BA Mindset Applied
3 Essential Diagrams for Any Project
The article describes three diagrams to start any project effectively: context model, business use case diagram, and high-level process flow.
BA Playbook: RACI Matrix from Business Analysis Perspective
This post explains the structure of the RACI matrix, with particular emphasis on how it can be used by a business analyst and to capture the requirements analysis responsibilities.
BA Playbook: Stakeholder Register
Definition, main components, and how to use a stakeholder register on a project and for business analysis activities.
Why Change: Top 10 of 2025 from Yulia Kosarenko
Top Ten Articles and Videos of 2025 by Yulia Kosarenko, the BA Mindset author. Learn more about business analysis, how to created diagrams, apply BA techniques and prepare for job interviews.
The Wisdom of the BA Crowd: My Group Mentorship Experience
About the BA Mindset Mentorship Circle run by Yulia Kosarenko. Explore BA Mindset video library and learn about the advantages of group mentoring.
Can I Become a Business Analyst Without Technical Background?
A summary of the new video for professionals with non-technical background interested in becoming a business analyst.
The Future of Business Analysis with AI, Automation, and Embedded Analytics
Business analysis is changing not only because AI tools are now available to automate some of the tasks, but also because we need to apply analysis to new types of projects.
New Book Published | Foundations of Business Analytics: An Applied Approach
Announcing a new book by Yulia Kosarenko about business analytics. Written as an educational resources with 100+ visuals, test questions and a case study, this book is suitable for business people and data analytics learning the fundamentals of building effective analytics solutions.
Business Analysts vs AI: Who is Doing the Thinking?
What is the role of business analysts as the use of AI tools increases, including to support BA activities? Read and watch the video for unique skills and competencies that business analysts should continue to develop to stay relevant.
“Yulia, your mission & objective is clear: share and spread useful tips and information to help other business analysts work better and improve their knowledge. In my opinion, your way to conduct the webinars is the only one that works 😉. Impossible not to be active in your webinars!”
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“Hi Yulia, I loved your webinar video (Understanding business analysis process) on YouTube. I have looked into so many business process videos available on YouTube but yours was descriptive & logical.”
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Excellent job, right to the point, very useful. Thank you for sharing.”