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Discover a new approachBridging the Gap Between Waterfall and Agile
Do BAs really need different skill sets based on which approach or methodology their project is using? This question has been floating...
7 Habits of Highly Effective Business Analysts
Highly effective BAs, regardless of their skill level or years of experience, consistently hone their craft. Guided by curiosity and...
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Agile: It’s More Than User Stories
The primary tenant of agile is to deliver value to organizations, iteratively, using the most efficient techniques, just-in-time. Many...
Brainstorming: We Have Lots of Ideas, Now What?
In the world of business and technology, success stems from good ideas. Successful organizations rely on a variety of idea generation...
Time to Pause
Do you have time to think? Most of us operate on autopilot. We buzz from meeting to meeting while battling our maxed out inboxes, instant...
The Devil is in the (Non-Functional) Details
Some systems are a joy to use. Others create extreme frustration and waste valuable time. Why? What’s the difference? Well, let’s think...
Get Fit: Lose the BA Weight
Many of us started the new year with a stack of goals and resolutions. Did you resolve to take a few pounds off by eating healthier,...
Do you need to be face-to-face to collaborate?
Meaningful Collaboration => Creativity and Innovation In the recent quest to maximize collaboration, many large companies eliminated...
Three BA Metrics You Should Be Tracking
What do you know about healthcare.gov, the United States' new online healthcare marketplace? No matter your political affiliation, you...
Empathy at Work: The Secret of Business Analysis Success
For many people, empathy is a tool for personal or spiritual relationships. We save our empathy skills for people who are struggling with...
Create a culture of innovation
"Go out on a limb. That's where the fruit is." - Jimmy Carter At BA-Squared, we think stakeholder engagement is the key to creativity,...
Peace at last: agile and waterfall find common ground in techniques
As the battle between waterfall and agile rages on, organizations continue modify their approach to software development. Very few move...
Multitasking kills creativity and collaboration
How many tasks can you handle at one time, successfully? The truth, based on research, ONE. Yep, that's it. Our brains are not meant to do...
Get support from the grumpy old man
How would you “caricaturize” your organization? We’ve all been to a fair or festival and watched caricature artists draw distorted people...
Boost your brainstorming skills, inspire creativity!
Brainstorming is the key to creativity, but why do some people dread brainstorming sessions? Every few months I come across an article...