Reflective Journal: Wireframes Continued
This weeks assigments was to develop a fairly polished set of wireframes, and it has one of my favorite assignments for a couple reasons. First, I like the idea of being able to sketch ideas quickly...
View ArticleUX Reflection: Prototyping
This week we had the opportunity to do some prototyping and learn a little bit more about concepts related to interaction design in general. It's very interesting to learn about the elements in design...
View ArticleUX Reflection: Thoughts of My Peers
This week was special in that we had an opportunity to hear from a larger audience than just our group, and I thorougly enjoyed just reading discussion from my classmates about different ideas and...
View ArticleUX Reflection: Testing the Prototype
This week's assignment, the final assignment for my interactive design class was about testing. This was very convenient because this week at work I also ran my first usability testing session for...
View ArticleBusiness Analyst Salary Break Down – What You Should Expect to Make
The business analyst salaries you'll see here are based on US averages (glassdoor.com). The actual salary you make as a business analyst will depend on the company and region you live in. For example,...
View ArticleThe Agile Business Analyst Doesn’t Exist
In many agile methodologies, such as scrum, they say the role of the business analyst doesn’t exist. The first thing you need to understand is that business analysis is not a role, it is essentially...
View ArticleWhat is a Meta Business Analyst?
Meta (from the Greek preposition μετά = "beyond" commonly used to indicate a concept which is an abstraction from another concept, used to complete or add to the latter! Did you know that there are...
View Article4 Must Read Non-BA Books That Will Make You Better Business Analyst
Growth begins when we start to accept our own weakness -Jean Vanier Being a great business analysis is more than just jotting down everything your stakeholders may want. It takes skills that many...
View ArticleBig List of Business Analysis Training Materials
This is a list of books dedicated to making you a better business analyst. I would not recommend reading every single one, but instead picking those that are written and organized in the way that helps...
View ArticleCBAP/CCBA Certification Mini Practice Test (Warning: It’s not an easy test)
Can you pass the business analysis CBAP or CCBA certification test? How familiar are you with the standards of business analysis practice? Take this free quiz and find out. 10 Minutes 5 Questions Fill...
View ArticleRequirements Elicitation: How I Ask the Right Questions!
As a business analyst who is trying to get the right solution delivered, it's your jobs to figure out the right questions to ask so you can eventually come up with a solid set of requirements, but how...
View ArticleBusiness Analyst Career Path
Your career path as a business analyst is highly dependent on your preferences and strengths as an individual. Not everyone who starts out or is currently a business analyst necessarily stays there...
View ArticleWhich of these 5 Types of Business Analyst Are You?
In my career, of experienced a lot of different style of business analysis, which typically coincides with strengths, experience, and…
View ArticleBusiness Analyst vs Project Manager Career Path: What’s the difference?
From what I've seen, the career paths of a Business Analyst and a Project Manager and vary in some ways,…
View ArticleHow Do I Know What Business Analyst Level I Am? Junior, Senior, I, II, III, IV?
As a business analyst, you may come to a point in your career where you starting thinking about moving to…
View ArticleHow To Explain What A Business Analyst Does To Normal People
As business analysts, sometimes its hard to briefly explain what exactly we do. There are a lot of task and…
View Article3 Areas You Can Focus on Today To Be A Better Business Analyst By Tomorrow
As I have been navigating through my career as a business analyst I've learned that the difference between good and…
View ArticleRequirements Elicitation: How I Ask the Right Questions!
As a business analyst who is trying to get the right solution delivered, it's your jobs to figure out the right…
View ArticleEntry Level Business Analyst to Senior BA Explained
This video is my best effort to explain the levels of business analysis by comparing it to cooking. While, not…
View ArticleHow to Transition into the Role of Business Analyst
One question that comes up pretty frequently is, "I am currently an [insert position] can I become a business analyst?"…
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