Training for BAs is a million miles better than it was in 2000 when I started as a freelance BA. However, I believe it is often a poor solution for today’s time starved business analyst who needs on the spot, relevant and actionable coaching. Some BA’s that I’ve been talking to about training and Certification [...] Read more »
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Here is where you'll find the latest on anything to do with this website, my activities as IIBA UK President and anything else I think you would be beneficial for you! This could include IIBA events with engaging and throught provoking speakers or any of my speaking engagements. This is also the first place I'll announce any new initiatives to support you in developing your professional skills.
First BA Café – What is BA competence and how do you gain credibility?
Joan Davis, Pete Cohen and I ran the first BA Café on the 27th April. As this was a pilot, it was a free event to understand your needs, test the technology and the process itself. Joan and Pete did the lion’s share of the work with Pete at the helm of MaestroConference (supports audio [...] Read more »
My thoughts on the UK Certification Event
The UK BA Certification event ran on the 28th March. It didn’t run entirely without a hitch but it went pretty well. Joe Dasilva was hosting and was involved in a car accident on the way home. Fortunately, it wasn’t serious and he did manage to dial in. All the recordings are available here. For [...] Read more »
BA’s and employer’s view on Certifications
Here are some thoughts on Certifications from BA’s who have made the Certification journey: Adrian Reed compares the CCBA/CBAP with the ISEB BA Diploma Brett Arthur shares Part 1 of his CBAP journey – there are two more posts to complete the story! And here are the results of our questionnaire answered by individuals [...] Read more »
Would you like to hear about the latest valuable BA content from across the web?
Oliver Harper, one of the members of the Business Analyst Mentor community, has volunteered to manage a twitter feed to spread the word on valuable BA content across the web. This would cover approaches to business analysis, guidance on techniques, case studies and anything that would help you with your professional development. There’s lots of [...] Read more »
What will Business Analyst Mentor deliver in 2012?
In 2012, I’m going to provide the community with a platform where you can really share your expertise and develop your skills. You could be doing one or both of these things, depending on the area and your experience. For example, if you have pursued certification you will be able to share your ‘journey’ and [...] Read more »
Reflections on 2011 for Business Analyst Mentor
In the next two posts, I will reflect briefly on what Business Analyst Mentor has achieved this year and the plans for next year. More importantly, I will check progress against Business Analyst Mentor’s original mission. The mission (which I haven’t always defined too clearly) is to leverage the knowledge and experience of the whole [...] Read more »
Look out for the new mentors ‘top tips’ on LinkedIn
I’ve been looking for ways for the new mentors to start sharing their expertise other than through one to one mentoring. When Joan Davis suggested that we send out a weekly, bite size piece of advice on LinkedIn, I loved the idea. If you look at the Business Analyst Mentor company page, you’ll see the [...] Read more »
How can the new mentors help with CBAP or ISEB certification?
The new 'Founder' Business Analyst Mentors met for the first time last Sunday (13/11/2011). There's a couple more people who may be joining but this is the main group who will be working with me to help the BA community with their professional development. It's an exciting time for me as this will enable me [...] Read more »
Building Business Capability Conference 2011 – my report
I spoke on use cases at the Building Business Capability Conference 2011 in Florida in the US which ran from 1st to 3rd November, 2011. I want to share my impressions from the Conference in this post. This should help those of you who didn’t attend know what they missed out on and whether you [...] Read more »
