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Making sense out of chaos, using Business Analysis skills.

A collection of my blog posts since 2014.

Can users be a source of chaos?

UX advocates argue that users should be at the center of every solution – and they’re right. After all, a carefully design solution will be useless if it’s not adopted by its targeted users. However, even in the best user-driven ecosystem, users will generate chaos. The reason is straightforward: it’s usually its most flexible component. Your typical stakeholders often...

AI: another source of chaos or the ultimate tool to tame it?

Artificial intelligence is an interesting way to accomplish tasks and support decision-making. After all, it’s based on an amazing quantity of information and answers almost anything.  Listing AI-based tools is a lost battle, as dozens are being created as you read this.  Algorithms are being refined at the same speed, and many are already expecting to see artificial general intelligence...

The curse of being a generalist BA

For a long time, I struggled to describe exactly what was my job as a Business Analyst. Signs were positive though. Year after year, I heard good comments from my colleagues, I was asked to coach juniors, and my annual reviews were great. 🏆 However, not being a deep expert at anything, it was really hard to define me besides being a jack of all trades with my BA, UX, and PO hats. How do I grow...

From stakeholder-biased to user-focused innovation: 4 lessons from the field

Two darts on a target

In this post, you'll learn more about: How to identify environments where stakeholders might have more influence than users on your innovation initiatives; How to set the stage to go from stakeholder-biased to user-focused innovation; How to have your stakeholders build empathy for your users; How to bring back users upfront & center. When you want to create products & experiences, the...

Requirements: how to add depth to your UX practice using business analysis

In this post, you’ll learn more about: How Business Analysts traditionally see requirements; How UX experts also play with requirements, even if they don’t know it; What is the full requirements spectrum (hint: it’s not only about the system); How you can add depth to your UX practice using requirements A few weeks ago, one of my colleagues was quickly explaining the role of the UX team on a new...

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