Enlightened Development

Planning to Accomplish More with Less

Digital transformation has put enterprises in a race to meet customers’ demand for digital solutions. They can easily fall into the trap of rushing into development without a proper plan and cutting corners on business analysis. They may get lucky and build a good enough solution - for now. More likely, they will spend substantial time and money reworking a hastily built solution to meet the organization’s needs behind schedule.


Enlightened development invests energy in strategy design and lean business analysis to build the right solution. Organizations making this investment can streamline their development processes, recovering the time and energy invested with a solution that meets the business needs the first time.

Strategy Design Streamlines Business Analysis

Good business analysts know that a well-defined strategy forms the backbone of successful software development. Establishing a clear path based on your organization's mission, goals, and values connects requirements to their business value. This approach avoids the pitfalls of unnecessary features, keeping the development team focused on delivering what truly matters to your organization. Plus, a solid strategy design can preempt misunderstandings and disagreements that bog down business analysis, ensuring a smoother process overall.

Lean Business Analysis Clarifies Development

Once the stakeholders design the strategy, they can benefit from lean business analysis. They follow the clear path defined by the strategy, motivating the development process by emphasizing the solution’s value. Business analysts rank requirements according to their business value so the development team knows exactly what to prioritize. Lean business analysis not only clarifies the development path for technical stakeholders, it also sets the stage for a more efficient, focused development process.

Enlightening Development

Combining strategy design and lean business analysis illuminates a clear path for the development team. They see well-defined priorities that reduce guesswork about what’s important and what to do next. This enlightened approach translates into focused sprints and iterations, resulting in a more efficient, effective development process that keeps your organization on track to achieve its strategic goals.

Conclusion

Investing in strategy design and lean business analysis shifts typical development challenges left to the earlier stages of the development cycle. Resolving these challenges upfront can ensure an organization builds the right solution - one that fulfills customer, employee, or partner needs. By streamlining the development process and driving decision-making based on informed priorities, the development team can build the solution right the first time.

Enlightened development enables organizations to streamline development processes and deliver high-value software solutions. 

See Compelling Strategy Design and Lean Business Analysis to learn more about those topics.

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