http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/business-analyst-perfectionist/ Advance Your Business Analysis Career Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:08:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/business-analyst-perfectionist/comment-page-1/#comment-9782 Laura Brandenburg Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:52:55 +0000 http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/?p=1495#comment-9782 Sue, In my experience you can't try to manipulate a personality test for a specific job. And, if you are looking to find fulfillment in your work, it would typically be best not too, anyway, as doing so could land you in a job that's not a good fit for your strengths. I would focus on finding your strengths and talents, seeing if those are a good fit for the BA roles out there, and just being honest on personality tests. Sue, In my experience you can’t try to manipulate a personality test for a specific job. And, if you are looking to find fulfillment in your work, it would typically be best not too, anyway, as doing so could land you in a job that’s not a good fit for your strengths. I would focus on finding your strengths and talents, seeing if those are a good fit for the BA roles out there, and just being honest on personality tests.

]]> http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/business-analyst-perfectionist/comment-page-1/#comment-9766 Sue Sat, 16 Jul 2011 21:10:51 +0000 http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/?p=1495#comment-9766 I am trying to figure out the personality testing for employment. The question is should I be a perfectionist or not be a perfectionist. If I don't try to be one that may mean I am not careful, and tend to overlook things, and make mistakes often. I am still not convinced what the answer is they are looking for. This is a good article and maybe my answer here. I will keep looking though. I am trying to figure out the personality testing for employment. The question is should I be a perfectionist or not be a perfectionist. If I don’t try to be one
that may mean I am not careful, and tend to overlook things, and make mistakes often. I am still not convinced what the answer is they are looking for. This is a good article and maybe my answer here. I will keep looking though.

]]> http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/business-analyst-perfectionist/comment-page-1/#comment-4811 How to not choke your business analyst | pmStudent Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:23:31 +0000 http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/?p=1495#comment-4811 [...] tend to be perfectionists. We spend a lot of time understanding what the business wants and we can get invested in our ideas [...] [...] tend to be perfectionists. We spend a lot of time understanding what the business wants and we can get invested in our ideas [...]

]]> http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/business-analyst-perfectionist/comment-page-1/#comment-3924 Laura (Brandau) Brandenburg Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:32:29 +0000 http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/?p=1495#comment-3924 "The PM side of the BA persona"--I love the visual this creates. This is a nice way to capture the mindset I think we're all looking for. “The PM side of the BA persona”–I love the visual this creates. This is a nice way to capture the mindset I think we’re all looking for.

]]> http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/business-analyst-perfectionist/comment-page-1/#comment-3916 Mark Tattersall Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:46:16 +0000 http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/?p=1495#comment-3916 I definitely suffer from this problem and it was good to read this article, it was like therapy. I have been coming around to the "good enough" mentality more and more, and grasping the value of getting something done and out there, rather than dithering over details which may not affect the final deliverable greatly. Like you say, you need to take a step back and weigh up the business impact and relevance. The PM side of the BA persona needs to make an appearance and control that scope and keep you on track. I definitely suffer from this problem and it was good to read this article, it was like therapy. I have been coming around to the “good enough” mentality more and more, and grasping the value of getting something done and out there, rather than dithering over details which may not affect the final deliverable greatly. Like you say, you need to take a step back and weigh up the business impact and relevance. The PM side of the BA persona needs to make an appearance and control that scope and keep you on track.

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