The BA Coach : Advancing Business Analysis & Agility

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TBAC052 – Seven Habits of H...

10.23.2019

Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R Covey, is one of the most revolutionary books I have read (and listened to). Every bit of information is a golden nugget you can't miss. Inspired by this, in our episode ...

The BA Coach : Advancing Business Analysis & Agility episodes:

10.23.2019 TBAC052 – Seven Habits of Highly Effective Business Analysis Professionals w/ Heather & Jared Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R Covey, is one of the most revolutionary books I have read (and listened to). Every bit of information is a golden nugget you can't miss. Inspired by this, in our episode ...
10.16.2019 TBAC051 – Seriously! – Applying Improv to Business Analysis w/ Kupe “The fun is always on the other side of a Yes.” – Martin De Maat In the world of improv, our golden saying is “Yes, And” – meaning to accept and build on the ideas of our scene partners. Whether ...
05.13.2016 TBAC050 – Number 1 Reason Why Business Analysts Fail As we complete the second season of the podcast, I wanted to publish something special. This is one of the episodes that I feel can make a real difference to your career. I had the unique opportunity to meet Neil ...
04.30.2016 TBAC049 – BABOK V3 – Behind the Scenes with Laura Paton As you maybe aware that BABOK V3 was launched by IIBA recently. The V3 attempts to reflect the latest developments and evolution in the profession of business analysis. In this episode of the podcast with Laura Paton, chair of the ...
03.29.2016 TBAC048 – Everything You Really Need to Know About BABOK V3 As you maybe aware that BABOK V3 was launched by IIBA recently. The V3 attempts to reflect the latest developments and evolution in the profession of business analysis. I had also reached out to the community to elicit any questions ...
03.14.2016 TBAC047 – Everything You Need to Know About PMI-PBA with Dave Bieg In this podcast, I had the opportunity to speak with Dave Bieg from Project Management Institute (PMI®) regarding the role of PMI® in the realm of business analysis. We broached the popular topic of the importance of requirements in successful ...
02.28.2015 TBAC 046 \| BA Interviews – Alaeddin Hallak – “Stretch Your Comfort Zone” In this episode, it was my pleasure to interview Alaeddin Hallak, from Saudi Arabia. He brought forward some amazing insights into some common challenges faced by business analysts. He also presents a unique angle of how business analysis is perceived ...
08.05.2014 TBAC 045 \| Author Cast : How to Perform Better Business Analysis Using the BABOK Your work experience is a lens that can help you make sense of the BABOK. Every practitioners journey of reading the BABOK is different; however, there are common themes and patterns that one needs to pay attention to and learn ...
06.20.2014 TBAC 044 \| BOK Talk – Enterprise Analysis Perspectives that Will Change Your Perspective Why is Enterprise Analysis not the first knowledge area in the BABOK? This is one of the most frequent questions I get from students attending the CBAP-CCBA prep courses. This is one of those concepts where the light bulb needs ...
05.19.2014 TBAC 043 \| CBAP Success Cast – How Getting Certified Will Help You Advance as a Practitioner Can BABOK help your improve your business analysis practice? Time and again, I have witnessed (and know first hand) that having knowledge about performing certain tasks can be useful. In this episode of I present an interview with Jarett Hailes ...
04.21.2014 TBAC 042 \| Author Cast : How to Succeed at Analyzing Non-Functional Requirements w/ Roxanne Miller To Function or Non-to-Function? We all know the golden triangle of software requirements: Business Requirements -> Stakeholder Requirements -> Functional Requirements. Ensuring that the right business requirements are elicited and analyzed ensures that you are solving the right business need. ...
02.22.2014 TBAC041 – How to Ask All the Right Questions During Analysis I love doing what I do. I love asking questions. I love being in the mix. ~ Larry King Asking questions, the right ones, at the right moment, is one of the core skills of a great business analyst. How ...
01.27.2014 TBAC 040 \| CBAP Success Cast – How One CBAP Started an Agile Revolution in Her Organization You maybe familiar with “Knowledge is power” quote by Francis Bacon, but knowledge applied to solve real world problems is even more powerful. Today, I am pleased to announce another new series of BA interviews, which we are calling ‘CBAP-CCBA ...
11.04.2013 TBAC 039 \| Author Cast : How to Create High Value User Stories & Agile Open Jam at BBC 2013 This is a continuation of the episodes as part of building business capability conference. In this episode the focus on components of a structured conversation and how to use it build high value user stories. What are some key elements ...
10.24.2013 TBAC 038 \| Author Cast : Peeking Into Software Requirements 3rd Edition There are very few gems in the biblio-world of requirements engineering and “Software Requirements” by Karl Wiegers is one of them. If you remember I had interviewed Karl in a previous AuthorCast episode and we had a detailed discussion about ...
09.23.2013 TBAC037 \| Marty Clarke – BBC 2013 Keynote Preview – How to Make Good Decisions Under Pressure This is another podcast in the BBC 2013 educational series of podcasts. In this episode we explore the topic of leadership land mines – making good decisions under pressure. Get ready for a very fun, fast, and often hilarious experience ...
09.05.2013 TBAC036 – Roger Burlton – BBC 2013 Keynote Preview – Process Centric Approach to Business Capability This is the first podcast in the BBC 2013 educational series of podcasts. In this episode we explore the topic of capability and how to use a process centric approach to build key capabilities for your organization Roger Burlton is ...
07.16.2013 TBAC 035 \| BOK Talk – Requirements Management Process Demystified w/ Cheryl Lee “Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now.”– Alan Lakein In this podcast, a good friend, fellow Torontonian and IIBA Toronto chapter member, Cheryl, shares numerous useful insights on the importance ...
05.21.2013 TBAC 034 \| BOK Talk – The Perfect Requirements Packaging w/ Jonathan Babcock “Good things come in small packages” You may have heard of that proverb. While it maybe true about life, it applies to packaging of requirements too. In this podcast, Jonathan (no stranger to the podcast and the BA community), shares ...
04.16.2013 TBAC 033 \| Community Cast – The Ultimate BA Mentoring Panel Discussion “The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.” ― Plutarch I vividly remember the first time I learnt to play barre chords (the moveable chords) on the guitar. My mentor demonstrated the value ...
01.14.2013 TBAC 032 \| Help Your Stakeholders to Get Better ‘Aha!’ Moments – Interview with David Reinhardt Helping stakeholders to get to the “aha!” moment is a joy. If you are a business analyst and after a long and hard stint of work when you see your stakeholders overcome a problem, an organization achieve a business goal ...
12.05.2012 TBAC 031 \| ‘Be Bold and Fearless to Succeed’ – BA Interview with Teresa Bennett When I was hearing Terry speak during editing of this podcast, one of my favorite quotes from Rabindranath Tagore sprung into my mind: “Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless when facing them.” – ...
11.15.2012 BAC030 \| Community Cast – All About IIBA Certifications with Mike Gladstone IIBA certifications are gaining increasing traction since the past year or so. Since providing support to the certification community is one of our key objectives, I decided to interview Michael Gladstone in this CommunityCast episode. Once you go past the ...
10.29.2012 BAC029 \| BOK Talk – Stakeholder Analysis in the Real World w/ Matthew Leach The Three Musketeers is a phrase which has come from a french novel – Les Trois Mousquetaires.This title was given to 3 inseparable friends who live by the motto, “One for all, and all for one”. People, process and technology ...
09.27.2012 BAC028 \| Author Cast : Exploring ‘Discover to Deliver’ When I got my copy of ‘Discover to Deliver', I opened the package like a 5-year old opens a christmas gift. It was a treat to my eyes when I held it and skimmed through it. It was unlike most ...
08.17.2012 BAC027 \| Author Cast : How to Navigate Getting Things Done® & Apply it So, you have an idea, an ambition or a project. Interested in getting it done? Then go ahead grab yourself a copy of “Getting Things Done – The Art of Stress-Free Productivity“, but before that listen to this podcast. In ...
08.10.2012 BAC026 \| BA Interview with Alex Papworth – UK Consulting Veteran Reveals Secrets “Few people even scratch the surface, much less exhaust the contemplation of their own experience. ” – Randolph Bourne That quote was true, until I interviewed Alex Papworth. Interviewing independent BA consultants always brings out the in-depth knowledge and practical ...

10.23.2019 TBAC052 – Seven Habits of Highly Effective Business Analysis Professionals w/ Heather & Jared Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R Covey, is one of the most revolutionary books I have read (and listened to). Every bit of information is a golden nugget you can't miss. Inspired by this, in our episode ...
10.16.2019 TBAC051 – Seriously! – Applying Improv to Business Analysis w/ Kupe “The fun is always on the other side of a Yes.” – Martin De Maat In the world of improv, our golden saying is “Yes, And” – meaning to accept and build on the ideas of our scene partners. Whether ...
05.13.2016 TBAC050 – Number 1 Reason Why Business Analysts Fail As we complete the second season of the podcast, I wanted to publish something special. This is one of the episodes that I feel can make a real difference to your career. I had the unique opportunity to meet Neil ...
04.30.2016 TBAC049 – BABOK V3 – Behind the Scenes with Laura Paton As you maybe aware that BABOK V3 was launched by IIBA recently. The V3 attempts to reflect the latest developments and evolution in the profession of business analysis. In this episode of the podcast with Laura Paton, chair of the ...
03.29.2016 TBAC048 – Everything You Really Need to Know About BABOK V3 As you maybe aware that BABOK V3 was launched by IIBA recently. The V3 attempts to reflect the latest developments and evolution in the profession of business analysis. I had also reached out to the community to elicit any questions ...
03.14.2016 TBAC047 – Everything You Need to Know About PMI-PBA with Dave Bieg In this podcast, I had the opportunity to speak with Dave Bieg from Project Management Institute (PMI®) regarding the role of PMI® in the realm of business analysis. We broached the popular topic of the importance of requirements in successful ...
02.28.2015 TBAC 046 \| BA Interviews – Alaeddin Hallak – “Stretch Your Comfort Zone” In this episode, it was my pleasure to interview Alaeddin Hallak, from Saudi Arabia. He brought forward some amazing insights into some common challenges faced by business analysts. He also presents a unique angle of how business analysis is perceived ...
08.05.2014 TBAC 045 \| Author Cast : How to Perform Better Business Analysis Using the BABOK Your work experience is a lens that can help you make sense of the BABOK. Every practitioners journey of reading the BABOK is different; however, there are common themes and patterns that one needs to pay attention to and learn ...
06.20.2014 TBAC 044 \| BOK Talk – Enterprise Analysis Perspectives that Will Change Your Perspective Why is Enterprise Analysis not the first knowledge area in the BABOK? This is one of the most frequent questions I get from students attending the CBAP-CCBA prep courses. This is one of those concepts where the light bulb needs ...
05.19.2014 TBAC 043 \| CBAP Success Cast – How Getting Certified Will Help You Advance as a Practitioner Can BABOK help your improve your business analysis practice? Time and again, I have witnessed (and know first hand) that having knowledge about performing certain tasks can be useful. In this episode of I present an interview with Jarett Hailes ...
04.21.2014 TBAC 042 \| Author Cast : How to Succeed at Analyzing Non-Functional Requirements w/ Roxanne Miller To Function or Non-to-Function? We all know the golden triangle of software requirements: Business Requirements -> Stakeholder Requirements -> Functional Requirements. Ensuring that the right business requirements are elicited and analyzed ensures that you are solving the right business need. ...
02.22.2014 TBAC041 – How to Ask All the Right Questions During Analysis I love doing what I do. I love asking questions. I love being in the mix. ~ Larry King Asking questions, the right ones, at the right moment, is one of the core skills of a great business analyst. How ...
01.27.2014 TBAC 040 \| CBAP Success Cast – How One CBAP Started an Agile Revolution in Her Organization You maybe familiar with “Knowledge is power” quote by Francis Bacon, but knowledge applied to solve real world problems is even more powerful. Today, I am pleased to announce another new series of BA interviews, which we are calling ‘CBAP-CCBA ...
11.04.2013 TBAC 039 \| Author Cast : How to Create High Value User Stories & Agile Open Jam at BBC 2013 This is a continuation of the episodes as part of building business capability conference. In this episode the focus on components of a structured conversation and how to use it build high value user stories. What are some key elements ...
10.24.2013 TBAC 038 \| Author Cast : Peeking Into Software Requirements 3rd Edition There are very few gems in the biblio-world of requirements engineering and “Software Requirements” by Karl Wiegers is one of them. If you remember I had interviewed Karl in a previous AuthorCast episode and we had a detailed discussion about ...
09.23.2013 TBAC037 \| Marty Clarke – BBC 2013 Keynote Preview – How to Make Good Decisions Under Pressure This is another podcast in the BBC 2013 educational series of podcasts. In this episode we explore the topic of leadership land mines – making good decisions under pressure. Get ready for a very fun, fast, and often hilarious experience ...
09.05.2013 TBAC036 – Roger Burlton – BBC 2013 Keynote Preview – Process Centric Approach to Business Capability This is the first podcast in the BBC 2013 educational series of podcasts. In this episode we explore the topic of capability and how to use a process centric approach to build key capabilities for your organization Roger Burlton is ...
07.16.2013 TBAC 035 \| BOK Talk – Requirements Management Process Demystified w/ Cheryl Lee “Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now.”– Alan Lakein In this podcast, a good friend, fellow Torontonian and IIBA Toronto chapter member, Cheryl, shares numerous useful insights on the importance ...
05.21.2013 TBAC 034 \| BOK Talk – The Perfect Requirements Packaging w/ Jonathan Babcock “Good things come in small packages” You may have heard of that proverb. While it maybe true about life, it applies to packaging of requirements too. In this podcast, Jonathan (no stranger to the podcast and the BA community), shares ...
04.16.2013 TBAC 033 \| Community Cast – The Ultimate BA Mentoring Panel Discussion “The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.” ― Plutarch I vividly remember the first time I learnt to play barre chords (the moveable chords) on the guitar. My mentor demonstrated the value ...
01.14.2013 TBAC 032 \| Help Your Stakeholders to Get Better ‘Aha!’ Moments – Interview with David Reinhardt Helping stakeholders to get to the “aha!” moment is a joy. If you are a business analyst and after a long and hard stint of work when you see your stakeholders overcome a problem, an organization achieve a business goal ...
12.05.2012 TBAC 031 \| ‘Be Bold and Fearless to Succeed’ – BA Interview with Teresa Bennett When I was hearing Terry speak during editing of this podcast, one of my favorite quotes from Rabindranath Tagore sprung into my mind: “Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless when facing them.” – ...
11.15.2012 BAC030 \| Community Cast – All About IIBA Certifications with Mike Gladstone IIBA certifications are gaining increasing traction since the past year or so. Since providing support to the certification community is one of our key objectives, I decided to interview Michael Gladstone in this CommunityCast episode. Once you go past the ...
10.29.2012 BAC029 \| BOK Talk – Stakeholder Analysis in the Real World w/ Matthew Leach The Three Musketeers is a phrase which has come from a french novel – Les Trois Mousquetaires.This title was given to 3 inseparable friends who live by the motto, “One for all, and all for one”. People, process and technology ...
09.27.2012 BAC028 \| Author Cast : Exploring ‘Discover to Deliver’ When I got my copy of ‘Discover to Deliver', I opened the package like a 5-year old opens a christmas gift. It was a treat to my eyes when I held it and skimmed through it. It was unlike most ...
08.17.2012 BAC027 \| Author Cast : How to Navigate Getting Things Done® & Apply it So, you have an idea, an ambition or a project. Interested in getting it done? Then go ahead grab yourself a copy of “Getting Things Done – The Art of Stress-Free Productivity“, but before that listen to this podcast. In ...
08.10.2012 BAC026 \| BA Interview with Alex Papworth – UK Consulting Veteran Reveals Secrets “Few people even scratch the surface, much less exhaust the contemplation of their own experience. ” – Randolph Bourne That quote was true, until I interviewed Alex Papworth. Interviewing independent BA consultants always brings out the in-depth knowledge and practical ...

The BA Coach : Advancing Business Analysis & Agility

What's The BA Coach : Advancing Business Analysis & Agility about?

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The BA Coach : Advancing Business Analysis & Agility episodes:

TBAC052 – Seven Habits of Highly Effective Business Analysis Professionals w/ Heather & Jared

TBAC051 – Seriously! – Applying Improv to Business Analysis w/ Kupe

TBAC050 – Number 1 Reason Why Business Analysts Fail

TBAC049 – BABOK V3 – Behind the Scenes with Laura Paton

TBAC048 – Everything You Really Need to Know About BABOK V3

TBAC047 – Everything You Need to Know About PMI-PBA with Dave Bieg

TBAC 046 | BA Interviews – Alaeddin Hallak – “Stretch Your Comfort Zone”

TBAC 045 | Author Cast : How to Perform Better Business Analysis Using the BABOK

TBAC 044 | BOK Talk – Enterprise Analysis Perspectives that Will Change Your Perspective

TBAC 043 | CBAP Success Cast – How Getting Certified Will Help You Advance as a Practitioner

TBAC 042 | Author Cast : How to Succeed at Analyzing Non-Functional Requirements w/ Roxanne Miller

TBAC041 – How to Ask All the Right Questions During Analysis

TBAC 040 | CBAP Success Cast – How One CBAP Started an Agile Revolution in Her Organization

TBAC 039 | Author Cast : How to Create High Value User Stories & Agile Open Jam at BBC 2013

TBAC 038 | Author Cast : Peeking Into Software Requirements 3rd Edition

TBAC037 | Marty Clarke – BBC 2013 Keynote Preview – How to Make Good Decisions Under Pressure

TBAC036 – Roger Burlton – BBC 2013 Keynote Preview – Process Centric Approach to Business Capability

TBAC 035 | BOK Talk – Requirements Management Process Demystified w/ Cheryl Lee

TBAC 034 | BOK Talk – The Perfect Requirements Packaging w/ Jonathan Babcock

TBAC 033 | Community Cast – The Ultimate BA Mentoring Panel Discussion

TBAC 032 | Help Your Stakeholders to Get Better ‘Aha!’ Moments – Interview with David Reinhardt

TBAC 031 | ‘Be Bold and Fearless to Succeed’ – BA Interview with Teresa Bennett

BAC030 | Community Cast – All About IIBA Certifications with Mike Gladstone

BAC029 | BOK Talk – Stakeholder Analysis in the Real World w/ Matthew Leach

BAC028 | Author Cast : Exploring ‘Discover to Deliver’

BAC027 | Author Cast : How to Navigate Getting Things Done® & Apply it

BAC026 | BA Interview with Alex Papworth – UK Consulting Veteran Reveals Secrets