The Agile Business Analyst seems to be a bit of an unknown quantity to some people. Frameworks like Scrum and SAFe have no mention of the Business Analyst. Is it because they don't understand us? Is it because to outsiders we're living in secret? Andrew and Ryan will explain how the Agile Business Analyst is an essential role that is evolving as our the world around us is constantly change and becoming increasingly more complex. Our focus is shifting from just requirements to delivering value. Throughout this talk and discussion with the audience we will demystify the secret life of the Agile Business Analyst.

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The world is changing & getting more complex
Agile Business Analysts deliver value
What is the secret life of an Agile BA?
Overview

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The world is changing &
getting more complex

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All of this happened in 7 years?

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The transition from
Waterfall  Agile  agile

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Agile Business Analysts
deliver value

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We’re no longer this…

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We do so much more now…
• User Experience
• Process mapping on a whiteboard
• Iteration Management
• Proxy Product Owner

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Business Analysis is now about…
“Business Analysis is the practice of
enabling change in an organisational
context by defining needs and
recommending solutions that deliver
value to stakeholders.”
(BABOK v3)

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What is the secret life
of an Agile BA?

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Release Planning with Story Maps

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Facilitating Story Card Workshops

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Getting the Stories right

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Running Stand Up

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Pairing with the team

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Acting as the Proxy Product Owner

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The world is changing & getting more complex
Agile Business Analysts now deliver value
The secret life of an Agile Business Analyst
Recap

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Questions
@awthorpe @rmckergow

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Thank you
@awthorpe @rmckergow
andrew.thorpe@elabor8.com.au
ryan.mckergow@elabor8.com.au

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