(T.I.A. Ep 45). Howard Podeswa, an author on Business Analysis and Agile, as well as an accomplished artist, provides an absorbing conversation about BPMN; activity and class diagrams; requirements maturity of an organization versus development methods; and the function of the BA within an iterative-incremental process.

Howard also provides a summary of his three books which include the BAs role in an Agile environment from strategic planning to continuous value delivery; Agile Business Analysis; and a glossary of questions, templates, and terms for BAs.

YouTube: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ9oj7kkZdU

Howard Podeswa:  

Website 1: http://www.nobleinc.ca/; 

Website 2: https://www.modernanalyst.com/Community/ModernAnalystBlog/tabid/181/Default.aspx; 

Website 3: https://www.howardpodeswa.com/; 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/howard-podeswa-5003111/

Books

1) The Agile Guide to Business Analysis and Planning (Apr 2021) https://www.amazon.com/Practical-Guide-Agile-Business-Analysis/dp/0134191129/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=The+Agile+Guide+to+Business+Analysis+and+Planning&qid=1625100699&sr=8-1 

2) The Business Analyst's Handbook (2008) https://www.amazon.com/Business-Analysts-Handbook-Howard-Podeswa/dp/1598635654/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=The+Business+Analyst%27s+Handbook&qid=1625100736&sr=8-1

3) UML for the IT Business Analyst (2009) https://www.amazon.com/UML-Business-Analyst-Howard-Podeswa/dp/1598638688/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=UML+for+the+IT+Business+Analyst&qid=1625100776&sr=8-1

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