Business Analysis versus Business as Usual
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...Business Analysis in an AI-Augmented World
Buy at Zazzle Will Artificial Intelligence Replace the Business Analyst Job? Disclaimer: I had a dream about this last night, but the warranty expired on my crystal ball while I was sleeping. When I started it up this morning, it just responded “NFI”. According to the...Strategic, Tactical, and Targeted Business Analysis in a Lean and Agile World
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...Is Business Analysis Losing a Frenemy?
A Requiem for Agile? OK, so the Agile Software Development Methodology (SDM) is dead — at least according to several posts (see sources here) published by some of its founding fathers and others over the past 3 years. (Apparently it takes a long time for an SDM to...Jump-Start your Business Analyst Career with a Business Analysis Skills Test
We unabashedly admit that we developed BASE (Business Analyst’s Skills Evaluation) to sell training. However, visitors to the website found several additional uses for this versatile tool that we wanted to share. Who knows, you might come up with the next great...Business Analysis Skills for Everyday Life
You can benefit from business analysis skills regardless of your profession or personal situation. Five hard-core BA techniques that you can easily adopt in your private life.
Learning Business Analysis using the 70/20/10 Rule
Studying versus Learning Business Analysis There are two fundamental ways to learn how to do anything: the academic (theoretical) path and the apprenticeship (mentoring/coaching) path. Whether you choose the academic or apprenticeship route, acquiring any ability...Strategic, Tactical, and Operational Business Analysis
Strategic, Tactical, and Operational Business Analysis are three distinct levels within an organization. Although they are all called business analysis, there are significant differences in the breadth and depth of the tools and techniques necessary to support each.