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, cu…

Ian Reynolds discusses how to discover the right solutions for your customers and then deliver them quickly. Show Notes Many organizations, especially as people are trying to work in more Lean and Agile ways, work towards producing a minimum viable product (MVP) and move on after achieving it. These organizations aren’t thinking about the value tha…

In this lightning cast, we explore the 5-step design process Elon Musk uses for SpaceX to innovate and get better results. Show Notes In a recent interview, Elon Musk shared the 5-step design process he uses at Space X to achieve better results. Below are the details of this design process. Step 1: Make your requirements less dumb. Make sure you st…

In this episode, we revisit Theory of Constraints, an approach to improving organizational performance by accelerating delivery. Author Clarke Ching shares his FOCCCUS Formula to address the system’s bottleneck. Show Notes In every process or value delivery system, there’s one constraint (bottleneck) that limits the flow of value of the entire syst…

David Mantica helps us understand business models and helps us understand how to find new opportunities to create greater value. Show Notes Creating product requirements and delivering features is one thing. Understanding the business context and business models associated with your product and identifying different avenues to drive value is quite …

In this episode, Clarke Ching shares an innovative problem solving approach to help us solve tricky problems. Show Notes We’re often called upon to apply our problem solving skills and help organizations make better decisions. The challenge is when we face really tricky problems. To solve these, we need an innovating problem solving approach. Corks…

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. Show Notes As knowledge workers, we rely on our brains and relationships to get things done. That’s where some of the challenges lie. The hard skills of busines…

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. Show Notes Studies show that 7 out of 10 products fail to deliver on expectations. We often fall into the trap of moving forward with a project, product,…

Adrian Reed discusses systems thinking, how it enables business agility, and how it can help elevate the value you bring to your organization. Show Notes We live in a complex, rapidly changing world. In order to support our stakeholders and our organizations, we need to expand our view and adopt a systems thinking mindset. This allows you to see th…

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. Show Notes We’re all experienced products that are confusing, difficult to use, and cause frustration. Author Karl Wiegers has pulled together a collection of products wi…

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.By Dave Saboe, CBAP, PMP, CSM | Certified Business Analysis Professional | Agile Coach

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.By Dave Saboe, CBAP, PMP, CSM | Certified Business Analysis Professional | Agile Coach

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.By Dave Saboe, CBAP, PMP, CSM | Certified Business Analysis Professional | Agile Coach

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.By Dave Saboe, CBAP, PMP, CSM | Certified Business Analysis Professional | Agile Coach

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.By Dave Saboe, CBAP, PMP, CSM | Certified Business Analysis Professional | Agile Coach

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.By Dave Saboe, CBAP, PMP, CSM | Certified Business Analysis Professional | Agile Coach

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.By Dave Saboe, CBAP, PMP, CSM | Certified Business Analysis Professional | Agile Coach

Overcome resistance to change using Goldratt's Four Quadrants of Change The post Lightning Cast: Resistance to Change appeared first on Mastering Business Analysis.By Dave Saboe, CBAP, PMP, CSM | Certified Business Analysis Professional | Agile Coach

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.By Dave Saboe, CBAP, PMP, CSM | Certified Business Analysis Professional | Agile Coach

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.By Dave Saboe, CBAP, PMP, CSM | Certified Business Analysis Professional | Agile Coach

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.By Dave Saboe, CBAP, PMP, CSM | Certified Business Analysis Professional | Agile Coach

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.By Dave Saboe, CBAP, PMP, CSM | Certified Business Analysis Professional | Agile Coach

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.By Dave Saboe, CBAP, CSP | Business Analyst | Agile Coach

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.By Dave Saboe, CBAP, PMP, CSM | Certified Business Analysis Professional | Agile Coach

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.By Dave Saboe, CBAP, PMP, CSM | Certified Business Analysis Professional | Agile Coach