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Your Next Process Model’s Degree of Abstraction

BA Times

Any process model is so much more than a flowchart. Process modeling is one of the core competencies of any capable business analyst. It is an abstraction of current or future real-world operations.

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Most Agile Transformations Will Fail

Vitality Chicago

The sad reality is that though well-intentioned, most agile transformations fail. To be clear, agile transformation success is different than agile project success. Success rates for agile tend to be significantly higher than those for traditional approaches, and there are plenty of data points to support that.

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Analyst’s corner digest #17

Analysts Corner

We are finishing this year’s projects, heading to the final push before some time off over the holiday season; and as a result we learn a lot and share this knowledge. When we eventually encounter those tasks, we either perform them — thereby exceeding our estimates — or skip them, possibly compromising quality in the process. >

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Business analysis tips for effective Product ownership

Analysts Corner

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. In the 4-Quadrants of Product Ownership , Business Analysis stands together with Product Management , Project Management , and Leadership.

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Why I Stopped Going to Agile Events

Agile Coach

This year at Agile and Beyond was the first Agile event I attended since I presented with Declan Whelan at Agile 2015. Then this year at Agile and Beyond, I had a conversation with someone who self-admittedly is new to the Agile world, more or less. What’s Happened to Agile?

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What does the Best Agile Leader Training Include?

Vitality Chicago

Lately I’ve being asked to teach more and more agile leader training classes. I want them to be the best possible agile leader training. Which will make a training course the best possible agile leader training ? You might think that the best agile training for leaders has already been created.

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Questioning Agile Dogma

Leading Agile

When I first learned about Agile methods in 2002, the principles seemed to offer an ideal solution to many organizational issues common at the time. It’s time now to move forward to the next level of proficiency in software delivery; what we might call “post-Agile.” Stable Team. Dedicated Team. Team Spaces.

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