BA BLOCKS for Business Analysis Professionals

DAY ONE is The First Day of our Free 7-Day Learning Event Open to All Business Analysts We’ll teach you core BA skills and everything else you need to know to build your own personal BA career roadmap. You do not require any previous knowledge about the BA profession to join. Just register, and we’ll […] The post Our Free 7-Day Learning Event Starts July 15th (registration closes 13th) appeared first on BABLOCKS.COM.

Updated: See our latest video: Creating a Requirements Document Using ChatGPT ChatGPT has the potential to completely revolutionize how we do our jobs as business analysts. There will be profound changes coming to our profession in the next few years, and this episode is our first step towards embracing the new world that is coming […] The post 9: The 4 Ways ChatGPT and AI Will Change Business Analysis appeared first on BABLOCKS.COM.

Business analysts can find themselves on projects that deliver many different types of solutions. Most business analysis training programs do not address this aspect of our jobs, yet, it makes such a big difference in the way we do our analysis work to produce business requirements and specifications. In this episode, I define COTS and […] The post 8: Customer Requirements for COTS vs. Custom Built Solutions appeared first on BABLOCKS.COM.

Interviewing for a new role can be a stressful experience for many of us, but there are things you can do to improve your chances of passing the interview with flying colors. Rishi and I recently sat down for a mock interview where Rishi talked to us about his experiences and skills. In this interview, […] The post 7: How To Ace Your Next Business Analyst Interview (Part 1) appeared first on BABLOCKS.COM.

Agile software development is one of the most widely misunderstood concepts in the IT industry. This episode contains my discussion with Dean Kulaweera during his #TechTalks interview on LinkedIn live. We start the discussion off with some basic definitions and then we move quickly into answering the following questions. 03:16 - Can you explain […] The post 6: Agile Myth vs. Agile Reality: An Interview With Dean Kulaweera appeared first on BABLOCKS.COM.

Watch this episode on YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1CKGjzPJDM A big part of the learning you do comes from the questions that other students in your class will ask. This is a critical element we’ve included in BA Fundamentals learning model. We’ve now re-opened enrollment for the course and are relying on the honor system to make our […] The post Business Analysis Fundamentals Has Re-opened (Pay what you can pricing) appeared first on BA BLOCKS.

Watch this episode on YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/HxCEckdIT3E We’ve had an overwhelming response to the BA Fundamentals course that we recently opened for free. Hundreds of our members are now taking the course and asking very good follow-up questions about the course materials and getting the answers they need to get a solid understanding of the BA […] The post Free BA Fundamentals Course Closes Wed April 8 @ 12:00 PM EST. appeared first on BA BLOCKS.

Watch this episode on YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/LM-LZaH5ngk I’ve decided to release our BA Fundamentals course for FREE on March 23rd. This course was originally scheduled for release on March 31st and was planned to be a paid course. Why? Self-isolation is the best thing you can do to protect yourself right now, and I want you […] The post Our BA Fundamentals Course Is Free Until Further Notice (COVID-19 Support) appeared first on BA BLOCKS.

The first element of your career strategy is yourself. What do you bring to the table for your current and future potential employer(s), and what is it that you want for your own career? In this episode, we dive into the questions that you should be considering about the value that you bring to your […] The post 5: What Do You Want From Your BA Career? appeared first on BABLOCKS.COM.

Without a solid career strategy, you’re putting yourself at risk of wasting the time, energy, and money that you put into your career-related actions. The purpose of a career strategy is to give you a clear path to your goal and to help you make sure that you are achieving your goal faster. In this […] The post 4: The 3 Elements of Your BA Career Strategy appeared first on BABLOCKS.COM.

In the last episode, you learned about the top 3 sources of stress that BAs face. In this episode, I focus on the top three sources skills that you should be pursuing to kick your BA career into the fast lane. My goal for this episode is to help you focus all of your time […] The post 3: Top 3 Sources of Skills for Business Analysts appeared first on BABLOCKS.COM.

When you first start your BA career, your stress levels are naturally going to be higher because you’re less experienced. Reducing your stress levels should be a key goal you work towards to help you achieve career fulfillment. In this episode, you will learn about the top 3 stressors that most business analysts experience, and gain a […] The post 2: Top 3 Sources of Stress for Business Analysts appeared first on BABLOCKS.COM.

You’re going to spend the majority of your waking hours working at your job. It only makes sense to spend that time doing work that improves the overall quality of your life. Career fulfillment is perhaps the most important subject to consider when thinking about the future of your business analysis career. It is also likely […] The post 1: How to Create a Fulfilling Business Analysis Career appeared first on BABLOCKS.COM.