The BA Coach : Advancing Business Analysis & Agility

Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R Covey, is one of the most revolutionary books I have read (and listened to). Every bit of information is a golden nugget you can't miss. Inspired by this, in our episode today we present the seven... The post TBAC052 – Seven Habits of Highly Effective Business Analysis Professionals w/ Heather & Jared appeared first on The BA Coach : Advancing Business Analysis & Agility.

In this podcast, I had the opportunity to speak with Dave Bieg from Project Management Institute (PMI®) regarding the role of PMI® in the realm of business analysis. We broached the popular topic of the importance of requirements in successful projects. He provided a great overview of how... The post TBAC047 – Everything You Need to Know About PMI-PBA with Dave Bieg appeared first on The BA Coach : Advancing Business Analysis & Agility.

In this episode, it was my pleasure to interview Alaeddin Hallak, from Saudi Arabia. He brought forward some amazing insights into some common challenges faced by business analysts. He also presents a unique angle of how business analysis is perceived in that part of the... The post TBAC 046 | BA Interviews – Alaeddin Hallak – “Stretch Your Comfort Zone” appeared first on The BA Coach : Advancing Business Analysis & Agility.

Your work experience is a lens that can help you make sense of the BABOK. Every practitioners journey of reading the BABOK is different; however, there are common themes and patterns that one needs to pay attention to and learn from. In this AuthorCast, I... The post TBAC 045 | Author Cast : How to Perform Better Business Analysis Using the BABOK appeared first on The BA Coach : Advancing Business Analysis & Agility.

Why is Enterprise Analysis not the first knowledge area in the BABOK? This is one of the most frequent questions I get from students attending the CBAP-CCBA prep courses. This is one of those concepts where the light bulb needs to go off if you... The post TBAC 044 | BOK Talk – Enterprise Analysis Perspectives that Will Change Your Perspective appeared first on The BA Coach : Advancing Business Analysis & Agility.

Can BABOK help your improve your business analysis practice? Time and again, I have witnessed (and know first hand) that having knowledge about performing certain tasks can be useful. In this episode of I present an interview with Jarett Hailes on his certification journey and how... The post TBAC 043 | CBAP Success Cast – How Getting Certified Will Help You Advance as a Practitioner appeared first on The BA Coach : Advancing Business Analysis & Agility.

To Function or Non-to-Function? We all know the golden triangle of software requirements: Business Requirements -> Stakeholder Requirements -> Functional Requirements. Ensuring that the right business requirements are elicited and analyzed ensures that you are solving the right business need. Stakeholder requirements ensure that the... The post TBAC 042 | Author Cast : How to Succeed at Analyzing Non-Functional Requirements w/ Roxanne Miller appeared first on The BA Coach : Advancing...

I love doing what I do. I love asking questions. I love being in the mix. ~ Larry King Asking questions, the right ones, at the right moment, is one of the core skills of a great business analyst. How can you ensure that you've... The post TBAC041 – How to Ask All the Right Questions During Analysis appeared first on The BA Coach : Advancing Business Analysis & Agility.

You maybe familiar with “Knowledge is power” quote by Francis Bacon, but knowledge applied to solve real world problems is even more powerful. Today, I am pleased to announce another new series of BA interviews, which we are calling ‘CBAP-CCBA Success Cast', a showcase of... The post TBAC 040 | CBAP Success Cast – How One CBAP Started an Agile Revolution in Her Organization appeared first on The BA Coach : Advancing Business Analysis & Agility.

This is a continuation of the episodes as part of building business capability conference. In this episode the focus on components of a structured conversation and how to use it build high value user stories. What are some key elements that you need to focus... The post TBAC 039 | Author Cast : How to Create High Value User Stories & Agile Open Jam at BBC 2013 appeared first on The BA Coach : Advancing Business Analysis & Agility.

There are very few gems in the biblio-world of requirements engineering and “Software Requirements” by Karl Wiegers is one of them. If you remember I had interviewed Karl in a previous AuthorCast episode and we had a detailed discussion about the second edition of the... The post TBAC 038 | Author Cast : Peeking Into Software Requirements 3rd Edition appeared first on The BA Coach : Advancing Business Analysis & Agility.

This is another podcast in the BBC 2013 educational series of podcasts. In this episode we explore the topic of leadership land mines – making good decisions under pressure. Get ready for a very fun, fast, and often hilarious experience as Marty Clarke identifies the... The post TBAC037 | Marty Clarke – BBC 2013 Keynote Preview – How to Make Good Decisions Under Pressure appeared first on The BA Coach : Advancing Business Analysis & Agility.

This is the first podcast in the BBC 2013 educational series of podcasts. In this episode we explore the topic of capability and how to use a process centric approach to build key capabilities for your organization Roger Burlton is the industry thought leader in... The post TBAC036 – Roger Burlton – BBC 2013 Keynote Preview – Process Centric Approach to Business Capability appeared first on The BA Coach : Advancing Business Analysis & Agility.

“Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now.”– Alan Lakein In this podcast, a good friend, fellow Torontonian and IIBA Toronto chapter member, Cheryl, shares numerous useful insights on the importance of a requirements management process.... The post TBAC 035 | BOK Talk – Requirements Management Process Demystified w/ Cheryl Lee appeared first on The BA Coach : Advancing Business Analysis & Agility.

“Good things come in small packages” You may have heard of that proverb. While it maybe true about life, it applies to packaging of requirements too. In this podcast, Jonathan (no stranger to the podcast and the BA community), shares numerous useful insights on... The post TBAC 034 | BOK Talk – The Perfect Requirements Packaging w/ Jonathan Babcock appeared first on The BA Coach : Advancing Business Analysis & Agility.

“The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.” ― Plutarch I vividly remember the first time I learnt to play barre chords (the moveable chords) on the guitar. My mentor demonstrated the value of having this in my... The post TBAC 033 | Community Cast – The Ultimate BA Mentoring Panel Discussion appeared first on The BA Coach : Advancing Business Analysis & Agility.

Helping stakeholders to get to the “aha!” moment is a joy. If you are a business analyst and after a long and hard stint of work when you see your stakeholders overcome a problem, an organization achieve a business goal or objective, that is the... The post TBAC 032 | Help Your Stakeholders to Get Better ‘Aha!’ Moments – Interview with David Reinhardt appeared first on The BA Coach : Advancing Business Analysis & Agility.

When I was hearing Terry speak during editing of this podcast, one of my favorite quotes from Rabindranath Tagore sprung into my mind: “Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless when facing them.” – Rabindranath Tagore Embedded in this... The post TBAC 031 | ‘Be Bold and Fearless to Succeed’ – BA Interview with Teresa Bennett appeared first on The BA Coach : Advancing Business Analysis & Agility.

IIBA certifications are gaining increasing traction since the past year or so. Since providing support to the certification community is one of our key objectives, I decided to interview Michael Gladstone in this CommunityCast episode. Once you go past the “Why CBAP (or CCBA)” barrier,... The post BAC030 | Community Cast – All About IIBA Certifications with Mike Gladstone appeared first on The BA Coach : Advancing Business Analysis & Agility.

The Three Musketeers is a phrase which has come from a french novel – Les Trois Mousquetaires.This title was given to 3 inseparable friends who live by the motto, “One for all, and all for one”. People, process and technology are the three musketeers of... The post BAC029 | BOK Talk – Stakeholder Analysis in the Real World w/ Matthew Leach appeared first on The BA Coach : Advancing Business Analysis & Agility.