Comments on: Selling your value as a business analyst: Interview with Kupe Kupersmith http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/selling-your-value-as-a-business-analyst-interview-with-kupe-kupersmith/ Advance Your Business Analysis Career Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:08:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Laura Brandenburg http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/selling-your-value-as-a-business-analyst-interview-with-kupe-kupersmith/comment-page-1/#comment-6951 Laura Brandenburg Mon, 04 Oct 2010 03:07:25 +0000 http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/?p=2631#comment-6951 Just finding this post again today as I'm prepping for my WI-BADD presentation on increasing your perceived value. Joe, I do agree that communications is a key element of ensuring the value resulting from your elicitation, analysis, validation (i.e. the BABOK tasks) are fully recognized and appreciated. However, I think if we rest on our roles as communicators only, we end up in trouble as our role becomes minimized over time. I'm also happy to be able to say, yes, Kupe, let's chat about this tomorrow! Perhaps over dinner in Madison? :-) Just finding this post again today as I’m prepping for my WI-BADD presentation on increasing your perceived value.

Joe, I do agree that communications is a key element of ensuring the value resulting from your elicitation, analysis, validation (i.e. the BABOK tasks) are fully recognized and appreciated. However, I think if we rest on our roles as communicators only, we end up in trouble as our role becomes minimized over time.

I’m also happy to be able to say, yes, Kupe, let’s chat about this tomorrow! Perhaps over dinner in Madison? :-)

]]> By: Joe Ballou http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/selling-your-value-as-a-business-analyst-interview-with-kupe-kupersmith/comment-page-1/#comment-5173 Joe Ballou Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:08:03 +0000 http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/?p=2631#comment-5173 Laura and Kupe, thanks for highlighting the fact that we business analysts are tasked, first and foremost, with communicating. Yes, we must be able to skillfully elicit requirements and do all of the other BABOK tasks, but without good communication and collaboration skills, we end up lost and underappreciated. And unfortunately, sometimes thought of as a pest who just can't understand what is needed. It is by doing our homework regarding the stakeholder's environment, business goals and charter, then l-i-s-t-e-n-i-n-g to their every word and reflecting back our understanding that we can provide tremendous value. Laura and Kupe, thanks for highlighting the fact that we business analysts are tasked, first and foremost, with communicating. Yes, we must be able to skillfully elicit requirements and do all of the other BABOK tasks, but without good communication and collaboration skills, we end up lost and underappreciated. And unfortunately, sometimes thought of as a pest who just can’t understand what is needed. It is by doing our homework regarding the stakeholder’s environment, business goals and charter, then l-i-s-t-e-n-i-n-g to their every word and reflecting back our understanding that we can provide tremendous value.

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