At the end of last year, I attended a Vision Day which to give me a kickstart for 2016 by helping me imagine where I wanted BA Mentor to be at the end of 2016 and building the foundations to making it to happen. It was a very inspiring session and really helped me bring […] Read more »
The responsibilities of the Business Analyst (a non-technical and short list)
I was reflecting on how impenetrable the role of the BA can be to a newbie when I was designing the Break through into Business Analysis programme last year. We used to have no single definition so it was open season for anyone to decide what the BA should do (that hasn’t gone away completely!). […] Read more »
Business Analyst Job Description: Verticals in which a Business Analyst works
With the increase in the complexity of organizations, their expanse and their product offerings, there had been a considerable increase in the challenges faced by these organizations. A business analyst, with his analytical, problem solving and elicitation skills helps organizations achieve their strategic goals and objectives and is a vital component to their overall success. […] Read more »
Using your business analyst skills to give something back…
I was speaking to Pete Cohen (an Agile BA, passionate coach and active community member) a few months back about mentoring and my reason for getting involved. One of my drivers to get involved in a new project is to see real value in what I am doing. Creating a platform for mentors to meet […] Read more »
The next (Agile) business analyst mentor steps up…
I’ve had a number of takers for Ana’s kind offer of mentoring. I’d now like to share with you another mentor who has quite a different set of interests to Ana. I’ve know Pete Cohen for over 4 years through partaking in my various initiatives – his open style, passion and commitment has been constant […] Read more »
Are you successful in managing stakeholders?
We can’t live with them, we can’t live without them. Stakeholders exist internally and externally and often have competing priorities and needs. Our best moments often arise from exceeding a stakeholder’s expectations. Unfortunately, our worst moments are also often due to managing a stakeholder poorly. If you feel the need to learn more about managing […] Read more »
Become a Brilliant BA is reopening! But now it is invite only…
My community coaching service, Become a Brilliant BA, has been closed to new students over the summer while I considered the future direction. One of my concerns was how to ensure quality mentoring so that enthusiastic mentees would benefit from the guidance from mentors. It is critical to encourage mentees who act on the guidance […] Read more »
Invitation to Business Analysis and Leadership – book launch
I’ve been offered only 30 tickets by Penny Pullan; my coach and collaborator. If you live in the UK and are interested in how business analysts can become leaders, I highly recommend you attend this event. More details below: Join the authors for an evening of discussion hosted by CASS Business School, Thursday 14th November 6.00pm […] Read more »
Ever wanted to know how to write the perfect requirements document?
Have your ever wanted to know what the perfect requirements document looks like? Of course, it is not that simple (you knew I was going to say that, didn’t you?), it depends on the type of project, the audience, stage of the project and any organisation standards. If you want to learn how experienced business […] Read more »
How to make use cases work for you – new webinar in June
There is a new webinar now ready for sign up. This is for anyone who has applied use cases but feels like they could be getting better results. For example, Do you wonder whether you should still use requirements catalogues? Are there other techniques that work well with use cases? When are use cases not […] Read more »