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Analysts Corner

JULY 1, 2025

How I do it: Start with Raw Notes: In initial interviews or workshops, I avoid structured templates. My rituals: Alignment Workshops: I run short working sessions where we walk through PACE’d requirements and prioritize together. 🚀 One Final Tip: Start Small, But Start Now You don’t need a full-day workshop to begin.

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Juice Analytics

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The goal of this workshop is to enable you to bring data to life and use it to communicate a story to an audience, with a focus on simplicity and ease of interpretation. Workshops are designed for anyone who needs to communicate more effectively with data.

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Analysts Corner

JANUARY 17, 2025

Source: [link] Source: [link] Inception workshoptogether These kind of workshops fall within the scope of the PO, as its where most of the problem framing Will occur. The BA may be present, whether facilitating or taking notes, orboth.

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Analysts Corner

MAY 27, 2025

Whats the best way to run an EM workshop? What are some common pitfalls or challenges to watch out for in EM workshops? In this context, Example Mapping (EM) refers to a workshop specifically designed for clarifying requirements. During development, we make accidental discoveries that can often impact our timelines and plans.

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Analysts Corner

JUNE 28, 2022

It’s hard enough to come up with the right requirements through discussions, workshops, and prototypes. Continue reading on Analyst’s corner ».

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Passionate BA

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Workshop facilitation is not an easy trick, folks Hello, folks Another treat to share – a new episode of the Passionate Business Analyst podcast with Jan Meskens, Data & AI strategy consultant.

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BA Times

AUGUST 21, 2024

You’ll often be coordinating with stakeholders, running workshops, or presenting documentation to teams. You might already know the technical skills you’ll need to be a great Business Analyst (BA) but do you know the essential soft skills? The role of a BA is deeply rooted in working with people.

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BA Times

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

I was recently planning the logistics of an upcoming client workshop. I needed 12 copies of a document printed and spiral bound, and I visited the website of a printing company that we’ve used many times before for such tasks. The website had changed, and unfortunately I couldn’t complete the order.

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Analysts Corner

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Collaboration is at the heart of successful project management, especially when it comes to eliciting well-defined requirements. Continue reading on Analyst’s corner »

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BA Times

AUGUST 10, 2023

For me, I’ll often start with interviews and workshops, using document analysis to gain context […] The post Avoid The “Saying/Doing” Gap appeared first on Business Analyst Articles, Webinars, Templates, Jobs. Elicitation is a core part of business analysis, and there are a vast array of elicitation techniques at a BA’s disposal.

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BA Times

JUNE 1, 2022

You’ll often be coordinating with stakeholders, running workshops, or presenting documentation to teams. You might already know the technical skills you’ll need to be a great Business Analyst (BA) but do you know the essential soft skills? The role of a BA is deeply rooted in working with people. To be a successful BA you’ll […].

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Analysts Corner

APRIL 8, 2025

Even when the process isnt linear, we adapt with the following: Facilitation : I run prioritisation workshops, using tools like whiteboards or boards to encourage discussion and ask key questions (e.g., Stakeholders may resist prioritising, asking, Cant we do everything now? This is where BAs shine. We bring structure to chaos. Constraints.

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Analysts Corner

DECEMBER 17, 2024

During my workshop, I like to tell the audience that IDL is DSL (Domain-specific language, by the way), confusing them with the abbreviations. See an example from my online workshop. This chapter will explore several languages that help formalize the definition of API and automate development. It is advantageous.

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BA Times

MAY 26, 2021

They could facilitate workshops, deal with conflict and navigate through complex political landscapes gracefully. When I first started doing business analysis work, I couldn’t believe the confidence that more experienced colleagues showed.

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BA Times

JULY 21, 2022

Over a decade ago, I was in a workshop with a range of different stakeholders. Everything seemed to be going well, and people seemed to be agreeing and we were even running ahead of the meeting schedule. Around halfway through the meeting a particular issue was being discussed, a conclusion was going to be drawn and […].

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Smart Data Collective

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Such events, beyond the cutting-edge workshops, lectures, and product placements, offer plenty in the way of informal networking events for industry professionals. Even though this has since given way to webinars and virtual meetups, offline events should be back on the horizon as early as the coming year.

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Smart Data Collective

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

One option is to enroll in online courses or attend workshops and seminars related to your field. Additionally, professional organizations and industry associations often offer workshops, webinars, and conferences focused on upskilling in specific sectors. There are various ways to pursue continuous learning and growth.

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BA Times

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Whether it’s one-on-one interviews, workshops, observation or one of the many other techniques, elicitation is a key source of information. Elicitation is a key business analysis skill. As BAs, it’s easy to think that we are highly attuned listeners, carefully scouring the airwaves for tasty morsels of relevant information.

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BA Times

APRIL 27, 2023

Asking questions during interviews or as part of a structured requirements workshop is commonplace. However, the most important question is one you should be asking yourself: Am I asking the RIGHT questions? Here are a few of my favorite elicitation questions and what they might reveal about your project.

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BA Times

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Over a decade ago, I was in a workshop with a range of different stakeholders.

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Dataversity

JUNE 7, 2024

I was privileged to deliver a workshop at Enterprise Data World 2024. Publishing this review is a way to express my gratitude to the fantastic team at DATAVERSITY and Tony Shaw personally for organizing this prestigious live event.

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BA Times

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Back in the days when most BAs were able to work in offices, there’d be nothing I’d like more than a nice process discovery workshop. As analysts, we’ve probably all run those fantastic sessions with huge lengths of brown paper adorned with sticky notes carefully placed by stakeholders, each sticky note representing a task or sub-task.

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Analysts Corner

JUNE 11, 2022

A few examples: document analysis, questionnaires, prototyping, workshops and brainstorming. Example: Workshop Design Imagine your manager asks you to run a workshop to understand issues with the company’s refund process. They’ll be interviewing people, understanding the history of events, looking at documents.

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Smart Data Collective

JUNE 17, 2019

In fact, you’ll probably have to do some prior planning and even make some concessions as you prioritize keynote presentations, break out sessions, demos, and workshops. Research the speaker lineup beforehand so you’re not making last-minute decisions. A Deeper Understanding of an Industry That’s Shaping the Future.

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Timo Elliott

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Embrace Remote Tools for Localization : While core design benefited from in-person collaboration, localization workshops were effectively conducted remotely, using facilitation technologies. Key Takeaways: Centralize Core Teams : For critical design phases, physical co-location fosters better communication and faster decision-making.

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Analysts Corner

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Enroll in courses, attend workshops, or simply read articles dedicated to AI advancements. Attend Workshops: Look for workshops that focus on soft skills development. The key is to stay informed. Network Actively: Build connections with professionals in your field. Use platforms like LinkedIn to engage with others.

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Analysts Corner

JANUARY 30, 2025

Additional group workshops build upon knowledge gleaned in individual interviews. After completing individual interviews, we sometimes conduct group discovery workshops using a variety of visual processes and tools (i.e., Post-It-Notes, flip charts, brainstorming sessions, etc.)

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Dataversity

JULY 16, 2024

I was privileged to deliver a workshop at Enterprise Data World 2024. Publishing this review is a way to express my gratitude to the fantastic team at DATAVERSITY and Tony Shaw personally for organizing this prestigious live event. Part 1 of this article considered the key takeaways in data governance, discussed at Enterprise Data World 2024.

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ElegantJ BI

JANUARY 31, 2021

Look for training and course work that they can complete quickly online or in a day-long workshop, so business users can get started with confidence and an understanding of what is expected of them. Original Post : Citizen Data Scientists Can’t Do it Alone!

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ElegantJ BI

JANUARY 31, 2021

Look for training and course work that they can complete quickly online or in a day-long workshop, so business users can get started with confidence and an understanding of what is expected of them. Original Post : Citizen Data Scientists Can’t Do it Alone!

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Tableau

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Teaching data skills across disciplines Dr. Dunaway first heard of Tableau while attending an educational advisory board workshop. Seeing the benefits of Tableau first hand, she incorporated it into a data analytics workshop she was preparing for a group of liberal arts students. I am always happy to share.”

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Adaptive US

JUNE 12, 2025

Everyone expects you to deliver insights, facilitate workshops, and design process models—as if you’ve worked in insurance your whole life. The Clock Is Ticking—Learn or Lag Imagine this: You’re a seasoned business analyst , excelling in a telecom project. Overnight, you're reassigned to an insurance transformation initiative.

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Bridging the Gap

DECEMBER 19, 2024

. >> Start YOUR Path to Success If business analysis is a career that you want to pursue, the absolute best next thing to do is to join my free Quick Start to Success Workshop.

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Timo Elliott

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Working with design expert David Kester , he put together a series of Plastic Challenge workshops bringing together consumers and retail industry experts to think about ways to alleviate the problem. Stephen Jamieson , Head of SAP Leonardo in the UK, saw an opportunity to innovate with purpose. Follow a good design process.

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Simplilearn

JANUARY 12, 2022

Simplilearn recently conducted PRINCE2® Certification Workshop in London, UK from Feb 6-9, 2012. Read More.

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Simplilearn

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Abdulwasih Abdur-Rahim Linkedin Profile We recently conducted ITIL® 2011 Foundation exam prep training workshop from Jan 25-27, 2012 in Riyadh. We are glad to announce that Mr. Abdulwasih Abdur-Rahim participated in the ITIL® 2011 Foundation Certification workshop and successfully cleared ITIL® exam, obtaining an ITIL® 2011 Foundation Certi.

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