Business Analysis

Paradigm Comparison: Using Appreciative Inquiry In Business Analysis

How can a Business Analyst look for more opportunities rather than focusing on the problems?  I utilize the Appreciative Inquiry Model to turn the negativity of a problem into a more enticing and inspiring opportunity. Appreciative Inquiry offers a compelling alternative–the quest for the best possible situation. In this quest, the focus is on...

Clean Up Your Expectations

April is such a messy and turbulent month in the upper parts of the United States. It’s cold and stormy one day and warm the next. The winter seems to want to hold on until the very last-minute and then suddenly it seems that Spring has sprung.

If April is messy outside your doors, there could also be a mess greeting you inside your home or work too. Maybe the mess is easy to see because it shows up as clutter on your desk or a disarranged bookshelf.  Perhaps the mess is project you are working on that is not going as well as you had hoped. Maybe the mess is in your heart because you are disappointed that you can’t find that job you want or can’t move ahead in your career

IIBA® announces upcoming launch of BABOK® Guide v3 – April 15, 2015

IIBA® announces upcoming launch of BABOK® Guide v3 – April 15, 2015

On April 15, 2015, IIBA will release the highly anticipated BABOK® Guide v3.   As the definitive guide and the internationally recognized standard for the business analysis profession, the BABOK®Guide is a comprehensive and essential tool for the practice of business analysis.