BA Times

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Whether it’s one-on-one interviews, workshops, observation or one of the many other techniques, elicitation is a key source of information. As BAs, it’s easy to think that we are highly attuned listeners, carefully scouring the airwaves for tasty morsels of relevant information. Elicitation is a key business analysis skill.

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Analysts Corner

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Here’s why that blend is crucial: Communication: Leaders need to convey complex information simply. Enroll in courses, attend workshops, or simply read articles dedicated to AI advancements. The key is to stay informed. Attend Workshops: Look for workshops that focus on soft skills development.

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Analysts Corner

JUNE 11, 2022

Elicitation is the process of extracting information about customer’s problems and needs. you’re just finding out information. As this information lives in various places, you need to know where to look for it. But when eliciting information in a business setting, due to the many moving parts?—?people,

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Cprime

JANUARY 19, 2021

Now, let’s take a look at what happens in a SAFe Inspect & Adapt (I&A) Workshop and how it influences the next PI planning session. What is the SAFe Inspect & Adapt Workshop? The Inspect & Adapt Workshop is essentially the release train equivalent of the team’s Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospective.

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Dataversity

JUNE 7, 2024

I was privileged to deliver a workshop at Enterprise Data World 2024. Publishing this review is a way to express my gratitude to the fantastic team at DATAVERSITY and Tony Shaw personally for organizing this prestigious live event.

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Timo Elliott

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Working with design expert David Kester , he put together a series of Plastic Challenge workshops bringing together consumers and retail industry experts to think about ways to alleviate the problem. The goal is to help reduce the environmental impact of plastics waste and finding new ways for industries players to collaborate.

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Smart Data Collective

JUNE 17, 2019

Hardly anybody needs reminding, but computers and information technology move incredibly quickly these days. In fact, you’ll probably have to do some prior planning and even make some concessions as you prioritize keynote presentations, break out sessions, demos, and workshops.

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Clarasys

JANUARY 14, 2021

So what have we discovered through carrying out these workshops? Join Alex, Hannah and Sarah in our latest podcast as they discuss their experiences of facilitating the CX workshops and share with you some of the learnings, tips and tricks behind CX success! The post Podcast: CX workshops appeared first on Clarasys.

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Tableau

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Career journey evolves in line with the demand for data skills Dr. Dunaway obtained her PhD in Information Systems from the University of Arkansas in 2014, and, shortly after, joined the faculty at Quinnipiac University where she taught as part of a Master’s program in business analytics.

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Agile Business Consortium

MARCH 9, 2021

If you would like to learn how cognitive diversity can be visualised and leveraged to better enable growth, transformation, and organisational agility, we have partnered with Proffesor Scott Hutcheson, and Strategic Doing Institute to offer a cognitive diversity workshop. Contact the Agile Business Consortium for more information.

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Smart Data Collective

JUNE 14, 2022

While social media marketing can be very beneficial, it won’t have a good ROI if you aren’t making informed decisions when creating content and optimizing your profiles. Use video conferencing tools such as Zoom or Teams to speak directly with viewers and run workshops to give them a little taste of what you have to offer.

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Userzoom

AUGUST 7, 2019

Like Sherlock Holmes, we go about finding the information we need to solve our client’s problem. We meet with the key stakeholders to workshop and ask questions, and we speak to users about what they expect that thing to do. Kick-off workshop. Objective workshop. Proto-persona workshop. Who should we be talking to?

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Analysts Corner

JULY 3, 2023

During the ramp-up, your goal is to obtain as much information and knowledge as possible about the domain, the customer, and the project. You’ll need to complete them again as you obtain new information. What information will you provide? What information do you need? And how will everyone share the information?

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Dataversity

JULY 16, 2024

I was privileged to deliver a workshop at Enterprise Data World 2024. Publishing this review is a way to express my gratitude to the fantastic team at DATAVERSITY and Tony Shaw personally for organizing this prestigious live event. Part 1 of this article considered the key takeaways in data governance, discussed at Enterprise Data World 2024.

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Analysts Corner

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Lean Inception  — Written by Paulo Caroli, this book describes the method split in a 5-day workshop to discover what to compose a minimal viable product (MVP), by including concepts such as product vision, personas, customer journeys, and others. The epic level is the chosen level for the scope of the document.

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Smart Data Collective

JULY 1, 2023

It involves human annotators using a tool to label images or tag relevant information. Organize regular workshops to keep annotators updated with the latest guidelines and any changes in annotation strategies. One development that AI has led to is the growth of image annotation.

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Dataversity

AUGUST 16, 2024

I was privileged to deliver a workshop at Enterprise Data World (EDW) 2024. Publishing this review is a way to express my gratitude to the fantastic team at DATAVERSITY and Tony Shaw personally for organizing this prestigious live event.

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Juice Analytics

MARCH 2, 2020

In our data storytelling workshops, I like to discuss the emerging role of ‘analytics translators.’ When people seem to just want more data, ask "what actions would you take based on that information?" McKinsey Global Institute estimates that demand for translators in the United States alone may reach two to four million.

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Passionate BA

JULY 3, 2023

This phase is where essential information is gathered, requirements are understood, and a robust requirements management framework is established. Plans for discovery workshops. To start making informed decisions and increase your chances of success, you might begin with this great article from the talented Vinita Bansal.

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Smart Data Collective

JULY 4, 2023

It makes this information digitally accessible across devices. Disaster restoration software helps provide necessary documents, videos, or other resources to either provide DIY training on facilitate live workshops. It helps maintain an audit trail so that any future mishaps are easily traced back to the cause.

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BA Coach

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Use workshops or surveys to speed up nomination process : Conduct stakeholder workshops or send structured surveys to gather nominations efficiently. Communicate clearly : Inform nominated stakeholders about their role and involvement to set expectations early.

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ElegantJ BI

JUNE 17, 2015

I attended the Gartner Business Intelligence, Analytics and Information Management Summit, 2015 , held in India on June 9 and 10 in Mumbai. Since I couldn’t be in two places at the same time, I tried to make the choices that were most relevant to our team, our customers and our partners, and I chose the following sessions.

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ElegantJ BI

JUNE 17, 2015

I attended the Gartner Business Intelligence, Analytics and Information Management Summit, 2015 , held in India on June 9 and 10 in Mumbai. Since I couldn’t be in two places at the same time, I tried to make the choices that were most relevant to our team, our customers and our partners, and I chose the following sessions.

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ElegantJ BI

JUNE 17, 2015

I attended the Gartner Business Intelligence, Analytics and Information Management Summit, 2015 , held in India on June 9 and 10 in Mumbai. While at the Summit, I attended some great workshops, but I had to make some difficult choices because every track and session was relevant and intriguing.

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Juice Analytics

APRIL 6, 2021

With our book , resources and workshops, we’ve shared guidance about what it takes to become a data fluent organization. Matt Lerner in conjunction with Business of Software delivers online workshops that help you determine your “North Star Metric” and the set of key drivers that are bottlenecks to achieving that overall success.

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Agile Business Consortium

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The purpose of facilitation is to ensure that meetings and workshops are designed and conducted in an effective manner. Develop your expertise by Tony Mann”) does not define the contents of the workshop (the "Task"), which may be different for each meeting, but it helps to identify (the "Process”) which will deliver the required result.

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Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Instead, strategy and execution have to be closely connected: The former should not only guide execution, but execution should inform strategy changes and help adapt the strategy. A great way to engage the key stakeholders and development team members is to run a collaborative workshop, be it online or in the office.

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Analysts Corner

MARCH 12, 2023

In the digest below you will find answers to the questions like: how to perform SWOT analysis, how to use requirements traceability matrices, how to nail you requirements workshops, and probably most importantly how to overcame one of the biggest concerns of an aspiring BA — dealing with the problem of no prior experience.

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Juice Analytics

AUGUST 3, 2022

The answer is The Data Story Creative Process (DSCP) workshop — a hands-on, case study-based learning event that teaches a framework for using data to drive informed action. We learned a lot from our workshop. Our workshop discussion underscored our belief that data is a team sport. Sorry, no punchline…this is serious.

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BA Careers

JULY 14, 2022

Business Analyst Roles and Responsibilities Using Activity Diagrams, use cases, scripts, business analysis, flowcharts, document analysis, requirements workshops, Surveys, Site visits, business process descriptions, interviews, and workflow analysis to Induce and manage requirements Gathering information from multiple sources and critically evaluating (..)

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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

You can find more information about the template in my article The GO Product Roadmap. A great way to achieve a shared roadmap is to involve the individuals in the product roadmapping decisions, preferably in the form of a collaborative workshop—be it online or onsite. Actionable.

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Analysts Corner

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

. > Keep reading… 3) Conducting Effective Requirements Workshops: Using Joint Application Development (JAD) by Nelson N. One highly effective approach is the Requirements Workshop, often conducted through Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions. In the age of information, businesses have access to more data than ever before.

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Juice Analytics

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Ask us about our new workshop to kick-start your data communication skills and plan a path forward toward a data-driven culture. It requires a lot of enabling factors including culture, convenience, confidence, and visible impact.

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Userzoom

APRIL 30, 2019

In this article I will describe two methods that I’ve used before for internal evaluations: Informal Action Analysis and Cognitive Walkthroughs. The two internal evaluation methods that our team likes and have used most are Informal Action Analysis and Cognitive Walkthroughs. Informal Action Analysis. Usability tests ?—?The

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Astera

APRIL 4, 2024

One way of unlocking this potential lies in two critical concepts: data governance and information governance. Data governance focuses on the technical and operational aspects of managing data, while information governance looks at the wider policies, procedures, and strategies guiding data usage.

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Passionate BA

MARCH 2, 2024

Through workshops, keynote speeches, and breakout sessions, attendees get access to cutting-edge information and case studies. Usually, the 1st day of the conference is a workshop day; the other 2 days are talks, panel discussions, and a lot of networking. Firstly, these conferences present an unparalleled opportunity to learn.

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Juice Analytics

MARCH 17, 2021

Or maybe you don’t have the time to attend a world-class data storytelling workshop ? Also, consider how you can deliver your data story in the ways they consume information, and with terminology they will understand. Similarly, a dashboard may contain the information for your data story — but it lacks narrative flow.

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