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The world is changing & getting more

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Agile Business Analysts deliver value

What is the secret life of an Agile BA?

Overview

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The world is changing & getting more complex

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All of this happened in 7 years?

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The transition from Waterfall Agile agile

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Agile Business Analysts deliver value

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We’re no longer this…

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We do so much more now…

• User Experience

• Process mapping on a whiteboard

• Iteration Management

• Proxy Product Owner

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Business Analysis is now about…

“Business Analysis is the practice of enabling change in an organisational context by defining needs and recommending solutions that deliver value to stakeholders.”(BABOK v3)

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What is the secret life of an Agile BA?

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Release Planning with Story Maps

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Facilitating Story Card Workshops

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Getting the Stories right

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Running Stand Up

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Pairing with the team

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Acting as the Proxy Product Owner

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The world is changing & getting more

complex

Agile Business Analysts now deliver value

The secret life of an Agile Business Analyst

Recap

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Questions

@awthorpe @rmckergow

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Thank you@awthorpe @rmckergow

andrew.thorpe@elabor8.com.auryan.mckergow@elabor8.com.au

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