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TBAC 034 | BOK Talk – The Perfect Requirements Packaging w/ Jonathan Babcock

by Yaaqub Mohamed a.k.a Yamo2

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“Good things come in small packages”  

You may have heard of that proverb. While it maybe true about life, it applies to packaging of requirements too.

In this podcast, Jonathan (no stranger to the podcast and the BA community), shares numerous useful insights on packaging requirements. We dissect the BABOK section 4.4 (Prepare Requirements Package Task), and apply the paint of reality to its various components.

Here is packaging of requirements coming to life:

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TBAC 033 | Community Cast – The Ultimate BA Mentoring Panel Discussion

by Yaaqub Mohamed a.k.a Yamo

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“The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.”
― Plutarch

I vividly remember the first time I learnt to play barre chords (the moveable chords) on the guitar. My mentor demonstrated the value of having this in my toolkit by playing an entire song without moving his index finger. It was definitely different from reading about it from a book. To this day, I remember that and the importance of playing barre chords.

Mentors can imprint life-long lessons in their mentees’ (the one getting mentored) psyche by providing minor nudges and suggestions. Since being a great BA is not exactly a flow-chart diagram you can follow, it is always extremely valuable to get right “art” direction by mentors.

The reason I named this podcast as “The Ultimate Mentoring Panel Discussion” is simply because I believe this has (almost) everything you ever need to learn about mentoring business analysts or being mentored as a business analyst.

Also, this was the toughest podcast I have edited to date. With four voices to handle on GarageBand, this was both fun and a unique challenge. Additionally , please note that this was recorded last year, so, you will have to add an additional year to the timelines that the panelists will be referring to.

So, here are the mentors and their respective mentees enlightening us all about mentoring:

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Seven Audiobooks Every BA Must Listen to (And How to Get One for FREE)

by Yaaqub Mohamed a.k.a Yamo4

Let’s say on an average you commute 2 hrs everyday (to and from work) – which I do. So, that’s 10 hours a week and roughly 520 hours a year. If an average audiobook is about 8 hours in length, then technically you can listen to 65 books in a year! 

Well, practically speaking that might be a lofty goal. You will also have to mix in music, podcasts, reading or just observing strange behaviors of your fellow-commuters. Right? 

However, what about a goal of listening to 7 books? Much more achievable, eh?

If you have never heard of audiobooks and you always thought listening was for music and radio only, think again! Your world of learning is about to change. Click to continue

BABOK Reading Tips

Five Ways To Make the BABOK an Irresistible Read

by Yaaqub Mohamed a.k.a Yamo8

“Are you kidding me, Yamo?”

If that was one of the first thoughts that came to your mind when you saw this post, I wouldn’t be surprised.

A few business analysts think that the BABOK is really a dry read. Granted it maybe for various reasons. We will explore a few reasons why BABOK can be a dry reading and what to do about it by diving into the five ways to make the BOK talk to you.

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TBAC 032 | Help Your Stakeholders to Get Better ‘Aha!’ Moments – Interview with David Reinhardt

by Yaaqub Mohamed a.k.a Yamo

Helping stakeholders to get to the “aha!” moment is a joy.

If you are a business analyst and after a long and hard stint of work when you see your stakeholders overcome a problem, an organization achieve a business goal or objective, that is the moment of rejoicing! I am sure you can relate to this feeling.

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In this episode, you will get to hear from a top-notch BA in UK, creating ‘Aha’ moments for his clients in every engagement. His passion for doing work that can goes beyond just being a ‘project’ can serve as a great example for us to learn from.He shares many insights and tips that can help practitioners understand that our profession is a social profession and that collaboration is at the heart of a project well done.

So, here is David, sharing tips, suggestions, and insights to help you help your stakeholders get better “Aha!” moments:

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