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Jonathan Babcock is a business analyst who thoroughly enjoys what he does. Practical Analyst is his outlet for sharing what he's learned, and for interacting with like-minded folks.
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I want to be a great business analyst. Help!
I think I’m a pretty decent business analyst.The problem is, I want to be a great business analyst. What does it take to get to that “next level”?
The “Best Kept Secret” Benefit of IIBA Membership
I’ve been an IIBA member for several years now. I think the BABOK is great resource for business analysts, and I refer to it regularly. I think the agile extension to the BABOK is shaping up to be another really useful resource. As a manager of business analysts, I love the competency model. I plan, one [...]
The Value of Small Wins (or, How to Eat an Elephant)
So, what exactly are small wins, and why do they seem to add up as well as they do? As solutions professionals, we are ideally suited to make a difference when we help our businesses make those incremental changes which, over time, add up to significant wins and success in the marketplace. This post will include citations from sources I’ve come across while studying the topic of small wins on my own.
Read “The Checklist Manifesto”!
I recently bought, read, thoroughly enjoyed and am now recommending Atul Gawande’s book, “The Checklist Manifesto”. In “the manifesto”, Gawande pulls examples from the medical field, construction, aviation and others to show how simple checklists, coupled with timely and effective teamwork, can vastly improve the quality and effectiveness of what we do; in some cases, [...]
Business Analysts, Be Kind to your Stakeholders!
I can remember at times being frustrated at the lack of involvement in requirements validation on the part of some of my business stakeholders. It bothered me that we were doing this work for them, and they didn’t seem to want to take the time to give us the feedback we needed. Then it struck [...]
Check out “The BA Coach”!
If you’ve been following me or this site for long, you know that I love to talk and write about business analysis. I enjoy discussing ways that people, processes and tools can be intelligently applied to solve business problems. With that, it’ll come as no surprise that I really enjoyed spending some time here recently [...]
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