The Agile Business Analyst seems to be a bit of an unknown quantity to some people. Frameworks like Scrum and SAFe have no mention of the Business Analyst. Is it because they don't understand us? Is it because to outsiders we're living in secret? Andrew and Ryan will explain how the Agile Business Analyst is an essential role that is evolving as our the world around us is constantly change and becoming increasingly more complex. Our focus is shifting from just requirements to delivering value. Throughout this talk and discussion with the audience we will demystify the secret life of the Agile Business Analyst.
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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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Notes de l'éditeur
Ryan – SEEK
Background
I was working with a small team at SEEK to develop a new product – the ability for recruiters to target candidates and send them details about their job ad via email. We wanted to release as quickly as possible to test whether the new product would be a success.
What did we do as the Business Analyst and why?
In order for the team to quickly get a shared understanding of the work, I ran Story Card Workshops a Sprint or 2 ahead of starting development. These sessions looked to look into the Story Card and understand what the Acceptance Criteria was by defining it together as a team. Once we got to starting development, we ran a Story Kickoff to have a quick refresher about the Story and raise any questions we may have had since the workshop.
Why was it successful?
This proved to be very successful as the team quickly understood what we were building it and why. The team delivered the project on time and delivery far beyond what was expected.