A strategic business analyst or business architect holds a senior-level role, often helping defined an organization\'s business or technology strategy
One of the topics Laura and I have discussed over the last few months is how business analysts can and should be involved in IT strategic planning. So when Laura asked me to guest post on her blog, I thought this would be a great first topic. (Note from Laura: Read my thoughts on the [...]
Taking the time to conduct a complete assessment of your organization’s technology-driven capabilities can be a time-consuming and expensive undertaking. However, not expending the time or effort sets you up to miss potential opportunities to create more value from your technologies. Here are some possible outcomes delivered when the assessment is coupled with other efforts: [...]
Many thanks to Twitter collaborater @lorenbaxter for retweeting this link! Fun video that challenges our notions of information technology usability (and may expose your latent trust for all things Apple).
Last week I splurged on my own professional development (something we should all do at least once/year) and attended the CSIA‘s DEMOgala where the theme was “disruptive technologies”. As business analysts, we have a professional responsibility to be aware of current technology trends and help our businesses carve paths to appropriately execute against these trends. [...]
Check out this insightful article on CIO.com about the strategic value of BAs within an IT organization and especially their value to the Chief Information Officer. The article summarizes an April 2008 Forrester Research report. Why Business Analysts are so Important for IT and CIOs Some highlights from the article: “The most successful business analysts [...]