The BA Doc

OCTOBER 1, 2019

If your organization has made the slightest effort to incorporate Agile practices in its software development, chances are you’ve heard of or had some exposure to a product backlog. This is the main tool used to communic.

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The BAWorld

MARCH 13, 2024

In this course, you’ll develop prototypes using a specialized tool. These act as a communication bridge between development teams and stakeholders, ensuring everyone is on the same page regarding system needs and features. User stories empower Agile development teams to collaborate and communicate effectively.

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Monday

MARCH 7, 2023

Agile project management is a polarizing topic in professional circles. Some are firm believers in Agile, claiming it helps their teams work faster, reach higher, and exceed goals. They might even go so far as to say that every project should be Agile. We’re not Agile zealots pushing it on all teams for all work.

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My Agile Partner

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Scrum, an Agile framework, operates on the principles of collaboration, adaptability, and iterative development. Within this framework, there are several critical accountabilities that define roles and responsibilities, ensuring effective project management and product delivery. They collectively share this accountability.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

What’s more, it’s not uncommon in my experience that product owners have to do their job without the support of a Scrum Master or agile coach. For example, I’ve seen organisations where the Scrum Masters work with HR and the development teams to recruit new team members. So why is the role important?

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Passionate BA

JULY 3, 2023

Useful DevTools Tips and Tricks by Patrick Brosset with Smashing Magazine Browser Dev Tools is a great help, even for business analysts! Did you ever make mockups out of existing elements in Dev Tools? It is a skill that can be developed through experience and practice. How would that help BA, you might ask?

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Agilemania

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The 15th State of Agile Survey is out. The survey revealed 66% of the organizations voted Scrum as the most sought-after Agile framework. Source: 15th State of Agile Report. Now, the question arises as to what Scrum is and why it is so popular, that it is an all-time favorite agile framework. Any guesses? What is Scrum?

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Roman Pichler

MAY 11, 2021

But the situation is different for product owners in the agile scaling framework SAFe. The SAFe product owner is tactical in nature and focuses on working on the product backlog and guiding the development teams. The strategic work is taken on by another role, the SAFe product manager.

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Business Analysts

JUNE 1, 2022

by Business Analysis, To develop valuable software, inevitably, someone needs to understand the business needs and translate them so that someone can materialise it into an executable outcome. The focus for this blog will be on how the Business Analyst supports the role of the Product Owner of software development and delivery.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 11, 2021

But the situation is different for product owners in the agile scaling framework SAFe. The SAFe product owner is tactical in nature and focuses on working on the product backlog and guiding the development teams. The strategic work is taken on by another role, the SAFe product manager.

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EBG Consulting

JULY 3, 2019

That was the key question I posed in my Agile Cincinnati keynote recently. It thwarts organizations efforts to scale agile product development. Everyone in your product development ecosystem should have a shared, consistent, and coherent answer to the fundamental question, “What is your product?”.

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Clarasys

JANUARY 26, 2022

Formally before joining consulting, I was a teacher, so that meant that change management and that capability was a natural alignment for me to want to develop and brought through a lot of the same transferable skills. Helen Morgan: Currently, I’m a managing consultant at Clarasys. We have standard tools for this.

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Roman Pichler

JULY 11, 2016

But let the ScrumMaster or coach tackle people, process, and organisational issues; let the development team figure out what needs to be done to implement the user stories and other product backlog items. Development teams should manage their own work (using a sprint backlog or Kanban board).

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EBG Consulting

JANUARY 15, 2019

It also surfaces in organizations attempting to modernize their product development practices. Since Alex Osterwalder and colleagues introduced the BMG canvas , many people have found a canvas to be an appropriate tool to succinctly communicate important business information. What a Product Canvas Is All About.

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