Analyst’s corner digest #15
Top stories published in June 2023
Hi there!
Welcome to the June edition of Analyst’s corner digest.
Have you noticed that half of 2023 is already behind us? Time flies, and the advancements in technology and business are no slower.
In this edition we have a few articles exploring the topics of future: what the AI will bring to us and to the BA profession? How IT architecture can help build more environmentally friendly solutions? How postpandemic world will look like for BAs?
Plus a few nice articles focusing on specific BA skills, as usual.
Enjoy reading.
— yours, Igor
https://www.analystscorner.org/
BA Skills & Processes
1) High-Impact Business Analysis: Special Skills And Mindset That Generate Success
by Fabrício Laguna — The Brazilian BA
During the BA & Beyond 2023 conference in Leuven, Belgium, I was able to lead a Fishbowl-style session on High-Impact Business Analysis. This article is a summary of the main ideas developed by the participants.
2) Requirements analysis: It’s more than just looking at them
by Karl Wiegers
A surprising number of books on software requirements don’t even have an index entry for requirements analysis. Without more specifics, analysis sounds like something that just kind of happens through staring at requirements long enough.
3) Decoding the world of a business analyst
by Mrigank Pandey
In a post-pandemic world, as more businesses across the globe embrace technology and become increasingly data-driven, business analysts can become the key enablers in delivering impactful digital journeys.
Future and AI
1) Business analysis with artificial intelligence in year 20XX
by Fabrício Laguna — The Brazilian BA
Imagine a world in the year 20XX — I don’t dare to put a specific number here. I’ll leave that challenge up to you — where a business analyst uses an AI assistant to help them in their daily tasks. It’s like having a super-smart and up-to-date friend in the palm of your hand whom you can chat with, ask questions, and assign those boring tasks that need to be done but you don’t want to do! They communicate through an incredible interface using natural language and images with real-time information.
2) The big debate: risks and benefits of artificial intelligence
by Fabrício Laguna — The Brazilian BA
As technology advances at an ever-increasing pace, the topic of artificial intelligence (AI) has become increasingly relevant in our daily lives. From chatbots and virtual assistants to self-driving cars and automated manufacturing, AI is changing the way we live, work, and interact with the world around us.
3) Does the Use of Artificial Technology for Business Analytics Really Live up to the Hype?
by Any freelancing service
The business analytics and AI tools industry is currently in the midst of a revolution. In the past decade, we’ve seen businesses go from using spreadsheets and traditional business intelligence tools to now relying on cutting-edge AI tools to make better decisions.
But with all of this hype around AI, it’s natural to wonder if these tools really live up to the hype. There’s no doubt that business analytics and AI tools can be extremely useful.
Architecture
1) 5 Ways to Standout as an Architect
by Jason Clarke
Forget about technical mastery; focus on breadth.
I’ve been building software for over a decade, and during this time, I’ve worked with some exceptional people.
But only a select few stood apart from the rest.
2) How IT architecture can empower environmental responsibility
by Shashi Sastry
IT Architecture must embrace ethics. And it will only result in improved business success as healthy social outcomes ensure a company’s and brand’s value and attraction. If only in self-interest, enterprises must insist their technology improves the world or at least does it no harm.
Let’s say we have the will; what’s the way? How can IT architecture deliver good social outcomes from its decisions and designs? The answer is simple — expand architectural thinking to cover social imperatives.
3) The Essential Guide to ETL Developer Skills, Roles, and Responsibilities
by Nilimesh Halder, PhD
As the importance of data integration and analysis continues to grow, the demand for skilled ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) developers has risen accordingly. ETL developers play a critical role in managing and transforming data to enable organizations to make data-driven decisions.
Quick bites
“Quick bites” is a series of short and pointy articles that focus on practical ways of solving a specific business analysis or enterprise architecture problem.
Quick bite #6: Discovery questions for a digital forms solution
Forms of all sorts are driving a lot of business, especially in services industry. Remember last time you had to apply for a permit, apply for a job, enroll into a training course or get any service from the government? Chances are, you had to fill in a long form.
It is hard to design a good, functional, easy to use form. It is even harder to build a digital solution to manage those.
This questionnaire is designed to help you get started scoping a form processing solution.
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