Business Analysis Live!

Listening is critical to the work of business analysis professionals but it seems like such a passive activity. Why is listening important? How do you listen actively? What are the benefits of listening to your work? And how can you improve your listening skills? Scott and Susan share their experiences in these areas and answer your questions about how to listen effectively.  Do you have questions about this topic? Ask us a question at live@iiba.org or leave us a voice message on our podcast homepage. Business Analysis Live is hosted by: Susan Moore, Community Engagement Manager at IIBA Scott Bennett, Manager, Business Analysis at IIBA We discuss business analysis topics and answer questions from our live audience.  We have a backlog of upcoming topics and we’re happy to take suggestions.  The International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) is a non-profit professional association serving the field of business analysis.  As the global thought leader and voice of the business analysis community, IIBA actively supports the recognition of the profession, and works to maintain global standards for the ongoing development of the practice and certifications.  Learn more at https://www.iiba.org/ #activelistening #listeningskills #businessanalysis #businessanalyst #interview

Many business analysis professionals emphasize learning the tools, techniques and tasks that make up the daily work of business analysis. Despite that, organizations still report that projects are not always delivering the necessary outcomes. So what's missing? The business analysis mindset. What is the business analysis mindset, you ask? In this episode, Scott and Susan talk to The Brazilian BA, Fabricio Laguna, who talks and writes about the mindset and how it is applied. Hint: the business analysis mindset is not just limited to business analysis professionals but can be - should be - incorporated into thinking across the entire organization!  Do you have questions about this topic? Ask us a question at live@iiba.org or leave us a voice message on our podcast homepage. Business Analysis Live is hosted by: Susan Moore, Community Engagement Manager at IIBA Scott Bennett, Manager, Business Analysis at IIBA We discuss business analysis topics and answer questions from our live audience.  We have a backlog of upcoming topics and we’re happy to take suggestions.  The International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) is a non-profit professional association serving the field of business analysis.  As the global thought leader and voice of the business analysis community, IIBA actively supports the recognition of the profession, and works to maintain global standards for the ongoing development of the practice and certifications.  Learn more at https://www.iiba.org/ #businessanalysismindset #businessanalysis #businessanalyst

Are you new to the business analysis profession? Are you thinking about going into business analysis?  From gaining domain experience, developing business analysis skills or just the benefits of volunteering to help start your career, Scott and Susan give tips for new professionals and share their own experiences starting their careers Do you have questions about this topic? Ask us a question at live@iiba.org or leave us a voice message on our podcast homepage. #businessanalysis #businessanalyst #volunteering #businessanalysis

In this episode, Scott and Susan dive into the topic of business analysis for off-the-shelf product (or commercial off-the-shelf - COTS) projects. COTS products or services are built, sold and maintained by third-party vendors. These tools might be installed "on prem" (or on premises) or might be hosted in the cloud. These projects require business analysis but the activities involved have a slightly different focus than products or services that might built from scratch. Susan brings her insights into these projects from many years working on these kinds of projects and, as always, we'll take audience questions.  Do you have questions about this topic? Ask us a question at live@iiba.org or leave us a voice message on our podcast homepage. #COTS #businessanalysis #nocode #lowcode

The work of business analysis inside agile organizations can be confusing. Does analysis work fit inside the iteration? Or is analysis done in before the iteration? In this episode Scott and Susan talk with guest, Ryland Leyton, Speaker, Trainer, Agile Coach and Senior Business Analyst, about the role & responsibilities of a business analysis professional in an agile environment, the value proposition and benefits to agile from business analysis and how to respond to typical objections and misunderstandings about the role of business analysis in Agile. As always, we take questions from our listeners.  Do you have questions about this topic? Ask us a question at live@iiba.org or leave us a voice message on our podcast homepage. #agile #agilebusinessanalyst #businessanalysis #agilemindset

How you position yourself in your business analysis career has never been more important. From the skills you need to develop throughout your career to thinking about how to leverage your unique talents and experience to the work you do, there are many ways you can show the world what kind of professional you are. In this episode Scott and Susan talk about building your reputation in business analysis.  Do you have questions about this topic? Ask us a question at live@iiba.org or leave us a voice message on our podcast homepage. #professionaldevelopment #businessanalysis #businessanalysisjobs

Change is at the heart of what business analysis professionals do every day. Everything we do is geared towards change and requires some level of management. In this episode, Scott and Susan define what "change management" means and what it might look life for business analysis professionals across their career lifecycle and across the project lifecycle. We'll also share lots of stories about change management efforts we've been part of.  Do you have questions about this topic? Ask us a question at live@iiba.org or leave us a voice message on our podcast homepage. IIBA members can find books and videos on change management in IIBA's online library.  #ChangeManagement #BusinessAnalysis #BusinessAnalyst

In this episode Scott and Susan talk about the magical world of requirements traceability. Traceability is an important way to ensure that you are delivering what has been committed to in the project but it's a task that is sometimes missed. We talk about our experiences with tracing requirements and answer listener questions too.  Do you have a question on this topic? Ask us a question at live@iiba.org or leave us a voice message on our podcast homepage. #RequirementsTraceability #BusinessAnalysis #BusinessAnalyst

The International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) has awarded digital badges to business analysis certifications for many years. In April 2022, IIBA began granting digital badges to IIBA Members to allow them to share their commitment to their profession and to be seen as ambassadors for the practice of business analysis. In this episode, Scott and Susan talk about the new IIBA Member badges and answer your questions about how and where to share them as well as questions around badges for the IIBA certifications.  Do you have questions about this topic? Ask us a question at live@iiba.org or leave us a voice message on our podcast homepage. #IMeanBusiness #Badges #businessanalysis #membership #IIBA

One of the things that business analysis professionals do is talk with stakeholders who are in leadership roles, such as managers, directors or executives. It can sometimes be intimidating to talk with these important people in organizations. In this episode we talk about the "executive mindset" and tips for how to prepare yourself to communicate with people in leadership roles successfully.  Do you have questions about this topic? Ask us a question at live@iiba.org or leave us a voice message on our podcast homepage. #businessanalysis #leadership #communication #executivemindset