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Discover a new approachBetter Brainstorming and Agile Requirements Learning Circles
Big Congrats to IIBA! IIBA released version 3 of their Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK) on Wednesday, April 15. BA-Squared CEO...
Get Your Requirements off to the Right Start With These 5 Steps!
It’s project kick-off time--the time when organizations transition from planning to action. New initiatives have been prioritized, dollars...
Evolution of the Requirements Mindset!
I have a mission! I want to change the way we "do" requirements! Instead of gathering and documenting requirements, let's help our project...
We’re Agile, You’re Agile, Why are We Struggling?
So, here’s the scenario: Your organization wants to purchase packaged software to support a key business function. Your team thoroughly...
Bad Meetings and Bad Dates Look the Same!
Have you ever witnessed a bad date in progress? While I was out and about this Valentine's week, I noticed a couple who spent their entire...
Virtual Requirements Meetings: Painful or Practical?
Painful! Definitely! The idea of sitting through a requirement workshop via teleconference seems like torture. Virtual requirements...
Don’t Forget the A in BA – Make Time for Analysis!
As I move forward into each new year, I start thinking about goals--questioning the things I want to do better or differently. This...
2014 BA-Squared Wrap-Up, Looking Forward to 2015
As the year-end approaches, I get a bit reflective. I consider the past, present and future of BA-Squared. I appreciate the growth, I...
The BA Role: Has it Really Changed in the Last 15 Years?
As I tweet my latest BA adventures, I ask Siri to find the best restaurants near my hotel, Skype with friends in Mexico, and order my...
What is Your Modeling Mindset?
Pictures are an important part of BA work. Whether you call it modeling or diagraming or mapping or drawing, the techniques BAs use to...
Can Conference Calls be as Effective as Face-to-Face Meetings?
When I think of collaborative and innovative project meetings, the picture on the top is what floats into my mind. I see people standing...
5 Lessons from Working with Agile and Waterfall Teams
Over the course of my career, I have always been intrigued by leaders who promote a specific methodology or tool or process as THE RIGHT...
What’s Your Secret Weapon in the Battle Against Bad Requirements?
BAs and PMs use hundreds of tools and techniques to boost the quality of their requirements practices. From simple to complex, things...
Sticky Situations: How do Business Analysts Influence Ethics?
We’ve all found ourselves in sticky situations at work—those grey areas between right and wrong that really test our ethical boundaries....
Building Better Requirements
Strong requirements management practices remain a critical component of project success. In fact, poor requirements management is the #2...
Don’t Force Typical Templates on Packaged Software Projects
One of the most interesting trends I’ve seen in my business analysis career is the shift from custom software development to package...