If you work in a company, that you aren’t part of the “creative team” or don’t have a position that is suited to creativity, this is definitely for you! Most …
How Will It Work? The Future How Viewpoint.
In a previous article Business Analysis Viewpoints we discussed a number of ways of looking at systems. The intention of these viewpoints is to make it easier to see and …
Unaccustomed As I Am To Public Speaking Part 5
This article in my series on Presentation Skills I am going to look at something that all presenters have to face and overcome… I’m talking about nerves, stress, the heebie-jeebies, …
Unaccustomed As I Am To Public Speaking Part 4
In my last post I discussed crafting the structure of a presentation. In this post I’m going to take you through some of my thoughts regarding how your deck should …
Process Improvement – Its All About The Benefits
How about if you could easily see the benefits of your process improvement work? Would that help your organisation make better changes? Andrew Sanford, Director, We Are Lean And AgileWe …
Business Analysis Viewpoints
There are an infinite number of ways of looking at any system. This article examines useful viewpoints that help Business Analysts to understand the real problem and come up with …
Once Upon a Narrative: A Case for Story
“There should be a place where only the things you want to happen, happen”Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are My two-year-old son is a big fan of Maurice Sendak’s …
Building Your BA Career
The world of work is becoming more and more competitive, and much of the work that specialist technical professionals do is continually being assessed for either automation or the application …
Death of Attention – No time to think.
YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE!!Look around you and everywhere you go; restaurants, the subway or even a walk in the park, people are staring intently at the small screen in their hands. …
Business Analyst & Product Owner – How Mindfulness helps you keep the Balance
“Be mindful, even if your mind is full” – James De La Vega (artist). Today’s BA is a chameleon, adapting to circumstances and fulfilling many roles in any project or …
Doing Well By Doing Good
The world of business is coming under greater public and political scrutiny than ever before. Companies must act now to ensure a positive environmental and social impact, or risk having …