Do you approach your analysis work like concrete or a caterpillar? Your mindset matters in all aspects of project life! You can pour information in and let it set like concrete or you can continuously feed it and let it grow and adapt like a caterpillar. Here’s...
If you aren’t already working on projects with artificial intelligence components, you will be soon! Examples of AI, robotics, and machine learning are everywhere. As these emerging technologies become more common, it’s important for BAs, BA leaders, and...
It seems each year it gets worse and worse—BAs have WAY too much to do! They can’t say no and can’t ask leaders to slow down the flow of requirements work. The backlog grows bigger and bigger, and teams get further behind every day. It’s impossible to catch up. I am...
I’ve been on the road quite a bit lately, and part of my travels include delivering conference presentations about modernizing requirements. The presentations hit home with those who are feeling the stress of increasing speed, complexity, ambiguity and change. Trends...
Many teams struggle with their requirements approach, but it’s especially challenging for teams transitioning from waterfall to agile. If the team neglected requirements planning in waterfall, they assume agile requires even less planning. This leads to even worse...
Roadmaps are one of the best and most important tools for project/product teams. When done well, roadmaps provide tremendous value. When done poorly, I hear things like this from BAs and product owners: “Roadmaps are a joke around here.” “We don’t follow it anyway,...
