If you’re an old consultant like me, when you hear the phrase ‘process modeling,’ you probably think of a group of people in a stuffy conference room, arguing over how …
Measuring & Developing Organisational Agility
Why agility? Organisational agility is increasingly critical for the survival of organisations in turbulent environments. Organisations are looking for ways to increase their capacity to deal with a fast-changing environment …
Innovation Triggers
This article discusses a checklist of triggers we have developed for Business Analysts to help to inspire innovation. James Robertson & Suzanne Robertson, Atlantic Systems Guild, http://www.systemsguild.com/ James and Suzanne …
The Digital Business Analyst
At the IRM Business Analysis Conference Europe in September 2018, I conducted an interactive session about the business analyst (BA) in the digital enterprise. The main point of exploration was the change …
Agile Projects Require Continuous Analysis
Too many agile projects fail to analyse the problem they are trying to solve because they feel analysis takes too long. All too often the decision to introduce IT is taken …
Here’s How To Think Strategically As A Team
Great teams are those where each team member has the ability, and the opportunity, to think strategically. Everyone has insights from their day-to-day work that can provide useful information to …
How To Get Business Change Right. Minus The Complexity.
Change can’t be an afterthought. Nor can it solely rely on communication and training. Change must be plugged into the heart of an organisation’s delivery approach. It must reflect in …