Analysts Corner

OCTOBER 26, 2023

This time, we’ve got a collection of stories about business analysis, data, agile, and product and project management. Essential practices for business analysis success are surely a must read from the list — based on many years of practical experience. and a personal story of becoming a business analyst. Why are we building it?

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Cprime

MARCH 1, 2024

ITFM and EAM FAQs addressed in this article: What is ITFM and how does Apptio enhance it? – LeanIX supports Enterprise Architecture Management (EAM) by offering a platform that enables organizations to map, visualize, and optimize their IT ecosystems for agility and innovation, ensuring architectural integrity.

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Smart Data Collective

JANUARY 26, 2021

However, big data often encapsulates using constantly growing data sets to determine business intelligence objectives, such as when to expand into a new market, which product might perform overseas, and which regions to expand into. How Does Big Data Architecture Fit with a Translation Company?

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Analysts Corner

AUGUST 8, 2023

We’ve got some insights on using SWOT and identifying business rules, a guide to assess your enterprise architecture practice maturity, an interview with Karl Wiegers as recorded by Fabricio Laguna; and a few career stories: how do you start a new project as a BA? . Join me in a little bit of dreaming about the future.

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Smart Data Collective

DECEMBER 5, 2021

The pandemic, as we all know and understand at this point, led to a rapid, dramatic shift to remote work, among so many other business-related changes. This is going to be necessary to stave off the growing wave of data breaches that could hurt their businesses. What is Zero Trust Architecture?

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Cprime

MARCH 21, 2024

Enterprise Architecture Management (EAM) FAQs addressed in this article: What is the role of Enterprise Architecture Management in IT investment? How does Enterprise Architecture Management enhance business outcomes? Why is robust portfolio management important in Enterprise Architecture Management?

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Analysts Corner

JUNE 27, 2023

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? .

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Analysts Corner

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The year started strong with a few things happening in the world of business analysis and IT — and we were lucky to have a few very interesting submissions in our corner. A lot of articles on business analysis career development, BA tools & techniques, Agile, AI and Enterprise Architecture this time.

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The BAWorld

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

ECBA Exam Questions The ECBA sample questions cover a range of topics related to the business analysis discipline, including requirements elicitation and management, enterprise analysis, business analysis planning and monitoring, and solution evaluation. This ECBA sample mock test is based on the latest ECBA exam pattern.

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Smart Data Collective

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Certifications are a fantastic way of showing that you know what you’re doing in any industry. What is Information Security and Why is it an Important Field? According to Gartner, SASE is a whole new architectural paradigm that will be the future of network security. That number rose to over 1,000 by last year.

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Smart Data Collective

JUNE 10, 2022

There are a lot of great reasons to consider a career track in data science , but you have to know what paths are available. Businesses and organizations of all kinds rely on big data to find solutions to problems and provide better services, so there are lots of different types of careers you could pursue with a degree in data science.

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Timo Elliott

MAY 27, 2022

I was at the Gartner Data & Analytics conference in London a couple of weeks ago and I’d like to share some thoughts on what I think was interesting, and what I think I learned…. To turn data into an asset , you actually have to do something with it and drive the business. It’s possible, but it’s a lot of hard work.

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Business Analysts

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

by Business Analysis, Business architecture is a commonly used term in the business analysis domain as well in most organisations. This article describes in simple language what the term means and why it is so important. The BizBOK describes business architecture as a “ blueprint of an organisation.

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Leading Agile

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Maybe this system is used internally as a critical part of operating your business. A Dull, Sinking Feeling You know what good looks like—a modern, cloud-native, microservice architecture using SOLID principles, built and maintained with sound DevSecOps practices like TDD , CI, CD, and Infrastructure as Code.

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Simplilearn

JULY 29, 2022

Every team in any business can benefit from ClickUp's all-in-one productivity features. One of the most sophisticated project management systems on the market, it boasts an enticing user interface, scalable architecture, and hundreds of customizable features. To know more about what is ClickUp, continue reading. A cloud-based.

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Timo Elliott

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Simon Jarke is the Head of Corporate Digital Business Innovation at Freudenberg, a family-owned global technology group headquartered in Germany and founded in 1849. Just ask a knowledge worker or a specialist in purchasing, accounting, or sales, to what extent they see themselves today in a position to solve a problem in a process.

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Analysts Corner

JANUARY 8, 2023

Getting certified as a Business Analyst “Great minds are always feared by lesser minds.” ― Dan Brown, The Lost Symbol It is not necessary to be certified as a business analyst in order to work in the field. There are no specific certifications that are required in order to become a business analyst.

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Analysts Corner

APRIL 26, 2023

Touch wood ;) This month was big on advancements in AI, and it is reflected by our authors exploring topics like “can AI help with business rules and non-functional requirements?” On enterprise architecture front, we’ve got an amazing recipe of how to set up Enterprise architecture in your company. Interesting times!

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Dataversity

OCTOBER 17, 2022

To prevent the aftermath of compromised information, businesses have been investing more than ever in building their cybersecurity architecture to strengthen […]. The post What Jeopardizes Your Private Data the Most? Breached, leaked, or exposed private data is a cause of worry for any individual or organization.

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Analysts Corner

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Properly used, this tool can supercharge a designer’s work… > Keep reading Top selection 1) 3 Ways To Get Out The Trap Of Solving Problems, by James Compton Although Business Analysis is about helping the business solve their problems, there’s a dark side to this which often get’s us into trouble. It’s a big waste of time.

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Smart Data Collective

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Data security has become a paramount concern for most businesses. Given its function, it is not surprising how popular VPNs are for businesses. Almost all businesses have a corporate VPN as part of their IT infrastructure. Let’s take a look at the VPNs businesses all over the world use and love. Remote access VPN.

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Timo Elliott

MAY 19, 2023

Here’s a great example of how technology can help make sure that you have a solid information foundation for innovative new business processes. You can see their full entryv” Enabling a Data-Driven Culture by Integrating SAP Solutions with SAP Business Technology Platform ” on the awards site.

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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. > Just three months to go before Christmas and New year — three fourths of the year have passed.

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Timo Elliott

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Everybody wants to innovate faster, to be more agile, to be able to react quickly to changes in today’s uncertain business environments. The future is enabled by technology, but it’s not about the technical infrastructures: it’s about optimizing end-to-end processes, business capabilities, and business ecosystems.

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Analysts Corner

JULY 3, 2023

Image by KamranAydinov on Freepik Starting a new project as a business analyst Starting a new project as a business analyst can be daunting. What to do first? What to look for? Gain domain knowledge If you are new to the business domain, attempt to read and learn as much as possible about the domain.

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BizAcuity

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

In today’s world that is largely data-driven, organizations depend on data for their success and survival, and therefore need robust, scalable data architecture to handle their data needs. What also sets Snowflake apart is its architecture and data sharing capabilities. Introduction. Using Snowpipe for data ingestion to AWS.

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Analysts Corner

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash “Who,” “what,” “why,” “how,” “when,” and “where” are collectively known as the WH questions. What What the product is about. What problem or need is the product addressing? What benefits should the product provide to the customer? Let’s dive in. When will the testing wrap up?

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Analysts Corner

JANUARY 29, 2024

It is less practical and not about business analysis work on such projects. AI is more speculative; knowing it impacts the industry, we still need to find out to what extent that will be. Part 4: Business Logic Burden However, this is a standalone topic, so you don’t need to revisit previous parts. No matter what.

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Smart Data Collective

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Analytics technology is having a huge impact on many aspects of modern business. You cannot build a successful business with your app if it doesn’t offer a smooth experience to users. So, what are the factors that contribute to your app’s user experience? Slow apps can be a bane for your online business.

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Smart Data Collective

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Meta Description: Having a website and/or mobile app is important for your business success. Online businesses are projected to spend over $10.7 UX design is essential for the success of your business website and mobile application. This is how you can bring your business and brand to the next level.

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Leading Agile

JULY 7, 2021

Each view of an organization’s enterprise architecture (business, information, solution, and technology) presents distinct challenges for value creation. Solution architecture defines the structure of the software elements of a business capability by determining the responsibilities of each component in the software.

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Leading Agile

MARCH 23, 2022

Mike Cottmeyer was recently a guest on the Agile to Agility podcast with Miljan Bajic where he discussed Transformation, Business Architecture, and Scaling. Who is Mike Cottmeyer and what’s been your journey? What do you do with audit and compliance? What do you do with planning cadences? Listen now.

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Analysts Corner

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

And there is what to compare. A newer generation of IT folks has no idea what it is. I could not recommend SWEBOK Guide v3 to start your journey to the requirements engineer or business analysis. Categorization of Requirements Neither v3 nor v4 deal with such terms as business and stakeholder requirements.

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Dataversity

MARCH 17, 2021

What started out as an attempt to extract business insights from transactional data in the ’90s and early 2000s has now transformed into an […]. The post Is Lakehouse Architecture a Grand Unification in Data Analytics? Click to learn more about author Arsalan Farooq.

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Analysts Corner

MAY 28, 2023

Starting a career as a business analyst may be overwhelming, and resources like this help to gain focus. Finally, for more technical minded readers we’ve got a collection of data analytics recipes and an architecture essay on how to make IT systems more resilient. Enjoy reading. This write up isn’t just for BA’s though.

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BizAcuity

JULY 26, 2021

What is a hybrid cloud? The architecture of every hybrid cloud environment is different depending on the business requirements and organizational goals. . Agility and speed are key important factors for today’s businesses to sustain the competition. . Business continuity. Business continuity.

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Leading Agile

JULY 22, 2022

What does a true Agile Organization look like—and what must we change to get there? When we become able to recognize what exactly within the organization needs changing, we can then begin our Transformation into being an Agile Organization. Build the plan, tell people what to do, and micromanage each task along the way.

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