The best methodology is freedom – Nik Gebhard 0

Posted on 16, June 2011

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The best methodology is freedom

There have been bounteous discussions around the need for new life to be breathed into business analysis methodologies. I have chosen to stay away from the agile versus scrum versus waterfall versus iterative versus I-don’t-care debate. I was always of the opinion that these discussions were intuitive and unnecessary. I was wrong. Business is changing. So is business analysis. Almost every article surrounding business today makes mention of the changing business world. Specific emphasis is placed on the doom that organisations face if they don’t adapt with the changing times. Cue the enormous gulp of fear. Given that a large [&hellip

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Recognition is important, but it’s not everything – Ryan Knapton 0

Posted on 8, June 2011

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Recognition is important but its not everything

Is your BA style to go for glory? Do you seek praise around every bend? Do you want to be seen, heard and acknowledged? Do you vigorously voice your ideas and take all the credit? In today’s cutthroat business world I do not blame you if you do; often when one is at the project buffet it’s eat or be eaten. But I would like to argue that being a BA is about swallowing one’s pride – it’s about propping up your business and technical stakeholders, it’s about just being content with knowing that you helped make it all happen. Do [&hellip

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