If humanity had opted for “business-as-usual” from the beginning, I would probably be using a hammer and chisel to pound out this post. Before we invented writing, I’d just be shouting it out to anyone who could hear and wasn’t a carnivore big enough to kill me. I...
Category: Business Analysis Overviews
Articles, How-To Videos, and Course Previews
What is business analysis and who needs it? This term can be easily misunderstood. Whether you are an executive, manager, product owner, or developer, or have the job title Business Analyst, you can improve your understanding of this fascinating and challenging function. This category offers articles, videos, KnowledgeKnuggets™, and Lesson Previews introducing business analysis activities, tasks, and techniques.
Strategic, Tactical, and Targeted Business Analysis in a Lean and Agile World
Nov 27, 2018
A while back, I wrote a series of posts regarding three distinct levels of Business Analysis (Strategic, Tactical, and Operational). That was also the topic of my presentation to a couple of IIBA Chapters last year. Since then, I have received a lot of questions about...
An Introduction to Business Analysis Techniques
Nov 15, 2018
An Overview of the Most Widely Used Business Analysis Tools and Techniques
What Are IT or User Requirements?
Nov 15, 2018
A Look at Software Requirements including Business, Stakeholder, Solution, and Transition Requirements
Business Analysis and Waterfall Methodologies
Nov 15, 2018
Structured System Development Approaches and Their Impact on Business Analysis Activities
Business Analysis and Iterative Methodologies
Nov 15, 2018
Iterative System Development Approaches and Their Impact on Business Analysis Activities
Business Analysis and Agile Methodologies
Nov 15, 2018
Agile Software Development Approaches and Their Impact on Business Analysis Activities
Business Analysis and System Development Methodologies (SDM)
Nov 15, 2018
An Overview of Software Development Approaches and Their Impact on Business Analysis Activities
An Overview of Business Analysis for Information Technology
Nov 14, 2018
An Introduction to Business Analysis and Why It Is Important to Organizations around the World
What Is Lean and Agile Business Analysis and Why Should You Care?
Jul 17, 2018
Agile Business Analysisa flexible response to change, a value increase using fewer resources, waste reduction during requirements discovery. An Overview of Lean / Agile Business Analysis Bring some time. This overview takes 46 minutes. Agile Business Analysis: Getting...
Part 6: The Now and Future Business Analyst Profession
Apr 17, 2018
Finally, part 6 of the presentation to the IIBA® (International Institute of Business Analysis TM) Cincinnati Chapter and the Bluegrass IIBA® Chapter. How to Capture, Write, Prioritize, Rightsize, Split, and Flesh Out User Stories with Defined Acceptance Tests as...
Part 5: When Do You Do Business Analysis in Lean / Agile Projects
Apr 17, 2018
Here is part 5 of the presentation to the IIBA® (International Institute of Business Analysis TM) Cincinnati Chapter and the Bluegrass IIBA® Chapter. How to Capture, Write, Prioritize, Rightsize, Split, and Flesh Out User Stories with Defined Acceptance Tests as...
Part 4: Business Analysis Techniques Used by the Operational Business Analyst
Apr 17, 2018
Here is part 4 of the presentation to the IIBA® (International Institute of Business Analysis TM) Cincinnati Chapter and the Bluegrass IIBA® Chapter. How to Capture, Write, Prioritize, Rightsize, Split, and Flesh Out User Stories with Defined Acceptance Tests as...
Part 3: Business Analysis Techniques Used by the Tactical Business Analyst
Apr 17, 2018
My apologies to our readers. Somehow this series got lost in miscommunication. I promised you all 6 parts of the presentation to the IIBA® (International Institute of Business Analysis TM) Cincinnati Chapter and the Bluegrass IIBA® Chapter last summer and we published...
Part 2: Business Analysis Techniques Used by the Strategic Business Analyst
Oct 19, 2017
As promised, here is Part 2 of the presentation to the IIBA® (International Institute of Business Analysis™) Cincinnati Chapter and the Bluegrass IIBA® Chapter. Part 3 will be coming next week (I hope). How to Capture, Write, Prioritize, Rightsize, Split, and Flesh...
Part 1: Agile, Lean, DevOps, Kanban, ATD, BDD, Cynefin – the New World for Business Analysts
Oct 11, 2017
On August 16 and 17, 2017, I had the honor of presenting “Strategic, Tactical, and Operational Business Analysis - Three Emerging Business Analysis Careers” to the IIBA® (International Institute of Business Analysis™) Cincinnati Chapter and the Bluegrass IIBA®...
The Elusive Dream of Good Requirements for IT
Aug 19, 2014
Requirements define the future state that someone would like to experience. The problem with requirements is whether the person who wrote them and the people reading them share a common understanding.
Business Analyst: Job Title or Role?
Aug 14, 2013
Who Does Business Analysis?