Smart Data Collective

JUNE 16, 2022

Having cost-effective and high-quality business analytics tools such as Atlassian, MS Visio, Business Process Modeller, Balsamiq, and similar BA tools is essential for org initiative improvement. Since there’s vast information at disposal, business analysis has a crucial role for CIOs. It is growing at a CAGR of 23.0%

Portfolio Management 322

Portfolio Management Supply Chain Predictive Analytics Business Analysis 322

Analysts Corner

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

yours, Igor [link] BA Skills & Processes 1) Turn guesses into estimates with Wideband Delphi by Karl Wiegers Most software professionals must provide estimates for their work, but few of us are skillful estimators. A process model helps with visualising the problem area or defining the future state.

Enterprise Architecture 130

Enterprise Architecture Artificial Intelligence Logistics Process Modelling 130

Analysts Corner

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Requirements Elicitation and Analysis : ChatGPT can be used to automatically generate requirements documentation, such as functional specifications and use cases, from stakeholder interviews or other sources of information. This could help save time and effort in process and data modeling. Main flow: 1. Alternative flow: 1.

Business Analysis 147

Business Analysis Business Analysis UML Artificial Intelligence 147

BA Careers

AUGUST 29, 2022

BPMN stands for Business Process Modeling Notation. It is a graphical notation for modeling business processes. OMG is an international consortium of companies, universities, government agencies, and individuals who collaborate to develop standards for information technology. What is BPMN?

Process Modelling 98

Process Modelling Government Information Technology Information Technology 98

Analysts Corner

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Business analysts’ skills comprise both soft skills (facilitation skills, interpersonal, and consultative skills) as well as hard skills (for example, documentation skills, process modeling, requirements engineering, and stakeholder analysis).

Data Governance 130

Data Governance Business Analysis Business Analysis Government 130

Analysts Corner

DECEMBER 26, 2022

The language used (formal, informal, technical, non-technical), the periodicity, and other aspects are part of a Business Analysis Plan that both IIBA’s BABoK and PMI’s Guide use to define how all business analysis work and deliverables will be done. Process modeling may be used to document the “as is” process.

Business Analysis 189

Business Analysis Business Analysis Documentation Agile 189

Analysts Corner

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

They don’t have decision making power but they can provide crucial information that other people may not be aware of. In terms of timing, the workshop should take place after you’ve gathered some initial information you’ve agreed on a topic. This way of structuring information is called the Minto Pyramid.

Logistics 243

Logistics Requirements Gathering Visualization Project Management 243

BA Squared

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Along with six other seemingly small requests related to shipping information in the next three months. They deeply understand the users and user problems and discover the user is frustrated by packages arriving when they are not able to be there, and the user wants to update the shipping information after they see the expected arrival date.

Agile 246

Agile Innovation Visualization User Experience 246

Watermark Learning

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Note that some techniques listed are actually a group of techniques such as acceptance and evaluation criteria are two different techniques listed under one technique, or process modeling which includes a number of process models under that technique, while other techniques on the list cover only one concept.

Process Modelling 86

Process Modelling Business Analysis Business Analysis Visualization 86

Passionate BA

MAY 29, 2024

You can enjoy this information both in video format and as a text below. To do all these things, you analyze needs, evaluate options, and make decisions based on your information, intending to get the most value from your resources. Usually, BPM is used to manage the entire organization’s processes.

Business Analysis 130

Business Analysis Business Analysis Business Architecture Agile 130

Leading Agile

MAY 30, 2018

In The Dangers of a Definition of Ready , Agile thought leader Mike Cohn expresses a concern that is shared by many in the community: That by establishing strict rules about what information must be provided before a development team can take on a backlog item, we risk backsliding into a linear process model.

Agile 98

Agile Government Process Modelling 98

Analysts Corner

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

These are the skills a BA brings to the table: Good analysis of different forms of information and data. Hence, in today’s competitive edge, whether it’s a marketing initiative, a sales pitch or a manufacturing field, all are after a BA to twist and tweak their process or product for better growth. Finance/insurance What are these ? — Offers

IBM Support 130

IBM Support Healthcare Documentation Digital 130

Leading Agile

MAY 28, 2018

But what kinds of decisions do people make based on that information? Turning to that wondrous and beautiful information store, Wikipedia, I found a definition for velocity that reads more like a rant by someone who has had some negative experiences with velocity, and took those experiences to be the “definition” of velocity.

Agile 85

Agile Process Modelling Planning 85

The Uncommon League

AUGUST 3, 2020

Business process modeling gives you a complete understanding of what your company is doing right now, and you can use those insights as you build process timelines. Carve out time for meetings and checkpoints in your schedule to encourage all participants to collaborate and stay informed.

Project Management 82

Project Management Process Modelling Planning Digital 82

Bridging the Gap

MARCH 30, 2023

A use case is the perfect model to get familiar with that business user system interaction. It’s much more detailed than a typical business process model , and it’s much more specific. What are the rules that need to be applied when that information is stored?

Data Modelling 96

Data Modelling Data Requirement Business Analysis Business Analysis 96

BA Squared

JUNE 30, 2020

Along with six other seemingly small requests related to shipping information in the next three months. They deeply understand the users and user problems and discover the user is frustrated by packages arriving when they are not able to be there, and the user wants to update the shipping information after they see the expected arrival date.

Agile 100

Agile Innovation Process Modelling Visualization 100

Bridging the Gap

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

With this information in hand, I often will document in a change request form, so you can see all of it together. The goal in this step is to present the information to your change approval team and what they need to make an informed decision about whether or not to approve the change.

Documentation 98

Documentation Planning Business Analysis Business Analysis 98

The BAWorld

MARCH 13, 2024

Process Modeling: Unveiling the Flow Imagine a roadmap outlining your business processes, visualizing workflows, decision points, and interactions. Process modeling , this visual representation, empowers stakeholders to identify inefficiencies, streamline workflows, and maximize resource utilization.

Business Analysis 52

Business Analysis Business Analysis Backlog Management Process Modelling 52

Leading Agile

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

A recovery phase followed (often unofficially, in the form of sick leave or informally-approved, untracked, and unacknowledged “comp time”) before the next death march cycle began. When a nominally-agile process becomes established, teams fall into a rote pattern of grinding out a never-ending series of User Stories.

Agile 116

Agile Process Modelling Planning Visualization 116

Watermark Learning

JUNE 15, 2021

A variety of models can be used to show scope, including context diagrams, features in/out lists, use case diagrams, high-level data flow diagrams, and business processes. Data models. Process models. Typically, our projects result in changed processes. Use case models.

Process Modelling 52

Process Modelling Project Management Data Modelling Visualization 52

Phocas

APRIL 1, 2024

Phocas AI (artificial intelligence) uses a natural language processing model to optimize all departments’ access to actionable insights leading to more informed decisions across the business. So far, the new AI feature in Analytics is proving most valuable for newcomers to business intelligence.

Artificial Intelligence 52

Artificial Intelligence Retail Process Modelling Business Intelligence 52

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? Again, that might be formal or it might be really informal. I did an entire video outlining this framework step by step.

Documentation 98

Documentation Business Analysis Business Analysis Data Requirement 98

Business Analyst Learnings

MARCH 8, 2020

This will help you understand what the standards and expectations are Employ the use of visual icons to point out critical information you would like the reader to pay attention to.

Documentation 59

Documentation Process Modelling Visualization 59

Argon Digital

OCTOBER 24, 2022

If you’re working on a business process automation project, there are several requirements techniques to consider using to mesh the new systems and updated business processes. Modeling the business processes. Eliciting requirements to automate business processes begins by modeling those processes.

Process Modelling 52

Process Modelling Process Analysis Documentation Business Analysis 52

Bridging the Gap

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

How to Analyze an As Is Business Process Now, the As-Is business process contains all of the elements of a typical business process model – the description, the list of roles, a list of steps, exceptions, and a workflow diagram or a process map. So mistakes, errors, redundancies, whatever that is.

Documentation 96

Documentation Business Analysis Business Analysis Process Modelling 96

Marutitech

JANUARY 21, 2022

What is the CRISP-DM Process Model? Companies worldwide follow various approaches to deal with the process of data mining. . The CRISP-DM process model, an iterative and incremental data science management approach, allows a team to create a long-term strategy depending on the short iterations. Scrubbing data .

Project Management 113

Project Management Data Mining Data Analytics Data Analytics 113

Adaptive US

MARCH 18, 2021

They typically work on the operational part of business processes called the "As-Is" process. They create process models by using the process/ workflow software. The business executives analyze these models thoroughly, and that helps them in finalizing the process that will best work for the organization.

Requirements Gathering 52

Requirements Gathering Business Analysis Business Analysis Process Modelling 52

Leading Agile

APRIL 15, 2019

Teams that use a time-boxed iterative process model such as Scrum or Extreme Programming measure capacity with their Sprint length or iteration length as the time interval. Teams using other sorts of process models use some number of days or weeks as the time interval.

Planning 118

Planning Process Modelling Portfolio Management Visualization 118

Leading Agile

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

The LeadingAgile reference architecture guides you around how to create a structural model for your organization, a governance model, and a model for the kinds of metrics and tools you may want to use to demonstrate value to your enterprise . This team is also likely to use Scrum or Kanban as their process model. .

Agile 112

Agile Government Business Architecture Process Modelling 112

Bridging the Gap

OCTOBER 19, 2022

If you’ve been feeling like you’re kind of cut out of that early phase of the process, or not really understanding why the software or why the requirements are what they are, a great technique to pull out of your toolbox is this process map or a business process model. Identify the process.

Process Modelling 52

Process Modelling Visualization Documentation 52

The BAWorld

JUNE 26, 2024

The processes are described below: Online Courses – Completion of ECBA online courses which tackled topics like requirement gathering; stakeholder management; and creating business process models; Certifications – Another thing I did is pursue a certification related to Business Analysis ( ECBA – Entry Certificate in Business Analysis ).

Requirements Gathering 52

Requirements Gathering Business Analysis Business Analysis Documentation 52

Capiro

JULY 19, 2017

Strategic : Business transformations; Portfolio management; Business change; Business architecture and Target operating models; Business agility; Benefits realisation. Operational: Business processes ; Business data; Management information and Decision support; Business rules; Business cases; Business requirements discovery; Problem analysis.

Business Analysis 40

Business Analysis Business Analysis Portfolio Management Business Architecture 40

Monday

MARCH 11, 2022

A workflow template is a project management tool that helps you create a visual representation of your workflow process. It can take the form of a flow chart, an activity diagram, or a business process model and notation — BPMN. Recruitment process template. Managing the recruitment process has never been easier.

Project Management 93

Project Management Visualization Planning Process Modelling 93

Dataversity

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The same holds true for major digital transformation efforts, including process automation. According to a recent survey, 9 out of 10 IT decision-makers said process automation […]. Now is about the time of year when people start rethinking their New Year’s resolutions.

Digital Transformation 130

Digital Transformation Digital Process Modelling Data Architecture 130

Dataversity

MARCH 26, 2021

This can happen with artificial intelligence models that can make a journey interesting for […]. Click to learn more about author Tejasvi Addagada. Are you planning on strategically using data to improve the efficiencies of your value chains?

Planning 130

Planning Artificial Intelligence Process Modelling Data Modelling 130

Vitality Chicago

OCTOBER 1, 2022

As soon as there is a bump in the road ( and according to the Satir Change Process Model, there will be problems , see diagram below) they are going to change the priorities of the current sprint, pull team members to work on special projects, demand an MS Project Schedule or take some other action to undermine the agile transformation. #4

Agile 96

Agile Project Management Process Modelling Vision 96

Business Analysts

MAY 1, 2024

By analysing and evaluating current processes, businesses can identify areas for improvement and implement strategies to streamline operations, reduce costs, and enhance overall efficiency.

Innovation 52

Innovation Business Analysis Business Analysis Process Modelling 52