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Business Analyst Career Talk on Jobshadow.com
JobShadow.com recently invited me to provide some insight on business analysis as a career, and I was more than happy to accept!
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We’re Business People First
We don’t deliver ‘IT’ solutions, we implement business solutions with business value to meet business goals.
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It’s (Still) All About the Team
If we can learn those basic, timeless principles that make any project successful, we’ll be able to identify them and adapt more easily to…
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Visual Modeling: A Critical Skill for Business Analysts
As facilitators of knowledge exchange, tasked with helping business and delivery stakeholders reach that “shared vision”, effective use of visual models is a critical…
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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…
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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. …
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The Value of Small Wins (or, How to Eat an Elephant)
Each bite we take of the proverbial elephant represents progress – a small win – toward the larger, more significant goal.
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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…
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Be Kind to your Stakeholders!
The problem is usually not that the stakeholders don’t want to engage, but that we make make communication way too hard for them.
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Steve Jobs – Do great work; love what you do
“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what…
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My Business Analyst Code of Conduct
A few basic themes or “words to live by” that shape my everyday walk and talk as a business analyst and a manager of…
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What Does the Future Hold for the Business Analyst Role?
How viable is the distinct “business analyst” role, as we currently understand it, over the long term?
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“Requirements as Inventory” Metaphor
Think of requirements as inventory or as component materials in a storage bin with a shelf life and a carrying cost. Inventory isn’t free.…
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A Requirements Model (Graphic)
There is no perfect, fits-all template or set of documents which will be effective across all companies or even for all of a given…
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How “agile” is Important to Business Analysts
Long term stability and success for a business analyst lie in becoming adaptable to any solution delivery environment.