This transition from “trust but verify” to “never trust and always verify” is a completely new way of thinking about the architecture of cybersecurity. At the heart of this change is the role of the Business Analyst (BA), who, given their role, bridges the gap between business requirements and technical implementation, making them indispensable in developing and deploying effective Zero Trust strategies. 

“Let’s add AI” is not a requirement. It’s a vague wish that can turn into a costly prototype, a security headache, or an embarrassing production incident if the basics aren’t defined up front.  Business Analysts are in the best position to prevent that outcome...

An inflection point. A forcing function. A once-per-civilization opportunity to prove that human judgment, contextual understanding, and adaptive intelligence remain indispensable even as artificial intelligence transforms everything around us. You're not preparing for 2027. You're defining it. Act accordingly.

This article describes using a Requirements-Friendly Data Dictionary (RFDD) as an alternative to representing a software solution’s data-related requirements as User Stories, Use Cases, or traditional Waterfall Requirement statements. Any of these forms can still be used to document the solution’s functional requirements. An RFDD spreadsheet-based template or extended requirements management tool (RMT) provides a structured format that supports a business analyst documenting required Record and Field details while eliciting functional requirements.

For business analysts, those unsung heroes who sift through mountains of information to guide corporate decisions, data privacy emerges as an unexpected ally. It's the secret weapon that not only protects against breaches and fines but also actively forges unbreakable bonds of trust with customers. This isn't about fearmongering over scandals or reciting dry compliance rules; it's about reimagining privacy as the foundation of enduring loyalty in a sceptical marketplace.

The Incredible Expanding Requirement A simple requirement statement might conceal much detail that eventually must be discovered and addressed. Image by kjpargeter on Freepik Some requirements are like icebergs: The portion that you see initially is only a small fraction of the whole thing. Whether it’s represented as text—such as a single functional or nonfunctional […]

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Are you using a workshop to crack every nut? As the saying goes – if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Are business analysts falling into this trap by using a workshop for every situation? Benefits of workshops Getting all of the right people in the right place at the […]

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Author: Rianat Abbas – Product Analyst Are you wondering how the business analyst profession and cybersecurity relate to one another? What is BA’s role in cybersecurity? The role of the Business Analyst (BA) has expanded in recent years to encompass responsibilities traditionally associated with cybersecurity professionals. BAs play a critical role in supporting cybersecurity efforts […]

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The Sniff’s, Scurry’s, Hem’s, and Haw’s of Transformation Efforts Author: Amanda Zurn Stakeholders can be seen as the wildcard in our engagements. We may not know or understand how they will react to our engagement efforts which can cause uncertainty and anxiety as we prepare to do our work. IIBA BABOK v3 describes Stakeholders as: […]

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Cultivating Curiosity Curiosity is the BA superpower. But is it a trait we are born with or a skill we can cultivate? Benefits of curiosity Bringing genuine curiosity to our discussions helps to foster deeper connections. It improves our understanding of situations and creates empathy with those involved. Curiosity leads to better solutions to problems. […]

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Business objectives define what value means in the context of whatever work it is that you’re doing. It could be a change, an initiative, a product backlog item, or an individual user story. And they […]

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System migration projects are one of the most common and most complex project types a business analyst will encounter. Whether your organization is consolidating tools, upgrading to a more robust platform, or finally moving off […]

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2025 was a year of shorter, high-impact videos – all specifically for business analysts of course! My goal was to continue to go for depth, just in shorter increments. I started with a series of […]

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Want to boost your impact as a business analyst? Learn a new approach to delivering real value and staying ahead in a changing world with my newest book: The Value-Driven Business Analyst. Celebrating My New […]

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If you’re a business analyst and you know AI and prompt engineering is the next skill you need to master—but you’re not sure how to get real, tangible, and useful results—this post is for you. […]

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Learn how Scrum practices adapt to hardware development, from Product Owner responsibilities to backlog decomposition and technical stories.

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PMI Agile 2026 attendees can participate in the Hack for Good, a unique social impact experience designed to turn collaboration into tangible community outcomes for the Jubilee Association of Maryland. In this hackathon, participants can move beyond conversation and apply Agile thinking to real-world challenges.

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Discover how Agile Coach Camp's participant-driven format creates powerful learning, meaningful conversations, and practical ideas you can use immediately.

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A Scrum master shares how observing before intervening helped uncover the real problems slowing a team down and made their Agile coaching more effective.

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Learn how one Japanese IT company used Joy, Kaizen, transparency, and Agile practices to rebuild trust, improve culture, and support measurable business growth.

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In this article, you will learn the seven architectural components that separate a production-grade agentic AI system from a demo script, and how each one...

In this article, you will learn how Ollama, LM Studio, and llama.cpp differ across the dimensions that matter most to practitioners, and how to choose...

Memory & State For AI Agents Building an AI agent can be tricky. Keeping it on track over a six-month deployment is incredibly hard. LLMs...

In this article, you will learn how an agent's approach to managing state — stateless or stateful — shapes both its implementation and the deployment...

It's tempting to treat loop engineering as something invented in a single week in June, but the mechanics behind it are closer to five years old, and knowing the lineage is what separates a real understanding of the idea from just repeating the trend piece.

In most change initiatives, if you were to ask “who is responsible for compliance?”, there would be a clear answer. However, if you were to ask “who is responsible for ensuring what we do is ethical”, unless you are in a very narrow set of industries (research, pharmaceutical, etc) you’re likely to be met with… 

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I was recently thinking about the impact a potential change would have, and my mind wandered to the various mnemonics and frameworks that can be used for this. My mind went to frameworks such as POPIT™ 1, POTI2,  McKinsey’s 7S3, and the like.  I was specifically thinking about the ethical impact of change, and was… 

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I have recently returned from a nine-night holiday (vacation) in an ‘all-inclusive’ resort. If you’re not familiar with all-inclusive resorts, they’re places where food, drinks, and entertainment are included in the price of your stay. The food was excellent, the entertainment was great, and a good time was had by all. Now, I’m back to… 

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A few months back I visited a museum in Bath, UK. There were lots of really interesting exhibits, but one that really caught my eye (and perhaps not for the intended reason) was this one: As you can see, the cabinet is absolutely brimming with glass objects, arranged by colour. This strikes me as a… 

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There is understandably a great deal of talk about AI in the BA community. One topic of regular conversation is how AI tools can help BAs be more efficient and effective. A second is how business analysis can help ensure that organisations deploy AI in ways that are appropriate, ethical and effective. Both of these… 

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