BA Times

APRIL 11, 2024

Traditionally viewed as static documents to be archived post-project, this perspective neglects their ongoing potential.

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Argon Digital

MAY 19, 2023

Exploring the Top 5 Document Management Software Solutions for Manufacturers In today’s digital era, manufacturers face the challenge of efficiently managing large volumes of content, documents, and data while maintaining compliance and enhancing collaboration.

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Analysts Corner

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Nimble vs Agile: why is a unique term not enough? I recently came across an article (1) with a concept I didn’t know about yet: NIMBLE : an organization’s ability to navigate unpredictable business environments and operationalize innovation through a scalable ability to understand and respond to change with precision and speed.

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Analysts Corner

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Here are some book recommendations covering everything from the product process and discovery interviews to problem framing and documentation. Extra-list First and foremost, a business analysis professional MUST start with the Agile Extension of the BABoK® and the Guide to Product Ownership Analysis (POA).

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BizAcuity

APRIL 1, 2023

Agility for any organization is the ability to stay alert and be prepared to act on any decision almost instantly. Agile software development is a collaborative process between and within project teams with an ingrained set of values and principles for software development. Read more about Lean Software Development here.

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BizAcuity

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Agility for any organization is the ability to stay alert and be prepared to act on any decision almost instantly. Agile software development is a collaborative process between and within project teams with an ingrained set of values and principles for software development. Read more about Lean Software Development here.

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Passionate BA

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Welcome to the Business Analysis Digest #37, with the best business analysis and related topics articles of August 2023. Business Analysis Articles 15 Tips for Outsourced Software Development Success by Karl Wiegers Image by wirestock on Freepik I would love to start August’s digest with another great article by Karl Wiegers.

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Vitality Chicago

MAY 31, 2022

I was recently asked to be an Expert Agile Witness in a legal battle centering around agile ways of working. The case revolved around the agile contracting approach used for an application development project. Does agile ways of working guarantee a final working solution? Key Takeaways – Agile Contracts: 1.

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My Agile Partner

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Agile Project Management – In a world where change is the only constant, organizations need adaptable and responsive project management methodologies to stay competitive and deliver value efficiently. What is Agile Project Management? While documentation is essential, working solutions take precedence.

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Analysts Corner

DECEMBER 26, 2022

A view from business analysis reference guides It’s not new that a good application of business analysis practices (traditional or agile) helps Product Owners improve their day-to-day work. This article explores practices proposed by the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA®) that make Product Owners excel in their work.

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Dataversity

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The word “agile” is defined in one dictionary as “quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe.” The post The Connection Between Good Data Management and Enterprise Agility appeared first on DATAVERSITY. Click to learn more about author Russ Ernst.

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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. For delivery, agile development methods contributed to frequent releases to the market. There is no doubt about it that these documents are outputs of analysis work.

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Cprime

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Like a long and winding mountain road, the journey to agile maturity is neither fast nor straightforward. In this series of articles , we want to share that map: a clear description of what you should expect to see across all five phases of Agile maturity. Phase One – The Agile Team. Agile Training.

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Business Bullet

JUNE 14, 2020

Business Requirements Document Checklist. This article focusses on a checklist that can be applied to check the quality of requirements that have been written. It will help the author of a requirements document to be able to self-assess their work to aid the quality of the deliverable. Checks of the Document Structure.

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Analysts Corner

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Another year has started with a lot of great articles in our Analyst’s corner. Requirements elicitation : we will learn how the use cases are still relevant in the age of agile, the importance of requirements traceability, and best practices in requirements analysis. This article explores some positive aspects of this scenario.

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BA Times

JANUARY 18, 2023

Documentation is the most important aspect for any BA. The documentation is useful to depict the requirements and the detailed discussion about new features and change request if any. There are many different types of documents that a BA prepares.

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InfoQ Articles

JUNE 16, 2021

This article shares ideas and knowledge about mind maps and shows how they can be used as lean documents to plan, organize, record, present, and report on testing. By Prashant Hegde.

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Analysts Corner

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Reflecting on the previous year, I’ve noticed a few strong trends in our articles. In this issue of Analyst’s corner digest we’ve got the articles about: Requirements elicitation: building partnerships and committing to good requirements, asking the right questions and an intriguing: Why do we ask the most important question — “Why?”

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Business Analyst Learnings

JULY 18, 2019

I tend to describe the agile approach as a way of working; A targeted way of working that allows us to make changes, respond to customers’ needs and manage uncertainty with minimal delays, and without needing to wade through “red tape”. This is the first of a series of articles on this subject.

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Vitality Chicago

JANUARY 26, 2022

This article was originally posted on the Agile Alliance website. 2021 marked the 20-year anniversary of the publication of the Agile Manifesto. The waterfall approach was heavy on process and documentation and light on success rates. Standing on the Shoulders of Giants.

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Vitality Chicago

DECEMBER 2, 2022

I taught an Agile Training course recently and felt I did a pretty good job. Here are my key takeaways: People want agile training that is customized and specific to them. People Want Customized Agile Training. That is because of the nature of Agile. Agile itself is open. There are thousands of books on agile.

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The BAWorld

JANUARY 24, 2024

As a Business Analyst, which documents have you prepared? A Business Analyst (BA) is responsible for preparing various documents as part of their role. In the SRS document, assumptions are added for risk management analysis. Hence it becomes crucial to include assumptions and constraints in the SRS document.

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Analysts Corner

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In this article, I delve into the most frequent challenges an IT business analyst faces in custom software development. Agile development methodologies can address evolving requirements and foster flexibility. Document everything using tools like user stories, use-case diagrams, and Business Requirement Documents (BRD).

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Analysts Corner

JULY 7, 2023

Over the years, he honed his skills, delved into the nuances of the discipline, and shared his insights through numerous articles, books, and presentations. The interview also delved into the relationship between requirements and agile methodologies, which have gained considerable popularity in recent years.

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Agilemania

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Not maintaining requirements in an Agile team can lead to several challenges, including scope creep, missed deadlines, low-quality deliverables, and dissatisfied stakeholders. That’s why maintaining requirements is critical to the success of any Agile project. That’s where agile teams come in.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Before the advent of agile frameworks like Scrum , a product person—the product manager—would typically carry out the market research, compile a market requirements specification, create a business case, put together product roadmap, write a requirements specification, and then hand it off to a project manager. The Brave New Agile World.

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Cprime

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Like a long and winding mountain road, the journey to agile maturity is neither fast nor straightforward. In this series of articles , we want to share that map: a clear description of what you should expect to see across all five phases of Agile maturity. Phase One – The Agile Team. Agile Training.

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Argon Digital

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Using Agile Principles in Workflow Automation. This case study will demonstrate that Agile principles can be used to deliver complex workflow automation iteratively. Sprint : A fixed unit of time (typically between 2 to 4 weeks) during which the Agile team will work to deliver specific tasks, milestones, or deliverables.

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Analysts Corner

JANUARY 7, 2024

Another notorious characteristic of legacy systems is outdated or lack of documentation. Documentation of an ancient business rule. But later in the article, it provides a bit of a conflicting statement with the definition mentioned above: Business logic should be distinguished from business rules.

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Vitality Chicago

DECEMBER 21, 2022

What are the disadvantages of agile and Scrum? And while I can certainly name the benefits of agile, I struggle to come up with agile disadvantages. And while I can certainly name the benefits of agile, I struggle to come up with agile disadvantages. What My Fellow Agile Coaches Say are the Disadvantages of Agile.

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Monday

MARCH 15, 2023

Agile project management has its roots in software development, but today it’s used widely in everything from marketing campaign management to scientific research. If you want to understand the fundamental principles behind the agile approach, you might want to consider Agile project management certification.

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Monday

APRIL 22, 2021

Agile and Scrum are so often mentioned together that many people don’t know there’s a difference. This article will settle your Agile vs. This article will settle your Agile vs. Scrum confusion once and for all. What is the difference between Scrum and Agile? Agile methodology is a belief system.

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Analysts Corner

MARCH 12, 2023

This time we have quite a few new articles and authors joining us, as well as a whole series of stories on data analytics: building your career and skills in data, including some hands-on tutorials on R and Python. One of the articles will come back to the topic of the meaning of agility. Is Agile the right thing to pursue?

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Vitality Chicago

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

If you want to stir people up, just call one of the popular agile approaches by the wrong label. We are Not an Agile Methodology! Not that long ago, the Disciplined Agile people underwent a change where they stopped referring to DA as a “process decision framework” and began calling Disciplined Agile a toolkit.

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Analysts Corner

MAY 16, 2023

Time management simplified Photo by Aron Visuals on Unsplash So far For those of you who have read my articles here so far, I have written on a broad range of business analysis techniques. Life is agile, uncertainty and change are constant. For ensuring progress, I always find daily check-ins (agile) very helpful.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Listen to this article: [link]. Before the advent of agile frameworks like Scrum , a product person—the product manager—would typically carry out the market research, compile a market requirements specification, create a business case, put together product roadmap, write a requirements specification, and then hand it off to a project manager.

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Analysts Corner

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Integrated Knowledge Bases — AI Midjourney generated image In this second article in the series, I will explore a possible path for AI advancement that must have a profound impact on our society: access to integrated knowledge bases. My goal is to envision the next stages of evolution to guide research and development investments.

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