Rachael Wilterdink

5 Reasons Why I Love Being a Business Analyst

February 7, 2024February 6, 2024 by Rachael

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I love so many things about being a Business Analyst that it’s hard to narrow it down, but here are five reasons why I love being a BA!

Sprint Reviews And Retros Are NOT The Same!

October 18, 2022October 18, 2022 by Rachael

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I can’t tell you how many organizations I have worked with that had employees who confused the Sprint Review with the Sprint Retrospective.

It’s not “Done” until it meets your Definition of Done

October 11, 2022 by Rachael

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A “Definition of Done” is a commitment to deliver a working increment meeting defined quality criteria to ensure the increment is complete.

What is the purpose of a Sprint Review?

September 23, 2022 by Rachael

What’s the purpose of a Sprint Review? I’ve seen tons of confusion about the reason for this critical agile event. Let me help clear this up.

How to use the Stakeholder Engagement Canvas

March 24, 2023August 9, 2022 by Rachael

Engaging with stakeholders is crucial to Business Analysis success. Check out this new Stakeholder Engagement Canvas and learn how to use it.

Product Owner Struggles with Stakeholders

June 8, 2021June 8, 2021 by Rachael

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There are many problems and struggles that can occur between Product Owners and their stakeholders. Thankfully, most of them are avoidable.

Uncommitted Product Owners will Fail

June 1, 2021 by Rachael

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What happens if you have an uncommitted Product Owners? When a Product Owner isn’t interested, available, or engaged, you are in for trouble.

10 ways Poor Requirements in Agile can cause Projects To Fail, Part 2

January 25, 2021 by Rachael

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It’s a known fact that poor requirements can cause projects to fail. When using Agile, these problems can be even worse. Learn what to avoid.

What will be New and Improved in PMBOK® version 7

June 23, 2022December 18, 2020 by Rachael

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Get ready. Change is coming. But wait… it’s good change. I recently attended a Project Management Institute (PMI®) chapter meeting, and we were treated to a preview of the upcoming revisions to the Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK®). The new version is expected to be released sometime early in 2021. The coming changes are, …

The Product Owner: There can be only One

February 1, 2022November 30, 2020 by Rachael

If you are new to agile or Scrum, then you might want to better understand what a Product Owner is and what s/he is responsible for.