In my previous blog post What do Business Analysis and Entrepreneurship Have in Common?, I outlined some high-level similarities between business analysis and entrepreneurship. Now let’s explore some detailed parallels between the two. Assuming that business analysis has much in common with entrepreneurship, what specific traits do entrepreneurs have that are similar to people who […]
What do Business Analysis and Entrepreneurship Have in Common? If you are a BA, you may be wondering about your career options. To be honest, we all do that, but I tend to hear about career concerns from business analysts more than anyone. Should we aspire to be project managers when we grow up? That
Are you an Agile Business Analyst? Are you well-versed in Scrum? If so, congratulations! If not, don’t get left behind! As more and more organizations transition to Agile Scrum, it is crucial for business and project professionals to “be Agile” regardless of their role. Agile by the Numbers According to VersionOne’s Annual State of Agile
Last week I had the pleasure of representing Watermark Learning at the PW&WCBA Conference in Seattle, Washington. Below is a picture of me standing with the Watermark Learning booth. The PW&WCBA schedule was jam-packed with great material and speakers, which centered around three primary goals: 1. Re-examine how to identify opportunities and track their success. 2. Understand what
Fall is coming up quickly, and that means it’s national conference season! We find national conferences to be a great way to improve your skills and to grow you network. These are valuable to both individual practitioners and organizations. Admittedly, getting approval and funding to attend can be a bit tricky. Hopefully we can help
Getting your business analysis or project management industry certification is a notable accomplishment for individuals and a benefit to organizations. For organizations it helps promote consistency on projects and shows that practitioners working in the organization have a level-set understanding of important concepts. For individuals, it can make a big difference towards advancing your career.
A planned requirements approach is essential to a successful and smooth-running project. Just like the project itself needs a project plan, the requirements process needs a requirements plan. This necessity has been recognized most recently in PMI’s 2014 Pulse of the Profession: Requirements Management – A Core Competency for Project and Program Success. According to
This week I added PMI-ACP® to my signature after passing my PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP®) certification exam. According to PMI, there were 5,999 active PMI-ACP credential holders worldwide as of June 30, 2014, and the certification is becoming increasingly popular as agile skills remain in high demand in the project management industry. Applying for
“No matter how good a…team is doing, there is always opportunity to improve.” Mike Cohn, Mountain Goat Software There are a lot of Agile practices that I really like. Those things that can easily transfer to other projects, regardless of approach, are easily my favorites. In this article, I will discuss Agile retrospectives, both as
Are Big Data, Business Intelligence, and Data Analytics buzzwords in your workplace? Or are you already working on a BI project and need to ramp up your skills? If so, you’re not alone. Business Intelligence skills have become increasingly valuable in recent years, as businesses in every industry have shifted from static reporting to interactive, predictive
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