Nail your project with precision and clarity
Our A-level business analysts ensure you get precisely what you expect — down to the last detail, without distortions.
When it comes to building software, thorough needs analysis and coherent requirements elicitation set the right direction for the team — mess them up and your project will get off track. From day one, *instinctools’ BAs go whole hog, making sure your business objectives are clear and realistic while product requirements are well-defined and documented. By staying ahead of potential issues, we help you dodge time-sapping and costly fixes down the road, keeping your project on schedule and within budget.
Instinctools’ business analysts create Vision & Scope that serves as a foundation of the overall project documentation. Having a clearly stated business context, goals, limitations, risks, stakeholders profiles, customer and market needs, and the product’s scope of initial release ensures a zero-inch gap in the stakeholders’ visions and streamlines outlining the product’s business strategy.
As new inputs may emerge, transforming the product requirements downstream, our BAs keep aligning with you on the subject throughout the entire development process to provide predictable results. That way, we keep you in the loop on the project’s progress and deliver the software that meets your expectations and resonates with end users.
Scope creep, budget overruns, hefty fines for regulatory violations, missed deadlines, customer dissatisfaction — dire consequences of inadequate project planning might pop up in spades. But a skillful business analyst by your side will never let that happen.
Instinctools’ pros run risk assessment to pinpoint potential hurdles — operational, strategic, communicational, reputational, legal, regulatory, and others, gauge their likelihood, outline risk mitigation strategies, and stay on red alert so that your project can glide through the development and deployment processes trouble-free.
Understanding the anatomy of software project development down to the last bone and the hows of meeting both the technical standards and strategic business goals, instinctools’ BA aces know what it takes to make your initiative a success — and how to avoid failure.
Collect project background data and transform it into initial requirements
Identify stakeholders and frame their interests
A stakeholder profile to align communication of the interested parties
Refine and document the project scope
Final Vision & Scope document
Translate complex business requirements into actionable technical specifications and visualize the concept
Documented SRS and user stories (BPMN, IDEF, UML diagrams, value stream maps) that facilitate effective communication and prevent misunderstandings within the team
Systematize project tasks in a tool of your choice, such as Jira, Slack, etc
A neatly-organized backlog for the project team to get going
Actualize the backlog
High-priority tasks are always on the top of your to-do list
Manage risks throughout the SDLC
Constantly updated risk register with a risk mitigation plan tailored to each challenge
Let us walk the talk
The “sky-is-the-limit” philosophy reflects the *instinctools analysts’ attitude to continuous professional growth. Besides holding international certifications such as IIBA, IQBBA, and PBA, our BA team is constantly raising the bar of their expertise by attending and organizing BA-themed meet-ups or engaging in industry-specific events, ready to give you useful pointers when working on niche software products.
of software development projects miss deadlines
of initiatives go way over budget, with a fifth of them exceeding the spending plan by x4.5
of projects turn out so flawed that they bring startups to a standstill
*According to McKinsey, Flyvbjerg & Gartner
As strategic thinkers with a strong focus on business value, our BAs save you from wasting money on rare and never-used functionality. They identify and help your development team concentrate on the 20% of features that deliver 80% of the value — maximizing your ROI.
BA’s input provides long-term business value that stays with you throughout the entire project journey. With well-captured product specifications and a structured backlog, you can seamlessly maintain mutual understanding within the team and onboard new members on the go.
Without a business analyst, your project manager or product owner may juggle too many roles, slowing down the product development process and increasing the risk of costly mistakes and project timeline violation. Meanwhile, with our dedicated BA, other roles can do their project share more efficiently, accelerating the entire development process.
What’s the value of BA on your project?
We know the ropes of crafting both corporate and customer-facing software of any caliber, striking a balance between your business goals and user expectations.
Business analysis consulting services do not necessarily imply long-term cooperation. If you need a fresh, unbiased perspective to evaluate your current methodologies, refine your product specifications, or shape an initial Vision & Scope, we’re here for you. Our flexible, one-off consulting allows you to tap into our top-tier expertise when the situation calls for it, no strings attached.
Our business analysts know that poor requirements stay on top of the reasons for project rework, and help you avoid this common pitfall within the discovery phase business analysis. They gather, validate, and document system requirement specifications (SRS) and non-functional requirements (NFR) with precision and dedication.
Be it capturing and elaborating on a new product idea or giving a second wind to an existing product, *instinctools’ BA service team can move the needle.
Besides requirements management, we zero in on:
Getting too caught up in the project context can make product owners blind to minor things that make a big difference for end users.
Our business analysis services involve running a pre-rollout value check to see if your project is ripe for the commercial phase. We verify that every feature meets your expectations and those of your customers. If any discrepancies or unrecorded risks are unveiled, our business analyst re-checks product specifications, updates the risk management plan, and re-prioritizes the project backlog to keep you on track.
If your product calls for a long-term contribution from a business analyst and consultant, our senior to lead-level experts are up for grabs.
Set your product idea in motion
The expectations for the quality of the initial product were very high. I think *instinctools did a great job ensuring those expectations are met. We met the developers we were going to be working with and it quickly became apparent that they are very qualified and were able to deliver the vision that we had from our side for the product. They clearly told us what they were going to do, and if there were questions or problems along the way, they clarified them really quickly thanks to transparent communication.
We had a tight delivery deadline and *instinctools has been able to find another developer and assign him to our project from one day to another. And we’ve been able to successfully deliver this project. When the partner is good, things are just getting done. And that was the case with *instinctools.
The quality has been good. It’s been on the expected level: things come on time, we have a good visibility on the things that *instinctools developers are doing and performing for us, communication is good. Wherever we see that we need some more exra resources, we have found *instinctools to be a good partner in helping us out on those areas.
I’ve been impressed by the available skillset, tthe flexibility to ramp up resources quickly, and the scalability to extend development teams on short notice. I look forward to continue collaboration with *instinctools and their contribution to our projects.
People at *instinctools are quite tech heads, which I like. They have used very advanced libraries, advanced techniques, advanced coding paradigms. So the advantage is that we get reusable code, that we get well-testable code, we get well-maintained code.
The *instinctools team exhibits the flexibility and professionality required for young companies. You can rely on their tested structures and processes that integrate nicely with your internal workflows. Being able to grow your team quickly with experienced professionals that start delivering value immediately and without a long interview process is a huge help. And personally, you will be working with a team of kind and interesting people.
The team is dependable when it comes to managing time and finances, consistently staying within the designated budget. We’re pleased with *instinctools. Their business analysts are exceptional. They serve as the spokespeople between technology and business, representing both sides effectively.
Instinctools is good at understanding the technical issues – once an issue is outlined, they do not need repeated explanation. They also do not simply accept a proposed solution, but they think about it and propose a better solution. I was really impressed by the custom interface they built for us – we outlined the requirements, and they implemented them in a user-friendly way that makes the interface a pleasure to use.
Bridging vision gaps between various team roles and ensuring each aspect of the project is aligned with overall business objectives are all in a day’s work of our seasoned BAs.
To deliver you a flawless product, the business analyst works in liaison with other dedicated team members.
Failure is not an option if you partner with *instinctools as your business analysis consulting firm. Being pros at breathing new life into stagnant projects, our BAs get to the root cause of your product challenges and rule them all out with a steady hand.
Juggling various interpretations of the same idea is one of the product ownership’s pain points you may have experienced while working on a product’s first edition. We make it a thing of the past by prioritizing the expectations and aligning product visions of all the stakeholders.
Down the line, BAs run demo sessions every 1-3 weeks to present the product to showcase progress and gather feedback. Such an iterative approach is one of the best practices we follow to steer clear of rolling out low-ROI software that nobody wants.
Realizing you’re getting not what you initially envisioned in the midst of the development process may grind the whole project to a halt. While it can be frustrating, we’ve got just the fix you need.
Our BAs initiate BABOK-guided solution evaluation to determine where things went off course, identifying organizational and solution-specific roadblocks. We then document the issues, assess their impact, and create an action plan to bridge the gap between what you’ve got and what you truly want.
Instinctools’ business analysts empower you to break the old patterns, where overloading the product with low-priority functionality, messing up the project timeline, and releasing a half-baked solution were the norm.
To save your product from failure, our BAs put a premium on structuring the backlog and its regular re-prioritization. That way, you know exactly which features belong in your MVP and which can wait for later stages.
What’s blocking your product’s success?
