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Want to be an effective professional? Follow up!

Would you like to be perceived as effective? Want to succeed? Make sure you follow up. As a BA you are involved in several initiatives at different stages of development. What separates an average professional from an exceptional one is following up on tasks assigned to others on your projects. I'm too busy,...

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This entry was published on Jul 18, 2013 / Lee Grinberg, CBAP, PMP. Posted in Business Analysis, Soft Skills, Leadership & Management, Career as a Business Systems Analyst, Getting Started as a Business Systems Analyst. Bookmark the Permalink or E-mail it to a friend.

Lee Grinberg, CBAP, PMP

How to convince stakeholders of BA value for the first time?

In my previous posts I outlined how I was able to succeed being the first and only BA at a company and the importance of establishing trust between you and the stakeholders. So you're the first BA at a company. All are looking at you and thinking what can this person do for me? Good question. What can you do f...

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This entry was published on Jun 21, 2013 / Lee Grinberg, CBAP, PMP. Posted in Elicitation (BABOK KA), Requirements Management and Communication (BABOK KA), Functional Specifications, Business Analysis, Analytical and Problem Solving Skills, Career as a Business Systems Analyst, Roles and Responsibilities. Bookmark the Permalink or E-mail it to a friend.

Lee Grinberg, CBAP, PMP

Do you want stakeholders to trust you?

Do you want to be an effective BA? The first step is to make the key stakeholders trust you. As I wrote in my previous post it is the first step in establishing yourself when you're the only BA in your organization. When I joined and sat down for my first meeting with the project team not only was I met with stares of host...

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This entry was published on Jun 03, 2013 / Lee Grinberg, CBAP, PMP. Posted in Business Analysis, Soft Skills, Leadership & Management, Career as a Business Systems Analyst, Getting Started as a Business Systems Analyst. Bookmark the Permalink or E-mail it to a friend.

Lee Grinberg, CBAP, PMP

Are you the first and only one?

Are you the first and only Business Analyst in your company? If so, you know how hard it is to survive while doing your job and bringing about organizational change. If not, you may be frantically thinking "How do I get out?!". This post is to share my experience in how to not only survive but thrive! I joined a mid-size company...

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This entry was published on May 25, 2013 / Lee Grinberg, CBAP, PMP. Posted in Soft Skills, Leadership & Management, Career as a Business Systems Analyst. Bookmark the Permalink or E-mail it to a friend.

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Hey IIBA, What’s Up With That?

Recently, I was asked by the IIBA to present a talk at one of their chapter meetings. I am reprinting here my response to that invitation in the hope that it will begin a conversation with fellow EEPs and BAs about an area of great concern to the profession. Hi xx …. Regarding the IIBA talk, there is another issue that I am considering. It's p...

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BA ABCs: “C” is for Class Diagram

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