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GroundControltoMajorTom:Isthereafutureforbusinessanalysis?Ryan McKergow
Erin McManus
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Technology
1. What are we building? 2. How are we building it?
3. Why are we building it?
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Australian corporate agile team
Business Analyst/s Developer/s Tester/s
Architect Product Owner Project Managers
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Australian digital agile team
Business Analyst/s (optional)
Developer/s Tester/s
Product Owner Delivery Lead
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Scrum teams (as per the Scrum Guide)
Development Team Product Owner Scrum Master
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Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) teams
Agile Team Product Owner Scrum Master
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Start ups & digital agencies
Development Team Project Manager or Business person
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Analysis is critical
“Analysis doesn’t need a role to happen.
But… not having a Business Analyst is not an
excuse for it not to happen.”
Ryan McKergow
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Adaptable
“…the species that survives is the one that is able best to adapt and
adjust to the changing environment in which it finds
itself.”
Some guy paraphrasing Charles Darwin
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Adaptable analysts…
1. Are curious & experiment 2. See opportunities & think
ahead 3. Are current & open 4. See systems
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Customer-centric
1. User interviews
2. Customer journey mapping
3. Wireframing
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Refer to this article featuring @TotherAlistair: http://bit.ly/agilecomms
Explain complexity succinctly
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Refer to this article featuring @TotherAlistair: http://bit.ly/agilecomms
Explain complexity succinctly
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“Our job as analysts is not just to write requirements.”
Ryan McKergow
Explain complexity succinctly
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Influencer of team dynamics
1. Drive consensus
2. Shared understanding of goals
3. Emotional intelligence &
humour
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