Top Blog Posts for Business Analysts: Week of September 28, 2015

Looking for some great reads on business analysis? Here is a roundup of the top blog posts I found this week. I hope you find them helpful!

1.The Golden Circle of BA Toolkit – Part 1 of 2: Yaaqub Mohamed discusses the “Golden Circle” and how it can apply to the Business Analyst’s toolkit.

2.Why Should Business Analysts use BPMN: Stephanie Anderson explains what Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) is, and the pros and cons of implementing it.

3.Strategy Mapping for Business Analysts:  In this article, Matt Fishbeck introduces the BA technique, strategy mapping, and the different elements and principles that go along with it.

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Top Blog Posts for Business Analysts: Week of June 8, 2015

Business Analyst blog posts of the weekLooking for some great reads on business analysis? Here is a roundup of the top blog posts I found this week. I hope you find them helpful!

1. 5 Ways to Avoid Repeating Past Project Mistakes: Laura Brandenburg discusses how to ensure you don’t repeat the same mistakes as in past projects.

2. What is Your Business Analyst Brand: Aaron Whittenberger stresses the importance of creating a brand for yourself as a BA, just as any other organization would.

3. How to Resolve Conflicting Requirements with Stakeholders: In this post, The Analyst Coach shows different situations in which requirements can conflict, how to fix it and why it is so important to do so.

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Top Blog Posts for Business Analysts: Week of April 13, 2015

Top BA Blog Posts (Red)-3Looking for some great reads on business analysis? Here is a roundup of the top blog posts I found this week. I hope you find them helpful!

1. How do you decide?: In this post by Ieuan Wickham, Business Analysts are encouraged to get involved in stakeholder decisions before a project arrives, in order to prevent failing projects.

2. Agile is a Cultural RevolutionAjay Badri compares switching from Waterfall to Agile with changing your workout regime; it seems easy, but can prove to be tougher than you thought.

3. The Fuzzy Line between Requirements and Design: Karl Wiegers distinguishes between consumer need and how to fulfill that need.

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Top Blog Posts for Business Analysts: Week of March 30, 2015

Top Business Analyst Blog PostsLooking for some great reads on business analysis? Here is a roundup of the top blog posts I found this week. I hope you find them helpful!

1.Business Analysis Success is… Jonathan Babcock describes his definition of BA success.

2. Why Your Startup Needs a Business Analyst: Hailey Robinson explains why every startup needs a Business Analyst and the roles that they can play for your new organization.

3.Common issues in moving to agile- Part 1 of 2: In part 1 of a 2 past series, Candase Hokanson lists 4 problems any BA could face and ways to address these issues.

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Top Blog Posts for Business Analysts: Week of March 16, 2015

Top Blog Posts for Business AnalystsLooking for some great reads on business analysis? Here is a roundup of the top blog posts I found this week. I hope you find them helpful!

1.How Much Data Is “Too Much”?: Adrian Reed deciphers how much data is really needed to make a decision commitment as a Business Analyst.

2. Do You Face Any of These Challenges As A Business Analyst?: This post by Stephanie Famuyide lists the common challenges that a Business Analyst will face in order to respond accordingly.

3.Good Meetings Create Shared Understanding, Not BRDs!: In this post, Angela Wick encourages and shows BAs the benefit of updating your approach to be more modern, flexible and collaborative.

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