As borders are eroded and the speed of business, as well as change increases, it can often feel like a struggle to find dedicated time to untangle the complex problems …
Business is a Relationship – Using Business Relationship Managers to Converge the Business and IT
Many of my consulting clients have expressed their challenges regarding business-IT alignment. However, there are many that believe the word “alignment” should be replaced with the word “convergence.” What does …
Developing your Process Architecture: It’s all About Your Work
Introduction In the first article of this series, I discussed the current interest in Business Architecture that has been brewing in the last little while and also discussed some of …
The Mythic Business Analyst: The Next Evolution of the BA Role
I have been interested in myths and legends for as long as I can remember, thrilling to the adventures of the heroes and heroines that battled the forces of darkness, …
BA Communities of Practice – Sweet Success Cannot be Achieved Alone
The term “Communities Of Practice” has not been around for that long in comparison to the word “Community” for sure, and the notion of the latter has been prevalent long …
Reinventing IT: How Strategic Enterprise Design Leads Digital Transformation
Enterprise IT is broken. Ask any person in “the business” – and to IT that means anyone else – what they think about IT, and you get a blank stare …
The Buried Treasure of Enterprise Architecture
Enterprises make architectural investments, whether or not they have an architecture team. Yet, executives can often find it hard to put a value on those investments, or even know which …
The User Story Considered Harmful
Agile techniques have brought us many advantages and good ideas – unfortunately, the user story is not one of them. The user story is a “placeholder for a conversation”, or …
It’s Time To Ditch The Bridge
I suspect many people reading this article will, at some time in their career, have had the challenge of explaining what business analysis is. We’ve all had that dreaded moment …
Synthesizing your Architecture’s Strategic Guidance
Introduction In the first article of this series, I discussed the current interest in Business Architecture that has been brewing in the last little while and also discussed some of …
A Business Analyst’s Approach to Lean Strategy Execution
Business stakeholders want projects to deliver fast. They often come to the project team with a clear view of the solution, expecting a quick start and not leaving much room …