Apr 28, 2024

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My boss is from the old school and he keeps talking about our ‘requirements repository’. We are trying to do agile, specifically Scrum. Are the user stories the requirements repository in Scrum? What should I tell him?

When Use Cases Aren’t Enough: Event Analysis

Although use cases are valuable for many projects, sometimes event analysis is a more effective requirements elicitation technique. Valuable as they are, use cases aren’t the...

Adaptability and Creativity in Business Analyst's Job

In today's agile and automation driven times, knowing relevant aspects of brain's mode of working will help. It will help with finding more optimal (and conscious) wa...

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It's been a privilege meeting Terry Roach, a visionary in the field of enterprise architecture and business architecture. Terry's insights into the evolution of business models, the importance of ontology in architecture, and the potential of AI to shape our future were not only thought-provoking but also a reflection of his extensive exper...

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Today I had the pleasure of chatting to Jignesh Jamnadas, Chief Operations Officer at Mosaic, about his Blueprints for Success. As a Senior Finance and Operations Executive, Jigs (as he is known to many) has a holistic understanding of all facets of business and a flair for managing both people and processes. Having worked with Jigs, I was struc...

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Root Cause Analysis: Using the Five Whys
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