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What is Agile BA?
About Agile Business Analysis. This transition can be a big change for some BAs, and a subtle one for others. It all depends on the mindset and patterns you have already established. To smooth out the transition, let’s explore what agile is really all about. Agile...
What is Business Analysis?
Good business analysis has a big impact on the bottom line. It’s about making things go smoothly when building or changing products, technology, systems and processes. Great business analysis cares about the end results and delivers outcomes aligned with business...
6 Ways Business Analysts and Product Owners Contribute to Successful DevOps
6 Ways Business Analysts and Product Owners Contribute to Successful DevOps If it seems like everyone is talking about and doing DevOps, you are not imagining things! It is a common initiative in many organizations! So, do BAs and Product Owners have anything to do...
On Agile Teams Analysis happens, Agile BA or not!
Analysis is a skill with many techniques to learn and master to do really good analysis. Really good analysis is the kind that minimizes rework, gaps, and keeps teams working efficiently.
Up Skilling the team in the “new normal”
Gone are the days of big upfront analysis, long requirements “phases”, big requirements spec documents, and handing off a requirements document to the development team.
The Top 4 Things BAs Need to Learn to Work Effectively on Today’s Projects.
Today’s projects are all about getting business results and today’s business results mean creating smart and meaningful customer experiences.
4 Critical Things To Collaborate With The PO Successfully
BAs need to be customer centric not only with the development team, but also with the Product Owner.
5 Key Skills To Move From BA to Product Owner
Moving into a Product Owner role means taking on more decision making authority. Taking this authority on doesn’t mean you make decisions without input from others. It means you understand your leaders and stakeholders so well that they trust you to make decisions on their behalf.
Positioning The BA Role For Value In Your Organizations
Everything BAs Do Involve Three Things We all know how valuable business analysis is to organizations. As complex as our work is it all boils down to: Solving Problems Enabling Change Making Good Decisions Problem-solving, change, and decisions are everyone’s...
4 Ways Great BAs Get The New Year Started Right!
Review, Renew, and Reconnect in 2021! Don’t let the new year sneak up on you. Now is the perfect time to follow these four simple ways to start the new year off right, and take charge of what you are getting out of your career and life. Take some time to plan your...
Remote Work Is Here To Stay, How Should My Goals Change?
Note: This blog post is an update to an original post from 2019: It's getting hot in here! Are you feeling the heat as we move into the second half of the year? Current Scenarios Remote work has given everyone something that used to be lacking, the most valuable...
Introducing Pathways – Ready…Set…START!
Getting Started is Half the BAttle Mark Twain has a pretty amazing, and relatable quote about starting something to get ahead. The secret to achieving anything is just the actual act of starting! All too often our project work and demands of others interfere with our...