Karl Wiegers shares his lessons on requirements, project management, design, quality and more. Karl’s advice can make you significantly better at what you do. Show Notes Karl Wiegers started programming in 1970 and has collected 60 lessons he has learned in several areas of software development including requirements, design, project management, culture, teamwork, quality, and […] The post MBA228: Software Development Pearls appeared first on Mastering Business Analysis ....
Nov 30, 2021•26 min•Ep. 228
Ian Reynolds discusses how to discover the right solutions for your customers and then deliver them quickly. The post MBA227: The Minimum Viable Business appeared first on Mastering Business Analysis .
Nov 16, 2021•22 min•Ep. 227
In this lightning cast, we explore the 5-step design process Elon Musk uses for SpaceX to innovate and get better results. The post MBALC: Elon Musk’s 5-Step Design Process appeared first on Mastering Business Analysis .
Oct 26, 2021•4 min
The Theory of Constraints is an approach to improving organizational performance by accelerating delivery. Author Clarke Ching shares his FOCCCUS Formula to address the system's bottleneck. The post MBA226: The FOCCCUS Formula appeared first on Mastering Business Analysis .
Oct 05, 2021•12 min•Ep. 226
David Mantica helps us understand business models and helps us understand how to find new opportunities to create greater value. The post MBA225: The Value of Business Models appeared first on Mastering Business Analysis .
Sep 07, 2021•25 min•Ep. 225
Clarke Ching shares an innovative problem solving approach to help us solve tricky problems. The post MBA224: Corkscrew Thinking appeared first on Mastering Business Analysis .
Aug 27, 2021•22 min•Ep. 224
David Mantica discusses the brain science behind some of the challenges knowledge workers face and helps you shift your mindset to enable you to thrive in a complex and chaotic environment. The post MBA223: The Human Work Machine appeared first on Mastering Business Analysis .
Jul 28, 2021•28 min•Ep. 223
David Bland discusses the importance of testing your business ideas and shares ways to dramatically reduce the risk and increase the likelihood of success for your product, initiative, or project. The post MBA222: Testing Your Business Ideas appeared first on Mastering Business Analysis .
Jun 15, 2021•26 min•Ep. 222
Adrian Reed discusses systems thinking, how it enables business agility, and how it can help elevate the value you bring to your organization. The post MBA221: Systems Thinking and Business Agility appeared first on Mastering Business Analysis .
May 25, 2021•26 min•Ep. 221
Author and thought leader Karl Wiegers shares principles and lessons he has learned from poor designs and what you can do to develop solutions that create a great user experience. The post MBA220: Thoughtless Design with Karl Wiegers appeared first on Mastering Business Analysis .
May 18, 2021•32 min•Ep. 220
Kent McDonald shares his thoughts on what it takes to succeed as a Business Analyst in an Agile environment. The post MBA219: How To Be an Agile Business Analyst appeared first on Mastering Business Analysis .
Mar 23, 2021•25 min•Ep. 219
In this episode of the BA Toolbox, we explore the A3 report and it's use in problem solving. The post BA Toolbox – A3 Report appeared first on Mastering Business Analysis .
Mar 09, 2021•4 min
Melissa Boggs discusses how the Scrum Alliance transformed into customer-centric teams and how you can have a greater customer focus. The post MBA218: Customer-Centric Transformation appeared first on Mastering Business Analysis .
Mar 02, 2021•27 min•Ep. 218
Understanding the different levels of Agile planning and what they mean for you will help your team stay aligned and focused on achieving the right outcomes. The post Lightning Cast: Agile Planning appeared first on Mastering Business Analysis .
Feb 09, 2021•6 min
Paul Niven helps us to understand Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), a goal-setting tool to set ambitious goals with measurable results. The post MBA217: Objectives and Key Results appeared first on Mastering Business Analysis .
Feb 04, 2021•23 min•Ep. 217
Stop the wasted time and money from ineffective meetings by giving your next meeting a POWER Start. The post Lightning Cast: POWER Start for Your Meetings appeared first on Mastering Business Analysis .
Jan 26, 2021•6 min
David Hawks shares an approach to transformations, projects, and large change initiatives by starting with the business outcomes. The post MBA216: Outcome Based Change appeared first on Mastering Business Analysis .
Jan 20, 2021•23 min•Ep. 216
Overcome resistance to change using Goldratt's Four Quadrants of Change The post Lightning Cast: Resistance to Change appeared first on Mastering Business Analysis .
Jan 12, 2021•5 min
Roman Pichler discusses the challenges associated with leading in a Product Management role and what you can do to overcome those challenges. The post MBA215: The Challenges with Leading in Product Management appeared first on Mastering Business Analysis .
Jan 06, 2021•31 min•Ep. 215
Laura Brandenburg shares her framework for career development; the Business Analyst Success Path. The post MBA214: The BA Success Path appeared first on Mastering Business Analysis .
Sep 09, 2020•27 min•Ep. 214
If you want to accelerate and deliver with greater speed and flexibility that's critical to serving your customers, combine Agile with Theory of Constraints. The post MBA213: Applying Theory of Constraints appeared first on Mastering Business Analysis .
Jul 28, 2020•28 min•Ep. 213
Joshua Kerievsky shares the four principles of Modern Agile and how they can help you find better ways of working and achieve better business outcomes. The post MBA212: Transforming Your Work with Modern Agile appeared first on Mastering Business Analysis .
Jul 07, 2020•33 min•Ep. 212
In this time of unrelenting change, we need leadership at all levels. Here's what you need to help your team succeed. The post MBA211: Adaptive Leadership appeared first on Mastering Business Analysis .
May 19, 2020•27 min•Ep. 207
Communication is vital to success on teams and across organizations. In this episode, Tommy Re shows us how to dramatically improve communication. The post MBA210: Vital Communication appeared first on Mastering Business Analysis .
Apr 14, 2020•20 min•Ep. 210
Grant Wright Shares simple Visual Thinking tools and practices to help your team get aligned and retain information. The post MBA209: Visual Thinking appeared first on Mastering Business Analysis .
Mar 31, 2020•31 min•Ep. 209
Author Michael Levine helps us unleash the power of large, diverse groups of smart, experienced individuals to deliver positive business results. The post MBA208: Facilitative Leadership appeared first on Mastering Business Analysis .
Mar 19, 2020•24 min•Ep. 208
Paul Pelletier helps us to understand the root causes of disrespectful behaviors at work and how to address them. The post MBA207: Bad Behaviors in the Workplace appeared first on Mastering Business Analysis .
Mar 04, 2020•28 min•Ep. 207
Jim Rushton helps us to understand why 80% of analytics projects fail and what you can do to make sure yours succeeds. The post MBA206: Succeeding with Analytics appeared first on Mastering Business Analysis .
Feb 21, 2020•24 min•Ep. 206
Building on last year's episode about BA performance goals, we discuss how to choose the right goals and achieve them. The post Lightning Cast: BA Goals Revisited appeared first on Mastering Business Analysis .
Feb 12, 2020•6 min
Lori Silverman helps us get real value from data by developing core competence and creating the culture needed to support collaborative data-informed decision making. The post MBA205: Beyond Data Literacy appeared first on Mastering Business Analysis .
Feb 05, 2020•26 min
