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What’s available As part of supporting professional development everywhere and getting the word out about Bridging the Gap resources, it’s my pleasure to be able to offer professional association chapters a complimentary copy of the following eBooks: How to Start a Business Analyst Career ($20 value) How to be a Contract Business Analyst ($15 value) [...]
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Part of preparing for requirements elicitation is identifying questions. You definitely want to avoid securing valuable stakeholder time only to be lost about what questions to ask! Some stakeholders will talk your ear off, but others need to be led through a conversation. Regardless, I’ve found that preparing a list of requirements questions helps me [...]
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Why do we see technical skills in business analyst jobs? We, as members of the business analysis profession, know that to be a business analyst, you don’t have to be an IT person. Doug Goldberg has covered this topic thoroughly and I don’t have anything to add to his angle. But this doesn’t resolve what many [...]
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I’m excited to be partnering with BATimes to offer this new webinar on discovering and communicating your value as a business analyst. For those of you who have purchased The Promotable Business Analyst, we’ll be focusing on the concepts in Chapter 1 “Your Value as a Business Analyst”. Because this is a webinar format, I’ll [...]
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Today we’re furthering our quest to unearth the potential value of professional growth opportunities by exploring CBAP prep courses. I define a CBAP prep course to include the following: Targeted study of the BABOK with the purpose of complete assimilation. Assistance in preparing for exam logistics. Real-world advice from someone who has passed the exam. [...]
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Last week a professional organizer helped me declutter my home office. My house is not full of junk piles, but clutter lurks in closets, drawers, corners, chests, and storage boxes. Our professional lives can become cluttered too. I hope my story might help you remove some career or project clutter that’s been holding you back. [...]
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Are you interested in earning your CBAP but not sure where to get started? I’ve spoken with several business analysis professionals, at least 10 CBAPs, trainers who help professionals become CBAPs, and individuals who have taken a variety of different CBAP courses or used other preparation materials. I’ve learned a lot about how people go [...]
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Every once in awhile I stumble across an article from another profession that just floors me in terms of how relevant it is for business analysis. Earlier this week, an email landed in my inbox from a sales productivity consultant, Steve Parry, who was kind enough to offer me an hour of his time via [...]
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I receive this question at least once per week, often more. The question typically comes in the form of “I’m a [some role] with expertise in [some topic] and I have [some form of education]. I’ve been doing this for [some period of time]. Can I become a business analyst?” My answer is always “yes”. [...]
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Alex Papworth has opened a new survey for business analysts. As he describes in his latest blog post, he’s trying to reposition his mentoring and training opportunities to best meet the needs of business analysts — that means you! Alex has been a contributor to Bridging the Gap, helping get the word out about The [...]
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