by Thomas Hathaway | Jan 5, 2021 | Business Analysis Careers, Generic Business Analysis
My Start to Become a Business Analyst Many, many years ago, while working on an application for a French insurance company, I read a business rule that stated: “We charge a $2.00 fee for each new policy, extension, amendment, or cancellation unless the agent reduced...
by Thomas Hathaway | Apr 30, 2020 | Business Analysis Careers
Work Time and Playtime COVID-19 has many of you trying to do Business Analysis from your couch, your basement, or (if you have the luxury) your home office. Life has changed dramatically in the last month because of COVID-19, and many are trying to cope with...
by Thomas Hathaway | Apr 10, 2020 | Business Analysis Careers
YES, There Will Be Life After COVID-19! No question, COVID-19 is deadly. The toll it takes in human lives is unknowable. How much damage it will do to individual countries and to the global economy is anyone’s guess. To modernize Thomas Paine’s quote from 1776, “These...
by Thomas Hathaway | Dec 10, 2019 | Business Analysis Careers, Musings of a Mad BA
Buy at Zazzle A lot of people seem to think that the always-on Internet has a detrimental effect for those of us who suffer Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). I was officially diagnosed with ADD at the age of 49 but I had it all my life. Wellllll . . ., maybe not ALL...
by Penelope Hathaway | Nov 28, 2018 | Agile Business Analysis, Business Analysis Careers
Does your organization depend on working software? If you are doing business in the 21st century, the answer is probably an emphatic “DUH”! Which organizations actually need specialists on the software development team, such as a Requirements Engineer who...
by Thomas Hathaway | Sep 28, 2018 | Business Analysis Careers
I recently read the blog post The End Is Near For Business Analysts In Agile! by Michael Boris. Although I am fundamentally in agreement with several of his points, I believe there is room for clarification. Does Your Organization Need Business Analysts or Business...
by Thomas Hathaway | May 15, 2018 | Business Analysis Careers
Help Wanted: Business Analyst According to glassdoor.com, the average base pay for IT Business Analysts as of April 2018 is $76,549/yr. The Entry Level Business Analyst is $65K. A Senior Business Analyst averages $87,594/yr. The same source reports that there are...
by Angela & Tom Hathaway | Apr 17, 2018 | Agile Business Analysis, Business Analysis Careers
Finally, part 6 of the presentation to the IIBA® (International Institute of Business Analysis TM) Cincinnati Chapter and the Bluegrass IIBA® Chapter. NEW workshop: Lean Business Analysis for Lean Requirements – Simply Put! Helping Product Owners and Business-side...
by Angela & Tom Hathaway | Apr 17, 2018 | Agile Business Analysis, Business Analysis Careers
Here is part 5 of the presentation to the IIBA® (International Institute of Business Analysis TM) Cincinnati Chapter and the Bluegrass IIBA® Chapter. NEW workshop: Lean Business Analysis for Lean Requirements – Simply Put! Helping Product Owners and Business-side...