBA describe business analysts 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 goal
However, Business analysts may overlap into roles such as project manager or consultant. Somehow project manager also does the similar activities in a project. Saving Changes...
In some of the Projects I have worked on, there was always a Business analyst or some sort of business analysis by an SME which was conducted with the management before I was brought on board to draft charter and project plan etc, in the absence of such roles, I had to do some requirement elicitation at some point , although I believe this role(BA) is best performed by a business analyst, unless it is a project of lesser scope/budget or size of the organization( someone still needs to fill the role) . Having said that, I would suggest you get a BA for your project to reduce the risks, you already mentioned high volume of customers expected and that it is a LARGE project. Saving Changes...
Robert StarinskyManagement Consultant| Tradewinds Group, Inc.Oak Brook, Il, United States
I am going to depart from some of the other comments.
Given the description of the project team (low skill, no PM methodology), I believe this project will be best served with a senior level, experienced business analyst on board to provide guidance, support and structure to the team at large. This person will be an asset given the description noted a lack of executive interest in the project's mission/objectives, I would submit that a large share of the project manager's time is likely going to be absorbed in organizational politics so the BA will become a support person to the team when the PM is not available.
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