Smart Data Collective

JULY 4, 2023

Last year, the World Meteorological Association reported that AI technology is playing an increasingly more important role in disaster management. They formed the expert Focus Group on AI for Natural Disaster Management to assist in integrating AI into global disaster-management systems.

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Analysts Corner

JANUARY 9, 2024

Once the BA, whose course I attended to get the certification, told us — the worst, you’ll ruin the project but as a result you’ll get an experience. It’s not that easy to ruin the whole project. Remember that managers, developers, QAs and even the client are all your partners. And of course read books. Sounds terrifying.

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Monday

JUNE 24, 2021

Any time spent searching for information you need to complete a project is time wasted. Scrolling through long email threads or sifting through tools or documents to find data is tedious and slows the entire project down. There’s an endless amount of communication that needs to happen as a project progresses.

Project Management 52

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Monday

DECEMBER 14, 2020

There are only really 3 types of project management methodology: Waterfall, Agile, and a hybrid model — and we cover them all in this guide. We know it’s confusing, so your best place to start if you need to know more is in our Project management for dummies article (not saying you’re a dummy, of course!)

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Monday

MAY 5, 2021

Here’s a harsh truth that very few hiring managers or project managers will tell you: The world primarily cares about what it can get from you. It’s especially true in project management. There’s too much on the line to leave these complex projects to chance. Here’s why it’s great for project management.

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Monday

JUNE 24, 2021

We’re at a point where educators are required to use project management software or risk contributing to a future without education — something the world can’t afford. In this article, we’ll cover what to look for in an educational project management tool before giving you our best recommendation.

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Training ByteSize

AUGUST 18, 2021

As a Project Manager, what is your next opportunity? The temptation might be to skip forward at this point, but bear with me while I explain why a project management lead funnel should be included in your set of tools, and as part of your career. Project Managers working in organisations. ClubHouse.

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Training ByteSize

AUGUST 18, 2021

As a Project Manager, what is your next opportunity? The temptation might be to skip forward at this point, but bear with me while I explain why as a Project Manager you need to consider a Lead Funnel in your set of tools, and as part of your career. Project Managers working in organisations.

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Analysts Corner

DECEMBER 19, 2023

by Karl Wiegers Ten signs that management doesn’t merely “support” requirements process improvements. Software organizations that want to improve how they develop and manage their requirements face several challenges. In project management, successful outcomes hinge on thorough and accurate requirements gathering.

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Training ByteSize

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Agile Project Management qualifications are everywhere and spreading fast. And it isn’t only in traditional project management fields that we are seeing more people getting certified. It makes sense that those with agile project management skills and qualifications will stand out above those without.

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Passionate BA

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

A couple of months ago, I had a conversation with a bunch of seasoned business analysts about education, books, resources to learn from, etc. Author of numerous books, a software development consultant, speaker, trainer, songwriter, and just a great person! Renowned book author. Learning from Karl is always a pleasure.

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Monday

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Overseeing a project with pen and paper can be a nightmare. Not to say it’s impossible, but using software to support your project management efforts would be the smarter route. So, if you’re tired of managing your project the old way and want to try the “chainsaw” approach, we’ve got you covered.

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Analysts Corner

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

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. We’re too optimistic, with short memories that mask the painful overruns from previous projects. Many of us haven’t been trained in estimation techniques.

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Managed Agile

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

I think it is a big step forward in the journey that more fully integrates an Agile approach to project management. The Influence of Agile on Project Management. Prior to PMBOK ® version 7, PMBOK ® has been heavily based on a traditional plan-driven approach to project management and an explicit knowledge philosophy.

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Passionate BA

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Welcome to the Business Analysis Digest #37, with the best business analysis and related topics articles of August 2023. The article highlights essential tips for effectively managing outsourced projects, emphasizing the importance of clear communication, well-defined requirements, and a collaborative mindset. Hello there!

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Analysts Corner

JUNE 24, 2022

During a critical project, I was overseas while my wife and new born daughter stayed back home. Now I was left wondering whether I need to book a flight back home (Because who’s looking after my daughter if my wife’s been admitted?). But this was also the day where I was most needed on the project. but she couldn’t help.

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Vitality Chicago

AUGUST 31, 2022

Would traditional project management approaches be a better choice for some contexts? Experts agree that context counts when choosing what approach to use to manage work. After reading Karim Harbott’s excellent book The 6 Enablers of Business Agility , I learned a better approach. Context Counts!

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Monday

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Running a project without objectives is like planning a wedding without a groom. Goals and objectives are the very reason you are running your project, to begin with, and should never be an afterthought you come up with mid-process. Even some of the most seasoned project managers end up walking before they crawl.

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Monday

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

It’s no secret that a good project budget is key to successful project management. Along with completing projects on time and within scope, staying on budget is one of 3 essentials for a successful project. If your projects struggle to stay on budget, then this is the guide for you.

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Monday

AUGUST 19, 2022

What’s important is how we adapt and engineer projects around removing constraints, rather than neglecting to deal with the bottlenecks and allowing them to negatively affect flow. The theory of constraints (TOC) is a management philosophy that suggests businesses should identify and address bottlenecks to improve efficiency.

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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.

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Analysts Corner

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

AI : The BABOK Guide defines various tasks and concepts related to business analysis, including requirements elicitation and analysis, process and data modeling, and stakeholder communication and management. This could help save time and effort in communicating and managing stakeholders. Some suggestions include: 1.

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Vitality Chicago

OCTOBER 1, 2022

To be clear, agile transformation success is different than agile project success. Many people see agile as simply an alternative way of running projects. This frequently happens when agile was initiated as a bottom-up effort at the department, project, or team level. And not just support, actual leadership from the top.

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Analysts Corner

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Project Manager vs Business Analyst — a role mix-up or an identity crisis! Projects are actually initiated to achieve the organizational goals and a Business Analyst jumps in with their solutions to make sure it happens. One should look at the project, while the other should look at the product.

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Modern Analyst

MARCH 5, 2023

Both the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) Business Analysis Standard [1], and the Project Management Institute (PMI) Guide to Business Analysis [2] call for certified business analysts to be capable of preparing and using process models. budgeting, scoping). budgeting, scoping).

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Agile Business Consortium

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Book your tickets: [link]. Are you a business leader, project professional or just interested in business agility? The best career path isn't always a straight one. Joel Carboni from Green Project Management and David Snowden will explore Agility and Sustainability, delving deeper into how we can make positive changes.

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The BAWorld

MARCH 8, 2024

Managing the requirements life cycle by maintaining, prioritizing and tracing and assessing any changes to requirements. Can you become a Business if you are from a non-IT background or if you are a Sales professional or if you are a relationship manager in a Bank? Ensuring that requirements are accurate, complete and up-to-date.

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Business Bullet

MARCH 7, 2021

This is a webinar that I did for the Project Management Institute (PMI) in February 2021. Project approach and deliverables. If you have found this article useful then you might like my book – The Business Analysis Handbook – Techniques and Questions for better Business Outcomes. Setting out the scope. Solution Options.

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Juice Analytics

APRIL 6, 2021

With our book , resources and workshops, we’ve shared guidance about what it takes to become a data fluent organization. Alberto Cairo is a preeminent advocate for truth in presentation of data his book, How Charts Lie is a must-read on this topic. It acts like a dashboard combined with a project management tool.

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Analysts Corner

MARCH 9, 2023

In one of the data consulting roles, we needed an Excel expert on very short notice, and when the project manager asked the Human Resources (HR) department for a highly skilled Excel resource, an HR executive said that was the first time somebody had explicitly asked for an Excel skill. Busting the “Excel is dead” Myth!

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Business Bullet

JUNE 6, 2021

Business Bullet is passionate about sharing knowledge, promoting business change professions and helping companies to make projects successful. Best practice guidelines and templates for business cases webinar with Helen Winter. Project approach and deliverables. This is the link to the book if you want out more.

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Training ByteSize

MAY 24, 2021

A little under a year ago, Training Bytesize launched the new virtual and classroom course centered around Agile change management: the Agile Change Agent. Process is intrinsically linked to culture, so there is a lot of value in fully understanding the best way to approach the issue internally, and the best way to implement change.

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Monday

MAY 20, 2021

A major project will make important improvements to your business. Managing a large project can definitely seem overwhelming at first. Thankfully, action items can help break up a big project into smaller, more actionable tasks. Plus, how monday.com can help you to manage an action-item-oriented project.

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Sisense

MARCH 24, 2020

BA claimed that a continued investment in analytics during the crisis was a critical factor to streamlining marketing activities and thwarting fraudulent bookings when their business was especially fragile. Use analytics to correlate and compare your operations, performance management, and financial analysis.

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Retail Project Management Business Intelligence Business Intelligence 94

Managed Agile

JANUARY 5, 2023

What Is a Systems Approach to Management? Instead of a reactive approach to managing financial results, a company can be much more proactive by managing the factors that drive those results long before there is a significant change in financial results. Their proposition to customers is an offer of the best product, period.

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Data Pine

MARCH 31, 2022

According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, demand for qualified business intelligence analysts and managers is expected to soar to 14% by 2026, with the overall need for data professionals to climb to 28% by the same year. This beats projections for almost all other occupations. Development Of A Range Of Skills.

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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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