WEEKLY MUSING OF A BUSINESS ANALYST
Collection of thoughts, view and idea of a business analyst
Technology along with many other industries has this illusion you can only work in it if you are from a certain background. I am sure you won’t be shocked or maybe you will be but women are woefully underrepresented in the tech industry across the western hemisphere. There are many reasons for this; it can … Continue reading Advice & Tips on How to Get Into the Tech Industry
Introduction First of all, let’s get this out of the way. Gamestorming is not new. Gamestorming is a collection of ‘games’ put together under the banner of ‘gamestorming’. As a business analyst (BA) I can assure you there will be many games in the book and on the website, that you have used in your … Continue reading Embrace Gamestorming
I recently wrote a blog about the key 5 blockers that usually slow down or stop people progressing work through their workflow. You can find the blog here: http://www.modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/ID/5034/Make-your-work-visible.aspx. In this blog, I am going to focus on the key 3 tools that you can use to help you identify the pain points in your … Continue reading Stop wasting time, visualise your workflow- Part two
Listen up business analysts’ things are about to change in the data protection world. You may have heard chatter around GDPR, but as the deadline get closer- how much do you really know about it and the impact it will have on your organisation? Don’t worry help is at hand, we have created a quick … Continue reading General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Stakeholder analysis Stakeholder analysis is a vital component of a BA role, we have to work with a variety of stakeholders on a daily basis. When working on any project you will have stakeholders that you are dependent on, this could be due to various reasons. I often find when I am trying to map … Continue reading Spider Dependency
You can never have enough canvas...Every business analyst who has worked or works in digital projects has come across the term “microservices”. More and more businesses are implementing this way of working in their organization. The need for the business analyst to understand this way of working has increased. One of the best ways to … Continue reading Microservice Canvas
Struggling to get your head around the different cloud services that are offered? As, more and more companies start to embrace cloud technology, it is vital that business analysts are able to identify the cloud service that is required to meet business requirements. As business analysts, we are often criticised for not getting involved in … Continue reading Cloud services- just like eating a pizza
