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Adrian Reed: Demonstrating the Value of Business Analysis

Adrian Reed and Joe Newbert explore overcoming self-helplessness by showing the appetite to seize opportunities and demonstrating the value of business analysis.

Adrian is the Editor-in-Chief of BA Digest and Co-founder of BASchool.day. Author, speaker. But mainly a Business Analyst whom co-workers would describe as an “unapologetic diva” (a joke, but only slightly).

Tune into the episode below or on your favourite podcast player.

• Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/onesixeight-fm/id1513382531
• Listen on Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5ibHVicnJ5LmNvbS9mZWVkcy9vbmVzaXhlaWdodGZtLnhtbA==
• Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6uxuO9uDYxai6T0Qh1iPTi?si=f73bde3a80c24e8f
• Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLESRdkn36D8k21jJfm9lCzA7TlQ7AE31x

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Chapter Markers

• [01:06] Did business analysis find Adrian, or did business analysis find him?
• [03:17] How business analysis has changed over the years since Adrian started
• [09:21] Cutting out the signal from the noise to find focus in this modern-day
• [15:11] Displaying empathy when a customer’s problem is not a star or a circle
• [20:41] Agile as part of a whole set of needs to become a responsive organisation
• [25:51] Losing the learned helplessness and having the courage to be more 
• [29:44] Building a community of practice that spans beyond your organisation
• [32:15] Embracing niche professions that defragment the business analyst role
• [42:11] Finding identity and community within business analysis into the future 
• [49:54] Seeing business analysis conferences as family reunions, not networking 

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Show Notes

Additional resources:

• Christina Lovelock and Adrian Reed’s BA School Day: https://baschool.day/
• BA Digest: https://badigest.link/FBAPOD
• Begin With You by Petra Velzeboer: https://amzn.to/3LoQ2pE (Amazon)
• Adrian’s shoutouts: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurabrandenburg/, https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulabell44/, https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickdevoil/, and https://www.linkedin.com/in/fabricio-laguna/
• Wardley Mapping: https://learnwardleymapping.com/
• Networking conferences: https://basummit.co.za/, https://irmuk.co.uk/event/business-analysis-conference-europe/, https://ba-beyond.eu/, and https://ba-day.com/
• IIBA Brussels BA Cafe every Friday: https://brussels.iiba.org/bacafe/
• IIBA UK BA Brown Bag Session: https://www.iibauk.org/events/1309-virtual-ba-brown-bag

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Episode sponsor:

• Website: https://businesschange.academy/

Guest contact:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianreed/

Host contact:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joenewbert/
• Website: https://joenewbert.com/

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