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Get Your Company to Pay Your IIBA Membership Fee

December 10, 2019 bcarkenord Leave a comment

I’m surprised by how many professionals are hesitant to ask their manager to pay for their IIBA® membership. Using a…

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

Why Finish Requirements?

September 16, 2019 bcarkenord Leave a comment

I’m admitting it in public – I don’t finish all of my requirements documents! Is that shocking? When you think…

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Posted in: Agile, Business Analysis Basics, IIBA, Requirements, Uncategorized Filed under: agile, facilitating, requirements, solution

Don’t Wait to Share

March 3, 2019 bcarkenord Leave a comment

Sharing information sounds so pleasant, we all love to share our weekend stories of family activities and adventures on our…

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Posted in: Accountability, Analysis, Business Analysis Basics, Communication, IIBA, Requirements, Uncategorized Filed under: business analysis, Communication, requirements reuse

2019: The Year of the CBAP®

November 24, 2018 bcarkenord 1 Comment

I rarely make predictions but I’m going to make one this year: I think 2019 will be the year of…

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Posted in: Analysis, Business Analysis Basics, Certifications, Communication, IIBA, Uncategorized Filed under: agile, business analysis, cbap, certification, IIBA

Do You Think You are Accountable?

October 13, 2018 bcarkenord Leave a comment

Many organizations are suffering from a lack of accountability. In the effort to move away from a blame culture, we…

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Posted in: Accountability, Business Analysis Basics, Communication, Discipline Filed under: Accountability, business analysis, Commitment, Communication, leadership, Team building

Business Case Analysis – A Daily Practice

July 26, 2018 bcarkenord 1 Comment

Business cases are well understood as a rationale for making a change (IIBA® BABOK® GUIDE V3). Most organizations develop formal,…

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Posted in: Business Analysis Basics, Uncategorized Filed under: business analysis, business case

SAFe® is Analysis: Translating the Terminology

May 28, 2018 bcarkenord 5 Comments

SAFe® (the Scaled Agile Framework) is all about business analysis but it never uses the word “analysis” or has any…

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Posted in: Agile, Analysis, SAFe, Uncategorized Filed under: agile, agile transformation, analysis, SAFe

Maturing Your Business Analysis Practice

May 17, 2018 bcarkenord Leave a comment

Most large organizations and many medium size organizations have recognized the value of business analysis and have created roles and…

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Posted in: Business analysis center of excellence, Business analysis community of practice, Uncategorized Filed under: BA Meetups, business analysis, requirements reuse

How has IIBA Changed in 15 Years?

March 20, 2018 bcarkenord 1 Comment

The IIBA was formed in 2003. As I look back over 15 years of the business analysis association I am…

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Posted in: Business Analysis Basics Filed under: agile transformation, business analysis, design, IIBA, innovation, leadership

Retrospectives Don’t Run Themselves

February 26, 2018 bcarkenord 2 Comments

I conducted a retrospective last week and thought I would share my experience. Retrospectives are valuable improvement opportunities when they…

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Posted in: Planning Filed under: Agile team, lessons learned, planning, Retrospective, SAFe, Team building

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