Vitality Chicago

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

I am frequently asked about the best books for learning about agile and Scrum. I have nearly 100 books on agile-related topics and there are so many new agile books published every year that it is difficult to keep up! As we head into 2021, I thought I would share my lists of best agile books. That is OK. Product Owners.

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Smart Data Collective

APRIL 28, 2021

The healthcare industry has risen to the challenge admirably, developing hundreds of apps to manage everything from booking appointments to attending virtual consultations and having medicine delivered. Definition & Examples”, Source: [link] “My Sprint Mobile On The App Store”, Source: [link].

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Smart Data Collective

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Definition: Data Mining vs Data Science. Everything you need is freely available: online courses, books, competitions for practice. This new approach has proven to be much more effective, so it is a skill set that people must master to become data scientists. One final tip: don’t be a copy of copies, find your way.

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Vitality Chicago

JANUARY 1, 2022

I love books and most of the books I have today are on Agile, Scrum, or related topics like Lean, leadership or teamwork. For me, every book I read reminds me of just how much I have to learn. For most of us that means a combination of book learning, classroom training and hands on experience. Let’s dive in.

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Agile Banking Project Management 91

Perceptual Edge

DECEMBER 6, 2017

I’ve written a new book, titled Big Data, Big Dupe , which will be published on February 1, 2018. To give you an idea of the content, here’s the text that will appear on the book’s back cover: Big Data, Big Dupe is a little book about a big bunch of nonsense.

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Analysts Corner

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The book “ Jobs to be Done — Theory to Practice ” by Anthony Ulwick describes a framework that you can use to define your jobs , from setting your different customers, the different kinds of jobs (core, related, emotional, consumption chain and purchase decision jobs), and setting the desired outcomes. Let me know in the comments.

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Vitality Chicago

MAY 26, 2022

I have the pleasure of reviewing Bob Galen’s Extraordinarily Badass Agile Coaching book. Bob collaborated with many people to create this book. Foremost would be his co-creators of the book – Mark Summers, Jennifer Fields and Rhiannon Galen-Personick. It doesn’t matter – this is still a badass book.

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Smart Data Collective

AUGUST 25, 2021

This article will share the basic concept of AI, including its definition, types, and current trends. More than 20 million voice assistant owners make a purchase using this device, like takeouts, groceries, and books. It grew 270% in just four years since more companies started noticing its benefits and adopted this technology.

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Analysts Corner

OCTOBER 26, 2024

The Enablers of Business Agility come from the book “ The 6 Enablers of Business Agility ”. IIBA adds the need to respond also with “ precision ” but that doesn’t seem to be addressed by the book of the Enablers (at least per the definitions). We have seen that the concepts are different.

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Smart Data Collective

MARCH 28, 2022

Since all the information is stored and organized perfectly, it can be made available to future prospective candidates in the form of fact books elucidating the various positive aspects of the institution with the help of statistics. The time saved can be used for other productive activities. How to make the best use of data analytics.

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Vitality Chicago

JUNE 28, 2022

In 2021, I first published my list of the best agile books, organized by role. I am a big fan of book learning and I am happy that my recommendations are serving a need. This includes some newly published books as well as some I finally read. It isn’t easy to limit the list to just 5 best agile books! That is OK.

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Smart Data Collective

JANUARY 26, 2022

Videos are books that portray a story. Just as we read books, viewers want to watch videos with an overarching storyline; they don’t want to be left scratching their heads at its conclusion, wondering where on earth it all came from.

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Smart Data Collective

MAY 6, 2019

They offer advanced order matching and order book liquidity that enables users to conduct high volume orders at a high frequency. While this is all great on its own, CEX’s reputability and widespread service is definitely another plus and they have one of the most proven track-records in the business.

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Juice Analytics

JULY 10, 2021

However, arriving at a shared definition of what is (and what is not) a data story has been elusive. We’d like to offer the following definition to bring clarity and draw boundaries around the concept of data storytelling. This definition helps to underscore the requirements of a data story: ? What makes a great data story?

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Smart Data Collective

JUNE 12, 2019

A catalogue is a book or magazine that contains detailed information, including pictures and text, on the products and services your company offers. They say that a picture is worth a thousand words, and since you use images in your catalogue, it most definitely gives your business some edge to it. And this is not good for business.

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Growing Agile

JULY 6, 2020

Dan Pink in his book “ Drive ” shows us there are 3 main facets to motivation in knowledge workers: Autonomy, Mastery and Purpose. Maybe an email isn’t responded to in time, so they make a phone call, maybe the phone call didn’t give them the info they need so they book a meeting.

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Analysts Corner

JULY 20, 2024

Of course, they had different definitions of what a business analyst is. Role vs Job Definition Beforehand, let’s acknowledge that these definitions may vary depending on the context. A few months ago, I posted on Linked In that “All Product Owners should be Business Analysts “. I’m using the term role as a generic concept.

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Analysts Corner

MAY 18, 2023

This is a very famous name you’ll hear in the BA market, a book with more than 500 pages to cover each and every BA concept. I also started my preparation by reading this book independently, a sort of self-study approach. But after 1 week, looking at the length of the book, my consistency failed.

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Analysts Corner

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

It’s by no means a definitive list, it’s subjective for Business Analysis use cases. > Inspired by Adam Grant’s highly regarded book “Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know,” this article explores the critical importance of rethinking in the context of software engineering. >

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Analysts Corner

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Maybe it was that I read Gojko Adzic’s book “Specification by example” or there was some other reason. For those, I preferred to rely on either use case narrative or interaction scenarios written as step-by-step instructions (see Alistair Cockburn’s book “ Writing Effective Use Cases ”).

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Analysts Corner

JANUARY 26, 2023

Sometimes the answer is very clear and other times there may not be a definitive answer. Comparative examples Below are simplified examples of the same requirement ‘booking a movie ticket online’ using the use case and user story formats. Customer visits the movie ticket booking platform and enters name of the city a.

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Smart Data Collective

APRIL 2, 2021

Before you definitively settle on one franchise, carefully weigh up which is the right franchising opportunity for you. Remember that designing a website that is easy to navigate and offers the option of viewing menus, booking tables and ordering online will enhance your business too. Some of the benefits are listed below.

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ElegantJ BI

AUGUST 10, 2017

And I have forgiven the definition of technical for being ambiguous. So “Come”, other than it being a verb would result in a part of a product name if we are selling books, like a book called “City Come A-Walking”. “On” In this, the book with the title including the word “come” did not exist. The data changes!

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ElegantJ BI

AUGUST 10, 2017

And I have forgiven the definition of technical for being ambiguous. So “Come”, other than it being a verb would result in a part of a product name if we are selling books, like a book called “City Come A-Walking”. “On” In this, the book with the title including the word “come” did not exist. The data changes!

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E-Commerce Data Analytics Data Analytics 130

ElegantJ BI

AUGUST 10, 2017

And I have forgiven the definition of technical for being ambiguous. So “Come”, other than it being a verb would result in a part of a product name if we are selling books, like a book called “City Come A-Walking”. “On” In this, the book with the title including the word “come” did not exist. The data changes!

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E-Commerce Data Analytics Data Analytics Business Intelligence 130

Passionate BA

MAY 29, 2024

What is business analysis: definition Here is the definition from the BABOK® Guide. Who is a business analyst: definition With that, we approached another critical question: who is a business analyst? I love this definition because it shows the breadth of practice: basically, everyone is a business analyst.

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Analysts Corner

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

We talk about the book “ The Rock Crusher: A Model for Flow-Based Backlog Management ”, by authors Steve Adolph, Shane Hastie, and Ryland Leyton. In this article, we get a glimpse at the book’s method, with the same name. The definition of the value of rocks cannot be the sole decision of the Product Owner.

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BA Squared

JULY 28, 2020

Get Your Free E-Book. One other point to note about the definition of acceptance criteria is some teams confuse the “definition of done” with acceptance criteria as well. Free eBook! You have Successfully Subscribed! A Poor Understanding of Acceptance Criteria . Linkage to QA, BDD & TDD Practices .

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Analysts Corner

JANUARY 9, 2024

Learn how to write emails, facilitate meetings, hold demos  — books, articles, learning platforms (Udemy, Coursera). And of course read books. Books can help you to gain experience without making your own mistakes. Even though it’s not directly related to you right now, it would definitely help you in the future.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 4, 2022

Some fellow authors include the stakeholders, for instance, Steve Haines in his book The Product Manager’s Desk Reference , whereas others don’t, for example, Marty Cagan in his book Inspired. I believe that the first definition is more helpful, especially in an agile context. Tips for Forming Effective Product Teams in Scrum.

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Analysts Corner

APRIL 12, 2023

Book a time with Bhavini on topmate.io It will be a handy document with you which will keep evolving as you grow in your career and will definitely be of huge help in future interviews. Book a time with Bhavini on topmate.io Let’s connect if you want to grab the draft. After all this, one thing was clear in my mind.

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Passionate BA

JANUARY 21, 2024

It allows learning about various education providers and their courses and certifications, knowing which books to read, etc. For example, last year, I was preparing my CBAP (finally, lol) and took a goal of writing an article per each definition from the BABOK® Glossary. Anyway, you should definitely check it out! The BA Girl.

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Analysts Corner

APRIL 7, 2024

Definition and classification of dependencies As usual, let’s start with the definition, which is rather made on my own. There is an entire discipline about that, and I have an essay on a book about it. Take time defining the naming convention to be aligned with terms and their definition; making a glossary is a good option.

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Perceptual Edge

APRIL 9, 2019

I spend a great deal of time reading books. The new book, How Attention Works: Finding Your Way in a World Full of Distraction , by Stefan van der Stigchel, definitely qualifies as extraordinary. Had I known about Stigchel at the time, I would have definitely invited him out for a beer during one of my visits.

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Analysts Corner

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

It is not uncommon to find conflicting definitions and different sets of responsibilities for a business analyst role in different job descriptions. A skilled business analyst is an asset for an organization. However, there is a lot of confusion as to what a business analyst does, and what his/her roles and responsibilities are.

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Juice Analytics

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Below you'll find a collection of some of the best (1) blog posts and articles, (2) presentations, (3) books and other resources; and (4) research papers on this topic. A conversation with Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic, who literally wrote the book on data storytelling Storytelling with Data: What Are the Impacts on the Audience?

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Smart Data Collective

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Choose any decore elements, colors, put flowers on your table, surround yourself with the professional books, etc. You’ll learn how to earn money online and you’ll definitely learn how to save it. You can choose a bedroom, kitchen or even a balcony to work at home. It’s important to feel comfortable when executing different tasks.

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