Business Analysis is the practice of eliciting stakeholder needs, analyzing and modeling their requirements, and providing solution options and recommendations.
It is well-known that poor requirements are the top reason for project failure. For many years, this has been studied by the Standish Group, which produces their famous “Chaos Report” each year. However, the focus is mainly on project failure of traditional or waterfall approaches. My question is: what requirements issues in Agile environments contribute …
The International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA®) is the premier organizing body for the Business Analysis profession. Their Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP®) certification is regarded as the “gold standard” and the highest achievement for business analysts. The requirements to sit this exam are substantial – for a reason. The IIBA® wants the certification to …
Scrum Roles In Scrum, as of the updated 2020 Scrum Guide, there are only three recognized roles: Product Owner Scrum Master Developers (formerly the Development Team) Now, let’s look at the responsibilities of each of these roles: Product Owner The Product Owner role on a Scrum Team is the most critical, and the most difficult …
I have been involved in the design and development of multiple mobile applications in the last decade. If you are embarking upon your own mobile application, let me give you some advice to help you avoid some pitfalls that come with eliciting and analyzing requirements for mobile application development. 1. Don’t try to re-create every …
As you undoubtedly know, mobile devices have brought about many changes in the way people live their lives and conduct their business. As a Business Analyst, I have worked on multiple mobile projects during the past decade. Although the IIBA would [probably] suggest that any Business Analyst should be able to do any type of …
The Product Owner is the KEY role on any agile Scrum Team. This role (now known as an “accountability”) is also the most difficult. The tagline most often associated with a PO is “value maximizer”. I love the sentiment, but there is so much more to the role than that. “The Product Owner is accountable …
A Product Owner and a Business Analyst make a winning team by working together to achieve the best and most valuable outcomes.