ba personal development

Valērija S. |Analītiķu vakariņas| 22.05.2013

BA Personal Development

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“There is something special and rare about the people who can combine technical knowledge, business acumen, analytical skills, and the communication skills necessary to be successful in this role. Excellent BAs bring value to their organizations by understanding true business opportunities, making realistic recommendations, and facilitating the successful implementation of these solutions. “

Carkenord, Barbara A.. "Chapter 1 - Possess a Clear Understanding of Business Analysis". Seven Steps to Mastering Business Analysis. J. Ross Publishing. © 2009.

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• BACOE• Agile methods - Product Owner• Integrations, SOA• Modeling skills

BA Trends

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Development Dimensions

Soft skills

Cross disciplines

Technical knowledge

Business domain

knowledge

BA knowledge

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BA knowledge

• Business process analysis• Enterprise architecture• Product Ownership (agile)• Modeling notations• Requirement management tools• Modeling tools

Alternative Directions

• Project management• Project Portfolio management• Quality management• Software design• Knowledge management

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• Understanding people• Expressing your thoughts and feelings clearly• Asking for feedback from others and giving quality

feedback in return• Influencing how others think and act• Leadership skills• Stress management• Responsibility• Teamwork

Soft Skills

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• Know about existence• Know theory• Able to use in practice• Able to teach others

Levels of achievement

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• BA professional organizations• Books• Webinars• Courses• Experience• Colleague• Professional events

Knowledge sources

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• iiba.org• IIBA Latvia Chapter latvia.iiba.org• http://www.facebook.com/IibaLatviaChapter

International Institute of Business Analysis

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Volere

• http://www.volere.co.uk • This is the home of the Volere Requirements

Specification Template and other requirements and business analysis resources. Volere is the umbrella that covers the collection of requirements templates, processes, books, consulting and training. Since its inception, Volere has been used by thousands of organizations around the world.

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Aotea studios

• http://aoteastudios.com• If you’re a business analyst, we can help you

be more effective in your job. That’s our goal.• Most people learn faster & easier with the

help of visual information, and retain more afterwards. Plus, a good diagram makes serves as great reference material later. That’s why you can expect to see a lot of diagrams and other visual aids in our products.

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• http://bi.rtu.lv/• NEW study program at Riga Technical

University concerns IT powered business process management, business analytics and other knowledge areas essential for enterprises operating in turbulent economic environment.

Business Informatics

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• Business Analysis certifications• Cross discipline certifications• Specific domain certifications – e.g. SOA,

product owner, UML, BPMN, Business Analysis with Business Rules

Certification options

Certified Software Business Analyst: (CSBA)

• http://www.softwarecertifications.org/qai_csba.htm

• CSBA Common Body of Knowledge (CBOK)• Paper based exam

IIL’s BA Certificate Program

• http://iil.com/ba/bacp.asp

BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis

• http://certifications.bcs.org/content/ConCertification/51

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Tips and Tricks

• BA Competency Models• Mind Map• BACOE in your organization• Learn-Teach• Mentoring• Lectures, Prof events, Analītiķu vakariņas• Blogs

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