Top Blog Posts for Business Analysts: Week of September 28, 2015

Looking for some great reads on business analysis? Here is a roundup of the top blog posts I found this week. I hope you find them helpful!

1.The Golden Circle of BA Toolkit – Part 1 of 2: Yaaqub Mohamed discusses the “Golden Circle” and how it can apply to the Business Analyst’s toolkit.

2.Why Should Business Analysts use BPMN: Stephanie Anderson explains what Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) is, and the pros and cons of implementing it.

3.Strategy Mapping for Business Analysts:  In this article, Matt Fishbeck introduces the BA technique, strategy mapping, and the different elements and principles that go along with it.

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Top Blog Posts for Business Analysts: Week of November 10, 2014

Business Analyst blog posts of the weekLooking for some great reads on business analysis? Here is a roundup of the top blog posts I read this week. I hope you find them helpful!

  1. Document Analysis: 3 Things Most BAs Forget – “The Analyst Coach” underlines the importance of document analysis when eliciting requirements.
  2. 12 Rules for Business Analysis Customer Service – In this article for “The Busy BA”, Glenn Brule gives his advice on how to exceed your stakeholder’s expectations of your relationship.
  3. Less Talk More Walk – Marcos Ferrer of “Business Analyst Times” reminds BAs that in order to have your voice heard, it is important to let your work be the loudest example of your expertise.

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Infographic: Business Analysts & Agile Development

ba-infog-thumb2A Practical Guide: Business Analysts & Agile Development is one of the most popular eBooks we’ve created at Accompa for business analysts. It addresses practical challenges BA teams face when working with Development teams who follow Agile processes such as Scrum.

It is so popular, we’ve now created a shorter and more visual version of it – in the form of an infographic. It is designed for those of you who are more visually oriented, or prefer a snack-size version!

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