The Business Analyst / Project Manager: A New Partnership for Managing Complexity and Uncertainty

A breakthrough game plan illustrating the need for better collaboration between Project Managers and Business Analysts

In The Business Analyst/Project Manager, author Robert Wysocki draws on his forty-five years of professional experience as a PM/BA to shed light on the similarities and differences of the roles and responsibilities of these two positions, the need for greater collaboration, and how to staff a project with one or both of these professionals.

• Examines the boundaries and interactions between the BA and the PM
• Looks at how to identify the skill sets needed to make the project a success
• The typical relationship of the BA and PM across the project management life cycle
• Making the best configuration of leadership assignments based on project characteristics
• Where the responsibilities of the BA leave off and the PM's begins and where the two have collaborative responsibilities
• How to use a PM/BA to enhance project performance
• How to foster a "dual career path" for PM/BAs development

The in-depth discussion of the synergies between the two roles and the advantages of a combined PM/BA makes The Business Analyst/Project Manager a valuable contribution in your ability to be successful on the complex projects of the 21st century.