Business Analysis Knowledge Share

APRIL 22, 2022

The post BA Technique: Story mapping appeared first on Business Analysis Knowledge Share. Some of the disadvantages are when the larger context of a product is not accounted for agile projects can be subject to getting tangled in details with an inability to effectively put the components together.

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BA Brew

AUGUST 27, 2021

The crew are in fine form, celebrating the brand new edition of Business Analysis Techniques. With 123 tools and techniques for the BA to choose from, the skill is in knowing which to use in different contexts. Click here to buy Business Analysis Techniques: 123 essential tools for success.

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Analysts Corner

APRIL 10, 2024

First of all, a BA professional may use their facilitation skills to facilitate the entire workshop. When framing the BA scope to the ideation process, their work starts when applying the “How Might We” technique. BAs are usually comfortable with conducting the tests.

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BA Squared

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

BAs help teams solve problems, enable change and make decisions. In many organizations, the role and title of the BA have been limited to a small system scope and writing requirements for project teams. Yet “business analysis” as a practice, set of skills and techniques goes so much deeper. Rethinking the BACoE.

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Passionate BA

MARCH 2, 2024

It offers sessions across different tracks and trails suitable for Business Analysts, Business/Enterprise Architects, Product Managers, or Data Professionals BA Life 2024 Tickets: from $250 to $350; single-day event; online; #balife Scheduled for 25 April 2024, this virtual conference is designed as a one-day festival by BAs for BAs.

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Analysts Corner

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

:) In this issue of Analyst’s corner digest we’ve got the articles about: AI and its implication on business analysis : fresh ideas about prompt engineering for business analysts, how the BA career may look like (now that AI is here), how AI affects economic growth, and why interpersonal skills still matter in the age of Large Language Models.

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Analysts Corner

JANUARY 5, 2023

Definitely, while understanding business requirements, a BA cannot just simply nod and go ahead. There will be a proper documentation of each and every discussion that happens between business stakeholders and a BA (sitting alongwith project manager and other team members too).

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Adaptive US

MAY 27, 2022

Business analysis is among the fastest growing fields as per LinkedIn 2020 survey. Business analysis is a key skill which every professional should acquire to enable his/her organization to scale newer heights.

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BA Times

APRIL 7, 2022

There are many elicitation techniques within the BA toolkit, many of which (unsurprisingly) involve talking to people. Understanding stakeholders’ true needs and perspectives can be difficult. After all, a key way to get to know somebody’s perspective is to ask them!

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Analysts Corner

MAY 28, 2023

This time we’ve got a collection of articles on BA skills and processes including a discussion on different techniques a BA should have, a role of BA in Agile, tools to focus on as a newstarter. Hence, this article will walk you through a typical workflow for a BA in an Agile/Scrum project. > Enjoy reading.

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Analysts Corner

JUNE 27, 2023

During the BA & Beyond 2023 conference in Leuven, Belgium, I was able to lead a Fishbowl-style session on High-Impact Business Analysis. The transformation does not depend only on BA but on a set of aligned disciplines that are supported and guided by the results described above. link] What is a High-Impact Business Analysis?

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Bridging the Gap

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Discover exactly where you stand as a business analyst by taking our FREE BA Skills Assessment. >> Click here to take the FREE BA Skills Assessment << Performance Goal #1 – Broaden Your Skills by Using New Techniques Your experience broadens as you use more techniques. . >>

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Analysts Corner

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Inspired by the webinar series about nimbleness from The Brazilian BA (Fabricio Laguna), I believe there is room for knowledge about how an experimentation mindset is always present in a nimble organization and how to make decisions about those experiments. For instance, you can use a proof of concept to assess the technical feasibility.

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Analysts Corner

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

A lot of articles on business analysis career development, BA tools & techniques, Agile, AI and Enterprise Architecture this time. Plus as a bonus some curated lists of books recommended for product managers, BAs, and architects. Enjoy the reading ;) Business analysis career articles 1) What is a Business Analyst? 

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Analysts Corner

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

This article presents how discovery techniques, popular within product management, fit in business analysis areas of elicitation , analysis and validation. Understanding where the techniques fit in this spectrum will allow a better understanding of how and when to use them. Observation is a common elicitation technique.

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BA Squared

JUNE 2, 2021

Both these previous roles had very detailed knowledge about the systems that supported the user workflows and this served many BAs well in a role transition. Transitioning to a high performing BA means letting go of these same technical details that helped us make the transition, and this is SO hard for many BAs to do!

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BA Squared

AUGUST 16, 2021

After 20 years, there seems to be continued conversation about the BA role on agile teams. For the purpose of this article, I want to set that conversation aside and instead focus on how analysis happens on agile teams, BA or not. If Agile teams don’t have BAs they still do analysis, they have to! BA-Cube.com - 7-Day Free Trial.

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Analysts Corner

MARCH 12, 2023

In the digest below you will find answers to the questions like: how to perform SWOT analysis, how to use requirements traceability matrices, how to nail you requirements workshops, and probably most importantly how to overcame one of the biggest concerns of an aspiring BA — dealing with the problem of no prior experience.

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Analysts Corner

OCTOBER 26, 2023

We have some interesting write ups about agile, including the future of BA in the world of agile and scrum, and a very poetic comparison between writing good user stories and writing good haiku. The WH questions are a common technique used to gather information or elicit answers to a question/problem relating to a certain context.

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Analysts Corner

MAY 8, 2023

Today, I chose this topic to speak about because once you’re done with learning BA concepts and skills, you’ll be required to have hands-on experience with software that BAs use for managing their stuff. This is one of the techniques that BAs use to understand the business process thoroughly for better improvement.

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Analysts Corner

AUGUST 8, 2023

We’ve got some insights on using SWOT and identifying business rules, a guide to assess your enterprise architecture practice maturity, an interview with Karl Wiegers as recorded by Fabricio Laguna; and a few career stories: how do you start a new project as a BA? Can a BA transition to Product Management? Enjoy reading.

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BA Squared

JUNE 2, 2021

Agile Transformation, Digital Transformation, The Need for Speed, No BA Needed in Scum….What What does all this mean to BAs and the “new normal”? Gone are the days of BAs gathering requirements and taking notes, then sitting at their desks creating documents to hand off to others. BA-Cube.com - 7-Day Free Trial.

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Passionate BA

AUGUST 1, 2023

Business Analysis Articles 5 Common BA Questions Answered by Paula Bell Image source As a business analyst, I always hear the same questions when someone asks me, “What is it to be a BA.” ” Either people want to know me better or want to switch to BA – it is all the same. What do you wait for???

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Analysts Corner

MARCH 7, 2023

” I am going to divide this blog into 2 personas — one who has no experience at all (a freshie) and one who has professional experience, but not as a BA. No experience Let’s not go into the reason why after coming out of college somebody wants to become a BA right away; it’s not very uncommon. How can you do that?

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Analysts Corner

JUNE 27, 2023

In this edition we have a few articles exploring the topics of future: what the AI will bring to us and to the BA profession? How postpandemic world will look like for BAs? Plus a few nice articles focusing on specific BA skills, as usual. How IT architecture can help build more environmentally friendly solutions? Enjoy reading.

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Analysts Corner

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Business Analysis and Product Ownership By the time agile started kicking in for teams that were working in a waterfall setting, one of the topics discussed at the time was the “disappearance” of the Business Analyst (BA) role. The Story Mapping technique is already commonly used among Product Owners.

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BA Careers

JULY 14, 2022

Introduction to Business Analysis (BA) Business analysis is a set of methods used to identify business requirements, analyze them, and document the results. BA is a critical activity that supports many other processes throughout an organization.

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Analysts Corner

JULY 3, 2023

Also, you may need extra activities or techniques, but the list below should point you in the right direction. Establish communication protocols & set expectations of the BA role Map out the days and times for meetings with the customer taking into account time zones. Here is an article on expectations for a BA.

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BA Careers

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Moscow Technique Moscow Technique is a process that involves asking questions to determine which feature is most important to users. This technique helps you prioritize user needs and develop a plan for development. In order to use Moscow Technique effectively, you need to define the problem. Define the problem.

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BA Squared

JUNE 2, 2021

Pushback happens when various stakeholders start giving you the brain dumps of ALL the ideas all the time, and you become a proactive manager of this backlog of ideas, helping them say no to themselves by using techniques to influence the decision making and prioritization process. Leveraging BA skills in the right place at the right time.

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BA Careers

JANUARY 18, 2023

Requirement Gathering Techniques Gathering requirements is a crucial step in any project planning process. Here are 10 effective requirement gathering techniques to help you get started. In order to develop a successful software product, it is essential to gather the right requirements.

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The BAWorld

MARCH 7, 2024

For example, if the topic was Solution Evaluation – from the BA experience which I have mustered for the years – I visualized about the existing solution in place and when I read all tasks/elements – I will apply my learning on my current application, so in that case , it will be easy for me to relate or remember things.

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BA Careers

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The Moscow Technique is an approach for prioritizing requirements that was developed by Dr. Alexey Kudryavtsev. The Moscow Technique has been used successfully in several industries such as aviation, telecommunications, defense, and oil & gas. However, there are… The post Moscow Technique : What Are The Advantages ?

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BA Careers

JULY 5, 2023

User story mapping is a powerful technique that allows you to visualize your product development journey, from ideation to implementation, in a clear and concise manner. Look no further than user story mapping.

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Watermark Learning

JULY 31, 2023

Requirements include 7,500 hours of BA work in the past ten years, 900 of those hours in four of six BABOK Knowledge Areas, 35 hours of professional development in the past four years, and two professional references. With its comprehensive approach, it ensures that a BA can meet the highest standards and use the best practices in the field.

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BA Careers

JULY 14, 2022

Requirement Elicitation Techniques Topics Covered: What are the Elicitation Technique’s used by the Business Analyst? Why Business Analyst needs to use the Elicitation Techniques? We will discuss important Requirement elicitation techniques used by the Business Analyst.

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Passionate BA

JULY 3, 2023

Business Analysis Articles The ultimate guide to Product Discovery Techniques by Dr. Bart Jaworski I bet that at some point, you might have been ready to do almost everything to find one great piece to grab knowledge from on a specific topic. Specifically, it contains various techniques with their description, pros, cons, and examples.

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