Documentation that supports delivery

BADS Consulting

We help organizations design, implement, and sustain documentation standards based on the Business Analyst Documentation Standard. The goal is simple: clear, usable documentation that improves delivery, reduces rework, and strengthens decision making.

Reduce documentation rework
Create consistent templates
Lightweight governance that sticks
Enable BA teams at scale

How we help

Delivery focused services that strengthen documentation quality and consistency without turning documentation into overhead.

Assessment

Documentation quality assessment

Review a representative sample of your current artifacts to identify gaps, inconsistencies, and the highest ROI improvements.

  • What is missing, unclear, or inconsistent
  • Where traceability breaks down
  • Which templates and fields need standardization
Standardization

Standards and template design

Tailor BADS aligned templates, guidance, and examples to match your initiative types, tooling, and delivery model.

  • Core artifact set and required fields
  • Examples that match your context
  • Lean, reusable documentation patterns
Adoption

Governance and coaching

Implement lightweight governance that teams will actually follow, then coach leaders and practitioners on consistent execution.

  • Review checklists and quality criteria
  • Coaching on real artifacts
  • Onboarding and enablement playbooks

Typical engagements

Three common ways teams start. Each can be scoped up or down depending on timeline, maturity, and the complexity of your environment.

Short engagement

Documentation health check

A focused review against BADS principles with prioritized recommendations you can implement immediately.

  • Sample review of current artifacts
  • Findings summary and recommended changes
  • Quick win checklist for the next 30 days
Launch

Standards launch package

Co-create standards, templates, examples, and a rollout plan your teams can adopt without slowing delivery.

  • Core artifact model and definitions
  • Templates aligned to tools and workflow
  • Rollout playbook for leaders and teams
Ongoing

Embedded coach

Ongoing support to help teams adopt, refine, and sustain documentation standards across initiatives and product lines.

  • Artifact reviews and feedback loops
  • Coaching for leads and senior BAs
  • Governance calibration and maturity tracking
Let’s improve documentation where it matters most
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