The BA Coach : Advancing Business Analysis & Agility

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 Success Cast', a showcase of... The post TBAC 040 | CBAP Success Cast – How One CBAP Started an Agile Revolution in Her Organization appeared first on The BA Coach : Advancing Business Analysis & Agility.

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 that you need to focus... The post TBAC 039 | Author Cast : How to Create High Value User Stories & Agile Open Jam at BBC 2013 appeared first on The BA Coach : Advancing Business Analysis & Agility.

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 the second edition of the... The post TBAC 038 | Author Cast : Peeking Into Software Requirements 3rd Edition appeared first on The BA Coach : Advancing Business Analysis & Agility.

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 as Marty Clarke identifies the... The post TBAC037 | Marty Clarke – BBC 2013 Keynote Preview – How to Make Good Decisions Under Pressure appeared first on The BA Coach : Advancing Business Analysis & Agility.

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 the industry thought leader in... The post TBAC036 – Roger Burlton – BBC 2013 Keynote Preview – Process Centric Approach to Business Capability appeared first on The BA Coach : Advancing Business Analysis & Agility.

“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 of a requirements management process.... The post TBAC 035 | BOK Talk – Requirements Management Process Demystified w/ Cheryl Lee appeared first on The BA Coach : Advancing Business Analysis & Agility.

“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 numerous useful insights on... The post TBAC 034 | BOK Talk – The Perfect Requirements Packaging w/ Jonathan Babcock appeared first on The BA Coach : Advancing Business Analysis & Agility.

“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 of having this in my... The post TBAC 033 | Community Cast – The Ultimate BA Mentoring Panel Discussion appeared first on The BA Coach : Advancing Business Analysis & Agility.

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 or objective, that is the... The post TBAC 032 | Help Your Stakeholders to Get Better ‘Aha!’ Moments – Interview with David Reinhardt appeared first on The BA Coach : Advancing Business Analysis & Agility.

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.”           – Rabindranath Tagore Embedded in this... The post TBAC 031 | ‘Be Bold and Fearless to Succeed’ – BA Interview with Teresa Bennett appeared first on The BA Coach : Advancing Business Analysis & Agility.