The Intake Process Is Broken. And BAs Are Burning Out Because of It.

The Intake Process Is Broken. And BAs Are Burning Out Because of It.

There is a particular kind of exhaustion that comes not from too much work, but from being structurally removed from work that you know matters. A lot of business analysts are feeling that right now. And I want to name it clearly, because it is not being talked about...
You Can’t Defend and Adapt at the Same Time

You Can’t Defend and Adapt at the Same Time

This one is a little different. It is less about frameworks and more about something I see happening in the BA community that I think deserves an honest conversation. A lot of BAs right now are defending. Defending the requirements process. Defending the value of...
“Just Validate This Before We Go Live.” – We Need to Talk.

“Just Validate This Before We Go Live.” – We Need to Talk.

If you are a business analyst who has been handed a finished AI-generated solution and asked to validate it before go-live, you already know the feeling. It lands somewhere between disbelief and a kind of professional helplessness. You look at what has been built, you...