Business Analysis is often seen as an IT profession, although it exists since many centuries. Let's see what we can learning about BA through the ages.
Tales of a BA: Framing processes with the SIPOC diagram
Essential checklists for your CBAP certification journey
Flash news! Eric the BA doesn’t exist anymore; you are now reading Eric the CBAP 🙂 . Almost 10 years after I started my full-time career as a business analyst, I completed the CBAP® certification exam with success earlier this month, joining the other 6000 great BAs from around the world. It wasn’t an easy journey (it isn’t meant to be easy anyway), but it is so satisfying...
System upgrades should be about business needs first
I got an interesting question from one of my students this semester when I was introducing my class to the beauty of the system development life cycle. After I told them that to be successful, software projects must have a strong business foundation and not simply be a technological initiative, one of them asked me that if it was the case, then why some organizations were getting rid of old...
The Family Business Analysis, or how to use your BA skills at home
As we enjoyed a nice extended week-end over here (thanks to Canada Day holidays), I tried not to think about my business analysis job, and tried to spend most of my time in or near the pool with the kids. After an exhausting day, my girlfriend and I were discussing about our changing our car while the kids were playing around the pool. It’s not like we had the choice, as our 4-year lease...
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