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Nik Gebhard

To technology or not to technology

by Nik Gebhard on February 22, 2012 · 2 comments

in Requirements Validation,Solution Assessment and Validation

Over the past few years I have come to realise that business stakeholders are growing in their understanding of technology. Does this understanding carry an advantage, a risk, or aspects of both within the project world? In my early years as an analyst, I remember working on a particular project and jotting down business requirements [...]

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The stupid analyst

by Nik Gebhard on November 3, 2011 · 11 comments

in Communication,Effective Meetings

Here’s the scenario: You walk in starry eyed. A fresh start. A new challenge. An opportunity to learn and share knowledge. The introductions fly past and, if you’re lucky, you remember the name of the meeting’s facilitator. Kerryn. Or was it Karin? Ready – set – go! The conversation kicks off. Most of the stakeholders [...]

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Fostering a culture of innovation

by Nik Gebhard on July 21, 2011 · 10 comments

in Leading Organizational Change

Something rings true about the age old saying, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” If a process is working, why change it, right? Wrong! As Bob Dylan rightly said: “The times they are a-changin’.” Our world is continually evolving and long-standing methodologies and techniques don’t necessarily provide the benefit that they once did. Similarly, [...]

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The best methodology is freedom

by Nik Gebhard on June 16, 2011 · 18 comments

in Engaging Project Leaders,Maturing your BA Practice,Problem Solving

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. [...]

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The link between stakeholder relationships and project planning

by Nik Gebhard on May 19, 2011 · 2 comments

in Engaging IT,Engaging Project Leaders,Engaging the Business

During the past few days my curiosity-muscle has been tickled by the dormant value that resides in understanding stakeholder backgrounds early on in a project. Of particular interest is how this relates back to project timeline estimations and planning. “How?” you ask. Allow me to explain… I wouldn’t expect much “umming and ahhing” if I [...]

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Project Sponsors: Saving Face or Saving Costs?

by Nik Gebhard on April 21, 2011 · 7 comments

in Enabling informed decision-making,Enterprise Analysis

In today’s fast paced technology world it is common, if not mandatory, for financial institutions to replace legacy systems in order to gain competitive advantage. In my experience business stakeholders will often have decided on the technology before bringing an analyst or consultant on board. A lack of analysis from the onset means uninformed decisions [...]

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