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Learn to speak analyst 0

Posted on 27, September 2012

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learn to speak analyst

All too often people take on the “Business Analyst” role to provide some specialist input to a project. It’s a great starting point, but the move to Business Analyst involves a greater mindset shift than just moving desks  – it’s about creating something meaningful, achieving a purpose.  To lead the business through purposeful change, it is essential to be able to communicate with different stakeholder groups using the right tools and techniques. BAs need to learn to “speak analyst”.  Key takeaways: Three orders of business analysis: bridging the gap, introducing innovation and facilitating change Understand the notion of “Analyst” as [&hellip

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Is email the business analyst’s friend or foe? – Ryan Knapton 0

Posted on 27, April 2011

in Category practitioner experience

Is email a BAs friend or foe

Picture this if you will: It’s a Monday morning after a long weekend where you took Friday off to get out of the city. You were consequently out of 3G coverage which resulted in no mobile phone reception, and therefore no email access. Back to Monday – you start your email application, and you have 113 unread emails. Do you: panic and hyperventilate, black spots start to appear in your peripheral vision, head straight to the kitchen, coffee will be your only saviour, knuckle down, and start going through the emails in the order you received them, or wish you [&hellip

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