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Comment on Four Key Knowledge Areas for Business Analysts by Jonathan Babcock

Jonathan Babcock — Fri, 18 May 2012 02:26:00 +0000

You’re welcome! I’m glad you found it helpful!

Comment on Four Key Knowledge Areas for Business Analysts by Jonathan Babcock

Jonathan Babcock — Fri, 18 May 2012 02:25:00 +0000

Thanks for the feedback! I thought about incorporating the soft skills into the general BA area, but I’ve seen too many examples of analysts who had great analytical skills, but weren’t necessarily successful in the role because they lacked those soft, interpersonal skills. I know it is just a personal preference, but business analysis is such a social profession that I’ve always felt it worthwhile to address the soft skills separately.

Comment on Four Key Knowledge Areas for Business Analysts by Myself

Myself — Fri, 18 May 2012 01:09:00 +0000

Very good article. I actually use somewhat similar classification of skill/knowledgw
types, just w/o the last one (incorporated into the BA part, I guess .
The only part that seems to create confusion though is using word “domain”
in all 4 areas since usually most BAs refer only to the business function/process
area.

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Comment on How “agile” is Important to Business Analysts by andreia silva

andreia silva — Thu, 03 May 2012 09:35:00 +0000

Thanks for the Article- Could not agree more – for me Agile
approach is being agile as for the word definition, valuable approach I s the
one that adds value to the project, so if its waterfall, let it be- but won’t
prevent us of being agile.

Andreia

Comment on How “agile” is Important to Business Analysts by jbabcock

jbabcock — Thu, 03 May 2012 00:53:00 +0000

Thanks for the comment(s) Dougie, and welcome to Practical Analyst! You’re right. We’re communication experts – facilitators of knowledge transfer. In order to get what in our heads (from the stakeholders) into the heads of those who will do the work, we defiitely have to tailor the message!

Comment on The Business Analyst’s “Other Customer” by dougieb5000

dougieb5000 — Tue, 01 May 2012 13:33:00 +0000

I am an analyst for a higher learning institute and here it is not yet required to look at the developers as a customer but it is a mindset I am trying to remedy. If the people who are creating the project solution aren’t clearly informed of what they are trying to do the whole process falls apart. That is why after our projects are concluded i have instituted a “Lessons Learned” information gathering that includes both the end user the project was for a developers to see how we could improve the process next time. I know it’s not new but it was new to this place, and it has been a great help already.

Comment on Tools: Risk Matrix by dougieb5000

dougieb5000 — Tue, 01 May 2012 13:06:00 +0000

I love this matrix! Clear, simple, and useable. I have been using a model similar to this for a while but I like the graphical nature of this, I just might have to borrow that

Comment on Patterns and the Evolving Business Analyst by dougieb5000

dougieb5000 — Tue, 01 May 2012 12:46:00 +0000

I am so glad you mentioned that patterns are guides not rules. That is important to note because setting up a business strategy or even a project that is based solely on patterns is a little risky because patterns change frequently that’s why they are patterns not engrained behaviors.

Comment on Four Key Knowledge Areas for Business Analysts by dougieb5000

dougieb5000 — Tue, 01 May 2012 12:42:00 +0000

Wow! I have been looking for a good way to communicate the facets of what I do and here it is, but even more than that you have aided me in questions to help extend my job knowledge by giving me checklist questions to help me become more valuable to the institute! Thank you