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Why use a Requirements Management Tool?

October 14, 2023 bcarkenord Leave a comment

Have you ever tried to put together a 1000 piece puzzle? When you open the box and dump out the…

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Posted in: Analysis, Analysis technique, Business Analysis Basics, Business analysis center of excellence, Requirements, Requirements management tools Filed under: business analysis, requirements management tool, requirements reuse

Using a vendor app – no analysis needed, right? WRONG!

June 4, 2023 bcarkenord 1 Comment

Buying or licensing a software application is a common approach to improving a business process or solving a problem. A…

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Posted in: Analysis, Business Analysis Basics, Planning, Requirements, Solutions Filed under: business analysis, planning, requirements reuse

Stop Holding Meetings!

February 5, 2022 bcarkenord 2 Comments

So many people complain about too many meetings. “How can we get any work done when we are in meetings…

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Posted in: Accountability, Analysis, Analysis technique, Communication, Discipline, IIBA, Planning, Uncategorized Filed under: agile, business analysis, Communication, IIBA, leadership, planning

Why Aren’t You Tracking Your Time?

August 2, 2021 bcarkenord Leave a comment

It is a simple fact: if you keep track of how long it takes to complete a task, you can…

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Posted in: Accountability, Career development, Discipline, Estimating Filed under: business analysis, business case, estimating, leadership, planning, project management

Cameras ON!

April 27, 2023 bcarkenord 1 Comment

I love attending networking events like the UK IIBA chapter’s Brown Bag chats. Last week we had a good discussion…

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Posted in: Accountability, Career development, Communication, IIBA Filed under: Communication, IIBA, leadership

Digital Nomad Business Analysis

April 3, 2023 bcarkenord 2 Comments

I usually write about business analysis, but this post is about being a “digital nomad” business analyst. A digital nomad…

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Posted in: Business Analysis Basics, IIBA Filed under: business analysis, IIBA, Maslow

Why PMs and BAs need to get involved with strategic planning

May 17, 2021 bcarkenord Leave a comment

Project managers (PMs) and business analysts (BAs) should be actively involved in developing strategic plans. The knowledge and skills of…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: business analyst, project manager, strategy

Make it Easy for People to Work with You

February 17, 2021 bcarkenord Leave a comment

Have you noticed how easy it is to work with some people while others make it very difficult? There are…

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Posted in: Accountability, Business Analysis Basics, Communication, Uncategorized Filed under: Communication

Building a Professional Network as a Remote Worker

June 17, 2020 bcarkenord Leave a comment

Building a professional network, people with whom you share professional interests, is a time consuming and important effort. People will…

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Posted in: Business analysis community of practice, Career development, Communication, Uncategorized Filed under: colleagues, network, opportunities, remote

Downtime? Use it to Learn Something New!

March 18, 2020 bcarkenord Leave a comment

With the recommendations to work from home, and the slow down of the economy, many of us have some downtime.…

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Posted in: Business Analysis Basics, IIBA, Learning Filed under: business analysis

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