Archives: business analyst

Agile and the BA – Part 1

March 23, 2010 – 6:31 am – Agile approaches are becoming more common for software development projects. This blog and several future blogs will discuss concepts important in agile approaches from the perspective of a business analyst. The first concept to be explored is collaboration. Organizations that are successful implementing agile approaches typically agree to support one main Agile Manifesto principle which is [...]

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Webinar: What?! You Don’t Want to Be a PM?

January 29, 2010 – 9:03 am – [ April 22, 2010; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] As you progress in your career do you know your options?  Many companies have linear career paths for business analysts where they grow up to be project managers.  Although business analysts and project managers share some skills, the business analysis role has a very different focus than the project manager role.  Some business analysts do [...]

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James Bond and Business Analysis

January 18, 2010 – 9:16 am – Q: I’ve always tried to teach you two things. First, never let them see you bleed. James Bond: And the second? Q: Always have an escape plan*.   *From the James Bond movie (The World is Not Enough) In case you have never followed the Bond movies, Q was typically an elderly gentleman who would invent and demonstrate all the [...]

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