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#043 - Are they saying CRAAP?
Thoughts on how a technique in dealing with misinformation helps with evaluating what our stakeholders tell us.
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#042 - The double-edged sword of stakeholders
Thoughts on the necessity yet fallibility of working with stakeholders.
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#041: No story, no impact, no change.
Thoughts on the importance of stories and narratives to effectively landing change in a project.
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#040 - Be consistent but not dogmatic
Thoughts on hitting my 9 month milestone of weekly issues and the parallels between my newsletter writing journey and my personal training journey.
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#039 - The power of visualising your point
Thoughts on why visuals are so important to me and my work as a business analyst, how the benefits of drawing visuals and writing run in parallel, and…
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#038 - How the inconsequential can be unexpectedly impactful
Thoughts on how small details can be used as leading indicators to flag larger issues and how, as a BA, you can build trust with stakeholders by…
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#037 - For perpetuity or until obsolescence?
Thoughts on long-term thinking from two female-led organisations, a food bank in my neighbourhood and a ryokan in Kyoto, and how that reflects in how…
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#036 - How I decided which certifications to do next
Thoughts on how I worked through the options for developing my Tooling Dexterity capability group, the two Salesforce certifications I'll be doing next…
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#035 - Understanding my options
Thoughts on the parallels between my undergraduate degree course and my BA career as I moved from a generalist role into a more specialist role, the…
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#034 - Visualising my past to know where to go
Thoughts on my journey of earning qualifications and certifications, visualised as a "tube map", to understand where I've been, where I am now, and…
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#033 - The irony of being a business analyst
Thoughts on how business analysts are so client-focused that they neglect using the same skills, expertise, and techniques on themselves to ensure…
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#032 - The role of a BA is testing
Thoughts on the relationship of business analysis and testing, why testing keeps BAs humble, and how it's the symbiosis of BAs and testers that helps…
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