PMO Standard | How Product Manager and Business Analyst Collaborate

 To ensure an IT project success, product managers and business analysts have to work together to build trust, reduce risk and engage stakeholders. The goal is to deliver the project on time, within budget and with measurable business result.  

The summary of the responsibility and interests of these two roles is as follows [1]:

As a project manager, you would ask the following question to your business analyst [2]: 

• ​What are the requirements? 
  The requirements would includes both people and technical resources, technical knowledge and features, and timeline. It's also important to setup a clear goal and value of the project. 
• What are the challenges for the project? 
  If there are challenges. It's important to the causes of the challenge:
  • Is it because of not clearly defining the project requirements?
  • Is it because of lacking technical knowledge or lacking resources? 
  • Is it because of communication gaps between IT and business team? 

It's essential for the two people to understand the challenges and resolve problems together. ​​

​Notes

1. Business Analyst and Project Manager Collaboration
2. Partnering for project success project manager and business analyst collaboration