Mastering Business Analysis

By Dave Saboe, CBAP, PMP, CSM | Certified Business Analysis Professional | Agile Coach

Your key to advancing your career as a Business Analyst and beyond... more

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March 17, 2015MBA011: Make Your Waterfall Projects More Agile
In this episode, we discuss practices from agile that you can implement in your traditional (waterfall) projects that will allow you to reduce risk, adapt to change, and accelerate project delivery.
In this episode, you will understand:
How to use some of the values, principles, and practices of agile to adapt to change and speed up the delivery of working software
How agile practices reduce risk
Techniques from agile that you can use right away and get positive results
Links mentioned in this episode
The Agile Manifesto: http://agilemanifesto.org/
The Scrum Guide: http://www.scrumguides.org/

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March 17, 2015 MBA011: Make Your Waterfall Projects More Agile
In this episode, we discuss practices from agile that you can implement in your traditional (waterfall) projects that will allow you to reduce risk, adapt to change, and accelerate project delivery. In this episode, you will understand: How to use some of the values, principles, and practices of agile to adapt to change and speed up […]
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14min
March 10, 2015MBA010: Make Virtual Meetings More Effective – Interview with Angela Wick
In this episode, we’re joined by Angela Wick of BA-Squared. Angela shares her tips and techniques for making virtual meetings more effective. You’ll learn the signs that people are multitasking and understand how to use virtual collaboration tools to keep people engaged and run a successful virtual meeting.
In this episode, Angela shares with us:
The biggest problem with virtual meetings (and how to address it)
How to keep people engaged during the meeting
Ways of using virtual collaboration tools to keep everyone focused on the meeting goal
Her thoughts on what you can do today and get positive results from virtual meetings right away
Links mentioned in this episode
BA-Squared website: http://www.ba-squared.com
Virtual collaboration resources: http://www.ba-squared.com/virtual-collaboration-resources
Conference Call In Real Life (video below)

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March 10, 2015 MBA010: Make Virtual Meetings More Effective – Interview with Angela Wick
In this episode, we’re joined by Angela Wick of BA-Squared. Angela shares her tips and techniques for making virtual meetings more effective. You’ll learn the signs that people are multitasking and understand how to use virtual collaboration tools to keep people engaged and run a successful virtual meeting. In this episode, Angela shares with us: The […]
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28min
March 01, 2015MBA009: Exploring the 7 Product Dimensions for Better Requirements Discovery – Interview with Mary Gorman
In this episode, we’re joined by Mary Gorman, co-author of Discover to Deliver. Mary will take us on a deep dive into a holistic framework to discover product requirements, the 7 Product Dimensions. She will also share with us models to use as you move through the 7 Product Dimensions that will allow you to discover requirements that may be missed using other methods.
In this episode, Mary shares with us:
How to use an Options Board to collaborate with product partners
A holistic approach to exploring a product to discover requirements
Models we can use to explore requirements and create a shared understanding
Mary’s thoughts on what you can do today and get positive results right away
Links mentioned in this episode
The Discover to Deliver website: http://discovertodeliver.com/
Resources from the Discover to Deliver website: http://www.discovertodeliver.com/resource.php
Discover to Deliver – Get the Book! Discover to Deliver – Agile Product Planning and Analysis
Don’t forget – you can get a 20% discount on Mary and Ellen’s book by going to her website and using the coupon code MBAD2D

Thank you for listening to the program
To get more valuable content to enhance your skills and advance your career, you can subscribe on iTunes.
Also, reviews on iTunes are highly appreciated! I read each review and it helps keep me motivated to continue to bring you valuable content each week.

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March 01, 2015 MBA009: Exploring the 7 Product Dimensions for Better Requirements Discovery – Interview with Mary Gorman
In this episode, we’re joined by Mary Gorman, co-author of Discover to Deliver. Mary will take us on a deep dive into a holistic framework to discover product requirements, the 7 Product Dimensions. She will also share with us models to use as you move through the 7 Product Dimensions that will allow you to […]
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29min
February 24, 2015MBA008: How to Discover Product Requirements – Interview with Ellen Gottesdiener
In this episode, Ellen Gottesdiener shares an effective approach to discovering product requirements. You will understand how to break out of being an order taker and become a product co-creator.
Ellen’s holistic approach to requirements discovery includes a mindset shift that needs to take place to recast stakeholders as product partners, how to get everyone on the same page and focused on the most valuable, near term product options. You will find out how to create a structured conversation that will allow you to collaborate and decide what to work on first.
In this episode, Ellen shares with us:
How to better collaborate with customers and stakeholders
An approach for understanding and developing a shared understanding of value
How you can create planning horizons to focus discussions
A holistic framework for discovering product requirements
Links mentioned in this episode
The Discover to Deliver website: http://discovertodeliver.com/
Article: It’s the Goal, Not the Role
Resources from the Discover to Deliver website: http://www.discovertodeliver.com/resource.php
Discover to Deliver – Get the Book! Discover to Deliver – Agile Product Planning and Analysis
Don’t forget – you can get a 20% discount on Ellen and Mary’s book by going to her website and using the coupon code MBAD2D

Thank you for listening to the program
To get more valuable content to enhance your skills and advance your career, you can subscribe on iTunes.
Also, reviews on iTunes are highly appreciated! I read each review and it helps keep me motivated to continue to bring you valuable content each week.

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February 24, 2015 MBA008: How to Discover Product Requirements – Interview with Ellen Gottesdiener
In this episode, Ellen Gottesdiener shares an effective approach to discovering product requirements. You will understand how to break out of being an order taker and become a product co-creator. Ellen’s holistic approach to requirements discovery includes a mindset shift that needs to take place to recast stakeholders as product partners, how to get everyone […]
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45min
February 17, 2015MBA007: How to be a Badass Business Analyst – Interview with Bob Prentiss
Want to be the go-to person on projects, in high demand and highly regarded? In this episode, you’ll discover how to do exactly that. Bob Prentiss is the Founder and Principal Consultant at Bob the BA, Inc. He’s a trainer, mentor, consultant, major nerd, and all around badass Business Analyst. Become a badass BA and take your Business Analysis skills to the next level.
In this episode, Bob shares with us:
Insights on what it takes to be successful as a Business Analyst in today’s world
How to know when business analysis is being done well
Stories and examples that illustrate what it means to be a badass
The one thing you can do today and get positive results right away
Links mentioned in this episode
Bob’s website – Bob the BA: http://www.bobtheba.com
Thank you for listening to the program
To get more valuable content to enhance your skills and advance your career, you can subscribe on iTunes.
Also, reviews on iTunes are highly appreciated! I read each review and it helps keep me motivated to continue to bring you valuable content each week.
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28min
February 17, 2015 MBA007: How to be a Badass Business Analyst – Interview with Bob Prentiss
Want to be the go-to person on projects, in high demand and highly regarded? In this episode, you’ll discover how to do exactly that. Bob Prentiss is the Founder and Principal Consultant at Bob the BA, Inc. He’s a trainer, mentor, consultant, major nerd, and all around badass Business Analyst. Become a badass BA and […]
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28min

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Mastering Business Analysis episodes:

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