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Business analysts on agile projects – why would you want one take 2?
I have run a few agile projects with no BA’s on them and been pretty happy with how things turned out. So … does that mean we don’t need a BA on an agile project? Hmmm … I actually think there are sometimes non-agile projects which have a BA roaming around not doing much more…
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New e-book – analysing business rules
I have been talking to some business analysts recently about business rules. Oddly, many people seem to really struggle with how to define them for a project, but nobody seemed to know where to go for help. If you want to know how to write good business rules then a great site to start on…
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Business Model Canvas video
I thought I would post my first attempt at a real online presentation. I created an introduction to the Business Model Canvas. I will experiment and see if I can produce some more online material in the next few months – possibly some video blogs if I can conquer the simple tools involved
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Is it enough to say that the BA is the “universal translator” between business and IT?
I often hear that we need a business analyst to translate what the business people say, so that technical people understand them. Then, I am told we need the BA to then translate what the technical people say, so that the business people understand them. I guess it goes something like this: It sounds good,…
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Can I still use a use case on my agile project – even if the cool kids don’t use them anymore?
I have been told that use cases are very old fashioned now and that all the cool people have moved onto agile user stories. But I am old school and I still like to pull the old approaches out every now and then and take them for a spin. I found myself explaining use cases…
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The humble trade-off matrix
I have been doing some business analyst training recently and I spoke about a “trade-off matrix” a couple of times. A couple of people have asked for a good link to explain what one is and why they are so cool. So I looked on the web and couldn’t find anything decent enough to send…
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Analysing stakeholders – beyond the basic communication plan
A basic map of our stakeholders Quite some time ago, I wrote an article on “creating a basic communication plan” and for many projects that is all you need. But sometimes it is worth analysing your stakeholders in more detail. This article explores a couple of approaches that I like to use when I need…
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Two views of the IT crew on your agile project
I thought it was great to receive both of these links recently … The way the IT crew see themselves … the expert The way the business see the IT crew … The geek with no concept of a value proposition Which side is right? I guess both our neither depending on whether or crew…
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So if senior BA’s do business cases and stuff – what do business architects do?
I drew a couple of pictures to show what business analysts and senior business analysts do … and really all they do is help you understand what problem you have and how to solve it. Of course it is also good if they can help others understand what you want so they can build the…
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So what do senior business analysts actually do?
Some people might say that this is what a business analyst does: Then business analysts get promoted to “Senior Business Analyst”. Life is good and you can see at a glance that it is quite relaxing for them: In fact if you go “agile” then you should be able to get rid of those big…
James King 