From Analyst to Leader: Elevating the Role of the Business Analyst (Business Analysis Essential Library) [Paperback]

Kathleen B. Hass (Author), Richard Vander Horst (Author), Kimi Ziemski (Author), Lori Lindbergh (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 10, 2007 | Series: Business Analysis Essential Library

A Volume of the Business Analysis Essential Library Series

The business analysts serving as internal business/technology consultants is rapidly emerging in organizations. Learn about this challenging leadership role as they become strategic leaders of change for their organizations.

Become equipped with the principles, knowledge, practices, and tools needed to assume a leadership role in an organization. From Analyst to Leader: Elevating the Role of the Business Analyst uncovers the unique challenges for the business analyst to transition from a support role to a central leader serving as change agent, visionary, and credible leader.

Contents:
Chapter 1: Project Leadership
Chapter 2: The Business Analyst as Project Leader
Chapter 3: The Business Analyst s Leadership Role throughout the Business Solution Life Cycle
Chapter 4: The Business Analyst as Team Leader
Chapter 5: The Business Analyst s Role in Communications
Chapter 6: Customer Relationship Management: Politics and Stakeholders
Chapter 7: Carving Out Your Leadership Role
Chapter 8: Establishing a Business Analysis Center of Excellence in Your Organization

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About the Author

Kathleen Hass, PMP is the Project Management and Business Analysis Practice Leader for Management Concepts. She has more than 25 years of experience in project management and business analysis, managing large, complex projects in the airline, telecommunications, retail, and manufacturing industries and in the U.S. federal government.

Lori Lindberg, PMP has over 17 years experience in managing complex health service projects, process development, and project office integration and management. She is responsible for the application of project management processes and methodologies supporting organizational performance improvement in the healthcare, pharmaceutical, information technology, and other industry sectors.

Richard Vander Horst, PMP works for Wegmans Food Markets in the Information Technology Area, and has been with the company for over 17 years. Currently he is responsible for the Project Support Services Group whose main responsibilities revolve around Business Analysis, Project Management, and Portfolio Planning Support activities.

Kimi Ziemski, PMP is an experienced project account manager and marketing professional. Ms. Ziemski has more than 20 years of experience in project management, including experience in product development, account management and management, business process reengineering, organizational development, technology deployment, project management training, mentoring, and team building.

Product Details

• Paperback: 132 pages
• Publisher: Management Concepts, Inc (December 10, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1567262139
• ISBN-13: 978-1567262131
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #662,769 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Lacking, July 13, 2010

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This review is from: From Analyst to Leader: Elevating the Role of the Business Analyst (Business Analysis Essential Library) (Paperback)

I felt this book was subpar. The book felt like an advertisement for the Business Analsis Essential Library as topics are frequently referenced as being in other book and not explain within this book.

The book didn't focus enough on practical. What are practical steps to take to step into the leader role. The book also spent an entire chapter on Centers of Excellence. It's obvious this was a topic of great interest to the

author(s). Instead, it would have been good to have a chapter that provided brief overviews of different analyst roles (Financial, Security, Data, System, Support, etc.).

4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoying the Read!, June 6, 2010

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I have been reading a chapter at a time and there is a lot of great information provided in this book for someone who wants to advance their leadership value as a Business Analyst.