Do you ever feel more like a psychoanalyst than a business analyst? It can be tough to get into the minds of our stakeholders to get the info we need, but approaching our work like a therapist might be helpful. Consider these thoughts on brainstorming sessions written...
In my community membership (BA-Cube.com), classes, and consulting work I get the same complaints when I ask teams about the biggest roadblocks in requirements work: “My stakeholders don’t have time to meet with me.” “My dev team wants more...
As the year-end approaches, I get a bit reflective. I consider the past, present and future of BA-Squared. I appreciate the growth, I ponder lessons learned, and I am excited about the future. When BA-Squared was founded in 2008, I didn’t really know what the...
As I move forward into each new year, I start thinking about goals–questioning the things I want to do better or differently. This year, many of my goals stand under the umbrella of time. I’ve been thinking about how I use my time and questioning how to...
I have a mission! I want to change the way we “do” requirements! Instead of gathering and documenting requirements, let’s help our project teams DISCOVER requirements, collaboratively! Let’s promote agility and inspire leadership, innovation...
