Comments on: Is There a Place for Business Analysis in a Non-Profit Organization? https://www.bridging-the-gap.com/help-a-ba-is-there-a-place-for-business-analysis-in-a-non-profit-organization/ We'll Help You Start Your Business Analyst Career Fri, 20 May 2011 01:54:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 By: Katie Metcalfe https://www.bridging-the-gap.com/help-a-ba-is-there-a-place-for-business-analysis-in-a-non-profit-organization/comment-page-1/#comment-429821 Fri, 20 May 2011 01:54:39 +0000 http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/?p=5671#comment-429821 I have worked as a BA in the not for profit health care sector for ten years. I find the BA role adds a lot of value in this sector as there are so many opportunities for business process improvement type of activities as well as developing requirements for software development projects to support the mandates of not for profit or program areas.

]]> By: Eric Shayne Elliott https://www.bridging-the-gap.com/help-a-ba-is-there-a-place-for-business-analysis-in-a-non-profit-organization/comment-page-1/#comment-429820 Fri, 13 May 2011 19:03:54 +0000 http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/?p=5671#comment-429820 @Doug… Please remember, don’t post from your cell phone again. 😉

]]> By: Eric Shayne Elliott https://www.bridging-the-gap.com/help-a-ba-is-there-a-place-for-business-analysis-in-a-non-profit-organization/comment-page-1/#comment-429819 Fri, 13 May 2011 19:03:07 +0000 http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/?p=5671#comment-429819 @ Jake… You nailed it! Many 501C3 companies don’t have the funds to throw technology at a problem so process flow enhancement is usually the 1st, 2nd, 3rd… step in resolving the issues.

]]> By: Jake Calabrese https://www.bridging-the-gap.com/help-a-ba-is-there-a-place-for-business-analysis-in-a-non-profit-organization/comment-page-1/#comment-429818 Fri, 13 May 2011 18:50:30 +0000 http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/?p=5671#comment-429818 Nice information. I would emphasize as well that business analysis is not just about technology. It should start with process and business rules. Technology should support that. You will find in many non-profits, they do not even have a system to do what is needed… and never will!

This means you get to help them solve the real problem with a real solution (not just throw technology at the problem!). OK – I probably went a step to far with that one, but you hopefully get the point.

The solution may be to improve the manual work flow, changing an intake form, or any number of other steps that can greatly reduce the amount of valueless steps in the processes!

]]> By: doug goldberg https://www.bridging-the-gap.com/help-a-ba-is-there-a-place-for-business-analysis-in-a-non-profit-organization/comment-page-1/#comment-429817 Wed, 11 May 2011 23:24:29 +0000 http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/?p=5671#comment-429817 Remind me not to post from my cell phone again.

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