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Evaluating options: how business analysis helps organisations choose better solutions

A central element of a business analyst’s role is to help the organisation in evaluating options to choose the “best” solutions – those that most effectively meet its needs, provide the best return on investment, or come with the most certainty. Depending on your organisation’s size, maturity, and risk appetite, this process can be light-touch… Read More »Evaluating options: how business analysis helps organisations choose better solutions

BA Conference Europe 2022

This year I attended IRM’s BA Conference Europe 2022 for the very first time in my many years as a business analyst. I absolutely loved it, and am now back from London and in the post-conference-comedown trying to process my thoughts on the event and my experience. What grabbed my attention? Without a doubt, Dr… Read More »BA Conference Europe 2022

Stakeholder analysis to address competing perspectives

Stakeholder analysis is a core group of tools in a business analyst’s kit. Applying this toolset effectively can make the difference between success and failure for a project or change programme. In this article, I look at ways of applying stakeholder analysis methodically, with a particular focus on identifying and addressing competing stakeholder viewpoints and… Read More »Stakeholder analysis to address competing perspectives

Ethics in business analysis

Business ethics have featured in the news quite a bit recently: companies ignoring employment laws, legal loopholes being found to work around tax rules, environmental damage, political donations and conflicts of interests… the list goes on. Being deeply involved in major change initiatives, those working in business analysis will often find themselves presented with ethical… Read More »Ethics in business analysis

Looking back at 2021

Suddenly Christmas is almost upon us and 2021 is almost over! It’s truly been a year of new and exciting challenges and opportunities… I’ve pushed the boundaries of my introverted tendencies and become an event host! The Business Solutions Squad was set up earlier this year by me and Martin Simmons at Redvespa. In a… Read More »Looking back at 2021

Improving requirements validation

When performing requirements validation activities, you need to know: That the requirements you’ve documented are accurate. That the requirements you’ve documented are complete. Only your stakeholders can help you be sure of this. Circulating a 100-page document, asking for their feedback, and then waiting for the helpful responses to flood in is not an effective… Read More »Improving requirements validation