When we think of Agile, we often think of solution delivery. One of the things I've observed about IIBA is that it looks beyond the boundaries of the delivery functions. The Business Analysis certifications look before and after the project, to identify activities leading to and resulting from the project. Agile Analysis is no different. … Continue reading The Three Horizons
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Understanding the Agile Mindset
In today’s post, I will discuss The Agile Mindset. You may be thinking, why do they call this a mindset? Isn’t it simply a methodology or framework that is applied to solve a problem? Some clarity is needed to define what is a framework or a methodology. And with that clarity, we will show that Agile … Continue reading Understanding the Agile Mindset
Examples of Agile Frameworks
Characteristics of Agile Frameworks The 7 Principles of Agile Business Analysis describe how Agile operates. But there’s another way to look at it. When you see an Agile environment, what are the characteristics of that environment? How can you look in from the outside and say, “That looks like they’re doing some flavor of Agile?” Examples of … Continue reading Examples of Agile Frameworks
Agile, Shmagile – What’s so Great About the Agile Manifesto?
According to legend, 17 people went to Snowbird Ski Resort in Utah in February 2001, desiring to codify a document uniting their various methodologies. What they came up with was the Agile Manifesto. Agile Manifesto We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it. Through this work we have … Continue reading Agile, Shmagile – What’s so Great About the Agile Manifesto?
Role of Agile Analysis
Planning There are multiple ways you can look at planning, and each may apply to each Horizon. Here are a few that have been applied over the years. I’m sure there are others. Types of Planning Agile Extension to the BABOK® Guide – pg. 3 First, there’s Iterative Planning. Any discussion about Agile has to mention … Continue reading Role of Agile Analysis
What is Agile Analysis?
A brief overview of Agile Analysis and it's impact on planning throughout the organization.
Agile in Everyday Life
What happens if we apply project frameworks to our home lives? Do our optimization strategies work?
Basics of Agile part 3 – The Principles of Agile Business Analysis
Welcome back to part 3 of the Basics of Agile series, where I focus on Agile from a Business Analysis perspective. This article introduces the Principles of Agile Business Analysis. These principles are detailed in the Agile Extension to the BABOK® Guide (Agile Extension) from IIBA. This book, as the title suggests, is an addition to the BABOK®, also known … Continue reading Basics of Agile part 3 – The Principles of Agile Business Analysis
The Basics of Agile part 2 – The Waterfall Watering Pool vs The Agile Aquifer
Welcome back to Part 2 of the Basics of Agile series. Going back to Part 1, we talked about the motivations for Agile, and how change is an important part of those motivations. The standard for Waterfall required planning the end-to-end solution well in advance of the beginning of development, and any changes to that … Continue reading The Basics of Agile part 2 – The Waterfall Watering Pool vs The Agile Aquifer
Basics of Agile part 1, What is Agile?
“Gentlemen, this is a football.”Vince Lombardi Welcome to the first of the Basics of Agile series. Basics are profound things. The more elemental, the greater the impact. Admittedly, if you are well experienced in Agile and see this article series, you might feel a bit like the Green Bay Packers when Coach Lombardi uttered the … Continue reading Basics of Agile part 1, What is Agile?
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