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 »
Professional Development
If you want to progress your career as a business analyst, there are many paths to choose from. Finding out your strengths and weaknesses is where you should start. Once you know the gaps in your knowledge and experience you must also decide your direction. This is where an experienced mentor can accelerate your career progress (read more here). Read these articles for more help..
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 »
Confessions of new(ish) BA
At work I recently made a confession. Despite having a couple of years BA experience and a number of projects under my belt, I had never received formal training to do my job. I didn’t actually know for certain how I should be doing my job. Looking at the people around me made me feel [...] 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 »
Deciding whether to mentor? – Just do it!
I recently started the wonderful journey of being a Mentor. I expressed my desire and reasons for wanting to mentor in an email to Alex Papworth, at Business Analyst Mentor. My drivers included my continuous quest to develop a broader understanding of the business analysis field by communicating my skills to others, the sharing of skills [...] 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 »
