Analysts Corner

APRIL 8, 2025

Politics, gut feelings, and urgent bugs can derail even the best plans. Even when the process isnt linear, we adapt with the following: Facilitation : I run prioritisation workshops, using tools like whiteboards or boards to encourage discussion and ask key questions (e.g., This is where BAs shine. We bring structure to chaos.

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Netmind

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

A while back I facilitated an inception workshop for what will be our client’s first agile project… I want to share my experience. The first step was to conduct an efficient workshop to agree in more detail on how the team would collaborate (sprints, roles, etc.) So, with some doubts, I continued with the session plan.

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Business Bullet

MARCH 7, 2021

I am going to share some of the tools and techniques I have used for running workshops and meetings virtually. If like me you have been working from home for the last 12 months you may have found there are challenges to running workshops as it can seem more difficult than if everyone is in a room together. Getting started.

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Smart Data Collective

JUNE 17, 2019

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. The other conference-goers are worth planning your trip around, too. See who’s mentioning attending or speaking at an upcoming conference.

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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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Analysts Corner

JANUARY 30, 2025

An IT manager might need to see the technical specifics behind the entire enterprises back-office systems to confirm a strategy and plan for consolidating or migrating from legacysystems. Additional group workshops build upon knowledge gleaned in individual interviews. Post-It-Notes, flip charts, brainstorming sessions, etc.)

Visualization 130

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BA Coach

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The knowledge area Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring of the business analysis framework focuses on preparing and monitoring the execution of business analysis work. What is the Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring about? They also help you in planning your work, so that it is done efficiently and effectively.

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Analysts Corner

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Enroll in courses, attend workshops, or simply read articles dedicated to AI advancements. Identify gaps and come up with action plans to address them. This means creating a personal development plan that prioritizes skill improvement based on the gaps you’ve identified. The key is to stay informed.

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BA Times

JULY 21, 2022

Over a decade ago, I was in a workshop with a range of different stakeholders. Everything seemed to be going well, and people seemed to be agreeing and we were even running ahead of the meeting schedule. Around halfway through the meeting a particular issue was being discussed, a conclusion was going to be drawn and […].

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Analysts Corner

JUNE 11, 2022

A few examples: document analysis, questionnaires, prototyping, workshops and brainstorming. Example: Workshop Design Imagine your manager asks you to run a workshop to understand issues with the company’s refund process. They’ll be interviewing people, understanding the history of events, looking at documents. every time.

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Smart Data Collective

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Implementation: With a plan in hand, the actual tech magic begins! However, with an experienced IT consultant by your side: They can provide training and workshops, easing fears and promoting understanding among team members. Strategy Formulation: Based on the discovery, a comprehensive digital transformation roadmap is crafted.

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Analysts Corner

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

This book covers a wide set of techniques and guides for how to use them within discovery framing and the planning of the discovery process. In the book “ Sprint ” by Jake Knapp, the process is described in a 5-day workshop where you first define the idea, design and build it, and finally validate it closely with users.

Business Analysis 246

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Passionate BA

JULY 3, 2023

Rethink your planning by Alex Velichko The article introduces the concept of checkpoint planning as a way to supplement agile planning processes, increasing transparency and predictability. Checkpoint planning involves breaking down a product roadmap into major checkpoints to be accomplished after each sprint, guiding the team.

Business Analysis 130

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Leading Agile

APRIL 17, 2024

It can be planned, tracked, and measured. It’s a model where we meet an organization where it is and take a planned, iterative, and incremental approach to change. Outcomes-Based Planning There’s a tendency amongst Agilists to say that I’m just going to show up, coach, and teach people Scrum.

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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Traditionally, product roadmaps are output-focussed plans that map features like registration, search, and reporting onto a timeline. Third, the features are sometimes regarded as a commitment rather than a part of a high-level plan that is likely to change. Listen to this article: [link]. Goal-oriented (a.k.a. Outcome-based).

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Analysts Corner

JULY 3, 2023

Plan your business analysis approach During the plan business analysis approach activity, you will list the activities to perform. Identified during the business analysis approach planning sub-phase). What is the rapport between stakeholders; who drives decisions? Set boundaries. Here is an article on expectations for a BA.

Documentation 246

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Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

I view the roadmap as a product plan that describes how you intend to implement the strategy and which specific benefits or outcomes the product should provide over the next, say, 12 months, based on the needs and business goals stated in the product strategy.

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BA Coach

DECEMBER 18, 2024

For example, when planning a family gathering, you might ask one relative, “Who else should we invite?” Use workshops or surveys to speed up nomination process : Conduct stakeholder workshops or send structured surveys to gather nominations efficiently.

Digital Transformation 52

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Roman Pichler

JUNE 7, 2021

In practical terms, involve stakeholders and dev teams in decisions that affect the product strategy and the product roadmap —be it that you create the plans or that you make bigger changes to them. Then invite the right people to a collaborative workshop, no matter if it takes place online or onsite. Lead by Example.

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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.

Business Analysis 147

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BA Experts

DECEMBER 3, 2021

NEW: By Business Analysis Experts - Business Analysis Training, eBooks, and eMentoring.

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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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ElegantJ BI

AUGUST 5, 2020

Citizen Data Scientists value data literacy and will champion the use of data in presenting recommendations, monitoring and managing results and forecasting and planning for the future. They will use data to report and present and share creative data models to support and enable other business users as they learn to embrace data analytics.

Data Modelling 130

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ElegantJ BI

AUGUST 5, 2020

Citizen Data Scientists value data literacy and will champion the use of data in presenting recommendations, monitoring and managing results and forecasting and planning for the future. They will use data to report and present and share creative data models to support and enable other business users as they learn to embrace data analytics.

Data Modelling 130

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ElegantJ BI

AUGUST 5, 2020

Citizen Data Scientists value data literacy and will champion the use of data in presenting recommendations, monitoring and managing results and forecasting and planning for the future. They will use data to report and present and share creative data models to support and enable other business users as they learn to embrace data analytics.

Data Modelling 130

Data Modelling Data Analytics Data Analytics Monitoring 130

Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

How does it differ from a product roadmap and how do the two plans relate? While the model in figure 1 suggests that product planning starts with vision setting, the connections between its elements are bidirectional. The data you collect helps you inspect the strategy and roadmap and adapt and evolve the plans.

Vision 135

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 5, 2022

For example, a product strategy workshop might have the objective to identify the key changes required to achieve product-market fit. Sprint planning meeting : product goal , prioritised product backlog with enough ready items , development team capacity for the next sprint, and any action items from the last sprint retrospective.

Product Management 121

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Agilemania

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

It provides structured guidelines on roles and responsibilities, works planning, and values to follow. A SAFe® PO’s primary responsibilities are to extend across the team, and even beyond that to participate in Product Management events, where she helps plan and refine the program vision. PI Planning.

Vision 98

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Analysts Corner

MAY 18, 2023

Strategy  — actionable plan to work on the objectives. Tactics  — individual steps under a defined strategic plan. Conducting surveys, workshops, interviews, focus group sessions etc. A Business Analyst utilizes various techniques such as workshops, interviews or surveys to do so. But how that can be done?

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ElegantJ BI

AUGUST 14, 2018

Business Benefit: The business can make use of these forecasts for better planning of drug production and accuracy of sales targets. It will produce accurate, dependable forecasts, when planning for short-term business results. It will produce accurate, dependable forecasts, when planning for short-term business results.

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ElegantJ BI

AUGUST 14, 2018

Business Benefit: The business can make use of these forecasts for better planning of drug production and accuracy of sales targets. It will produce accurate, dependable forecasts, when planning for short-term business results. It will produce accurate, dependable forecasts, when planning for short-term business results.

Pharmaceutical 130

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Bridging the Gap

MAY 11, 2022

Then I’d give a set of steps and a target date for obtaining this information and providing a plan. Since time is of the essence, I start working ahead a little and drafting a BA plan. This isn’t an answer, but it’s a reasonable deferral. There is still a lot of work to do. That happens in the next meeting and….

Project Management 105

Project Management Business Analysis Business Analysis Planning 105

Roman Pichler

JUNE 1, 2020

Others do everything they can to make the stakeholders agree to their ideas and plans. This starts by inviting them to a kick-of workshop for a brand-new product or a major product update and asking them to contribute to the product discovery and strategy validation work. But neither of these two approaches is desirable.

Stakeholder Management 134

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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.

Master Data Management 141

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ElegantJ BI

JULY 15, 2020

Let me share with you, two Gartner Strategic Planning Assumptions (SPA) I mentioned to my friend: • By 2020, more than 40% of data science tasks will be automated, resulting in increased productivity and broader usage by citizen data scientists. •

Change Management 130

Change Management Visualization Planning Digital Transformation 130

ElegantJ BI

JULY 15, 2020

Let me share with you, two Gartner Strategic Planning Assumptions (SPA) I mentioned to my friend: • By 2020, more than 40% of data science tasks will be automated, resulting in increased productivity and broader usage by citizen data scientists. •

Change Management 130

Change Management Visualization Planning Digital Transformation 130

ElegantJ BI

JULY 15, 2020

Let me share with you, two Gartner Strategic Planning Assumptions (SPA) I mentioned to my friend: • By 2020, more than 40% of data science tasks will be automated, resulting in increased productivity and broader usage by citizen data scientists. •

Change Management 130

Change Management Visualization Planning Data Analytics 130