Project sponsors: Saving face or saving costs? – Nik Gebhard 0
Posted on 21, April 2011
in Category practitioner experience
In today’s fast paced technology world it is common, if not mandatory, for financial institutions to replace legacy systems in order to gain competitive advantage. In my experience business stakeholders will often have decided on the technology before bringing an analyst or consultant on board. A lack of analysis from the onset means uninformed decisions and ultimately reputational risk if the wrong choice is made. Implementation projects that I have been involved in, have typically deferred the engaging of business analysts until project slippage has arisen. I’m not entirely sure whether this is a scapegoat tactic or a sincere attempt [&hellip