To get that warm, delicious pastry the dough must be layered and rolled out again and again. We like to think it is an Agile pastry.
Today is Fun at Work Day!
Today is Global Belly Laugh Day!
Today is Handwriting Day!
January 23rd is National Handwriting Day! As a Business Analyst it is always important to build strong relationships with your team, stakeholders and sponsors. A hand written thank you note is a nice personal touch when saying thank you to team members for helping you. Saying thank you and being grateful is important pert of building and maintaining strong relationships.
Bob the BA is Now 100% Wind Powered
It's official - Arcadia Energy has certified that Bob the BA offices are now 100% wind powered. Bob the BA is proud to have it's offices powered by fully renewable energy to help reduce our carbon foot print. In conjunction with our other GREEN initiatives of reducing waste and recycling, this furthers our goal to being a better corporate citizen.
Watch Bob's TED Talk
Bob's "TED Talk" from IIBA Minneapolis - St Paul Chapter's Professional Development Day on September 2016. Find out how Blooms, Balloons, and Beatles work to make you a better business analyst in a career that is constantly under siege and changing. Bob is a highly respected business analysis and leadership speaker at North American conferences and this video shows you why. Watch it today to Think, Learn and Work Differently.
Stop Apologizing for Your Questions
9 Traits of an Incredible Awesome Leader
6 Ways to Make Organizational Changes Easier
8 Ways to Be a Badass Business Analyst Employee
You Suck – And That’s Good
No one wins a gold medal without practice. You don’t just pop out of the womb with the ability to throw a discus or javelin to new world record lengths. Of course a natural talent in that DNA of yours helps, but in the end, it takes practice and time. The same applies to business analysis or any other skill. It takes time, experience and practice to be the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree. Nobody created a perfect context diagram or process flow the first time they did it. We all started from the place of not knowing and started learning.
Are You Being a Design Illusionist?
As business analysts, we are often in the fray of designing. Whether it’s a user interface, report or data fed from one system to another; business analysts create interfaces with human beings and systems. Our design choices impact users and other systems in a very real way. This power can go unnoticed even in our own minds.
The Agile Business Analyst Webinar
Bob the BA and IIBA St Louis Chapter present "The Agile BA". Is the role of the Business Analyst dead? Why doesn't Agile ever talk about the role of Business Analyst? BAs are more crucial role than ever. So how does the Business Analyst fit into Agile projects?
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Check out Bob the BA's latest video on YouTube! Learn more about how Bob the BA can help your organization to think, learn and work differently today!
