8: Customer Requirements for COTS vs. Custom Built Solutions

Updated: See our latest video: Creating a Requirements Document Using ChatGPT ChatGPT has the potential to revolutionize how we do our jobs as business analysts completely.  There will be profound changes in our profession in the next few years, and this episode is our first step towards embracing the new world that is coming to […]

Business analysts can find themselves on projects that deliver many different types of solutions.  Most business analysis training programs do not address this aspect of our jobs, yet, it makes such a big difference in the way we do our analysis work to produce business requirements and specifications. In this episode, I define COTS and […]

Interviewing for a new role can be a stressful experience for many of us, but there are things you can do to improve your chances of passing the interview with flying colors. Rishi and I recently sat down for a mock interview where Rishi talked to us about his experiences and skills. In this interview, […]

Agile software development is one of the most widely misunderstood concepts in the IT industry. This episode contains my discussion with Dean Kulaweera during his #TechTalks interview on LinkedIn live. We start the discussion off with some basic definitions and then we move quickly into answering the following questions. • 03:16 – Can you explain […]

The first element of your career strategy is yourself. What do you bring to the table for your current and future potential employer(s), and what is it that you want for your own career? In this episode, we dive into the questions that you should be considering about the value that you bring to your […]

Without a solid career strategy, you’re putting yourself at risk of wasting the time, energy, and money that you put into your career-related actions.   The purpose of a career strategy is to give you a clear path to your goal and to help you make sure that you are achieving your goal faster. In this […]

In the last episode, you learned about the top 3 sources of stress that BAs face. In this episode, I focus on the top three sources skills that you should be pursuing to kick your BA career into the fast lane. My goal for this episode is to help you focus all of your time […]

When you first start your BA career, your stress levels are naturally going to be higher because you’re less experienced.  Reducing your stress levels should be a key goal you work towards to help you achieve career fulfillment.  In this episode, you will learn about the top 3 stressors that most business analysts experience, and gain a […]

You’re going to spend the majority of your waking hours working at your job. It only makes sense to spend that time doing work that improves the overall quality of your life. Career fulfillment is perhaps the most important subject to consider when thinking about the future of your business analysis career. It is also likely […]