Posted on 6, February 2013
in Category bsg insight
For the second year running, the UK International Institute of Business Analysts (IIBA) published the results of an industry-wide Business Analysis survey. For that same second time round, the BSG BA team, many of whom completed the survey questionnaire, reviewed the results and discussed some observations. BSG (UK) – Reflections on 2012 IIBA BA survey version 1 from BSG (UK)
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Posted on 27, September 2012
in Category practitioner experience
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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Posted on 1, September 2012
in Category bsg news
We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve been nominated for the IIBA’s BA Supplier of the year competition. Full details can be found here. The “company bio” we used was published as follows… BSG is passionate about being a proactive force for positive change. We are inspired by the opportunity to help clients deliver change which improves their organisations and their customers’ experiences. Our business analysis is driven by three considerations … 1. Is the analysis, design output and project approach aligned to organisation’s strategic ambition? 2. How can we challenge the current thinking so that we bring additional insight by [&hellip
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Posted on 21, July 2011
in Category career development
How to manage BA careers beyond the 5 year itch. Presented at an IIBA UK evening event in July
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