Our hosts are feeling nostalgic in this episode as Ian and JP talk about why Business Analyst's are awesome in their role within business transformation.  As the pair catch up Ian talks about putting his gates off to go to Wimbledon and JP relays his experience of driving supercars around an abandoned airfield.  JP starts to explain why this episode was an important one for him to really shine a light on BA's and the importance they play, calling upon own experiences and highlighting key areas of why they are great.

• 00:00 - Intro
• 01:13 - Pub quiz - Question 7 Answer
• 03:04 - What have we been up to?
• 10:35 - Why Business Analysts are awesome?
• 15:11 - What BA's do?
• 18:09 - How did JP become a BA?
• 24:10 - This episode is for all the BA's out there
• 25:31 - BA Topic 1 - Define the why
• 26:33 - BA Topic 2 - Solution agnostic
• 28:39 - BA Topic 3 - Uncover root causes
• 30:23 - BA Topic 4 - Documenting requirements
• 31:37 - BA Topic 5 - Process mapping
• 34:23 - BA Topic 6 - Understanding the impact of change
• 36:30 - BA Topic 7 - Ensuring solution is fit for purpose
• 39:40 - How a BA raises the bar?
• 41:24 - Pub quiz - Question 8
• 42:33 - Question time
• 47:21 - Last orders

Note: Link to Prosci return on investment on change management as mentioned in the questions - https://www.prosci.com/resources/articles/roi-change-management