by Angela Hathaway | Aug 15, 2022 | User Stories, Validation and Acceptance Testing
In my previous post, The Everything User Story Guide: Tips and Tricks for Writing Better Requirements, I touched briefly on writing Acceptance Criteria. This time, I will go further in-depth and give you some tips on how to write good ones. Let me start by answering...
by Angela Hathaway | Aug 15, 2022 | Requirements Analysis, User Stories
Getting from a business need to working software is a treacherous journey. That road is filled with potholes, dangerous curves, and dead ends. The number of decisions that must be made is mind-numbing and any wrong decision can derail the entire software development...
by Angela Hathaway | Aug 15, 2022 | Agile Business Analysis, User Stories
In my post, The Everything User Story Guide: Tips and Tricks for Writing Better Requirements, I touched on Splitting User Stories and promised a post that expands on this topic. Here it is. To split or not to split – that is not a question that is easily answered. In...
by Angela Hathaway | Dec 28, 2021 | Agile Business Analysis, BA Soft Skills, FREE training videos
Best Practices for Collaborative Virtual Workshops and Online Meetings FREE Lesson Preview Take me to the course All best practices for collaborative conversations and workshops that we present are just as important in a virtual workshop as in a physical conversation....
by Angela Hathaway | Dec 17, 2021 | Agile Business Analysis, BA Soft Skills, FREE training videos
Conflict Resolution Strategies Rescue Endangered Conversations FREE Lesson Preview Take me to the course Anytime you engage in a collaborative conversation, there is the potential for conflict. Human nature says if you ask 3 people the same question, you will get 5...
by Angela Hathaway | Dec 13, 2021 | Agile Business Analysis, BA Soft Skills, FREE training videos
Techniques to Build a Collaborative Meeting Environment FREE Lesson Preview Take me to the course Facilitation is a critical social skill for achieving collaboration. It is the art of leading a group of contributors over whom you have no authority to deliver a...
by Angela Hathaway | Dec 10, 2021 | Agile Business Analysis, BA Soft Skills, FREE training videos
Make Your Voice Count in a Group Meeting or Workshop FREE Lesson Preview Take me to the course When you speak, whether you are the facilitator or a contributor in a collaborative conversation, you need to make sure your voice is heard by the other participants. The...
by Angela Hathaway | Dec 7, 2021 | Agile Business Analysis, BA Soft Skills, FREE training videos
Soft Skills are Social; Hard Skills are Technical FREE Lesson Preview Take me to the course Everyone has an innate set of soft skills. They are the personality traits and behaviors you acquire just by living in a society. They are interpersonal and behavioral...
by Angela Hathaway | Dec 3, 2021 | Agile Business Analysis, BA Soft Skills, FREE training videos
Plan Techniques, Tools, and Templates for Workshops or Collaborative Meetings FREE Lesson Preview Take me to the course The right set of tools and techniques can go a long way toward facilitating collaborative conversations. Which tools to use for a specific...