Even the most complete, accurate and well-structured requirements are not worth much if the BA is the only person that understands and can explain them. Building a shared understanding of business requirements is a crucial part of the BA's job.…
Read More BA Mindset Video #8: Take Responsibility for Shared Understanding of Business Requirements
What happens when we automate the existing process? We risk baking a suboptimal process into software and cementing the inefficiencies. First optimize, then automate. This video reviews a key role that business analysts play in improving and simplifying business processes.…
Read More BA Mindset Video #7: Simplify Until Nothing Can Be Removed
Business analysis process is not always comfortable. What should a BA do when they discover a gap, an inconvenient truth? Sweep it under the rug or deal with it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcNENsr0dTE
Requirements don't come from business - they come from business analysis. This next video episode deals with the myth of "gathering business requirements".We gather information from stakeholders, analyze it, discover, investigate, compare, research and analyze some more, and then synthesize…
Read More BA Mindset Video #5: Analysis Before Synthesis; Information Before Requirements
Learn more about these go-to models to start a business architecture engagement: capability model, context model, business model canvas, business use cases diagram.
Business analysts have to wear many hats to be successful. Leadership and facilitation skills are key to this success and their future career growth. Here is the new BA Mindset video on the topic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKoGPgEq9iU&t=4s
Learning about business problems and needs starts with asking discovery questions. Root cause analysis involves many “why” questions. And requirements validation involves clarifying, detailed questions that test the accuracy, completeness, and logic of our findings. Asking questions is an essential…
