Passionate BA

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

The business analysis digest #37 is here! Welcome to the Business Analysis Digest #37, with the best business analysis and related topics articles of August 2023. Keep reading to find out more about what Karl Wiegers thinks on the topic. System vs. Solution: What’s the Difference? Hello there!

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Analysts Corner

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

> Keep reading… 2) Business process modelling: key elements by Igor Arkhipov Modelling a business process often becomes one of the key steps of a business analyst’s job. We’ll cover what they are in this article. > But in our corner this is usually the busiest time.

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Watermark Learning

MAY 28, 2021

Welcome to the second in a series of three blogs in which we discuss Agile Business Analysis. In our previous blog, we talked about what Agile business analysis is and the Agile mindset. In today’s blog, we will take some time to cover business analysis skills that can be leveraged in an Agile Environment.

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Leading Agile

MAY 3, 2023

If you could magically create a new world where large organizations had overcome the barriers to Business Agility and Agile came naturally, what would have to be true about that world, the organizations, and the people working there? What would the organizations have to look like? What do you believe?

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ElegantJ BI

APRIL 12, 2022

Key Performance Indicators and Performance Management are Crucial to Business Agility! When a business takes on the task of going from an opinion-based, guessing game environment to a metrics-based, fact-based environment, it must decide WHAT to measure. Business Processes. Work Environment.

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Business Analysis Knowledge Share

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Is a Business Analyst Vital in All Phases of a Project Lifecycle? In today’s fast-paced business environment, the role of a business analyst (BA) is often misunderstood or underestimated. Check out this article on Product Management, Product Ownership and Business Analysis. HealthCare Inc.

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Timo Elliott

JANUARY 5, 2022

What is your concrete role at SAP? What would be your advice for them? Timo : The good news is that we live at the start of a golden age for medium and small businesses. You no longer need to be a big company to have a big vision, thanks to cloud technology. One new area indeed is business process intelligence.

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Agilemania

JANUARY 10, 2023

Agile testing is a method of testing that aligns with the guidelines and principles of agile software development. Unlike the Waterfall process, Agile Testing may begin right away with continuous integration of development and testing. What are The Agile Testing Approaches? Types of Agile Methodologies.

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ElegantJ BI

APRIL 12, 2022

Key Performance Indicators and Performance Management are Crucial to Business Agility! When a business takes on the task of going from an opinion-based, guessing game environment to a metrics-based, fact-based environment, it must decide WHAT to measure.

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ElegantJ BI

APRIL 12, 2022

Key Performance Indicators and Performance Management are Crucial to Business Agility! When a business takes on the task of going from an opinion-based, guessing game environment to a metrics-based, fact-based environment, it must decide WHAT to measure.

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Bridging the Gap

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

One of the most frustrating challenges on a project is when the developers build a solution that everyone thought the business signed off on only to have significant changes surface during testing or even after deployment. It’s more important, though, to focus on what that signoff actually represents, and that is buy-in.

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Analysts Corner

JANUARY 7, 2024

The business logic layer is the next challenge to address. Legacy systems contain multiple layers of business logic developed throughout the years of operation. Each layer usually represents a business context of a particular period. Handling that burden is one of a business analyst’s most complex tasks.

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BA Squared

JANUARY 5, 2021

Now is the perfect time to follow these four simple ways to start the new year off right, and take charge of what you are getting out of your career and life. I know this sounds funny, but just like product and project planning, we need to have a vision and intention for the year. What to plan? What qualities do you admire?

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Clarasys

APRIL 8, 2021

The Coronavirus pandemic has presented businesses with numerous challenges. To continue, many organisations had to quickly adopt agile principles. We have done this because there is a difference between just adopting agile principles during change and truly embracing an agile culture so that it serves us well in the future.

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Agilemania

DECEMBER 6, 2021

From not being able to manage inter-team dependencies to handle multiple sources of requirements to ensuring alignment between teams in both business & technical to delivering an increment or increasing value delivery, the challenges are a zillion. Software and IT teams delivering in an agile way alone isn’t enough.

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Business Analysis Knowledge Share

APRIL 14, 2023

Product backlog management is a crucial aspect of agile software development that enables businesses to deliver high-quality products that meet their customers’ needs. As a business analyst, mastering the art of product backlog management is essential for success in your role. What is a Product Backlog?

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The BAWorld

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Try these free AAC sample questions taken from our Question Bank for Agile Analysis Certification (AAC). These 20 AAC questions are based on the latest Agile Extension v2 exam pattern and include questions based on scenarios and cases. Our AAC Question bank is aligned with the latest edition of Agile Extension v2 and IIBA exam pattern.

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Bridging the Gap

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Imagine you are ready to dive deep into a new project, but amidst the sea of information and tasks, you find yourself at a crossroads: What documents should you create to capture those crucial requirements? How can you ensure you’re fulfilling your role as a diligent business analyst? It defines the scope of the project.

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Business Analysis Knowledge Share

MARCH 9, 2023

Product management, product ownership, and business analysis are all crucial roles within an organization that work towards a common goal: delivering valuable products and services to customers. In this article, we will explore the similarities and differences between product management, product ownership, and business analysis.

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BA Squared

JULY 28, 2020

I have been hearing from so many Business Analysts, Product Owners, and teams that writing good acceptance criteria is a big challenge! For agile teams, this means ensuring that not only are user stories written well, but the acceptance criteria is too! And, if this resonates with you; you’re not alone!

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Agilemania

MARCH 2, 2022

What comes to your mind when you hear the term Product Owner? . If terms like Product development, client interface, and product backlog management strike your mind, then you are on the right track as to what the Product Owner does. . But, before we talk about it, let’s do a quick overview of Scrum and what CSPO is. .

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The BAWorld

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

In Agile and Scrum, the Product Owner has a vital role in accountability. And even if there are few specific instructions in the Scrum Guide for effective Product Ownership, the position is still vital for successful Agile and Scrum teams to function well. And later it was adopted by other agile practices.

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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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Agilemania

MARCH 10, 2022

Scaled Agile Framework is rising in popularity. And to further testify the benefits of SAFe, 37% of the organizations use SAFe as per the 15th State of Agile Report. The path to these SAFe jobs are the SAFe certifications offered by Scaled Agile. . What is SAFe certification?” . 30-75% Faster Time to market .

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The BAWorld

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The business universe is full of ideas and their implementations. No business in the history of mankind has become vanguard without proper execution by the ones who portended the far stretched future of possibilities filled with uncertainty. We will learn about types of product owners in this article. techcanvass.com. techcanvass.com.

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MindsMapped

JULY 21, 2020

Role of a Business Analyst in SDLC. The accelerating pace of technology and business change is hard and comes with significant investment, challenges, and risks. As Business Analysts, we continue to explore opportunities to identify how our client and corresponding technology capabilities can continually evolve.

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Cprime

MAY 20, 2021

Dating back to the early 2000s the Agile movement drove tremendous advancements in process maturity. But what’s the next evolution of Agile? The official start of an agile product initiative is the discovery period, typically lasting one to two days. We learned to work and deliver in iterations, and focus on progress.

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Netmind

DECEMBER 4, 2020

A good starting point for any Change Agent and, ultimately, for an organization that decides to take on a change or transformation is to understand what is motivating the change. Define the Vision and Narrative of Change. The vision answers the questions, “Why do we want to change?” and “What is the future that awaits us?”.

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The Uncommon League

MAY 26, 2020

A business analyst can step in to lead these critical legacy system updates. A business analyst's background in research can be critical in drawing a transformation roadmap. What Are Competitors Doing? Business analysts are adept at market research. What New Markets Are Available?

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Tableau

JUNE 13, 2022

In today’s fast-paced world of competing business priorities, the capacity to enable self-service data analytics with right-sized data governance is key. Data fabrics support data discovery, linkability, quality, and governance, while also assuring agile, trusted information business use at scale. .

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The BAWorld

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Product Vision. What is Agile? What are we referring to with this statement: "short, simple descriptions of a feature told from the perspective of the person who desires the new capability, usually a user or customer of the system." Which statement is true from the Agile Manifesto Perspective? Scrum Master.

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Tableau

JUNE 13, 2022

In today’s fast-paced world of competing business priorities, the capacity to enable self-service data analytics with right-sized data governance is key. Data fabrics support data discovery, linkability, quality, and governance, while also assuring agile, trusted information business use at scale. .

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Word of Digits

APRIL 22, 2021

What is a Product Owner? What is its role and what are the tasks associated with its position? It is therefore easy to get a quick idea of what the role of a PO (yes, let’s call him by his pet name) is. However, the job of the PO is much larger and more inclusive than what you may read. Enjoy your reading!

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Cprime

MARCH 25, 2022

As a former Product Owner (PO) with years of experience training and working with Product Owners around the world, I’m often asked, ‘What makes a good Product Owner?’ Firstly, there is passion for the product—or, more specifically, the value that the product creates for the customer and the business. A uthority. R esponsibility.

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Watermark Learning

MARCH 17, 2021

Business cases are one of those artifacts that people understand and appreciate but do not always do. Why Business Cases. That will only be the understanding if the initiative helps the organization reach its vision, strategic direction, and business objectives. Who Defines the Business Need?

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Analysts Corner

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Another year has started with a lot of great articles in our Analyst’s corner. We’ve also got an attempt at understanding if AI could evolve to dynamically reconfigure business processes and policies in pursuit of better outcomes by continually redesigning itself. Enjoy the reading!

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MindsMapped

JULY 22, 2020

Story : Mentorship’s way to my first offer as a Senior Business Analyst. I decided to switch for a better position as a Business Analyst. I didn’t know what to do and how to do.I did try making few changes in resume,ending up in the same situation.

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