In my classes and consulting work I get the same complaints when I ask teams about the biggest roadblocks in requirements work: “My stakeholders keep adding features.” “My stakeholders keep changing the requirements.” “My stakeholders don’t know what they...
Do you ever feel more like a psychoanalyst than a business analyst? It can be tough to get into the minds of our stakeholders to get the info we need, but approaching our work like a therapist might be helpful. Consider these thoughts on brainstorming sessions written...
In most organizations, the days of multi-year, single release, all-or-nothing waterfall projects have come to an end. Instead, teams (agile, waterfall and everything in between) are trending toward smaller, shorter iterations. They hope smaller iterations will reduce...
With increased focus on customer value and intense pressure to get products to market faster, leaders are always looking for ways to trim the fat. They frequently ask themselves, “How can we do more, faster?” Lean principles provide a path for increased...
In past articles, I’ve spent lots of time asking you to find common ground between waterfall and agile. Not to discount either approach, but in realization, when done well, they have more in common than we often recognize. This call to find bridges between...
