How to Support and Document a Successful JAR/JAD Session

Workshop: How to Prepare and Facilitate a Successful JAD Session

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Overview

Although the facilitator role is paramount in a JAR (Joint Application Requirements) session, the unsung hero is often the session analyst. This role is responsible for capturing all of the information that is flying from all directions simultaneously and is challenging even for the most intrepid business analyst. The task of supporting and documenting the results of a JAR/JAD session can truly be considered to be the Olympic test of your business analysis skills. If you enjoy being a business analyst, try being one in public, under time pressure when everyone can observe every single mistake you make, from the simplest typo to your uncertainty in selecting the appropriate symbol for a complex diagram.

Outline

  • Do-It-All Facilitator
  • Birth of a Session Analyst
  • Session Analyst Tasks
  • Off-Line versus On-Line Analyst
  • Comparison of Approaches
  • Prerequisites for Session Analyst
  • Levels of Expertise
  • Preparing Session Documentation
  • Leveraging the Documentation Advantage
  • Session Analyst’s Tool Requirements
  • Restructuring Increases Productivity
  • Example of Activity-Based Formatting
  • Structuring Information
  • Maintaining Group Memory
  • Organizing Participants’ Workspace
  • Change Management and Quality Control
  • Managing the Facilities
  • Equipment Considerations
  • Components of the Final Deliverable


Objectives
  • List the criteria of effective work documents to support the session participants
  • Organize and analyze the visible results of the session
  • Defend the need for appropriate tools needed to support the JAR/JAD session
  • Describe the physical facilities needed for a productive JAR/JAD session
  • Prepare templates before the JAR/JAD session to increase productivity
  • Explain the need for time to practice and test the tools before the session starts

 

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3.5 hours

Target Audience

Business Analysts
Business Managers
Project Managers
Requirements Engineers
Systems Analysts
Systems Designers
End Users who are interested in expediting the process of defining, developing and delivering high-quality information technology solutions