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Business Analysis

The roles product people play

May 30, 2020 by KentMcDonald

This post explores the product people roles of product management, product ownership and business analysis and identifies which titles fill those roles.

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Delivery Lead

What is a delivery lead?

May 10, 2020 by KentMcDonald

An exploration of the delivery lead role, its key responsibilities, its relevance to product people and different perspectives on the role.

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Discovery Sessions: Start a project off right

February 29, 2020 by KentMcDonald

A look at how discovery sessions help you to get you project off to a good start by making sure your product solves the right problem.

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Identify SME with a context diagram

A product person’s guide to working with SMEs

February 1, 2020 by KentMcDonald

Some experience backed advice on how product people interact with subject matter experts (SME) including who should your SMEs be and how to work with them.

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How to be an agile business analyst

What is an agile business analyst

November 1, 2019 by KentMcDonald

An excerpt from How To Be An Agile Business Analyst, a book that explores how to apply your business analysis skills in an agile manner so that your team solves the right problems with the right solutions.

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Process model example

How do you improve business processes as part of a digital transformation?

February 20, 2019 by KentMcDonald

When your organization is in the midst of a digital transformation, one thing you do is try to improve business processes. Here's one way to do just that.

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Outcome over Output

The benefits and pitfalls of outcomes over outputs

January 22, 2019 by KentMcDonald

I often suggest that you focus on outcomes over output, but never explained why. Here's a look at the benefits and pitfalls of a focus on outcomes.

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Internal Product

13 Examples of Internal Products

December 11, 2018 by KentMcDonald

13 episodes from the This is Product Management podcast and the 100 PM podcast where the interviewee works in what I’d consider an internal product context.

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The Context Leadership Model

Why context matters to product people

December 10, 2018 by KentMcDonald

Your context drives and influences the practices you use. Here's why you need to understand context to pick the appropriate product practices.

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Decisions in three horizons

Decisions in three horizons

November 12, 2018 by KentMcDonald

A discussion of the decisions that occur in the strategy, initiative, and delivery horizons and how business analysts are involved with each decision.

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How agile business analysts assess value

November 1, 2018 by KentMcDonald

9th in a series about the agile business analyst. This post looks at how agile business analysts assess value and use that to determine subsequent action.

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user training

How agile business analysts help users implement a solution

November 1, 2018 by KentMcDonald

8th post in a series about agile business analysts. This one explores how agile business analysts help users and stakeholders implement a solution.

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Supporting Delivery

How agile business analysts support delivery

October 30, 2018 by KentMcDonald

No matter how good they are at describing backlog items, agile business analysts need to work with their rest of their team as they deliver the solution.

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Example Mapping

How agile business analysts build detailed understanding

October 24, 2018 by KentMcDonald

Sixth in a series of posts on the agile business analyst. This one explores how to build a shared understanding about the details of your solution.

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agile business analysis plan

What does an agile business analysis plan look like?

October 17, 2018 by KentMcDonald

An agile business analysis plan is an agreement within your team about what information is needed to build a shared understanding of your solution.

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Build a backlog

How agile business analysts define scope

October 10, 2018 by KentMcDonald

Agile business analysts define scope by make commitments based on outcomes, and creating a backlog that represents a view of scope at a point in time.

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example project charter

How agile business analysts discover outcomes

October 3, 2018 by KentMcDonald

A look at how agile business analysts discover outcomes in a measurable way to help guide them in determining the scope of their effort.

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Get Oriented

How agile business analysts get oriented on new projects

September 27, 2018 by KentMcDonald

As an agile business analysts starting a new effort, take some time to get oriented to the context in which you’re working and people you’re working with.

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Agile Mindset

What are the characteristics of an agile business analyst?

September 19, 2018 by KentMcDonald

You're an agile business analyst when you focus on outcomes, use short feedback cycles and adjust when and to what extent you use analysis techniques.

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How To Improve Your Business Analysis Skills

September 15, 2018 by KentMcDonald

Business analysis skills are helpful for any product person, even if you aren’t a business analyst. Here are some sources from our partner Bridging the Gap.

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Product People Habits

What product owners need to know about business analysis

August 22, 2018 by KentMcDonald

Business analysis skills help effective product owners focus on outcomes, build shared understanding, and make sure decisions get made.

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Analysis with an agile mindset

Analysis with an Agile Mindset

March 12, 2018 by KentMcDonald

This lightly edited excerpt from Beyond Requirements:Analysis with an Agile Mindset describes a typical approach to analysis in software product development where teams exhibit an agile mindset. It places into context most of the techniques described in the technique briefs on the site. This approach to analysis happens in four steps.

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Customers Users Stakeholders

What is the difference between customers, users, and stakeholders?

January 17, 2018 by KentMcDonald

When you develop products, you have to interact with customers, users, and stakeholders. To be effective, you need to understand the different perspectives.

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Pragmatic Marketing Framework for Internal Products

Internal Product Management

July 19, 2017 by KentMcDonald

Use Internal product management for products that you don't sell directly, but use to support business activities and sell your true product and service.

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