3 pitfalls to avoid when engineering business requirements Undue focus on what the solution should be without full consideration of why All solutions to business requirements must meet a specific business need. Therefore it follows that the starting point for solving a business need must be the answer to the question why the problem … More 3 pitfalls to avoid when engineering business requirements
Skills 101 – Problem Solving One of the key skills a Business Analyst needs to possess is Problem Solving. Partnership is Key to successful Problem Solving. The AuthenticBA To solve problems effectively a BA must do the following well: Identify and Define the problem First you must ascertain there is a problem and then proceed … More The BA ToolKit series
“Progress always involves risks. You can’t steal second base and keep your foot on first.” — Frederick Wilcox Most people take more risks than they’ll like to admit. Each time we take a step out of our front door we are taking a risk and betting that all will be well and we will return. … More MAKE PROGRESS DESPITE THE ODDS
“Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’!” ― Audrey Hepburn Last Monday was Blue Monday. We are told this was the most depressing day of the year. I marvelled at the effort many organisations went to so as to create awareness and to help employees through it. Such was frenzy surrounding this phenomenon … More Avoid the Blues
Happy New Year! It’s the start of a new year and like many I feel energised and ready to take on the world. Those that follow my blog may realise that I haven’t been blogging for many months. I started a new role leading a very challenging project and somehow never found the time to … More STOP! ASSESS! RECALIBRATE!
“I gravitate towards Gravitas” – Morgan Freeman. What do successful and confident people have in common and why are some people effortlessly charismatic? From Kennedy to Obama, Thatcher to Oprah, these people simply have the X-Factor and a captivating presence. This commanding presence is Gravitas, a personality trait that is seemingly exclusive to a set … More GRAVITAS
PUTTING GENDER ON THE AGENDA Its International Women’s day today and throughout the day I have been working with the women’s network in my office to encourage people to #PledgeForParity. What is parity and why is it important? Well, parity means fairness and gender parity is about ensuring that wherever possible, women gain equal opportunity and … More #PledgeForParity
Are you projecting the best “You”? Success lies in our ability to discover your strengths and to organize your life so that these strengths can be applied to achieve your goals. If we manage our weaknesses, instead of focusing on them, we will be able to build up our strengths. STRENGTHS or TALENTS? Talents are naturally recurring … More UNLEASH YOUR STRENGTHS FOR SUCCESS
“Be happy… Not because everything is good, but because you can see the good side of everything” -Author Unknown The world around us is chaotic. Life and work is moving fast and can often bring stress and undue pressure even for the most composed and organised ones among us. Many think that the harder they … More The Pursuit of Happiness
Do you often struggle to get your point across to an audience or group? I’ve certainly been in situations where I know exactly what message I need to communicate, but somehow my message gets lost in translation. I wondered how certain people manage to simply and effortlessly get their message across to an audience while the rest of us struggle. It almost … More Getting Your Message Across
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