Success or failure often hinges on the questions we ask throughout the project lifecycle. It sounds a bit dramatic, but I’ve witnessed it many times—a single, thought-provoking question that changed the trajectory of a conversation, opened a floodgate of new ideas, or...
Delivering value to the organization and it’s end users is job #1 for all stakeholders and project team members. We know this, but we struggle to apply it. We get wrapped up in the day to day roller coaster of project life. We dart from meeting to meeting and we...
Are your user stories effective? Whether you’ve been using user stories for years or you’re just diving in, it’s important to regularly reflect on the value user stories bring to your requirements and delivery process. Take a look at the questions...
I’ve been to a few of the big business agility conferences in recent years. The conferences highlight the benefits and challenges of bringing agility into non-IT environments. One conference had a unique format that included several sets of 20-minute “TED style”...
Business analysts get cast in many roles on project teams, but one of their most important roles is a customer advocate. Great Business Analysts understand customer needs and provide the voice of the customer to inform priorities and decisions. When the customer is...
